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Headlines for Mar. 31, 2006
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Wi-LAN Inc. Creates Patent Licensing Subsidiary |
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Synplicity to Focus on FPGA and Verification Markets |
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Infineon has accelerated its Memory carve-out: New memory company Qimonda will start operations on May 1st, 2006 |
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TSMC: Consumer market, 90-nm driving foundry sales |
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Headlines for Mar. 30, 2006
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Acacia Semiconductor Introduces a Silicon Proven 14-bit 10MS/s ADC IP Dissipating only 14mW |
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Chartered, IBM and Samsung Announce Availability of DFM Support for Common Platform 65nm Technology |
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Saifun Semiconductors Ltd. Announces Pricing of Public Offering of 3,820,148 Ordinary Shares |
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Elliptic Semiconductor licenses its multi-DRM security solution to MtekVision |
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Renesas Technology Corp. Licenses Imagination Technologies' PowerVR SGX |
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Xilinx Introduces Industry's Most Scalable And Flexible Traffic Manager Solution For Triple Play Applications |
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Badar Baqai to Lead LSI Logic IP Products and Solutions Organization |
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Ridgetop Group awarded NASA contract for Electronic Prognostics |
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Azul Systems Leverages TSMC 90 nm Process for Next-Generation System |
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Headlines for Mar. 29, 2006
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QUALCOMM Sues Broadcom for Misappropriation of Trade Secrets and Patent Infringement |
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Delaware Court Enjoins Micron Case Against Rambus |
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IP integration is a quality issue |
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videantis showcases highest performance mobile video solution v-MP2000M |
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Lattice IPexpress User Configurable IP Cores Dramatically Reduce Evaluation Time, Accelerate Time to Market |
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Mercury Computer Systems Joins the Xilinx Alliance Program |
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MIPS Technologies' Announces Availability of 850MHz MIPS32(R) 24KE(TM) Processor Core Family |
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TSMC Appoints Dr. Fu-Chieh Hsu as Vice President of Design and Technology Platform |
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Silicon & Software Systems (S3) Appoints Israeli Sales Representative |
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Bluetooth SIG Selects WiMedia Alliance Ultra-Wideband Technology for High Speed Bluetooth Applications |
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MP MAN Makes the Switch to SigmaTel; European MP3 Manufacturer Will Move 100% of Flash-Based Devices to SigmaTel |
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Altera Strengthens Support of High-Speed Application Development With Shipment of Stratix II GX FPGAs |
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Headlines for Mar. 28, 2006
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Simple designs aren't easy, speaker says |
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ARM RealView Microcontroller Development Kit Supports New Luminary Micro Stellaris Family Of Microcontrollers |
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Rambus Appoints Dr. Sunlin Chou to its Board of Directors |
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PLDA's Scalable x8 250 MHz PCI Express IP Chosen by Tehuti Networks for 10 Gigabit Ethernet TCP/IP Accelerator |
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Chipidea introduces Advanced Power Management IP |
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Spansion Licenses ARM Processor to Expand Its Logic-on-Flash Solutions |
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Commentary: EDA patent litigation threatens innovation, growth |
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Headlines for Mar. 27, 2006
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Industry Leader Joins Tahoe RF Semiconductor; Tom Riordan appointed to seat on Board of Directors |
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ARM RealView Microcontroller Development Kit Supports New Luminary Micro Stellaris Family Of Microcontrollers |
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ARM RealView Model Library Incorporates StarCore IP |
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Industry-Leading UWB Chip Provider Incorporate ARM Processor Technology |
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Summit Design Unveils Panorama, The First Fully Integrated Design, Debug, and Implementation Solution for Embedded System on Chips |
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CoWare Expands its Platform-Driven ESL Strategy into Device Software Development |
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New CoWare Virtual Platform Product Family Provides Unprecedented Capabilities For Device Software Development |
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Altera Ships Stratix II GX FPGAs |
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Luminary Micro Announces 32-bit Microcontrollers for $1.00 - First to Launch Products Based on the ARM Cortex-M3 Processor |
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Multicore design strives for balance... but programming, debug tools complicate adoption |
