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NetLogic Microsystems Introduces XLP864, the Industry’s Highest Performance Multi-Core Processor Featuring 64 NXCPUs™

April 26, 2011

Santa Clara, Calif. – April 25 , 2011 –NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. [NASDAQ: NETL], a worldwide leader in high-performance intelligent semiconductor solutions for next-generation Internet networks, today announced the XLP864 multi-core processor, the industry’s highest performance multi-core communications processor featuring 64 NXCPUs™. The XLP864 processor is the latest member of NetLogic Microsystems’ best-in-class XLP^® multi-core, multi-threaded processor family, which has been validated by multiple Tier One customers to deliver 300-400 percent performance improvement over competing multi-core processors in real-world benchmarks on a core-by-core basis.

By doubling the number of … Read More → "NetLogic Microsystems Introduces XLP864, the Industry’s Highest Performance Multi-Core Processor Featuring 64 NXCPUs™"

MIPS Technologies’ Processor IP Drives New Hybrid Media Player/Set-top Box Chipset from ALi Corp.

April 26, 2011

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – April 25, 2011 – MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital home, networking and mobile applications, announced today that Taiwan’s ALi Corporation based its new system-on-chip (SoC), which is targeted for the emerging “triple play” market, on the popular MIPS32® 24KEf™ core. MIPS32 24K® cores are widely used across the globe in digital home and networking products including broadband access devices, digital televisions, set-top boxes, and digital media players.

CISSOID Releases THEMIS-ATLAS Power Driver Evaluation Kit

April 26, 2011

Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium – April 26, 2011. CISSOID, the leader in high-temperature and high reliability semiconductor solutions released an Evaluation Kit for THEMIS and ATLAS, a power transistor driver chipset specifically designed for motor drives and power converters for applications such as aerospace, renewable energies and electric & hybrid vehicles. The Japanese R&D consortium for Future Power Electronics Technology (FUPET) that includes 22 leading companies (Nissan Motor, Fuji Electric, Sanken Electric and others) and 3 academic sectors in these areas has selected THEMIS-ATLAS for its leading-edge developments around silicon carbide and power conversion.

CHT-THEMIS and CHT-ATLAS integrated circuits … Read More → "CISSOID Releases THEMIS-ATLAS Power Driver Evaluation Kit"

AMD Announces Thought Leaders From ARM and Microsoft to Be Among Keynote Speakers at AMD Fusion Developer Summit

April 26, 2011

SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwire – Apr 26, 2011) – AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced a distinguished line-up of keynote speakers as well as technical session topics for the inaugural AMD Fusion Developer Summit(AFDS), which will be held June 13-16, 2011 at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Washington.

Industry keynote presentations will … Read More → "AMD Announces Thought Leaders From ARM and Microsoft to Be Among Keynote Speakers at AMD Fusion Developer Summit"

Latest Innovations in Synopsys IC Compiler Deliver up to 40 Percent Power Reduction at HiSilicon

April 26, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that HiSilicon, a leading fabless semiconductor house supplying end-to-end ASIC solutions for communications networking and digital media markets, has reduced stand-by power consumption by up to 40 percent using the latest technology in Synopsys’ IC Compiler, a key component of Synopsys’ Galaxy™ Implementation Platform. Driven by their success, HiSilicon has deployed IC Compiler in their production design flow for ICs targeting green networking applications. HiSilicon is a leading enabler of green networks, driving toward building … Read More → "Latest Innovations in Synopsys IC Compiler Deliver up to 40 Percent Power Reduction at HiSilicon"

IOsemi Adopts Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE™ Platform

April 26, 2011

SANTA CLARA, CA, —April 26, 2011— Berkeley Design Automation, Inc., the nanometer circuit verification leader, today announced that IO Semiconductor Inc., a fabless semiconductor company developing high-performance front-end chips for multi-band, multi-mode cellular applications, has selected the company’s AFS Platform for RF verification and characterization.

“At IOsemi we have tremendous verification and characterization challenges for our ZEROcap™ CMOS technology designs,” said Stuart Molin, CTO at IOsemi. “We have standardized on the Analog FastSPICE Platform because it … Read More → "IOsemi Adopts Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE™ Platform"

CommAgility AMC incorporates Texas Instruments’ eight-core DSP for high-performance applications

April 26, 2011

Loughborough, UK ? April 26th, 2011 – CommAgility announced today the AMC-2C6678, its latest AdvancedMC module, which includes two high-performance TMS320C6678 digital signal processors (DSPs) from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI). The module also includes a Xilinx LX240T Virtex-6TM FPGA for additional I/O and co-processing flexibility.

The Advanced Mezzanine Card … Read More → "CommAgility AMC incorporates Texas Instruments’ eight-core DSP for high-performance applications"

MIPS Technologies Now Porting Android™ ‘Honeycomb’ Platform

April 26, 2011

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – April 26, 2011 – MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital home, networking and mobile applications, announced today that it has official source access to Android™ 3.0 also known as “Honeycomb.” MIPS Technologies is now porting this newest version of Android to the MIPS® architecture. For MIPS licensees and their customers who want to produce Android compatible devices, this will accelerate development of tablets and Google TV products based on the MIPS architecture.

“The Android platform has been a game-changer for … Read More → "MIPS Technologies Now Porting Android™ ‘Honeycomb’ Platform"

Microchip Expands Low-Power Leadership With Latest 16-bit eXtreme Low Power PIC® Microcontrollers

April 26, 2011

CHANDLER, Ariz., Apr. 25, 2011 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced it has expanded its low pin-count 16-bit eXtreme Low Power PIC^® MCUs by adding an on-chip 12-bit ADC, EEPROM, intelligent mTouch™ … Read More → "Microchip Expands Low-Power Leadership With Latest 16-bit eXtreme Low Power PIC® Microcontrollers"

High Linearity Dual Downconverting Mixers Reduce Power Consumption & Size for 4G MIMO Receivers

April 26, 2011

MILPITAS, CA – April 26, 2011 – Linear Technology announces the LTC559x family of four high dynamic range dual downconverting mixers covering the 600MHz to 4.5GHz wireless infrastructure frequency range. The LTC559x dual mixers offer outstanding IIP3 (Input Third-Order Intercept) of more than 26dBm, low noise figures of less than 10dB and high conversion gain of 8.5dB, enabling excellent dynamic … Read More → "High Linearity Dual Downconverting Mixers Reduce Power Consumption & Size for 4G MIMO Receivers"

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