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Headlines for Jun. 30, 2006
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ViASIC Introduces Industry's First Two-Mask Standard Metal Fabric for Re-configurable SOC Design; DuoMask Patented Technology Provides a Complete Solution for All Processes |
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Digital Blocks Announces the Re-launch of its DB8279 Programmable Keyboard / Display Interface IP Core |
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Toshiba Licenses Staktek's NAND Flash-Memory Technologies |
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Patni Acquires US-Based ZAiQ Technologies |
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Tower Semiconductor Successfully Completes NIS 140 Million (Approximately $31 Million) Fundraising |
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Nordic Semiconductor opens regional sales office in Tokyo to further enhance its presence in the Japanese market and provide support for its existing local distributors |
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Headlines for Jun. 29, 2006
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Patriot Scientific Confirms PENTAX Joins Growing Roster of Global Manufacturers Licensed to Use the Moore Microprocessor Patent(TM) Portfolio |
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Scaleo chip and Wipro-NewLogic bring together their technology to reinforce their presence in the Bluetooth applications market |
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Fujitsu Introduces Its Mobile WiMAX System-on-Chip Solution and Roadmap |
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Altium releases TASKING VX-toolset for Altera's Nios II embedded processors |
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SoftRISC to Provide Robust and Reliable Voice over WiFi for Symbol Mobile Computers |
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Xilinx issues Spartan-3 recall |
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Headlines for Jun. 28, 2006
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Synopsys Introduces Validated USB 2.0 nanoPHY IP for TSMC'S Nexsys 90-LP Process |
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Denali's Databahn Memory Controller IP Supports Cadence Encounter Synthesis |
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Central China's First 12-inch Fab Began Construction and Will be Managed by SMIC |
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Headlines for Jun. 27, 2006
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Rambus Provides Update of Audit Committee Investigation Regarding Stock Option Grants |
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Patriot Scientific Corporation Confirms Seiko Epson Agreement to Purchase MMP License |
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LogicVision and Dolphin Technology Announce Integration of 90nm and 65nm memories with Comprehensive Self-test and Repair Solutions |
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NVIDIA GoForce 5500 Employs Tensilica's Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine for High-Quality Audio in Mobile Phones |
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TransEDA is in winding down discussions |
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CEVA, Inc. Announces Divestment of Its GPS Technology and Product Line |
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Samsung passes on ARM power management software |
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Micronas' New Audio Processor Meets Ever-Increasing Demand for Analog and Digital I/O With a Powerful DSP for Home Audio Applications |
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GE Fanuc Embedded Systems Introduces the Industry's Only COTS 10Mbit MIL-STD-1553 PMC Module |
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Headlines for Jun. 26, 2006
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Avago Advances Its ASIC Technology to the Next Generation: Proves High-Performance 12.5 Gbps SerDes Core in 65 Nm CMOS Process |
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Silistix Partners with Tensilica to Develop a Demonstration Test Chip for Portable Multimedia Applications |
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Chipidea Launches New Line of CMOS Radio Frequency IP Platforms |
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Cadence and ARM Deliver Innovative Kit to Speed Verification Closure for ARM Processor-Based Designs |
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ARC and Cadence Announce Optimized Integration of Encounter Digital IC Platform with ARChitect Processor Configurator |
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IMEC software-defined radio concept compliant with 3GPP-LTE |
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Wi-LAN's completes closing of $8 million bought deal |
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Xilinx Delivers ISE 8.2i - A Complete Logic Design Solution For The New 65nm Virtex-5 FPGA Family |
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Actel's Four-Million System Gate Prototyping Solution Saves Time and Mitigates Costly Risks for Space Flight FPGAs |
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Headlines for Jun. 23, 2006
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Analog IC Markets Prosper in 2006 |
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NEMERIX and TSMC Strike Partnership For GPS/AGPS CMOS Products |
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Imagination Technologies to Continue to Market its Next Generation Graphics Technology Directly |
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ARM Strengthens Its 3D Graphics IP Portfolio Through FALANX Aquisition |
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Actel CEO John East comments on the FPGA market metamorphosis |
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Oki Electric Adopts Elliptic Semiconductor's Ttechnology For Comprehensive DTCP Rights Management Solution |
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MOSAID Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results for Fiscal Year 2006 |
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Faraday Showcases Networking and Multimedia ASIC and IP Solutions at ESEC Tokyo |