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Headlines for Mar. 25, 2006
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SMIC tops Chartered in '05 foundry rankings |
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Headlines for Mar. 24, 2006
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Wi-LAN Technology Corporation acquires substantial assets of Ensemble Communications |
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Monolithic System Technology, Inc. Appoints James Pekarsky as Chief Financial Officer |
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ATEME Releases Revolutionary Single-Chip Main Profile MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Encoder |
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LTRIM Technologies New LTR2500-T13M Li-Ion Battery Compatible DC-DC Converter IP Ideal for SoC Designs |
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Headlines for Mar. 23, 2006
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Panel confronts multicore pros and cons |
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Actions Semiconductor to License Its Power Meter Technology |
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LTRIM Technologies New Family of Adaptable DC-DC Converter IP Blocks Meet SoC System Requirements |
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Virage Logic Continues to Strengthen Management Team and Board for Operational Excellence and Scalability; J. Daniel McCranie Becomes Executive Chairman; Cathal Phelan Joins Board of Directors |
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Saifun Semiconductors Ltd. Launches Proposed Public Offering |
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Mark Pinto Resigns From Rambus Board Of Directors |
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Headlines for Mar. 22, 2006
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TTP Communications plc - Second Half 2005/06 - Trading Update |
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Xilinx Virtex-4 FPGAs Provide Critical DSP Functionality In General Dynamics JTRS Radios |
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Renesas Technology Adopts ARM ESL Design Tools to Achieve Significant Time-to-Market Reduction |
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State Government of Sarawak Announces Proposed Merger Between 1st Silicon and X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries AG |
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Sun Microsystems Expands Community for SPARC With Release of UltraSPARC T1 Processor Design Under Free, GNU GPL Open Source License |
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picoChip launches new family of cost-effective multi-core DSP chips for next-generation wireless, breaks $1/GMAC barrier |
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CSR's BlueCore with DSP architecture adds MP3 support to GGBlu headset |
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Headlines for Mar. 21, 2006
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Altera Delivers Military Temperature FPGAs |
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Rambus Raises First Quarter Revenue Guidance |
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Chipidea extends its IP Portfolio for Video applications with a new very compact 210MHz Analog Front-End (AFE) in 0.13um CMOS technology |
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Express Logic's New ThreadX/MT Delivers Higher Performance and Lower Power for the MIPS32 34K Multi-threaded Processor Cores |
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Transmeta discloses work for Microsoft, Sony |
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Ruling Issued in SigmaTel International Trade Commission Case; SigmaTel Patents Upheld; Judge Recommends Exclusion Order |
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StarGen announces availability of ASI EndPoint Core for Xilinx FPGA |
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New ARC Sound Advanced Subsystem Brings New Capabilities to Low-Power Audio Products |
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Headlines for Mar. 20, 2006
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Wi-LAN agrees to sell IP Division to Fujitsu Microelectronics of America |
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Chipidea Appoints European IT Veteran as Chief Financial Officer |
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Fujitsu and Rambus Sign Patent License Agreement Covering Systems and Semiconductors |
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Synopsys Announces EDA Industry’s First Verification IP Library for SystemVerilog with Methodology Support |
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Actel Fusion and New Pulse Width Modulation Core Offer New Levels of Flexibility for Embedded Mixed-Signal Applications |
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Actel Opens European Processor R&D Centre in Dublin |
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Next killer product is the patent itself |
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Semiconductors aid Chinese focus on IP issues |
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Intelop Corp. selected by FaradayTechnology as a strategic partner and preferred silicon IP developer/provider |
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Imagination Technologies gives developers the inside track on PowerVRTM Mobile 3D at GDC Expo 2006 |
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Headlines for Mar. 17, 2006
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Patriot Scientific To Now Focus On Outcome of Infringement Lawsuit in Texas |
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Expert I/O offers system verification component for Serial ATA |
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Expect Further Fallout in Structured ASICs Market |
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IBM and Rambus sign Technology License Agreement for Cell Broadband Engine-Based Processors and Companion Chips |
