Unterpremstaetten, Austria (October 6, 2010) – austriamicrosystems (SIX: AMS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog ICs introduces the AS3933, a 3-channel low-frequency wake-up receiver that enables battery powered systems to add remote wakeup capability. In addition, with best-in-class sensitivity of 80 µVrms, both range and BOM cost can be optimized while the lowest current consumption of 2.7 μA extends battery life.

Featuring a wide receive frequency range — 15 to 150 kHz — the AS3933 offers flexibility to designers for a … Read More → "austriamicrosystems announces best-in-class 3-channel low-frequency wake-up receiver with 15 – 150kHz range & automatic antenna tuning capability"

Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 2010 – Deutschmann Automation and Innovasic Semiconductor are pleased to announce that Deutschmann has incorporated Innovasic’s RapID Platform and fido1100^®Communications Controller into their UNIGATE^® IC and UNIGATE^® CL Profinet gateway products. The UNIGATE CL is a protocol converter solution for all field devices with serial interfaces.  The UNIGATE IC is a protocol converter that supports integration directly into industrial automation equipment. Innovasic’s RapID Platform solution provides the communication processing in these gateway … Read More → "Deutschmann Automation selects Innovasic Semiconductor’s RapID™ Platform for their ProfiNET Connectivity Solution"

Kane Computing Ltd (KCL) are pleased to announce that Spectrum Digital Inc. the leading provider of development tools for Texas Instruments (TI) Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), announces the introduction of the XDS560v2 System Trace JTAG Emulator for single chip DSPs, multi-core devices, and SoCs produced by Texas Instruments.

This new emulator delivers a higher level of debug capability required by the developer using these high performance processors. These new capabilities are aimed at developing better software, reducing the development cycle, and shortening time to market. The emulator offers standard features not previously available in the TI … Read More → "Spectrum Digital Announces New JTAG Emulator"

HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C., Oct. 5 — TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today expanded its IP Alliance to incorporate a soft IP program that will improve soft IP readiness for advanced technology nodes and drive earlier time-to-market.

TSMC is expected to provide specific design documents and technology information  through the program so that partners can optimize their soft IP to TSMC’s technology. TSMC will also collaborate with these companies to expedite soft IP readiness by aligning their development with TSMC’s process technology roadmap.

Soft IP has historically been process technology independent and therefore was … Read More → "TSMC Expands IP Alliance to Include Soft IP"

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 5, 2010 — Magma® Design Automation (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced that GN ReSound, a world leader in innovative hearing instruments, has standardized on the Talus® implementation system for its next-generation ICs. GN ReSound selected Talus after encountering difficulty closing timing while meeting low-power requirements on a critical design with its previous tools. Talus delivered a fast, predictable and repeatable flow that allowed GN ReSound to quickly perform trial place-and-route runs to find the optimal power/performance tradeoff. 

Read More → "GN ReSound Standardizes on Magma Talus to Increase Performance and Minimize Power on Next-Generation ICs"

Grenoble, FRANCE, and Tokyo, JAPAN, October 1st, 2010, CEA-Leti and CMP (Circuits Multi Projets®) announced during the FDSOI Workshop at Tokyo Universitythe launch of an Exploratory MPW (Multi Project Wafers) initiative based on FDSOI (Fully Depleted SOI) 20nm process, opening the access of its 300mm infrastructure to the design community. This MPW offer is partly supported by EUROSOI+ network that gathers the main European academic partners on SOI.

“The Leti has pioneered the SOI technology for years, leading track records in the most advanced research in FDSOI, assessing its … Read More → "CEA-Leti Makes a R&D 20nm Fully Depleted SOI Process available through CMP"

ITHACA, NY−October 4, 2010−GrammaTech, Inc., a leading manufacturer of software-analysis tools, today announced it has been awarded a multi-year, $12.9M contract focused on improving software security. GrammaTech will lead the development and demonstration effort, working with subcontractors Raytheon Company, the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Georgia Institute of Technology; this team brings together world-class expertise in software analysis, security, and development. … Read More → "AFRL Awards $13M Software Security Contract to GrammaTech"

CARY, North Carolina and DORTMUND, Germany – September 29, 2010 – Coventor, Inc.(www.coventor.com), the leading supplier of software for developing micro-electromechanicalsystems (MEMS), and Process Relations, a provider of enterprise information management systemsfor high tech process development, announced today a collaboration to develop and marketintegrated solutions to improve the efficiency of developing next generation fabrication processesfor semiconductor and MEMS manufacturers. As part of the cooperation, the companies havedeveloped an interface between the Process Development Execution System XperiDeskTMinformation management system from Process Relations and Coventor’s 3D emulation softwareSEMulator3D™.

Ottawa, Canada and Santa Clara, Calif. – October 1, 2010

What: Sidense exhibiting at SMIC 2010 SymposiumBooth #2

Where: Santa Clara Convention Center5001 Great America ParkwaySanta Clara, California 95054

When: Oct. 8, 201012-5:30PM

Who: Jim Lipman, Sidense Marketing Director

For more information or to schedule a meeting with Sidense please contact:

Jim LipmanSidensejim@sidense.com925-606-1370

About Sidense:

Sidense Corp. provides secure, very dense and reliable non-volatile, one-timeprogrammable (OTP) memory IP for use in standard-logic CMOS processes withno … Read More → "Sidense Exhibiting at SMIC 2010 Symposium"

LOUISVILLE, Colo., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ — Atrato, Inc., a storage innovator specializing in high performance, autonomic tiered storage solutions, today announced it has joined the ng Connect Program, a multi-industry initiative driving the development of next-generation broadband services based on Long Term Evolution ( … Read More → "Atrato Joins Connect Program to Drive New Storage Services for High Bandwidth, Data-Intensive Applications"