| Indian co. bags TSMC IP partner award
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2010-10-15 |
| Cosmic Circuits, the Bangalore, India based company bagged TSMC's "Analog/Mixed Signal IP Partner of the Year" award for 2010 |
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| Microsemi to cultivate Actel product segments
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2010-10-13 |
| Microsemi will not cut any of Actel Corp.'s product lines but plans to expand on Actel's differentiated products, according to Russel Garcia, executive VP of sales and marketing, Microsemi. |
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| Microsemi buys Actel for Rs.2,007.93 crore
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2010-10-06 |
| Analogue and mixed-signal chip maker Microsemi Corp. forays into the FPGA market by entering into a definitive agreement to acquire Actel Corp. for approximately Rs.2,007.93 crore ($430 million |
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| Maxim remodels its business strategy
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2010-10-05 |
| Tunc Doluca, president and chief executive of Maxim Integrated Products Inc. revealed ''Maxim 2.0'' and tipped a range of new products and technologies. |
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| Microsemi forays into smart meter
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2010-09-30 |
| Microsemi Corp. forays into smart meter market with the launch of its first line of devices for smart meters assembling all power-management functions into one application-specific integrated circuit. |
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| IMEC-led project characterizes ARM926 core
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2010-09-24 |
| Rs.27.08 crore IMEC-led project called “Reality” has conducted a characterisation of an ARM926 core for the statistical variability that is inherent at the 32nm manufacturing process node. |
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| CPLD packaging goes green
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2010-09-24 |
| Lattice Semiconductor Corp. has taken out halogen and lead from packages for its popular programmable logic solution for high-volume consumer electronics to better conforms to environmental standards. |
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| Microsemi bags EnforcIT security platform maker
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2010-09-20 |
| Microsemi has bagged Arxan Defence Systems Inc. to add its expertise in systems security to its portfolio of analogue mixed-signal integrated circuits, semiconductors, and RF sub-systems |
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| Tanner EDA now part of IPL Alliance
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2010-09-20 |
| Tanner EDA is now a member of the IPL Alliance, which aims to promote interoperable process design kit (iPDK) standards. |
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| KPIT Cummins partners Tensilica as SoC design centre
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2010-08-24 |
| KPIT Cummins has joined Tensilica's Xtensions partner network which will help customers bring feature-rich in-vehicle entertainment devices faster to market. |
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| NXP buys short-range wireless technology firm
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2010-07-29 |
| NXP Semiconductors has acquired Jennic which gives it a comprehensive wireless semiconductor platform for emerging technologies including eMetering, smart lighting, building automation, asset tracking and device remote controls. |
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| Intersil: A billion-dollar analogue contender?
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2010-07-12 |
| Intersil has made moves to break out of the pack and become the next Rs.4,669.82 crore ($1 billion) wonder in analogue, but many wonder if the chipmaker is a contender or a mere pretender. |
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| Singapore aims for cutting-edge technology development
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2010-07-09 |
| In an interview, Singapore EDB Director for Electronics Damian Chan talks about future directions for the electronics industry and competition with other countries for attracting technology investment. |
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| EDA well-positioned to ride the electronics wave
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2010-07-08 |
| Change is inevitable as design teams face shrinking resources, shorter timelines and mounting complexity. EDA might well be able to ride the expected electronics wave. |
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| WiSpry, IBM co-develop tunable RF MEMS
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2010-07-06 |
| WiSpry Inc. and IBM are collaborating to develop MEMS process technology and manufacture its tunable RF product roadmap. |
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| AMD uses Apache power noise, sign-off tools
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2010-06-24 |
| AMD has chosen Apache as their global supplier of power supply noise and reliability sign-off products. |
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| Cadence's Ahuja discusses EDA360 vision
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2010-05-31 |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. recently launched a global initiative called the EDA360 to counter the threat of profitability gap that faces the EDA industry. Cadence India's Jaswinder Ahuja discusses the EDA360 vision with EE Times India. |
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| Cadence, IBM team on high performance IPs
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2010-05-28 |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and IBM have signed an agreement to develop DDR PHYs, memory controllers, and protocols such as PCIe and Ethernet under 32-nanometer silicon-on-insulator. |
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| Open integration platform ups SoC realisation
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2010-05-19 |
| Cadence debuts its Open Integration Platform that has Cadence's mixed-signal (analogue and digital) design, verification and implementation products and solutions as its underpinning |
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| MEMS oscillators rising to fame?
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2010-05-18 |
| After years of R&D and manufacturing capacity build-up, the stage is set for MEMS oscillators. |
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| Cadence buys Denali
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2010-05-17 |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. will acquire Denali Software Inc. for Rs.1,454.58 crore ($315 million) in cash. |
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| Pure-play foundries not a part of OpenPDK group
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2010-05-14 |
| The Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2) revealed the founding members of the new OpenPDK Coalition, and surprisingly pure-play silicon foundries do not play a part in it. |
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| Silicon Labs buys MEMS company
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2010-04-30 |
| Silicon Laboratories Inc. has acquired Silicon Valley-based MEMS company, Silicon Clocks which will augment Silicon Labs' R&D team and bring 20 key patents to the company. |
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| Analog Devices increases presence in Bangalore
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2010-04-28 |
| Analog Devices extended R&D facility aims to facilitate better collaboration between the company's DSP, analogue and software divisions and help ADI India to further develop its core strengths. |
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| NXP rolls out an IPO to raise funds
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2010-04-20 |
| NXP BV has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States to raise about Rs.4,617.70 crore |
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| Virage Logics has sub-systems on its radar
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2010-04-19 |
| Virage Logic plans on a makeover as it intends on becoming a supplier of 'sub-systems' that can be quickly embedded in SoCs for its licensees instead of just a provider of a collection of IP cores. |
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| Tessolve, DTS set to merge
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2010-04-16 |
| The Tessolve/DTS combination results in a comprehensive integrated hardware and software test solutions company that can support the largest and most diverse needs of IDMs and fabless companies. |
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| Low-power ADCs expand their reach
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2010-04-01 |
| Low-power ADCs expand their reach beyond the handheld, battery-powered instrumentation applications to high-channel-count designs such as X-ray machines and ultrasound and MRI scanners. |
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| Intersil puts cash tender on mixed-signal firm
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2010-03-25 |
| Intersil Corp. will acquire Techwell Inc. through a cash tender offer at Rs.854.27 ($18.50) per share, or approximately Rs.1,708.55 crore ($370 million). |
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| Speciality foundries spread their wings
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2010-03-18 |
| The speciality foundries Dongbu, MagnaChip, TowerJazz and X-Fab are expanding with new capabilities or alliances. |
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