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Headlines for Mar. 16, 2006
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MOSAID Licenses its Patent Portfolio for Use in Portable Media Players |
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Tallika Corporation Joins ARM Connected Community |
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Headlines for Mar. 15, 2006
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Texas Instruments and Altera Partner to Deliver Low-Cost PCI Express |
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CoWare Expands Senior Management Team With Addition of Two New Executives: Tim Smith and Mike Faust |
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ZSP Expands VoIP Solutions with Z.Voice Soc Sub-System and VoWiFi with AEC |
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Arteris Announces STMicroelectronics Use of NoC for Next Generation Wireless Infrastructure Platform; Pioneering Network on Chip Technology Delivers Higher SoC Performance While Reducing Design Cycle |
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SMIC Signs Agreement with TTsilicon Ltd to Increase Support for its Fabless Semiconductor Customers in UK and Northern Europe |
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LatticeEC FPGAs Selected by Leading Wi-Fi Test Equipment Vendor |
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Headlines for Mar. 14, 2006
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Analysis: Analog is driving Indo-Western partnership |
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iVivity, Inc. Selects Ingot Systems to Provide High-Performance DDR Memory Controller IP Solutions |
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Tensilica Offers Free Diamond Core Software Development and Modeling Tools |
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CEVA to Demonstrate Industry's Lowest Cost-Per-Channel Voice over IP Platform at Spring VON 2006 |
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D2 Technologies VPORT VoIP software and MIPS32 34kc Processor core double VoIP performance |
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Headlines for Mar. 13, 2006
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Mercury Computer Systems Announces Strategic Cost Reduction Initiatives; Company Expects to Accrue Third Quarter Charge |
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ARM's chairman calls for collaboration |
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Faraday and ICL Successfully Developed a Dual Application SOC Platform to Breathe a New Life in the Network Surveillance and Network TV Industries |
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Xilinx Launches ESL Initiative to Accelerate Adoption of System Level Design for FPGAs |
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MindTree Bluetooth Protocol Stack Supports Analog Devices' Blackfin Processor |
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ST expands China reach with HHNEC |
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Denali Chosen by IBM to Deploy New Development Toolkits for Power Architecture(TM) |
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Airspan Announces Commercial Availability of MicroMAX-SOC WiMAX Base Station |
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TTP Communications announces £8.5 million funding for ip.access Limited |
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Samsung Electronics Begins Volume Production of First 80-nanometer DDR2 Memory |
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Headlines for Mar. 10, 2006
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Techsplosion Joins SigmaTel Licensing Program |
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Mind NV and Essensium NV join forces on System-on-Chip Development |
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TSMC February 2006 Sales Report |
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FSA Reports Fabless Revenue Topped $40B in 2005 Becoming Highest Annual Total in Fabless History |
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Headlines for Mar. 09, 2006
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QDR Consortium Announces New SRAM Specifications: QDRII+ and DDRII+ |
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QUALCOMM and 4G Systems Sign WCDMA Modem Card and Router License Agreement |
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Bluespec Closes Series B Funding |
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Patriot Scientific Corporation Announces Second Cash Stock Dividend in Less Than a Month |
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SigmaTel Launches New Software Development Kit for STMP3600 Portable Media SoC |
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Headlines for Mar. 08, 2006
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Tallika and Intoto Collaborate on Integrated Security for Next-Generation Security Semiconductor Solutions |
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Saifun Semiconductors Ltd. Files Registration Statement for Proposed Public Offering |
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GDA Announces PCI Express Gen II (Version 0.7) Technology Compliance |
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Synopsys Wins Coveted IBM Beacon Award for Synthesizable PowerPC IP and Design Services |
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MnD appoints Ian Walsh as CEO |
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Kobi Rozengarten Appointed to Saifun Semiconductors' Board of Directors |
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Headlines for Mar. 07, 2006
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Structured ASICs Not Dead |
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MENTA unveils new eFPGA technology |
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SoC Solutions Delivers Ready-to-Use IP Subsystems for Cortus Processors |
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Faraday Monthly Sales Report - February 2006 |
