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• Impinj and RF IDentics Announce 25 Million UHF Gen 2 RFID Supply Agreement (Monday Mar. 06, 2006)
  Leading RFID Solutions Provider to Deliver UHF Gen 2 Chips to High Performance Label Manufacturer
  
  
• Broadcom Completes Acquisition of Sandburst Corporation (Thursday Mar. 02, 2006)
  Broadcom Corp.today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Sandburst Corporation, a privately-held fabless semiconductor company specializing in the design and development of scalable packet switching and routing systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) that
  
  
• Philips implements right-first-time consumer-product SoC in 65-nm low-power CMOS (Wednesday Mar. 01, 2006)
  Philips SoC features 'low power by design' technology to deliver rich multimedia experiences and exceptional ease-of-use in consumer products
  
  
• Vativ Announces Industry's First and Most Advanced Three Input, Dual Output HDMI Receiver Chip for Next Generation Digital TVs (Monday Feb. 27, 2006)
  DSP-Based VTV2320 Receiver Architecture Provides Industry's Highest Performance With Support Up to 40 Meters of Cable Length
  
  
• Dualcore DCIC9907 Industrial Microcontroller with Two ARM Cores Targeted at Time-critical Industrial Control Applications (Friday Feb. 24, 2006)
  Dualcore Semiconductor™ announces a new, unique industrial SoC (System on Chip) Microcontroller DCIC9907™ which contains two ARM 946E cores, two CAN channels, two 10/100 Mbit Ethernet MACs with HW extension for real-time protocols, and a versatile motion
  
  
• Impinj Extends GrandPrix Gen 2 RFID Solution to Item-Level Tagging (Tuesday Feb. 21, 2006)
  First RFID System to Enable One Infrastructure For Case and Item Tagging Worldwide
  
  
• Toshiba, NEC Electronics and Fujitsu Announce Agreement on ''COSMORAM Rev. 4'' Common Pseudo SRAM Specifications for Mobile Devices (Wednesday Feb. 15, 2006)
  Based on these specifications, each of the three companies will independently begin production and sales of PSRAM devices, with products scheduled to be available from each company from March 2007.
  
  
• Genesys Logic Low Power USB 2.0 Digital TV Controller IC being awarded the Bus Power certification by USB-IF (Wednesday Feb. 15, 2006)
  Genesys Logic, Inc., the domestic leading manufacturer of high-speed I/O communication, announced that its USB 2.0 Digital TV Controller IC (Product No.: GL861) has been certified by USB-IF (USB Implementers Forum). In addition, Genesys Logic is not only
  
  
• Texas Instruments New OMAP3 Architecture Will Spark Development of a New Class of Mobile Phones (Tuesday Feb. 14, 2006)
  Industry's Highest-performing Application Processor Boosts Entertainment and Productivity Features
  
  
• ZiLOG(R) Unveils 32-Bit ARM-9(R) Application-Specific Strategy to Focus on Security and Point-of-Sale Markets (Friday Feb. 03, 2006)
  New Products, Customers Support Development Effort
  
  
• SIDSA launches a state-of-the-art DVB-H demodulator chip (Thursday Feb. 02, 2006)
  LOREN IC is a revolutionary DVB-H demodulator chip that enables the Industry to have fast time to market in their Mobile TV solutions that thanks to its unbeatable flexibility
  
  
• NEC Electronics, Sony, and Toshiba Announce Joint Development of 45-nanometer System LSI Process Technologies (Wednesday Feb. 01, 2006)
  NEC Electronics Corporation, Sony Corporation, and Toshiba Corporation today announced that the companies have agreed to jointly develop system LSI process technologies for the 45-nanometer (nm) generation.
  
  
• Philips delivers industry's most advanced 90-nm ARM9 microcontroller (Tuesday Jan. 31, 2006)
  LPC3180 provides high computational power and low power consumption
  
  
• Infineon Successfully Produced First 65nm Samples in Multiple Fabs (Tuesday Jan. 31, 2006)
  Infineon leveraged the results of the industry leading 65nm/45nm alliance composed of IBM, Chartered, Infineon, and Samsung (ICIS)
  
  
• Renesas Technology Releases 600 MHz SuperH Family SH7785 for High-Performance Multimedia Systems (Tuesday Jan. 31, 2006)
  Incorporating high-performance SH-4A CPU core and advanced LCD panel controller, and achieving 50% increase in processing performance
  
  
• SiRF Expands Horizons, Unveils First Multifunction Platform; SiRFLinkI(TM) Combines GPS With Bluetooth in a Single Chip (Wednesday Jan. 25, 2006)
  In parallel SiRF also today announced that it has acquired Impulsesoft, an innovator in Bluetooth stereo and embedded software solutions, whose expertise provides some of the key differentiation capabilities that enhance the user experience for products i
  