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Headlines for Jun. 22, 2006
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WiQuest Licenses Tensilica's Xtensa Processor for Low-Power Wireless USB Chip Design |
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Sunplus named as the first TTPCom 3G Baseband Chipset Design Customer |
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Renesas Technology Develops 1GHz Synthesizable DSP Core that Uses a Technique for High-Speed Operation |
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Faraday High-Speed USB OTG PHY and Controller Solution Passes USB-IF Compliance Test |
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Arteris Strengthens Technical Organization in the U.S.; Veteran Tool Development and Application Executives Join Arteris to Accelerate Delivery of Network on Chip (NoC) Products |
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UMC's 65nm Process Sees Widespread Acceptance; UMC's Design for Manufacturing (DFM) Resources Play Major Role in Facilitating Ease of Design-in for 65nm Customers |
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Carbon Breaks Software Validation Barrier, Adds Replay to its SOC-VSP Offering |
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HDMI 1.3 Doubles Bandwidth, Delivers Billions of Colors for HDTVs |
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Headlines for Jun. 21, 2006
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MIPS Technologies Joins The SPIRIT Consortium |
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ARM multiprocessor could carry the load in SH-Mobile |
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Cosmic Circuits introduces industry's lowest power 10-bit 1MSPS ADC IP-block in 0.13um process |
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Samsung To Benefit From ARM And National Semiconductor Power Management Collaboration |
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Tarek Established Japan Distribution Channel with Applistar |
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Intellectual Property Servicing Centre Opens at Hong Kong Science Park; Establishes IP Servicing Platform for the Semiconductor Industry |
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Headlines for Jun. 20, 2006
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CAST Extends Sales Reach with West Coast Office and New Distributor in Japan |
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Imagination Technologies Formally Launches U.S. Operations; |
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Connex Technology Pick Tharas Systems' Hammer SX Hardware Accelerator To Speed Up Verification |
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Virage Logic Names Christine Russell as Vice President of Finance and CFO |
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Darfon Selects Cypress's WirelessUSB LP Radio System-on-Chip And enCoRe II MCUs For Next-Generation Wireless Mice |
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Actions Semiconductor Provides an Update on ITC Patent Infringement Lawsuit |
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Headlines for Jun. 19, 2006
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Actions Semiconductor Introduces 0.18 Micron Product with New Power Management Technology |
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Lattice Delivers Comprehensive IP Portfolio for LatticeSC Extreme Performance FPGAs |
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Altera's Stratix II FPGAs Provide Complete Design Security Solution for Protection of Intellectual Property |
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Impinj's AEON Nonvolatile Memory Licensed to SanDisk |
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Denali Announces Silicon-Proven PCI Express Design IP Product |
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MoSys' 1T-SRAM(R) Embedded Memory Technology Enables Nintendo's Next Leap in Video Games |
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Hantro Announces the Availability of a Full Suite of DirectShow Filters for Windows Mobile and Windows CE 5.0 |
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Elpida's Advanced 90nm DDR2 SDRAM Successfully Qualified at SMIC Beijing's 300mm Fab |
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Global Unichip Presents the Taiwan First Certified High-Speed USB2.0 OTG Solution, UINF-0041 |
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Knowlent Ensures Analog Sign-Off With Latest Opal Verification Platform; New 4.0 Release Offers Testbench for Up-coming PCI Express Gen 2 Standard |
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Synplicity Facilitates Open IP Encryption Methodology Standard |
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Celoxica, GiDEL Bring FPGA+DSP Acceleration to Embedded Imaging Applications |
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Headlines for Jun. 16, 2006
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Crocus Technology, a company focusing on Magnetic Random Access Memories (MRAM), Raises $17 Million in a Series A Round of Financing |
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Red Bend Software Joins ARM Connected Community |
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Headlines for Jun. 15, 2006
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Tower Semiconductor Begins Production of a Notebook Embedded Controller developed by Winbond Israel |
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SigmaTel Selects SPIRIT's High-Performance Audio Software for Portable Media Player ARM Technology-Based SoCs |
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Renesas Technology Develops Technique that Overcomes Effects of Threshold Variation to Stabilize the Operation of Embedded SRAM built with 65nm Process |
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Green Hills Software Dismisses Express Logic's Arbitration Demand as an Act of Desperation |
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Headlines for Jun. 14, 2006
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Mentor Graphics and Global Edge Software Bring H.264 Digital Video Standard Support to Multimedia Applications |