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New Serial ATA Host Controller from Silicon Image Enables eSATA Connectivity for PC and CE Applications |
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Accelerated Technology's Nucleus RTOS is the First to Support Tensilica's Six New Diamond Standard Processor Cores |
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Socle ARM SoC Platform Provides All-In-One Audio & Video Solution |
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H.264 Codec Leader Launches Hardware IP for High Definition Encoder for Resolutions up to 1080p |
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LSI scraps ASIC line, plans to sell DSP unit |
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Denali Announces PureSuite Product for PCI Express 2.0 Technology |
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CEVA Expands Global Presence with New Sales and Support Office in Shanghai, China |
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CoWare's Latest Software Release Aligns Strategic Technologies into Cohesive, Platform-driven ESL Design Environment |
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Headlines for Mar. 06, 2006
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CoWare Renews Contract to Supply ARM IP Models to ESL Designers; Agreement Covers SystemC Models for Current and Future ARM Processors |
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Actel Simplifies Real-World Embedded Designs with ARM7-Enabled Fusion Programmable System Chips |
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ARM Announces Static Memory Controllers To Provide Flexible, Comprehensive Memory Interface |
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ARM Releases AMBA 3 AXI Assertions |
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CAST and Cortus to Partner on New Processor Cores |
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CoWare and iDeaWorks Deliver IP Reference Models for Platform-driven ESL Design ; Multi-year OEM Agreement Covers H.264 and Other Complex Algorithm Reference Models for CoWare Signal Processing Designer |
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ASIC Architect's PCI Express Switch Controller Core Passes PCI-SIG Compliance and Interoperability Testing |
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Silistix Co-Founder John Bainbridge Promoted to CTO |
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CoWare Delivers Platform-Driven Algorithm Design Solution for Advanced Wireless Applications |
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Celoxica Gives European Debut for MeP Development Kit Including Toshiba's Second Generation Audio VLIW CoProcessor |
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ARCHITECTURES: Config platform caters to video |
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Impinj and RF IDentics Announce 25 Million UHF Gen 2 RFID Supply Agreement |
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Rambus Appoints Mark Pinto To Its Board Of Directors |
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JEDA Donates OCP Checker To OCP-IP |
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Headlines for Mar. 03, 2006
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Patriot Scientific Announces Breakthrough Patent Licensing Agreement with Fujitsu |
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ATEME introduces full-featured MPEG-4 Part 10 AVC/H.264 Encoder for DSP |
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Global Unichip Appoints Michael Chang as R&D VP to Lead Advanced Multimedia Platform Development |
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SOISIC Teams With Leading Foundry to Produce Industry's First SOI-Based ASIC Devices |
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IP in China: Opportunity and Risk |
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Headlines for Mar. 02, 2006
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BroadMotion JPEG2000 Codecs Available on a Combined TI DSP and Altera FPGA Platform |
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Xilinx And CMC Increase IP Core Development In India To Help Customers Complete Programmable Designs Faster |
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VaST Systems Technology Announces Availability of Virtual ARM1136, ARM1156, ARM1176 Processors |
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AMCC and Intrinsity, Inc. Reveal PowerPC Core Development Pact |
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January Chip Sales up 7 Percent Over 2005 |
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Broadcom Completes Acquisition of Sandburst Corporation |
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GDA Technologies Partners With BlackForest EDA; Partnership aims to grow IP and EDS business in European Union |
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Headlines for Mar. 01, 2006
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Wi-LAN Announces 2006 First Quarter Consolidated Results |
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UMC's Integrated DFM Solutions Target Today's 90nm SoC Designers |
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Fujitsu Purchases License to Intellectual Property Protected by Moore Microprocessor Patent(TM) Portfolio |
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Cadence and CEVA Collaborate to Deliver Verification Process Automation to End Customers |
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ChipX selects nSys Verification Suite (nVS) for PCI Express Verification |
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Xilinx Delivers High-Speed Interoperable Interfaces For Latest Texas Instruments DSPs |
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Philips implements right-first-time consumer-product SoC in 65-nm low-power CMOS |
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Sentivision Announces Availability of the SV-300 IP-STB Based on DaVinci(TM) Technology from Texas Instruments |
