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INSILICA LICENSES BEYOND SEMICONDUCTOR'S BA22 PROCESSOR.
inSilica Inc., Santa Clara, Calif., has licensed BA22 RISC Processor solution from Beyond Semiconductor for use in its next generation camera processor. The value to inSilica of Beyond Semiconduct . . .

ACCELLERA/SPIRIT WIN TENZING NORGAY AWARD.
Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS), Mountain View, Calif. a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, has announced that Accellera and The SPIRIT Consortium . . .

MOSIS EXPANDS SEMICONDUCTOR FOUNDRY OFFERINGS.
The MOSIS Service, Marina Del Rey, Calif., a provider of semiconductor fabrication solutions, has expanded its relationship with IBM to now include silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology at multiple . . .

AIR SEMICONDUCTOR SECURES ADDED FUNDS FOR GPS DEVELOPENT.
SWINDON, July 31/PRNewswire/ -- Air-Semiconductor has received additional funding from Pond Venture Partners to complete development of its GPS chip and to strengthen its IPR portfolio, centered aro . . .

ADVANTEST'S NEW WAFER TEST OFFERS BEST 768 DEVICE TEST.
Advantest Corporation has announced availability of its new T5385 memory test system for dynamic random access memory (DRAM) wafer test, offering a parallel test capability of 768 devices -- the hig . . .

PDF SOLUTIONS/TIBCO SOFTWARE UNVEIL DATAPOWER VSF.
PDF Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:PDFS), San Jose, Calif., a leading provider of yield improvement technologies and services for the IC manufacturing process life cycle, has introduced an innovative yield . . .

TSMC UNVEILS 65 NANOMETER MULTI-TIME NON-VOLUTILE MEMORY.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM), Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C., has announced the foundry segment's first functional 65-nanometer (nm) multi-time programmable (MTP . . .

STMICROELECTRONICS UNVEILS TWO NEW 512-KBIT DEVICES.
STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) the world's largest supplier of serial EEPROMs, has leveraged its advanced non-volatile memory technology to deliver an industry first with two new 512-Kbit devices tha . . .

ST-ERICSSON ADOPTS SYNOPSIS MVSIM FOR VERIFICATION.
Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS), Mountain View, Calif., world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, has announced that ST-Ericsson has adopted Synopsys' MV . . .

AEHR TEST SYSTEMS GETS ORDER FOR ABTS TEST SYSTEM.
Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) Fremont, Calif. a leading supplier of semiconductor test and burn-in equipment, has received an order for its new Advanced Burn-in and Test System (ABTS) from a leadi . . .

SIEMON Z-MAX PATCH CORDS USE PCB-BASED SMART PLUG.
Siemon, Watertown, Conn., has introduced its innovative category 6A Z-MAX patch cords. Available in both UTP and shielded configurations, the Z-MAX cords feature an exclusive RJ-45 Smart-Plug design . . .

EV GROUP WINS ORDER FROM RF COMPONENTS MAKER EPCOS.
EV Group (EVG), St. Florian, Austria, a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, has announced that EPCOS - a leading elect . . .

RFMD UNVEILS LINEAR POWER AMPLIFIER FOR WIFI/WIMAX.(Company overview)
RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq:RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance semiconductor components, has introduced the RF5602 high-power, high-efficiency and high-linea . . .

MAGMA DEBUTS TALUS 1.1 WITH TALUS CORE TECHNOLOGY.
Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), San Jose, Calif., a provider of chip design software, has announced the release of Talus(r) 1.1, a new RTL-to-GDSII chip implementation system that del . . .

MARVELL ENABLES SEAMLESS CONNECTIVITY WITH SINGLE CHIP.
Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL), Santa Clara, Calif., a leader in storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, supports the recently announced Bluetooth 3.0 + HS (High Speed) specification. Marve . . .

NOVELLUS DEVELOPS RESIDUE-FREE STRIP PROCESS.
As device performance requirements increase at the 3xnm technology node and beyond, the requirements for photoresist strip and clean are changing significantly. Shallower junctions and more abrupt g . . .

MEDIATEK ADOPTS SYNOPSYS PRIMETIME SI SOLUTION.
Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, has announced that MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless comm . . .