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Lattice Semiconductor Announces Business Update for Second Quarter; Raises Revenue Guidance |
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MOSAID and Infineon Settle Patent Litigations; Infineon and Qimonda license MOSAID patent portfolio, MOSAID purchases 50 patents from Infineon |
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Wi-LAN Announces Second Quarter 2006 Financial Results; Emerging as a Key Wireless Patent Licensing Business |
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Tower Semiconductor Manufactures Gen 2 RFID Tags for Alien Technology |
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Tendril Releases Its Software on Chipcon Platform From TI |
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Xilinx CoolRunner-II CPLDs Adopted In Wilcom's Handeld Information Terminal Manufactured By Sharp |
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Headlines for Jun. 13, 2006
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Fujitsu, NEC Electronics, Renesas, and Toshiba to Aim for Standardization of Semiconductor Process Technology for Next-Generation LSI |
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Raza Microelectronics, Inc. and AMD Announce Broad Strategic Relationship, Transfer of AMD Alchemy Processor Product Line |
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Synopsys to Demonstrate First Controller IP Based on Certified Wireless USB Specification at 2006 Certified Wireless USB Developers Conference |
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PMC-Sierra's New Multi-Service Residential Gateway Solution Powered by Multi-Threaded MIPS32 34K Core |
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Tri-Vision licenses U.S. V-chip to LG Electronics |
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Nikon Purchases MMP(TM) Portfolio License; Licensing Program for Fundamental Patents Continues to Attract Support of World's Top Intellectual Property Companies |
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YOGITECH Extends OCP Verification Component Functionality |
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OCP-IP Releases Functional Coverage Guidelines; Guidelines eliminate the need for ''best guess'' verification by engineers |
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Ignios runs out of time, money |
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Kilopass Offers Technical Seminars in California and Texas; Events Showcase Customer Applications for XPM Embedded Non-Volatile Memory Technology |
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Arasan Chip Systems celebrates 10 successful years in the IP Industry |
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Headlines for Jun. 12, 2006
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Luminary Micro Closes $14 Million in Series B Round as Demand for Stellaris(TM) MCUs and First ARM for $1.00 Continues to Grow |
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The SPIRIT Consortium Sends IP-XACT Specification to IEEE |
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Mentor Graphics Introduces Catapult SL, the First High-Level Synthesis Tool to Create High-Performance Subsystems from Pure ANSI C++ |
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nSys leads the way to announce PCI Express Gen2 VIP availability in SystemVerilog |
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G2 Microsystems Adopts LogicVision's ETCompression ATPG Product |
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IP Cores, Inc. Announces Two New Multi-Gigabit IP Combo AES/LRW and AES/GCM Cores for System on Chip (SoC) Design |
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Gaisler Research receives order for the Fault Tolerant LEON3 processor implemented in an Actel RTAX2000 FPGA from ACER in Taiwan |
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MIPS Technologies Appoints Mark Tyndall VP, Business Development and Corporate Relations |
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Enea announces OSEck DSP RTOS for the LSI ZSP500 signal processor |
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Tower Semiconductor Secures a Multi-Million-Dollar Manufacturing Agreement With a Major European IC Company |
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Enea's OSEck DSP RTOS Available for StarCore SC1000 and SC2000 DSP Cores |
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Cadence Debuts Industry's First Transaction-Based System Verification and Management Solution |
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Texas Instruments 45-nm Chip Manufacturing Process Doubles Output per Wafer, Lowers Power and Boosts Performance |
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Headlines for Jun. 09, 2006
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TSMC May 2006 Sales Report |
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Acacia Technologies Enters into License Agreement with Philips Electronics |
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NEC Electronics America Announces New 55-Nanometer Standard CMOS Process |
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Xilinx CEO Interview: Programmable Processing |
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NextIO and Denali Team to Enable First I/O Virtualization Designs for PCI Express |
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Headlines for Jun. 08, 2006
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Innovative Silicon's Z-RAM Ultra Dense Memory IP Now Backed by 10th Patent; Memory Innovator Has 41 Additional Patents Pending and 5 U.S. Applications Allowed |
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Wipro acquires wireless design services company, Saraware |
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E Ink Selects Actel's Flash-Based FPGAs for Use in Next-Generation Electronic Paper Display Controller |
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Aplus Flash Technology Provides a Successful EEPROM IP solution to Datang Microelectronics |
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HiSilicon Technologies utilizes EEPROM IP from Aplus Flash Technology for its SIM cards |
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SMIC Shanghai Closed a US$600 Million Syndicated Term Loan |
