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Fujitsu Selects Atmel maXTouch Solution To Power docomo’s REGZA Phone T-01C Touchscreen

March 28, 2011

San Jose, CA, March 28, 2011 – Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced that Fujitsu has selected the Atmel maXTouch(TM) solution to power the touchscreen for docomo’s REGZA Phone T-01C touchscreen. Based on the Android platform, the new REGZA phone T-01C is developed by Fujitsu and sold exclusively by Japan-based NTT docomo. Fujitsu selected the Atmel mXT224 touch controller because of its robust features including multi-touch, low-power consumption and better touch response.

Fujitsu’s docomo REGZA phone T-01C is a smartphone featuring a stunning 12.2-megapixel camera, 4-inch … Read More → "Fujitsu Selects Atmel maXTouch Solution To Power docomo’s REGZA Phone T-01C Touchscreen"

Conexant Expands Multimedia Imaging Product Portfolio

March 28, 2011

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.– Conexant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNXT), a leading supplier of innovative semiconductor solutions for imaging, audio, embedded modem, and video surveillance applications, today announced a single-chip media processor for multimedia display products including connected Web devices and interactive video displays, and applications such as digital signage, home automation/security, and user interface (UI) control. The second-generation CX92755 system-on-chip (SoC) solution supports advanced functionality including high-definition (HD) video encoding and decoding, video/graphics overlay, image processing, and integrated audio and power supply control.

“Our new SoC is built on our industry-leading image pipeline architecture, and … Read More → "Conexant Expands Multimedia Imaging Product Portfolio"

MIPS Technologies Unveils Plans for Industry’s First 64-Bit Multi-threaded Multiprocessor IP Core Code Named “Prodigy”

March 28, 2011

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – March 28, 2011 – MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer, home networking, wireless, communications and business applications, today unveiled its plans to offer the industry’s first IP core that combines a 64-bit processor architecture with simultaneous multi-threading (SMT) technology. The core, the first in a family of cores code named “Prodigy,” will be officially launched later in 2011. By offering the combination of a 64-bit architecture, SMT technology and coherent multiprocessing in an off-the-shelf IP core, MIPS is providing the mass market with … Read More → "MIPS Technologies Unveils Plans for Industry’s First 64-Bit Multi-threaded Multiprocessor IP Core Code Named “Prodigy”"

Digi-Key Leads Industry in Dropping Printed Catalog, Decision Driven by Environmental Responsibility

March 28, 2011

Friday, March 25, 2011 – THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota, USA – Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation – recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s Read More → "Digi-Key Leads Industry in Dropping Printed Catalog, Decision Driven by Environmental Responsibility"

Lattice and Helion Technology Announce Compression and Encryption IP Cores for the LatticeECP3 FPGA Family

March 28, 2011

HILLSBORO, OR – March 28, 2011 – Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC) and Helion Technology today announced a portfolio of Compression and Encryption IP cores, available now, for the LatticeECP3™ FPGA family. The portfolio features a Payload Compression System core that enables improved utilization of constrained channel bandwidth, making it ideal for use in Microwave Backhaul applications, Broadband Wireless Access for 802.16e (WiMAX), and, potentially, other … Read More → "Lattice and Helion Technology Announce Compression and Encryption IP Cores for the LatticeECP3 FPGA Family"

Synopsys Unveils DC Explorer for Early RTL Exploration

March 28, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today introduced DC Explorer, the latest addition to the Galaxy™ Implementation platform, to significantly speed up development of high-quality design data. To meet aggressive schedules for today’s massively integrated, multimillion-instance, “Gigascale” designs, engineers need an RTL exploration solution that enables them to quickly and efficiently perform what/if analyses of various design configurations – even before the design data is complete – and create a better starting point for the implementation flow. DC Explorer addresses … Read More → "Synopsys Unveils DC Explorer for Early RTL Exploration"

iWatt Selects Magma’s Titan to Automate Analog Design of Power Supply Control ICs

March 28, 2011

SAN JOSE and LOS GATOS, Calif., March 28, 2011 – Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced iWatt has adopted the Titan™ platform to improve analog design and layout productivity, and to automate difficult routing tasks including analog cell layouts and chip-level assembly. iWatt, a developer of energy-efficient digital power supply control integrated circuits (ICs) used in leading-edge power supplies, adopted Titan based on results of an extensive evaluation in which Titan enabled iWatt’s designers to set up and route a design in just 2 days – an effort that would … Read More → "iWatt Selects Magma’s Titan to Automate Analog Design of Power Supply Control ICs"

QuickLogic to Present at the Globalpress Electronics Summit 2011 in Santa Cruz, CA

March 25, 2011

SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwire – March 24, 2011) – March 24, 2011 – QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), the leader in low power Customer Specific Standard Products (CSSPs), today announced that Mr. Andrew J. Pease, QuickLogic’s President and CEO, is scheduled to present at the Globalpress Electronics Summit in Santa Cruz, CA.

Location: The Chaminade Resort, Santa Cruz, CA

Time: Tuesday, March 29 … Read More → "QuickLogic to Present at the Globalpress Electronics Summit 2011 in Santa Cruz, CA"

CAST Simplifies PCI Express FPGA Integration with Application-Level Interface Core

March 25, 2011

March 25, 2011, Woodcliff Lake, NJ — Semiconductor intellectual property (IP) provider CAST, Inc. has released an IP core that makes it easier to integrate PCI Express in an FPGA-based system.

The new PCIEXPAIF IP Core provides a high-level interface between popular system buses like AMBA^® AXI4 and the PCI Express hard macro blocks available from FPGA vendors Altera and Xilinx. The core includes an extensible DMA and other functions to encode and decode Transaction Layer Packets, relieving the designer from directly managing this lower-level activity and enabling an application-level focus.

Mentor Graphics Calibre xACT 3D Field Solver Extraction Tool Demonstrates High Accuracy and Performance in STARC Evaluation

March 25, 2011

WILSONVILLE, Ore., March 25, 2011—Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced the results of an extensive evaluation by the Tokyo-based Semiconductor Technology Academic Research Center (STARC) that showed the Calibre® xACT 3D extraction product delivers both reference level accuracy and high performance, enabling very high quality extraction for large IPs.

“Our benchmark included a wide range of evaluation data ranging from small cells and routing patterns up to large blocks,” said Kunihiko Tsuboi, Senior Manager of Mixed Signal Design Group/Development Department-2 at STARC. “We found that Calibre xACT 3D closely matched our … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Calibre xACT 3D Field Solver Extraction Tool Demonstrates High Accuracy and Performance in STARC Evaluation"

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