Taipei, Taiwan, April 13, 2010 – VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced a range of Em-ITX I/O expansion modules that make it easy to create highly customized device designs for a range of applications including digital signage, POI, gaming, kiosk, industrial automation and fleet management.

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MILPITAS, CA – April 14, 2010 – The LTC3614 is a high efficiency synchronous buck regulator from Linear Technology that incorporates a constant frequency, current mode architecture capable of switching frequencies up to 4MHz. Low resistance internal switches allow the LTC3614 to deliver up to 4A of continuous output current from a 3mm x 5mm QFN package, and its low dropout operation allows the output voltage to range from 0.6V to just millivolts below VIN. The LTC3614 operates over an input voltage range of 2.25V to 5.5V, making it ideal for single- cell Li-Ion applications as well as 3.3V or 5V intermediate bus … Read More → "4A, 4MHz, Synchronous Step-Down Regulator in 3mm x 5mm QFN"

MILPITAS, CA – April 14, 2010 – The LTC3614 is a high efficiency synchronous buck regulator from Linear Technology that incorporates a constant frequency, current mode architecture capable of switching frequencies up to 4MHz. Low resistance internal switches allow the LTC3614 to deliver up to 4A of continuous output current from a 3mm x 5mm QFN package, and its low dropout operation allows the output voltage to range from 0.6V to just millivolts below VIN. The LTC3614 operates over an input voltage range of 2.25V to 5.5V, making it ideal for single- cell Li-Ion applications as well as 3.3V or 5V intermediate bus … Read More → "4A, 4MHz, Synchronous Step-Down Regulator in 3mm x 5mm QFN"

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — A new triple-rate (3G/HD/SD) audio/video clock generator from National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:NSM) eliminates the need for external clock conditioning in professional and broadcast video equipment. The LMH1983 produces all the major video and audio reference clocks required for a broad range of applications. The highly integrated LMH1983 also provides the industry’s lowest-output jitter (40 ps peak-to-peak), enabling Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) compliance using field-programmable gate array (FPGA) SerDes transceivers.</ … Read More → "National Semiconductor’s Audio/Video Clock Generator Eliminates Need for External Clock Conditioning"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) , a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, and eSilicon Corporation, the largest independent semiconductor Value Chain Producer (VCP), today announced that eSilicon has joined the Synopsys IP OEM Partner Program. eSilicon has had a successful history using DesignWare® IP which includes the completion of 200 designs with 100 percent first-pass silicon success utilizing Synopsys’ broad portfolio of high-quality IP solutions such as DesignWare Library, USB, … Read More → "eSilicon Joins Synopsys’ IP OEM Partner Program"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Actel Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTL) will showcase its leading embedded technologies, including its recently announced SmartFusion™intelligent mixed signal FPGAs, at the 2010 Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) Silicon Valley April 27-29th. Don’t miss the opportunity to stop by Actel booth #930 and GET SMART.

Through in-booth demonstrations, workshops and technical sessions, participants will learn how embedded designers can use Actel’s solutions to integrate multiple functions and applications into a single device, including full customization, intellectual property security and ease-of-use.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – April 14, 2010 – Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that eSilicon and Brite Semiconductor have joined the Synopsys IP OEM Partner Program along with renewed members Global Unichip and Open-Silicon. Through the IP OEM Partner Program, members standardise on Synopsys’ broad portfolio of silicon-proven DesignWare® interface and analogue IP such as USB, PCI Express®, DDR, HDMI, SATA, Ethernet, MIPI IP including 3GDigRF, CSI-2, D-PHY, data converters and audio codecs for their system-on-chip (SoC) designs.  By enabling member companies to access … Read More → "Synopsys expands IP OEM Partner Program with two new members"

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) announced today at its 2010 Technology Symposium that it will skip the 22nm manufacturing process node and move directly to a 20nm technology. The move is value driven to make advanced technology a more viable alternative for its customers.

During his address to nearly 1,500 TSMC customers and third party alliances, Dr. Shang-yi Chiang, TSMC Senior Vice President, Research & Development, said that the move to 20nm creates a superior gate density and chip performance to cost ratio than a 22nm process technology and makes it … Read More → "TSMC Announces Move to 20nm Process"

Pittsford, NY: HQView range of Image Scalers offers compact, affordable, high performance HDMI/DVI/Component /VGA analog to HDMI/DVI with powerful real-time image processing such as geometry correction for off-axis projection, pin/barrel, image rotation and artifact reduction. Many consumers are deeply disappointed with HD display installations when some of the content comes from lower quality images. HQView Image Scalers address these concerns head-on with a selection of products to suit many situations, processing video content to bring even SD up to near-HD image quality, while also reducing image flicker … Read More → "Saelig Introduces Affordable Professional Video Processing"