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eASIC Shatters FPGA Performance With 235MHz LEON3 Processor (Apr. 17, 2008)
eASIC and Gaisler Research migrated the LEON3 processor to eASIC’s Nextreme family of zero mask-charge ASIC devices and achieved 235MHz performance, shattering the performance achievable using high performance FPGAs |
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ViASIC Technology Enables First Proven Two-Week Turnaround from Tapeout to Production for ASICs (Mar. 26, 2008)
Sandia National Laboratories demonstrated this rapid turn-around for radiation-hardened (rad-hard) designs, using its ViArray trusted structured ASIC implementation platform based on ViASIC’s patented standard metal configurable fabric and Sandia’s radiation-hardened technology. |
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eASIC Enables AVTECH to Reduce IP Surveillance Camera Cost by 45% (Mar. 25, 2008)
The Nextreme device consolidated multiple high-performance image processing functions and enabled AVTECH to increase the camera features while significantly reducing overall system cost and power consumption. |
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eASIC Corporation Announces a Landmark Program Aimed at Ushering in an Era of Affordable Silicon Customization (Mar. 18, 2008)
The initial targets of this FPGA cost reduction program are the low density FPGAs that are primarily used in consumer and multimedia applications. |
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ON Semiconductor Delivers Structured ASIC Technology for Military and Aerospace SoCs and FPGA-to-ASIC Conversions (Mar. 18, 2008)
ON Semiconductor has announced that XPressArray-II (XPA-II), a leading structured ASIC technology formerly offered by AMI Semiconductor, is now available for military specification operating temperatures (as the M-XPA-II Family). |
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ChipX Simplifies DDR2 Design With Industry Standard DDR PHY Interface v2.0 (Mar. 12, 2008)
Targeted initially at the company's highly successful 130-nm mixed-signal offering, the new DDR/DDR2 controllers and PHY promise to dramatically simplify the development of high performance, mixed-signal ASICs. |
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ChipX Achieves PCI Express Compliance Certification (Jan. 15, 2008)
ChipX offers PCI Express solutions consisting of silicon proven controller and PHY that can be integrated in a mixed signal Standard Cell ASIC, Hybrid ASIC, Embedded Array, or Structured ASIC platform. |
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ChipX Slashes Cost of System-on-Chip Development With Hybrid ASIC (Dec. 18, 2007)
ChipX today announced the introduction of Hybrid ASIC, the implementation of a structured ASIC as IP on a Standard Cell device. This development approach allows for rapid and economical product line development, saving companies an average of three-to-five hundred thousand dollars in non-recurring engineering (NRE) and tooling costs and enabling them to introduce derivative products two-to-three months faster than today's methodologies allow. |
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Arrow Electronics and Triad Semiconductor Team to Offer Mixed-Signal Via-Configurable Array ASICs (Dec. 10, 2007)
Arrow will provide technical sales and support and product logistics for Triad’s mixed-signal ASIC customers. Triad’s patent-pending approach significantly reduces engineering labor and fabrication costs for high-performance ASIC designs, and can speed “time-to-prototype” by more than half a year. |
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eASIC and Tensilica Partnership Delivers Free Diamond Processors on Free Mask Charge ASICs (Nov. 26, 2007)
Through this partnership eASIC now provides free access to Tensilica’s Diamond Standard microprocessor and digital signal processing (DSP) cores for its free mask charge, no-minimum order ASICs. |
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QuickLogic Expands Into Mobile Accessory Market With SDIO Client System Block (Oct. 15, 2007)
Part of QuickLogic's functional library for its Customer Specific Standard Product (CSSP) platforms, the new SDIO function enables a range of unique accessories for mobile devices utilising the popular SD memory card and SDIO peripheral interface. |
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Atmel and Barco Silex Announce Collaboration for Systems-on-Chip based on Atmel's AT91CAP Customizable Microcontroller (Sep. 11, 2007)
Atmel and Barco Silex announced today an extension of their long-standing collaboration to develop systems-on-chip for their mutual clients, based on Atmel’s CAP™ ARM®-based customizable microcontroller, with design expertise and European customer support from Barco Silex. |
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Atmel and Lead Tech Design Collaborate for Video Systems-on-Chip based on Atmel's AT91CAP Customizable Microcontroller (Sep. 06, 2007)
Atmel® Corporation and Lead Tech Design (LTD) announced today a collaboration to develop video systems-on-chip, based on Atmel's AT91CAP customizable microcontroller for their mutual clients, with video expertise and hardware and software IP blocks contributed by Lead Tech Design. |
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QuickLogic Extends CSSP Library With Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Compatible High Speed UART Core (Sep. 06, 2007)
With the advent of Bluetooth 2.0/2.1 and its EDR transfer mode for highspeed streaming, UARTs traditionally used in mobile application processors are proving to be too slow. The new UART system block from QuickLogic offers the level of performance that Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR requires. |
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Triad announces availability of its new LVDS Transmitter and Receiver drivers (Sep. 03, 2007)
These drivers can be used in such applications as; High Speed Backplane Driver, Complementary Clock Drivers, Level Translator, System Interconnects, ATM Applications, SDH Applications, High-Resolution Imaging Applications, Laser Printers, Digital Copiers, Stackable hubs for data communications, Digital Video, and High Definition Television. |
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ChipX XPath Methodology Enables Seamless Migration from Structured ASIC to Standard Cell (Aug. 22, 2007)
