| Cadence board appoints one of its own as CEO
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2009-01-13 |
| Cadence Design Systems' board has appointed Lip-Bu Tan as its new president and CEO. |
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| What lies ahead for semis?
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2009-01-05 |
| Forecasters seem to have different opinions about the overall outlook for the semi market in 2009. |
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| Too many analogue foundries
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2008-12-29 |
| The odds for analogue foundries' survival aren't looking good as vendors face an IC market downturn. |
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| Semi IP market remains bright
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2008-12-18 |
| The semiconductor IP market will exceed $2 billion this year and show about a 7.7-per cent y-on-y growth. |
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| Comment: Synopsys brings good news
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2008-12-11 |
| The news that Synopsys posted a profit for its fiscal fourth quarter is good news for the industry. |
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| Microsemi probes CEO's credentials
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2008-12-10 |
| Microsemi Corp. is reviewing the status of the academic credentials of James Peterson. |
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| AMS draft 1 standard open for review
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2008-12-05 |
| OSCI has announced the release of the first draft standard of the SystemC AMS extensions. |
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| TSMC's Chang: 'Things are tough'
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2008-11-25 |
| Chang also said that it could be some time before the chip industry returns to growth, but the down cycle "shall pass." |
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| TSMC ramps 40nm volume production
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2008-11-19 |
| TSMC has announced the volume production of its semiconductor foundry 40nm logic manufacturing process. |
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| Who will succeed in analogue foundry sector?
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2008-11-19 |
| The foundry business is not a simple manufacturing game—it's a service business. |
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| Synopsys makes contribution to IPL Alliance
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2008-11-14 |
| Synopsys has contributed a draft standard for interoperable property and parameter definitions to the IPL Alliance. |
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| IBM claims first 45nm SOI foundry service
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2008-11-12 |
| IBM's Microelectronics Group claims the industry's first 45-nm, silicon-on-insulator foundry offering. |
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| Alternative energy sector to reach $115B
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2008-11-06 |
| Databeans estimates the alternative energy market will grow to over Rs.575,418.49 crore ($115 billion) in five years. |
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| Driving the Xbox 360
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2008-10-22 |
| Touch is the next sense on Xbox 360 game developers' radar, as evidenced by the device's Wireless Racing Wheel. |
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| Maxim acquires digital video leader
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2008-10-21 |
| Maxim announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Mobilygen. |
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| Fister's resignation: Pain or relief?
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2008-10-20 |
| Fister has had ups and downs but business pressures have accelerated in recent months. |
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| Design for precision with DCPs
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2008-10-16 |
| Digitally controlled potentiometers have become very popular applications including control, parameter adjustment and signal processing. |
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| Mixed-signal FPGAs advance medical devices
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2008-10-15 |
| Two trends have emerged to make medical devices more affordable for patients—miniaturisation and portability. |
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| Mentor, TSMC partner on physical verification solutions
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2008-10-10 |
| TSMC and Mentor collaborated on PV solutions leveraging a new feature of the "Equation-Based DRC." |
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| Gartner cuts IC capex forecast
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2008-10-10 |
| Gartner expects IC capital spending to fall in 2008 and 2009 before recovering to grow 16.7 per cent in 2010. |
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| SMIC tips 40nm technology
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2008-10-07 |
| SMIC has outlined its process roadmap, tipping its 45nm and 40nm technology for delivery in 2009. |
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| Chip package choices abound
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2008-10-07 |
| Choosing the right package can reduce time-to-market and create tangible benefits for customers |
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| Cash is 'king' in ON Semi, Microchip bid for Atmel
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2008-10-06 |
| Microchip's Sanghi said he is prepared to sweeten the deal by offering a combination of Microchip shares and cash. |
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| Synopsys offers unified mixed-signal solution for custom design
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2008-09-24 |
| Synopsis announces its entry into mixed-signal implementation with the Galaxy Custom Designer |
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| ST engineers detail domino logic
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2008-09-24 |
| Engineers at ST have revealed how to use a very fast circuit design style, the domino logic. |
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| Medical ICs outpace computer, CE markets
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2008-09-22 |
| Databeans forecasts an annual growth rate of 14 per cent per year over the next five years for devices used in medical electronics. |
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| Analog Devices licenses Aeon NVM tech
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2008-09-11 |
| Analog Devices has licensed Virage Logic's Aeon embedded NVM for use in analogue and mixed-signal products |
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| Magma faces tough market conditions
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2008-09-11 |
| The stock price of EDA vendor Magma continues to hover near an all-time low. |
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| More ATE vendor consolidation
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2008-09-04 |
| Teradyne will acquire Eagle Test Systems for approximately Rs.1,071.46 crore ($250 million) in cash. |
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| FPGA, CPLD vendors eye automotive sector
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2008-09-01 |
| One of the promising markets that FPGA and CPLD vendors have been looking into is the automotive sector. |
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