CEVA/SMIC DELIVER CEVA-TEAKLITE-III DSP CORE.
CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), San Jose, Calif., a leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores, has announced the availability of fully-functional silicon fo . . .

STMICROELECTRONICS/SOITECH TO DEVELOP IMAGE SENSORS.
STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) one of the world's leading semiconductor companies and a world leader in CMOS imaging technology, and Soitec (Euronext: SOI), the world's leading supplier of engineered . . .

EMI FILTERED AUDIO CONNECTORS NOW OFFER ESD PROTECTION.
Spectrum Advanced Specialty Products, formerly Spectrum Control Signal & Power integrity Group, Fairview, Pa., has added a new design to its standard MIL-DTL-55116 capacitive filtered audio connecto . . .

CPU TECH UNVEILS ACALIS CPU872 SECURE PROCESSOR KIT.
CPU Technology, Inc., Pleasanton, Calif., a leader in secure processing solutions, has unveiled the Acalis(r) CPU872 secure processor that directly addresses the need for anti-tamper technology in c . . .

COMTECH GETS $12.9 MILLION ORDERS FOR AMPLIFIERS/SWITCHES.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) has announced that its Melville, New York-based subsidiary, Comtech PST Corp., has received $12.9 million of orders from a domestic prime contractor to . . .

STMICROELECTRONICS' LIS302DL ENABLES MOTION SENSING.
STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) one of the world's leading semiconductor companies and the number one supplier of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) motion-sensing chips for consumer and portable . . .

DESIGNWARE USB 2.0 NANOPHY IP/PCI EXPRESS 1.1 PHY COMPLY.
Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS), Mountain View, Calif., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, has announced that the DesignWare(R) USB 2.0 nanoPHY IP and PCI Exp . . .

ACTEL'S DEVELOPMENT KIT SHOWCASES MIXED-SIGNAL FPG DESIGN.
Continuing to demonstrate the integration benefits that mixed-signal FPGAs offer, Actel Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTL), Mountain View, Calif., has announced the Fusion Embedded Development Kit, enabling . . .

MAGMA LICENSES ATPG TECHNOLOGY TO LOGICVISION.
Magma Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), San Jose, Calif. a provider of chip design software, and LogicVision Inc. (Nasdaq:LGVN), a leading provider of semiconductor built-in-self-test (BIST) and . . .

CHELSIO UNIFIED WIRE ADAPTERS QUALIFIED FOR AVID STORAGE.(Company overview)
Chelsio Communications, Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif., a leading provider of 10-GigabitEthernet (10GbE) adapters and ASIC solutions, Avid Technology, Inc. have qualified the latest 10Gb Ethernet Unified W . . .

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS MAKE OR BREAK A GAME.
Keeping that communications equipment operational is obviously a high priority, both to the coaching staffs and companies that provide headsets and accompanying gear to them. Just ask Alan Cummings, . . .

SPREADTRUM/RAHOTECH UNVEIL TD-SCDMA/GMS DUAL MODE MODULE.
Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPRD) one of China's leading wireless baseband chipset providers and Shanghai Raho Technology Co., Ltd. ("Rahotech"), have jointly announced the world's first . . .

MERCURY COMPUTER LAUNCHES ECHOTEK DIGITAL RECEIVERS.
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY), Chelmsford, Mass. a leading provider of high-performance, embedded computing solutions for image, sensor, and signal processing applications, announced . . .

CEL ACCELERATES HIGH-END ZIGBEE DEVELOPMENT.
California Eastern Laboratories (CEL), Santa Clara, Calif. is now shipping a high-end ZigBee radio module, adding to its rapidly growing line of ZigBee/802.15.4 transceiver solutions. Based on Ember . . .

RTD ENHANCES PROTECTION/REDUCES MAINTENANCE AT POWER PLANT.
Reserve hydropower is an important support to the power grid during system emergencies. Ensuring that this standby power source is available can depend on small but powerful Resistance Temperature D . . .

PURALITY'S 64-CORE ACCELERATOR DELIVERS HIGH PERFORMANCE.
Plurality Ltd., Grenoble, France, has announced the industry's first complete silicon Intellectual Property (IP) solution for its HyperCore(TM) processor, the market's most powerful, space-saving an . . .

