Wirral, UK, December 13, 2010. LDRA, the leader in standards compliance, automated software verification, source code analysis and test tools, has developed a variant of the LDRA tool suite that supports x86 assembler syntax. Catering to a broad range of … Read More → "LDRA Tool Suite Extends Certification Support for x86 Assembly Code"
Cheshire, UK – 9th December 2010 – Kane Computing are pleased to announce that Sundance, the leading supplier and manufacturer of advanced digital signal processing and reconfigurable FPGA systems today announced availability of its modular EVP6472-903 Dual WiMax RF Module multiprocessing solution. The energy smart EVP6472-903 feature two multicore DSPs with twelve TMS320C64x+™ processor cores clocked at 500MHz for telecom demanding real time processing.
The product development is aligned to the trend and commitment made by the worldwide mobile communications industry to … Read More → "Honey…I Shrunk The Basestation"
MILPITAS, CA – December 13, 2010 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LTC3789, a very high efficiency (up to 98%) synchronous buck-boost DC/DC controller that operates from input voltages above, below or equal to the regulated output voltage. High power circuits that step-up and-down typically rely on transformers or two DC/DC converters, one for step-up (boost) and the other for … Read More → "Single Inductor High Efficiency Synchronous Buck-Boost DC/DC Controller"
IRVINE, Calif., December 13, 2010 –Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at building a secure, smart, connected world, today announced it has adopted Sibridge Technologies’ Verification Intellectual Property (VIP) to reduce time to market for its innovative FPGA and customizable SoC products. Sibridge Technologies is a provider of innovative ASIC/FPGA, design and verification IPs and embedded systems solutions. The company offers a suite of Design IP (DIP) and Verification IP (VIP) for industry-standard interfaces including PCI Express Gen 3/Gen 2/Gen 1, Ethernet 100G/40G/10G/1G, USB 3.0/2.0, SATA 2.0/1.0, AMBA AHB/AXI and I2C.
“ … Read More → "Microsemi Adopts Sibridge Technologies’ Verification IPs"
Louisville, CO – December 8, 2010 – The 2011 Design and Verification Conference (DVCon), sponsored by Accellera, continues its tradition of providing a technical program unparalleled in its industry. The advance program and registration information is now available on the website (www.dvcon.org). DVCon 2011 will be held February 28-March 3 at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose, California.
The keynote will be presented by Wally Rhines, chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics, on Tuesday, March 1 at 4:00pm in the Oak/Fir Ballroom. The industry leaders … Read More → "DVCon 2011 Announces Technical Program"
SAN JOSE, CA and SHANGHAI, CHINA–(Marketwire – December 8, 2010) – Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (“SMIC”) (NYSE: SMI) (SEHK: 981), the largest semiconductor foundry in China, has adopted Cadence® Silicon Realization products for the design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and low-power technology at the core of SMIC’s 65-nanometer Reference Flow 4.1. Using Cadence Encounter Digital Implementation System as the foundation, the companies collaborated … Read More → "SMIC Adopts Cadence DFM and Low-Power Silicon Realization Technology for 65-Nanometer Reference Flow"
SAN JOSE, CALIF. –– December 8, 2010 –– Forte Design Systems announced today that Cynthesizer™ high-level synthesis software has been selected for use in Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited’s application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) Reference Flow for the new 40-nanometer (nm) process technologies, along with 90- and 65nm.
“Forte continues to prove its value as a provider of high-level synthesis,” remarks Takashi Hasegawa, general manager, SoC Solutions Division, Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited. “Cynthesizer met or exceeded our stringent requirements, giving internal and external design teams a SystemC-based, high-level synthesis tool for … Read More → "Forte Design Systems’ SystemC High-Level Synthesis Selected for Fujitsu Semiconductor’s ASIC Reference Flow"
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced the immediate availability of DesignWare® IP for the Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI®) Display Serial Interface (DSI) Host Controller . With this latest addition, Synopsys broadens itsDesignWare MIPI IP portfolio consisting of the Read More → "Synopsys Expands DesignWare MIPI IP Portfolio With DSI Host Controller"
ACTON, MASS. –– December 7, 2010 –– Carbon Design Systems™, a leading supplier of tools for the automatic creation, validation and deployment of system-level models, today announced December 20 availability of implementation-accurate models of the ARM Cortex™-A5 and the ARM Cortex™-M4 processors.
Models are available through Carbon IP Exchange for designers using SoC Designer Plus. Carbon IP Exchange is a recently introduced web-based portal with round-the-clock availability where models are generated directly from ARM’s register transfer level (RTL) code using Carbon Model Studio. Models are constructed … Read More → "Carbon Adds Additional ARM Processor Content to Carbon IP Exchange"
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 7, 2010 – Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced that NetLogic Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq: NETL), a worldwide leader in high-performance intelligent semiconductor solutions for Internet networks, has selected Talus® for implementation of its next-generation knowledge-based processor and physical layer products. This expands upon the relationship between NetLogic Microsystems and Magma Design Automation, as NetLogic Microsystems has successfully taped out designs in process nodes ranging from 130 to 40 nanometers (nm) using Talus Vortex, Talus Plan Pro and Talus Power Pro. Talus& … Read More → "NetLogic Microsystems Selects Magma’s Talus IC Implementation System for Next-Generation 28-nm Knowledge-based Processor and Physical Layer Products"