The methodology, called XPath, enables customers to get products to market quickly and inexpensively and will play a valued role in the production of ASICs for a wide variety of applications, including consumer electronics and embedded products. |
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QuickLogic Announces Availability of Ultra-Secure, Digital Rights Management, Single-Chip Silicon Solutions for Handheld Electronics Products (Aug. 20, 2007)
QuickLogic today announced it has added a suite of digital rights management (DRM) security functions, including AES encryption, to the library of IP available for its programmable connectivity platforms. The technology greatly enhances time to market and time in market for handheld elec tronics products. It allows developers to extend the capability of their chosen embedded systems processor with both the security and peripheral interfaces they need, via a single low power consumption IC. |
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eASIC and Avnet ASIC Israel (AAI) Partner to Support Increasing Demand for Structured ASICs in Israel (Aug. 08, 2007)
The partnership agreement will enable AAI to offer low-power, low-cost (zero mask cost) and short turnaround 90nm Structured ASICs. Under the agreement, AAI will provide design, technical and sales support to customers using eASIC’s products in Israel. |
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Time for Structured ASIC? (Aug. 07, 2007)
Introduced a few years ago as a cheaper replacement to FPGA, Structured ASIC looked for a while as a quick success story for fabless semiconductors manufactures. In fact Altera found it necessary to come out with its own line of structured ASIC devices derived from its Stratix FPGA line just to make sure they would not loose designs initially implemented in FPGA to another manufacturer when the customer achieved volume production. |
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ChipX Offers ARM Processors on Wide Range of ASICs (Aug. 06, 2007)
ChipX announced today it has licensed processor IP cores from ARM. The licensed ARM® processors include the ARM926EJ(TM) featuring an enhanced 32-bit RISC CPU, Data and Instruction CACHE, a memory management unit (MMU) and DSP instructions. |
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Ariane Controls Selects ChipX Embedded Array for Powerline Communications (Jul. 26, 2007)
ChipX and Ariane Controls announced today an ongoing successful partnership to implement Powerline Communications technology in an easy to use Embedded Array platform. In addition, ChipX now offers Ariane Controls Powerline Communication IP for implementation by utility companies and design centers on ChipX silicon. |
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Aniotek Selects ChipX Structured ASIC for Fieldbus Controller (Jun. 29, 2007)
ChipX and Aniotek announced today an ongoing successful relationship for deploying Aniotek’s critical UFC100-F1 Fieldbus Controller in an easy-to-use Structured ASIC platform. |
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XMOS revealed as configurable fabric company (Jun. 18, 2007)
XMOS Ltd., a fabless semiconductor company founded by academic computer scientist David May, has been revealed as a developer of a configurable hardware fabric — which usually implies a programmable array of resources. |
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eASIC and IAR Systems Deliver e926 Development Kit for Designing Low-Cost, Customized ARM926EJTM Embedded Systems (May. 22, 2007)
The e926 Development Kit provides embedded system designers with a comprehensive application development environment. The kit includes eASIC's e926 development board, IAR Systems' software design and debug tools, as well as AMBA peripherals and reference designs that enable designers to start developing their software applications within 30 minutes. |
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eASIC Partners with Premier Technical Sales to Enhance its Customer Sales and Support for Nextreme Structured ASIC in North America (May. 14, 2007)
With this partnership, eASIC further expands its global sales channel organization to provide extensive commercial and technical support in North America for its Nextreme Structured ASIC products. Leveraging its semiconductor market experience, Premier will support the rapid customer demand of Nextreme Structured ASICs. |
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ChipX Partners with Beyond Semiconductor to Offer 32 bit Processors (May. 10, 2007)
The BA12 line of products consists of a 32 bit processor core that can be configured to include a Memory Management Unit (MMU), Power Management (PM), Instruction and Data Cache, basic peripherals as well as debug port, timers and serial port options. |
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Semico: Opportunities Abound in the Structured ASIC Market (Apr. 30, 2007)
Revenue for the Structured ASIC category grew 20% in 2006 and is projected to increase 13% in 2007 according to Semico. Unit growth of the worldwide Structured ASIC market is forecasted at a CAGR of 28.2% in the years 2007 through 2011. |
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Open-Silicon Introduces Multi-Layer Mask Program: Reduces Mask Costs by up to 50% for 90nm and Smaller Lithographies (Apr. 09, 2007)
Open-Silicon today announces a multi-layer mask program that offers ASIC customers a new option for cost-effective low and mid-volume ASICs. |
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eASIC and CAST Announce the Availability of H.264 Multi-Channel Baseline Video Encoder Core for NextremeTM Structured ASICs (Mar. 27, 2007)
eASIC today announced the availability of the H264-MCE multi-channel baseline video encoder core from CAST, Inc. for implementation in Nextreme Structured ASIC devices. This Intellectual Property core, which was proven in a 90nm Nextreme fabric, demonstrated 150MHz performance and is now offered as a low-cost and fast turnaround solution for a wide range of video processing applications. |
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Altera's Structured ASIC Design Flow Now ITAR-Compliant for Military Applications (Mar. 12, 2007)
Altera today announced that the U.S. Department of State has certified that the company's HardCopy(R) II structured ASIC design and manufacturing flow is compliant with International Trade in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Compliance allows designers of U.S. military electronics systems to take advantage of a secure HardCopy II design flow for prototyping in an FPGA and then seamlessly migrating to a structured ASIC. |
