SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 1, 2010 — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it will demonstrate the latest design and test innovations for software-defined radio (SDR) at the 2010 Wireless Innovation Forum, Dec.1-2, in Washington, D.C. The demonstration will highlight Agilent’s new design and verification tools for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) technology, a family of high-performance communications formats.

“SDR developers require design and measurement tools that help them respond quickly in a dynamic marketplace,” said Daren McClearnon, product marketing manager within Agilent … Read More → "Agilent Technologies to Showcase Custom OFDM Waveform Design at 2010 Wireless Innovation Forum"

WILSONVILLE, Ore., December 2, 2010—Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today reaffirmed its commitment to the future of open source for embedded development with the acquisition of certain assets of CodeSourcery, Inc. (Granite Bay, CA), the leading provider of open source GNU-based toolchains and services for advanced systems development.

“CodeSourcery and its industry-recognized toolchain services and products significantly increase the value of embedded solutions that Mentor Embedded can provide its customers, as well as contributions to the open source community,” said Glenn Perry, general manager, Mentor Graphics Embedded Software Division. “We believe that the future … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Solidifies Commitment to Open Source; Acquires Certain Assets of CodeSourcery, a Leader in Open Source Tools and Services"

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 2, 2010 –– Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today unveiled Talus® 1.2, a next-generation integrated circuit (IC) implementation solution that accelerates the design cycle of systems on chip (SoCs). The new Talus system enables engineers to implement 1 million to 1.5 million cells per day on large designs or blocks of 2 million to 5 million cells – with crosstalk avoidance, advanced on-chip variation (AOCV) and multi-mode multi-corner (MMMC) analysis enabled. Already silicon-proven at the 40-nanometer (nm) node, Talus is currently in use for complex 28-nm designs. With these latest enhancements, … Read More → "Magma’s New Talus 1.2 Features Faster, More Advanced Routing, Timing and Extraction Technologies to Accelerate Next-Generation SoC Implementation"

BEDFORD, MA – November 30, 2010– GateRocket, Inc., the leading supplier of verification and debug solutions for advanced FPGAs, continues to expand its international presence with the signing of Trident Techlabs Pvt. Ltd, a leading solution-provider in CAD/CAE for the engineering industry, to distribute and support its products in India.  Trident will bring sales and service for GateRocket’s RocketDrive® and RocketVision® FPGA verification to its customers throughout the country.  GateRocket announced a relationship earlier this year with AcconSys to distribute its products in China.

As FPGA device complexity and size continue to grow, design verification has become the … Read More → "GateRocket Brings FPGA Verification Solutions to India, Signs Distribution Agreement with Trident Techlabs Pvt Ltd."

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 1, 2010 — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today introduced express configurations for the popularCXA/EXA signal analyzers … Read More → "Agilent Technologies’ Announces Express Configurations for Signal Analyzers, Signal Generators"

SAN JOSE, Calif., and Bristol, UK, Dec. 2, 2010 – Magma Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, and Icera Inc., a pioneer in soft modem chipsets for smartphones and mobile broadband devices, today announced joint development of Icera’s 28-nanometer (nm) high-performance, low-power system-on-chip (SoC) design flow for its next-generation chipsets. Icera devices are used by OEMs globally to deliver extremely small, fully software-based multimode 4G LTE/3G/2G cellular modems for smartphones, and mobile broadband devices such as USB sticks, tablets and netbooks. Icera chose Magma’s Talus platform because it provides a … Read More → "Icera and Magma Collaborate on 28-nm High-Performance, Low-Power Flow to Accelerate Turnaround time for Next-Generation Soft Modem Chipsets"

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 1, 2010 – Magma Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced that Melfas, a leader in capacitive-sensing touch input solutions, has used the Talus® platform, including Talus RTL, Talus Vortex and Talus Power Pro, and the FineSim™ SPICE circuit simulation tool to implement two of its next-generation MCS-8000 touch sensor chips, which feature ARM® Cortex™ processors. The Melfas ICs are used in mobile phones, smartphones, MP3 players, monitors and other consumer electronics. With the Talus platform and Magma’s RTL-to-GDSII … Read More → "Melfas Uses Magma’s Talus and FineSim SPICE to Tape Out Low-Power, ARM Cortex Processor-Based Mixed-Signal SoCs"

Erfurt, Germany, November 30, 2010 – X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading analog/mixed-signal foundry and expert in “More than Moore” technologies, today became the first pure-play foundry to deliver integrated Hall effect functionality as a fully characterized, documented and ready-to-use Hall sensor device. Implemented in X-FAB’s 0.18 micrometer high-voltage process technology (XH018), the new low-power, highly sensitive magnetic field sensor device is a perfect fit for battery-powered applications. It allows engineers to change the system architecture of the entire sensing application into a more cost-effective single-chip … Read More → "X-FAB First Pure-Play Foundry to Provide Ready-to-Use Hall Sensor"

Unterpremstaetten, Austria (November 30, 2010) – austriamicrosystems (SIX: AMS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog ICs, and NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Nasdaq: NXPI), a leading provider of RFID solutions, today announced that they have jointly developed the first in a range of reference solutions for product authentication in embedded consumer applications. Leveraging the AS399x UHF RFID Reader IC, and the UCODE G2iL series, the reference design delivers the industry’s lowest power consumption, lowest solution cost, lowest complexity and highest level of integration – a combination unmatched anywhere in the world.

… Read More → "austriamicrosystems and NXP Semiconductors collaborate to deliver turnkey solution for authentication of fast moving consumer goods"

SAN JOSE, Calif. and YOKOHAMA, Japan, Nov. 30, 2010 — Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, announced today that Toshiba Corporation, a leading provider of flash memory products, has deployed the FineSim™ platform for sign-off simulation. Toshiba uses FineSim Pro with the native multi-CPU technology for its NAND flash memory development.

“Toshiba’s flash products, featuring leading-edge technology and functionality, are highly differentiated and used in wide variety of applications,” said Masaki Momodomi, Memory Technology … Read More → "Magma’s FineSim Deployed by Toshiba Corporation for Advanced Flash Memory Sign-off Simulation"