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Headlines for Jun. 07, 2006
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US Patent Office Issues Emulation/Prototyping Patent to Zeidman Technologies |
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Synopsys' New Designware Bridge IP for PCI Express to AMBA 3 AXI Connects Two High-Performance Domains |
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MOSAID Maestro Digital Frequency Synthesizer PLL Used in WiQuest Ultra-wideband IC |
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Faraday Monthly Sales Report - May 2006 |
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VIA Extends Licensing Agreement With ARM |
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Oki Announces the World's First Complete, Easy to use ARM-Based ZigBee Developer's Kit |
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Provigent Secures Additional $5 Million of Financing |
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April Semiconductor Sales up 8.1 Percent from 2005; Wireless handsets drive strong analog product sales |
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Headlines for Jun. 06, 2006
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SST and Grace Semiconductor Expand Availability of Embedded SuperFlash Technology With New Licensing Agreement |
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XtremeData Picks Altera's Stratix II FPGAs to Deliver Processor Acceleration for AMD Opteron Processor-Based Systems |
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PLDA and ELTEC Elektronik Collaborate on 16-Channel PCI Express High-End Frame Grabber for Security Applications |
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STARC Selects Chipidea PLL for Advanced Semiconductor Design Effort |
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Enter Triad's ASIC Design Contest and Win a Free ASIC Spin |
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Atmel Launches Industry's First Family of Real-time, Flash-based ARM9 MCUs |
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Hantro announces next generation 4200 MPEG-4 / H.263 software encoder for ARM based wireless devices |
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AMD To Provide Transmeta Efficeon Microprocessor Supporting Microsoft FlexGo Technology In Emerging Markets |
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Startech Global and Doradus Technologies Form Research and Development Partnership in Communication Systems |
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CSR provides Bluetooth connectivity for Motorola iDEN handsets in the US |
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Headlines for Jun. 05, 2006
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LogicVision Announces New Generation of Embedded Memory Test and Yield Learning Solutions to Meet the Growing Challenges of Advanced Technology Nodes |
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Patriot Scientific Corporation Announces Licensing Agreement With Sony Corporation |
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Altera and MorethanIP Deliver First IEEE 1588 Protocol Solution for FPGAs |
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Lattice and Northwest Logic Deliver PCI Express X1, X4 and X8 Solutions |
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Globetech Solutions Joins Novas Harmony Program |
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LongBoard and HelloSoft Form Partnership to Bring 3GPP-Compliant Fixed Mobile Convergence Solutions to Carriers and Service Providers |
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Highland Communications Technologies licenses 2.5 Gbps GPON FEC core to Iamba Networks |
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ChipX Announces New Development Kit with PCI Express PHY for CX6100 Structured ASICs |
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Renesas Technology Releases SH7263 and SH7203 SuperH Microcontrollers with On-Chip USB2.0 Host |
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Infineon Launches Breakthrough Single-Chip Home Gateway; Integrates ADSL2+ and Converged Broadband Value Added Services to Reduce System Chip Count Up to 60 Percent |
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Tower Semiconductor Files Draft Preliminary Prospectus With Israel Securities Authority for Possible Public Offering in Israel |
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Redline Selects Sequans Chips for Its IEEE 802.16e-2005 WiMAX Devices |
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India's Patni buys U.S. design house ZaiQ |
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Headlines for Jun. 02, 2006
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MQX Embedded and iSYSTEM Announce Integration of the MQX® RTOS with iSYSTEM Emulators |
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Aware, Inc. to Feature VDSL2 solutions at GlobalComm 2006 |
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Rambus Achieves 500th Patent Milestone; Recent Patent Awards Include Innovative FlexPhase(TM) Circuit Technology |
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PLDA Expands US Presence in Response to Strong Revenue Growth in the Region |
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Inapac Technology and eSilicon Partner on SiP Program; eSilicon to Offer Inapac SIPFLOW Memory IP and Methodology to Enable SiP Applications |
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Headlines for Jun. 01, 2006
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AMD Announces Initiatives To Elevate AMD64 As Platform For System- And Industry-Wide Innovation |
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MOSAID Technologies: Texas Court Issues Notice |
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Five Indian firms take up ARM's DesignStart program |
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Tundra Semiconductor Acquires Silicon Logic Engineering |
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Jazz Semiconductor Announces Advanced Modeling Tool for Analog and RF Foundry Customers |
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Motorola to Acquire TTP Communications for ₤0.45 Per Share in Cash |
