MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that Synopsys’ DesignWare® High-Definition Multimedia Interface™ (HDMI™) 1.4a Transmitter (Tx) digital controller and PHY IP solutions in the 40-nanometer (nm) process node have achieved certification from an HDMI Authorized Training Center (ATC).  The DesignWare HDMI PHY IP achieved … Read More → "Synopsys’ Silicon-Proven DesignWare HDMI 1.4a Tx Controller and PHY IP Receive HDMI Certification"

MILPITAS, CA – October 28, 2010 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC3891, a high voltage synchronous step-down DC/DC controller that draws only 50µA in standby mode with the output in regulation. The 4V to 60V input supply range is designed to protect against high voltage transients, continue operation during automotive cold crank and cover a broad range of input sources and battery chemistries. … Read More → "60V Input Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Controller Draws Only 50µA in Battery-Powered Systems"

CHANDLER, Ariz., Oct. 26, 2010 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, and Powercast Corporation, a leader in RF-based wireless power and energy harvesting technology, today announced the Lifetime Power^® Energy Harvesting Development Kit for Wireless Sensors featuring PIC^®& … Read More → "Microchip and Powercast Debut World’s First RF Energy Harvesting Kit That Enables Battery-Free, Perpetually Powered Wireless Applications"

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ — Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the industry’s first stacked silicon interconnect technology for delivering breakthrough capacity, bandwidth and power savings using multiple FPGA die in a single package for applications that require high-transistor and logic density, as well as tremendous levels of computational and bandwidth performance. By embracing 3D packaging technologies and through-silicon vias (TSV) for its 28nm 7 series FPGAs, Xilinx’s Targeted Design Platforms can address systems with resource requirements that are more than double the reach of the largest single-die FPGAs. … Read More → "Xilinx Stacked Silicon Interconnect Extends FPGA Technology to Deliver ‘More than Moore’ Density, Bandwidth and Power Efficiency"

San Diego, CA, October 25, 2010 ? Express Logic, Inc., the worldwide leader in royalty-free real-time operating systems (RTOS), today announced ThreadX^® RTOS support of Energy Micro’s Cortex™-M3-based EFM_^®32  … Read More → "Express Logic Announces ThreadX® RTOS Support for Energy Micro’s EFM32 Gecko Microcontrollers"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA–(Marketwire – October 26, 2010) – .Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications, and the digital home, today unveiled a new family of security processors which deliver unprecedented performance for secure and virtualized cloud computing and the borderless enterprise. The NITROX III security processor family integrates 16 to 64 purpose-built security RISC cores with high performance compression engines and virtualization … Read More → "Cavium Networks Unveils NITROX(R) III: World’s Highest Performance Security & Compression Processors for Application Delivery, Cloud Computing and WAN Optimization"