MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., and ERFURT, Germany, December 17, 2009 – Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, and X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading analogue/mixed-signal foundry, today announced that X-FAB has expanded its support to include Synopsys’ Galaxy Custom Designer(TM) implementation solution. X-FAB now fully supports Synopsys’ Galaxy(TM) Implementation Platform across its wide range of advanced modular CMOS process technologies for analogue/mixed-signal (AMS) applications.

Custom Designer is a modern-era mixed-signal implementation solution that delivers superior ease-of-use and leverages Synopsys’ Galaxy Implementation Platform to … Read More → "X-FAB now supports Synopsys Galaxy Custom Designer"

SANTA CLARA, Calif., and FORT COLLINS, Colo., Dec. 16, 2009 — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Derby Associates International Inc., a leader in Web-based decision support and data collection solutions, announced the signing of a joint marketing agreement that allows Agilent to offer a new Medalist i3070and 3070 in-circuit tester-based quality tool called “Web-Push Button Quality (Web-PBQ)” to its customers. Web-PBQ, a flexible and scalable solution, is based on Derby’s Web-native technology.

Web-PBQ running on Agilent’s in-circuit test (ICT) platforms enables electronics companies to address their test, data collection and quality management needs. It is a low-cost, … Read More → "Agilent Technologies, Derby Associates Announce Pact to Offer Derby Web-based Quality Management Tool with Agilent Medalist i3070 In-Circuit Testers"

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 16, 2009 — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced an LTE test solution that combines the market-leading Agilent 89600 VSA LTE FDD and LTE TDD analysis software with the highest-performance member of the Agilent X-Series, the Agilent N9030A PXA signal analyzer.

       The PXA provides industry-leading RF performance that supports both LTE FDD and LTE TDD. It delivers up to 140 MHz analysis bandwidth and up to 75 dB of spurious-free dynamic range with typical flatness of ±0.4 dB, making it an ideal solution for 3G, 4G and beyond. LTE Advanced, one of the … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Extends Leadership in LTE Test Capability with PXA Signal Analyzer"

SUNNYVALE and SANTA CLARA, Calif. – December 17, 2009 – MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS) and Tensilica® Inc. today announced they are working together to accelerate SOC (system-on-chip) design activity on the popular Android™ platform. Together, MIPS and Tensilica will help companies speed … Read More → "MIPS Technologies and Tensilica Team to Accelerate SOC Design Activity on Android™ Platform; Plan Joint Demos at CES"

SUNNYVALE Calif. and SAN JOSE Calif. – December 17, 2009 – eSilicon Corporation, a pioneering semiconductor value chain producer (VCP), and Achronix Semiconductor, makers of the world’s fastest field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), today revealed that they have successfully taken the Achronix Speedster 1.5 GHz FPGA to commercial production.  Achronix selected eSilicon to leverage eSilicon’s world-class physical design and supply chain expertise.Read More → "eSilicon Takes Achronix 1.5 GHz FPGA Design to Production"

Wirral, UK. 17 December 2009. LDRA, the leading provider of automated software verification, source code analysis, and test tools, has integrated the LDRA tool suite and Microchip Technology’s MPLAB … Read More → "LDRA Tool Suite Integrated into Microchip Technology’s PIC Family"

Santa Clara, CA – December 16, 2009 – Aptina, a global provider of image sensor solutions and eASIC Corporation, today announced the immediate availability of a H.264 High Definition (HD) reference design that is capable of supporting up to 720p/30fps rates. The new HD reference design is aimed at enabling, and simplifying the development for a new class of low-cost HD applications and making low-cost HD solutions available for … Read More → "Aptina and eASIC Announce High Definition H.264 Reference Design"

OTTAWA, ONTARIO –December 15, 2009 — Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX, VXS, and CompactPCI products for the rugged deployed aerospace and defense (A&D) market, has introduced the VPX3-129, a … Read More → "Curtiss-Wright Controls’ New Rugged 3U OpenVPX™ Single Board Computer features QorIQ™ P4080 Processor"

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) , a leader in touch- and microcontroller-based solutions, today announced it is collaborating with H&D Wireless to deliver an IEEE802.11b+g Wi-Fi solution for Atmel’s 32-bit AVR® microcontrollers. In this collaboration, H&D Wireless will provide the SPB104 Wi-Fi extension board which is easily connected to the AVR32 UC3 evaluation kits through the SD card socket. This collaboration results in the industry’s most power efficient … Read More → "Atmel Collaborates with H&D Wireless to Deliver World’s Most Power Efficient Embedded Wi-Fi Solution"