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Wolfson licenses Oxford Digital’s TinyCore DSP

Edinburgh, UK, January 5 2011 – Wolfson Microelectronics plc, a global leader in the design and development of mixed-signal semiconductors and Audio Hubs that combine to deliver High Definition Audio solutions, has today announced a license agreement with audio processing specialist Oxford Digital Limited to use its digital signal processor (DSP) core in a selection of Wolfson’s industry-leading Audio Hub products.

Oxford Digital’s TinyCore DSP core delivers a low-power, low gate count, highly configurable solution which simplifies the software development process, allowing easy porting of audio function algorithms, thereby reducing the … Read More → "Wolfson licenses Oxford Digital’s TinyCore DSP"

LynuxWorks Announces LynxSecure Support for 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family

LAS VEGAS, NV, Consumer Electronics Show–January 5, 2011–In conjunction with the launch of the 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ processor family at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, LynuxWorks, Inc., a world leader in the embedded software market, announced LynxSecure 4.0 support of the new Intel® CoreTM i7 and i5 processor families. LynxSecure is a separation kernel and embedded hypervisor that provides … Read More → "LynuxWorks Announces LynxSecure Support for 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family"

Altera’s Stratix IV GT FPGA Successfully Passes Ethernet Alliance’s HSE Interoperability Test Targeting 100-Gigabit Ethernet Systems

San Jose, Calif., January 4, 2011Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced it successfully passed the first Ethernet Alliance® Higher Speed Ethernet (HSE) subcommittee interoperability event tests targeting products designed to support 100-Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) systems. Passing the interoperability tests validates the performance of Altera’s industry-leading transceiver technology featured in its Stratix® IV GT FPGAs and demonstrates to equipment manufacturers a low-risk solution that … Read More → "Altera’s Stratix IV GT FPGA Successfully Passes Ethernet Alliance’s HSE Interoperability Test Targeting 100-Gigabit Ethernet Systems"

Sigma Designs Launches First Studio-Grade Set Top Box SoC

MILPITAS, CA–(Marketwire – January 3, 2011) – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM), a leading provider of System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions for delivering entertainment and control throughout the home, today set a new bar for advanced connected media players, Blu-ray players and IPTV set-top box (STB) SoCs with the introduction of its SMP8910 media processor. The SMP8910 is the first chip to integrate VXP studio quality video processing and the most flexible 3D video processing into a high-performance media processor.

The SMP8910 provides more than 6,000 DMIPS via a dual-core 1004K … Read More → "Sigma Designs Launches First Studio-Grade Set Top Box SoC"

Sigma Designs Launches First Studio-Grade Set Top Box SoC

MILPITAS, CA–(Marketwire – January 3, 2011) – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM), a leading provider of System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions for delivering entertainment and control throughout the home, today set a new bar for advanced connected media players, Blu-ray players and IPTV set-top box (STB) SoCs with the introduction of its SMP8910 media processor. The SMP8910 is the first chip to integrate VXP studio quality video processing and the most flexible 3D video processing into a high-performance media processor.

The SMP8910 provides more than 6,000 DMIPS via a dual-core 1004K … Read More → "Sigma Designs Launches First Studio-Grade Set Top Box SoC"

GiDEL Announces the Availability of TotalHistory™ a New Level in ASIC Prototyping and FPGA Debug

Kane Computing are pleased to announce that GiDEL has recently launched TotalHistory™, the most advanced debugging feature available in today’s ASIC Prototyping solutions and FPGA based systems.

TotalHistory is a software only solution enabling users to define a list of signals in the design which they want to trace at full system speed. There is practically no limit on the number of signals traced. The user can then view the trace using a waveform viewer to debug and validate the design. Optionally, an API is available for queries by advanced users.

“ … Read More → "GiDEL Announces the Availability of TotalHistory™ a New Level in ASIC Prototyping and FPGA Debug"

GiDEL Announces Its Third-Generation ASIC Prototyping Systems Based on on Altera’s Stratix IV E FPGAs

Kane Computing are pleased to announce that GiDEL recently launched the PROC_SoC3-4S™ and the PROC_SoC10-4S™ ASIC Prototyping Systems utilizing the industry’s largest FPGAs – Altera’s Stratix® IV E FPGA featuring 820K logic elements (LEs).

The PROC_SoC3 and PROC_SoC10 are GiDEL’s third-generation ASIC Prototyping Systems. Featuring the industry’s largest and fastest FPGA, the Stratix IV E FPGA-based PROC-SoC ASIC Prototyping Systems are designed to debug and verify today’s most advanced SoC designs. The PROC_SoC3-4S is able to support designs … Read More → "GiDEL Announces Its Third-Generation ASIC Prototyping Systems Based on on Altera’s Stratix IV E FPGAs"

Atheros Debuts Industry’s Most Flexible Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 Solution for Tablets and Portable Consumer Electronic Devices

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – January 3, 2011) – Atheros Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHR), a global leader in innovative technologies for wireless and wired communications, today unveiled the industry’s highest-performing and most flexible wireless solution for tablets and portable consumer electronic (CE) devices. Extending Atheros’ popular line of combination products for computing and consumer devices, the new AR6233 offers both 802.11n Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® 4.0 technologies on a system-in-package (SIP) solution — the compact form factor preferred for CE designs.

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Software and Hardware Ecosystem to Unleash the Power of AMD Fusion Technology

SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwire – January 4, 2011) – AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced broad support for the AMD Fusion Family of Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) from the software and hardware ecosystem community. Working closely with software vendors, developers and motherboard suppliers, AMD has built a coalition of industry innovators committed to providing devices and applications that leverage the combined x86 computing power and discrete-level graphics performance of AMD … Read More → "Software and Hardware Ecosystem to Unleash the Power of AMD Fusion Technology"

AMD Introduces Its Fastest Quad Core and New Six Core Processor Models

SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwire – January 4, 2011) –

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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced new desktop processors including AMD’s fastest quad-core desktop processor. These processors join AMD’s award-winning 8-series chipset and recently launched AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 series graphics for PCs that enable vivid high-definition experiences in 3D with GPU-accelerated multimedia performance. With these latest technologies, gamers and PC enthusiasts can enjoy The Ultimate … Read More → "AMD Introduces Its Fastest Quad Core and New Six Core Processor Models"

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