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Magma’s Quartz DRC Physical Verification Solution Qualified to Support GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ DRC+ Flow for Technologies at 28 nm and Below

August 30, 2011

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 30, 2011 – Magma® Design Automation (Nasdaq:LAVA), today announced that the new pattern matching capability in the Quartz™ DRC physical verification product has been qualified to support DRC+, GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ silicon-validated, yield-critical pattern-based design for manufacturing (DFM) verification flow for all advanced process technologies, including 40 nanometer (nm), 28 nm and below.

The new capability will allow Magma’s and GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ mutual customers to significantly accelerate – up to 3 to 4 orders of magnitude – the identification of 2-dimensional (2D) yield detractors and complex manufacturing issues with comparable … Read More → "Magma’s Quartz DRC Physical Verification Solution Qualified to Support GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ DRC+ Flow for Technologies at 28 nm and Below"

Freescale rolls out first products in QorIQ Qonverge wireless base station processor portfolio

August 30, 2011

SHENZHEN, China (Freescale Technology Forum China) – Aug. 30, 2011 – Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) is now sampling the first “base station-on-chip” products built on its innovative QorIQ Qonverge multimode platform. The new QorIQ Qonverge PSC9132 system-on-chip (SoC) for picocell and PSC9130/31 SoCs for femtocell base stations share a single, scalable architecture that simultaneously supports multiple air interfaces, providing operators and OEMs “future-proof”, highly integrated heterogeneous solutions that help minimize power consumption, cost and design … Read More → "Freescale rolls out first products in QorIQ Qonverge wireless base station processor portfolio"

Kilopass Expands Embedded Non-Volatile Memory Offering To GLOBAL FOUNDRIES’ 0.13um G Process

August 30, 2011

Santa Clara, Calif. –– August 30, 2011 –– Kilopass Technology Inc., a leading provider of logic non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP) and a GLOBALSOLUTIONS Partner, today announced that its XPM™ embedded one-time programmable (OTP) NVM technology has completed 1000 hours of JEDEC standard reliability testing for high temperature operating life (HTOL) and high temperature storage life (HTSL) on 3 lots for GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ 0.13um generic process technology. Kilopass’ logic-based XPM OTP technology requires no added cost for integration with standard logic processes. Due to the portability of its antifuse technology, XPM is the NVM of choice … Read More → "Kilopass Expands Embedded Non-Volatile Memory Offering To GLOBAL FOUNDRIES’ 0.13um G Process"

NetLogic Microsystems Begins Volume Shipments for its Industry-Leading IPv6 Knowledge-based Processors

August 30, 2011

Santa Clara, Calif. – August 29, 2011– NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. [NASDAQ: NETL], a worldwide leader in high-performance intelligent semiconductor solutions for next-generation Internet networks, today announced it has launched volume shipments for its industry-leading NL10k and NL11k families of advanced knowledge-based processors, optimized to manage the significantly greater requirements of Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) processing in next-generation switches and routers. The first of these IPv6 customer systems to adopt NetLogic Microsystems’ advanced 40nm knowledge-based processors has begun volume production this quarter, and the company expects that an additional 60 customer programs at more than 17 customers will … Read More → "NetLogic Microsystems Begins Volume Shipments for its Industry-Leading IPv6 Knowledge-based Processors"

Altium signs GoEngineer to distribute next-generation electronics design software to Western and South Central U.S.

August 30, 2011

Carlsbad, Calif. – 30 August 2011 – Altium has engaged in a partnership with GoEngineer, a leading reseller of product design software, to deliver Altium’s next-generation electronics design software and services to GoEngineer’s network of over 5,000 U.S. customers. Altium’s electronic design automation (EDA) products complement GoEngineer’s existing line of design tools from SolidWorks, CAMWorks, Stratasys and others, … Read More → "Altium signs GoEngineer to distribute next-generation electronics design software to Western and South Central U.S."

Mouser Launches SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Product Knowledge Training Site

August 30, 2011

August 29, 2011 – Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced the release of a new Product Knowledge Center (PKC) technology training site devoted to the communication bus technology Read More → "Mouser Launches SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Product Knowledge Training Site"

Xilinx Executives to Present at SEMICON Taiwan 2011 and e-Manufacturing & Design Collaboration Symposium 2011

August 30, 2011

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Aug. 30, 2011 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced that senior company executives will present at the e-Manufacturing & Design Collaboration Symposium 2011 in Hsinchu, in addition to the SiP Global … Read More → "Xilinx Executives to Present at SEMICON Taiwan 2011 and e-Manufacturing & Design Collaboration Symposium 2011"

Avnet Electronics Marketing and Xilinx Celebrate Silver Anniversary

August 30, 2011

PHOENIX— August 30, 2011 — In 1986, Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), and Read More → "Avnet Electronics Marketing and Xilinx Celebrate Silver Anniversary"

Microsemi Announces Availability of Cost-optimised SmartFusion cSoC Device

August 30, 2011

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.–Aug. 30, 2011–Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the availability of its cost-optimised SmartFusion® customisable system-on-chip (cSoC) device. The A2F060, available in commercial and industrial temperature grades, is designed for high volume applications such as motor and motion control, gaming machines, solar inverters, and clinical & imaging medical electronics.

“Expanding our award-winning SmartFusion family allows us to address a broader range of performance and cost requirements of a wide variety of embedded systems while maintaining core functionality,” said Rich Kapusta, … Read More → "Microsemi Announces Availability of Cost-optimised SmartFusion cSoC Device"

Mentor Graphics and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Improve Yield Analysis with Combination of Tessent and Calibre Capabilities

August 29, 2011

WILSONVILLE, Ore., August 29, 2011 – Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced an innovative approach to IC yield analysis that combines the layout-aware production test failure diagnosis capabilities of the Tessent® Diagnosis and Tessent YieldInsight® products with the design for manufacturing (DFM) analysis facilities of the Calibre® YieldAnalyzer tool. The new methodology enables customers to identify and understand systematic yield loss, and to determine if the … Read More → "Mentor Graphics and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Improve Yield Analysis with Combination of Tessent and Calibre Capabilities"