SYNOPSYS TO ACQUIRE PRODESIGN'S CHIP BUSINESS UNIT.
Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS), Mountain View, Calif., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the CHIPit business un . . .

STMICROELECTRONICS' CHIPS DEPLOY IN CHINA AMR PROJECT.
Highly-integrated power-line transceivers from STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), a world leader in mixed-signal IC technologies and semiconductors for metering applications, will be deployed in the lar . . .

SETRA UNVEILS 269 VERY LOW DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER.
Setra Systems, Boxborough, Mass. a leading designer and manufacturer of pressure measurement devices, has introduced the Model 269. The Model 269 is a very low differential pressure transducer offer . . .

COMTECH AWARDED $8.8 MILLION AMPLIFIER/SWITCH ORDERS.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL), has announced that its Melville, New York-based subsidiary, Comtech PST Corp., has received $8.8 million of orders from a domestic prime contractor to . . .

STMICROELECTRONICS EMBEDS FEATURES INTO ACCELEROMETERS.
GSTMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), a leader in MEMS (Micro Electro- Mechanical System) technology and devices, has introduced a new family of high-performance three-axis linear accelerometers with digi . . .

MICRONAS LICENSES RANGE OF MIPS PROCESSOR CORES.
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:MIPS), Mountain View, Calif., a leading provider of industry-standard architectures, processors and analog IP for digital consumer, home networking, wireless, communi . . .

ARASAN CHIP SYSTEMS UNVEILS MIPI CSI-2 IP SOLUTION.
Arasan Chip Systems, Inc., San Jose, Calif., a leader in Intellectual Property (IP) solutions -- IP cores, Verification IP (VIP), Software Drivers and Stacks and Hardware Solutions, has announced th . . .

BROADCOM AWARDED 3,000TH U.S. PATENT.(Company overview)
Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, has received its 3,000th issued United States patent, marking a signific . . .

MAGNACHIP UNVEILS N-P MOSFET SERIES FOR LCD MONITORS.
MagnaChip Semiconductor Ltd., Seoul, South Korea, a leading provider of analog and mixed signal semiconductor products for high volume consumer applications, has launched its new power efficient MOS . . .

ITC JUDGE RECOMMENDS HALT TO IMPORT OF SIRF GPS CHIPS.(Company overview)
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, has announced that an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) has recommended that the U.S. Interna . . .

DVDO LAUNCHES EDGE.
DVDO, an industry leader in video processing systems and video processing semiconductors, and creator of iScan(TM), the industry's first affordable line doubler, has announced the introduction of a . . .

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DRIVING RATIFICATION OF IEEE 1149,7.
As chips add new functionality and system designs evolve away from boards and toward multi-chip system-on-chip (SoC) architectures, developers of handheld and consumer electronics are faced with str . . .

POWER ANALOG MICROELECTRONICS UNVEILS 30 WATT LED DRIVER.
Power Analog Microelectronics (PAM), Santa Clara, Calif., a developer of innovative Class-D digital audio amplifiers and high- power LED display driver semiconductors, has announced its first high- . . .

DENALI UNVEILS ONFI 2.0 MEMORY CONTROLLER/VERIFICATION SUITES.
Denali, Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif., a world-leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and intellectual property (IP), has announced that its Databahn(TM) memory controller IP and . . .

OMNIVISION/EASIC OFFER MPEG-4 REFERENCE DESIGN.
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OVTI), Sunnyvale, Calif., a leading independent supplier of CMOS CameraChip(TM) image sensors and eASIC Corporation, the leading provider of zero mask-charge AS . . .

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS WILL DRIVE DEMAND FOR 4G MOBILE DATA.
A major push to include embedded 4G technologies in a wide range of mobile and consumer devices will create a built-in market for anticipated 4G services such as mobile WiMax and LTE, but it also wi . . .

EUPHONIC ACHIEVES FIRST-PASS SILICON SUCCESS WITH DESIGNWARE IP.
Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS), Mountain View, Calif., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, has announced that Euphonic Technologies has achieved first-pass si . . .