Highlights

• Fully compliant with HDMI 1.4 and High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) 1.4 specifications
• Support for all key features including HDMI Ethernet and Audio Return Channel (HEAC), 3D modes, 4K resolution, additional colour spaces and more
• Superior analogue front end supporting up to 20 feet category 2-certified HDMI cables, while maintaining high performance
• HDMI PHY IP available in more than 10 processes from 90nm to 40nm

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., JANUARY 25, 2010 – Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today … Read More → "Synopsys launches DesignWare HDMI 1.4 Tx/Rx controller and PHY IP solutions for 40nm process technologies"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – January 25, 2010 – Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced the addition of silicon-proven DesignWare(R) MIPI IP consisting of 3G DigRF Controllers and PHY, Camera Serial Interface 2 (CSI-2) Host Controller and D-PHY to its IP portfolio. The Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) Alliance defines a set of standard hardware interfaces between mobile baseband processors, RF integrated circuits (ICs) and peripherals typically found in smartphones and multimedia handheld devices. Leading providers of system-on-chips (SoCs) are adopting these standards to improve interoperability and reduce system cost for … Read More → "Synopsys expands DesignWare IP portfolio with MIPI IP solutions"

• Artisan – Aonix merger is the catalyst for future market consolidation through partnerships and acquisition of complementary products
• Atego will offer integrated Application Development tools and services across architecture, systems, software and hardware for global engineering customers
• As the leading independent supplier, Atego will continue to support industry standards and competitor integrations for maximum customer choice
• Combined global footprint results in significant operations in the USA, UK, Germany, France and Italy

San Diego CA, USA and Cheltenham, UK – 20th January 2010. Artisan® Software Tools … Read More → "Atego launches as the foundation for an integrated tool chain strategy"

SYDNEY, Australia – January 18,  2010 – Read More → "Altium continues to expand its reseller network in Europe"

Kirkland, WA – 15 January, 2010 – Impulse Accelerated Technologies today announced that Hella Aglaia has completed a design for a computer vision 3D automatic passenger counting system using Impulse tools and Xilinx FPGAs in an ASIC prototyping flow.

Based on 3D- Sense Technology Hella Aglaia’s self contained Automatic Passenger Counting System AVC 1 offers a counting accuracy greater than 98%. It is possible to verify all results at any time, through the comparison with video recordings. The AVC1 can be used in any environment which … Read More → "Hella Aglaia Mobile Vision Designs 3D Passenger Counting ASIC, Using Impulse C High Level Synthesis Tools and Xilinx FPGAs"

System-on-Chip (SoC) Conference 2010

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Savant Company Inc. today announced a call for sponsors and speaker presentations for the 8^thRead More → "Savant Company Inc. Announces Call for Sponsors and Speakers for The 8th International System-on-Chip (SoC) Conference, Exhibit, and Workshops"

 SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 11, 2010 — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that ACCO Semiconductor has selected a comprehensive suite of Agilent’s RFIC design, verification and modeling software for design of its next-generation CMOS power amplifier. This software, used for integrated, mixed-signal RFIC designs, coupled with Agilent’s unique wireless verification IP portfolio for design and test, enables a streamlined design flow that allows ACCO Semiconductor to quickly and effectively drive its design project from initial conception to final product.

“In today’s cellular marketplace, one of the most difficult jobs for an R&D … Read More → "Agilent Technologies’ RFIC Solutions Software Accelerates Design, Verification of ACCO Semiconductor’s Next-Generation CMOS Power Amplifier"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif – Jan 12, 2010 — Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced the availability of SuperSpeed USB 3.0 transaction-level models (TLM) supporting the Open SystemC™ Initiative (OSCI) TLM-2.0 API specification. The models are TLM representations of the Synopsys DesignWare^®Read More → "Synopsys Introduces Industry’s First SystemC TLM-2.0 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Models"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., January 11, 2010 — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced the immediate availability of PrimeTime(tm) 2009.12, delivering up to 2X speed up of timing signoff through the addition of threaded multicore processing. With this latest addition, Synopsys’ PrimeTime tool provides a new level of flexibility enabling design teams to achieve optimal runtime performance across their heterogeneous multicore compute environments by utilising distributed and threaded multicore processing in tandem.

“At Synopsys we recognise that IC designers are being asked to develop bigger, … Read More → "Synopsys speeds timing signoff by 2X with latest multicore technology"

Washington DC, USA and Cheltenham, UK – 6^th January 2010.  Artisan^{Read More → "EU’s FP7 SATURN project delivers UML/SysML-based hardware/software co-design solution based on Artisan Studio"}