  
• Infineon Enables Accton's New Portable WLAN VoIP Gateway (Monday Jan. 23, 2006)
  Infineon Technologies AG (FSE/NYSE: IFX), a leading provider of communication ICs, today announced that its WildPass™ WLAN network processor system-on-chip (SoC) has been selected by Accton Technology Corporation, the Taiwan-based premier provider of netw
  
  
• STMicroelectronics Completes Transition of Small Page NAND Flash Family to 90nm Technology (Thursday Jan. 19, 2006)
  Leading-edge Small Page memory products – intended for portable consumer equipment, disposable storage media and wireless multimedia applications – consolidate ST’s NAND Flash portfolio
  
  
• IPWireless Launches TDtv, the Mobile TV Solution That Delivers Broadcast Performance in Existing 3G Spectrum (Wednesday Jan. 18, 2006)
  Multiple Operators Set to Trial 3GPP Release 6 Based Solution in First Half of 2006
  
  
• New VIA Eden and Eden ULV Processors Take Fanless Computing to 1.5GHz with Industry-Leading Power Efficiency (Tuesday Jan. 17, 2006)
  Ultra-efficient architecture, 90nm production and the new VIA V4 bus enables unprecedented fanless performance scaling up to 1.5GHz at no more than 7.5W, opening up new realms for silent yet powerful system design
  
  
• Renesas Technology Releases R8A66597 Two-Port Hi-Speed (480 Mbps) USB Host Controller Suitable for Embedded Use (Monday Jan. 16, 2006)
  Suitable for various types of embedded use with low current consumption of 70 mA during Hi-Speed operation of both ports, and Wide-temperature-range version
  
  
• Enuclia Semiconductor Secures $13 Million in Series B Financing Led by Menlo Ventures (Thursday Jan. 12, 2006)
  Funding is One of the Largest Investments Ever Made by a VC Firm in an Oregon-based Semiconductor Company
  
  
• Air Broadband Communications to Use the Fujitsu WiMAX SoC for Its New WiMAX Access Control Routers and Base Stations (Thursday Jan. 12, 2006)
  The Fujitsu WiMAX SoC, the MB87M3400, was introduced in April 2005 by Fujitsu Microelectronics America, a leading provider of robust wireline and wireless solutions that boost next-generation communications networks. The Fujitsu WiMAX SoC has been design
  
  
• IBM, Sony, Toshiba Broaden and Extend Successful Semiconductor Technology Alliance (Thursday Jan. 12, 2006)
  Agreement Now Includes Early-Stage Research on Critical Emerging Technologies Targeted at 32 Nanometer (nm) Generation and Beyond
  
  
• STMicroelectronics Offers Turnkey Solution for Mobile WiMAX Base Stations (Monday Jan. 09, 2006)
  Leader in wireless infrastructure solutions greets the ratification of 802.16e standard with comprehensive baseband modem package
  
  
• Chipcon Announces World's First ZigBee Compliant System-on-Chip solutions (Friday Jan. 06, 2006)
  Completion of compliance testing gives Chipcon its second and third ZigBee compliant hardware and software platform - the first company in the world to have three ZigBee-compliant platforms
  
  
• Broadcom Introduces an Advanced Dual-Channel AVC/VC-1/MPEG-2 Video Decoder Chip for High-Performance Digital Media Centers (Thursday Jan. 05, 2006)
  Based on Its Field Proven Decoder Technology, Broadcom Delivers Unprecedented Integration, Performance and Security to Cable, Satellite and IP-Network Equipment Manufacturers
  
  
• Micronas/WISchip Unveils Multi-Format IPTV Design (Thursday Jan. 05, 2006)
  Robust Video/Audio Decoding, Networking, Security and Software Ecosystem Slash Costs, Speed Time-to-Market
  
  
• Jennic launches IEEE802.15.4 / ZigBee module range to accelerate wireless sensor product development (Thursday Jan. 05, 2006)
  The JN5121MOxxx range of modules, based on the company's JN5121 single chip wireless microcontroller, is aimed at manufacturers needing to get sensor network products to market quickly without the expense and development effort involved in designing RF ci
  
  
• Chipcon Launches Sub 1GHz Radio and MCU System-on-Chip: Breakthrough Solution for Wireless Payment Systems (Thursday Jan. 05, 2006)
  SoC solution ideal for wireless alarm/security systems, home automation, remote controls, wireless payment systems, remote keyless entry (RKE), automatic meter reading and active RFID