| Atmel focuses on MCUs
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2008-09-01 |
| Buoyed by the strong performance of its MCU portfolio, it is no surprise that Atmel's strategy centres on this product. |
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| MIT, UCLA adopt Magma's software
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2008-08-29 |
| Titan Analog Migration is focused on analogue/mixed-signal design optimisation and porting |
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| Greener cars to alter IC landscape
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2008-08-27 |
| Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and all-electric cars continue to receive much of the attention. |
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| Actel outlines PLD strategy
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2008-08-26 |
| Actel Corp. recently made a move that propels the FPGA house into the TCA components sector. |
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| Shortage of analogue engineers worsens
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2008-08-19 |
| Compounding the problem is the perception of analogue design as old school. |
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| Cypress, Nuva to establish design facility
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2008-08-13 |
| Cypress partners with Nuva College of Engineering and Technology in Nagpur to establish an academic design facility. |
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| 'Waving Torches' herald new era for MEMS
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2008-08-12 |
| The cheerful background at the opening of the Beijing Olympics was the effect created the "Waving Torch." |
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| Engineers find new way to develop behavioural models
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2008-08-07 |
| Indian researchers say they have found a new way to develop behavioural models for analogue and mixed-signal circuit designs |
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| How are microcontrollers changing?
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2008-08-05 |
| For a system designer choosing a microcontroller, today's available MCUs can make the search quite complex. |
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| National picks Synopsys as key EDA partner
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2008-07-30 |
| The expanded relationship provides National access to Synopsys' analogue/mixed-signal and custom IC design tools |
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| Microsemi acquires Semicoa
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2008-07-18 |
| Microsemi Corp. has acquired all assets of Semicoa for approximately Rs.100.05 crore ($25 million). |
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| Chip R&D 'is not dead'
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2008-07-16 |
| Intermolecular and SRC are expected to roll new R&D initiatives at this week's Semicon West. |
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| Choosing the right package yields tangible benefits
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2008-07-15 |
| When creating a new integrated circuit, the initial focus is naturally on the design. |
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| EDA revenue rise by 13.5 per cent in Europe
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2008-07-08 |
| The latest figures from the EDA Consortium MSS shows Europe's EDA revenue was up 13.5 per cent. |
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| Group announces weakness in EDA industry
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2008-07-07 |
| The EDA Consortium Market Statistics Service announced that the industry revenue for Q1 2008 declined 1.2 per cent. |
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| Credence, LTX sign merger agreement
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2008-06-25 |
| Credence and LTX have entered into an agreement to combine the two companies in a tax-free, all-stock merger of equals. |
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| VLSI industry focused on 1-10 million-gate designs
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2008-06-24 |
| VLSI design services provided by companies in India brought in Rs.3,041.60 crore ($760 million) last year, according to ISA. |
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| Freescale CEO bets heavy on embedded
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2008-06-23 |
| "Freescale, at its heart, is an embedded-processor company," says Freescale Semiconductor chairman and CEO Rich Beyer. |
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| Cadence/Mentor merger 'a bad idea'
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2008-06-20 |
| Cadence proposed merger with Mentor Graphics is "a really bad idea," said veteran EDA analyst Gary Smith. |
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| IPL alliance creates buzz on analogue design
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2008-06-17 |
| The IPL alliance seem to threaten Cadence's analogue EDA tool suite as it pushes for a standard PDK. |
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| EDA market faces bleak future
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2008-06-17 |
| The EDA market is reeling as stockholders and private-equity investors shy away from even the better-managed companies. |
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| MagnaChip plans turnaround strategy
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2008-06-04 |
| MagnaChip is putting the finishing touches on its turnaround strategy to regain lost share. |
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| TSMC joins IPL Alliance
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2008-06-03 |
| The world's largest foundry has joined an industry-wide effort to promote interoperable process design standards. |
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| Wipro: Working on analogue
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2008-06-02 |
| Anand Valavi of Wipro Technologies heads the team of Indian engineers to do analogue work. |
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| Agilent to show innovations in DAC
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2008-05-29 |
| Agilent will participate in the Design Automation Conference to showcase its latest signal integrity design and RFIC verification innovations. |
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| Outsourced IC design starts grew by 20%
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2008-05-27 |
| Chip design outsourcing starts has grown by 20 per cent in 2007, reports Gartner Inc. |
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| Microsemi, Chi Mei partner for LED TV
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2008-05-22 |
| Microsemi Corp. and Chi Mei Optoelectronics have teamed up for the development of an advanced LED TV. |
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| Cypress, UICO partner for user interfaces
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2008-05-21 |
| Cypress Semiconductor announced a joint marketing agreement with UICO LLC enabling UICO to deliver innovative electronic user interface solutions to the appliance, medical, and industrial markets. |
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| Tower Semi acquires Jazz Technologies
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2008-05-21 |
| Tower Semiconductor signs a deal to buy Jazz Technologies, as it expands its efforts in the specialty foundry arena. |
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| TSMC eyes safety-critical car market
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2008-05-20 |
| TSMC is discussing entry into the safety-critical automotive silicon market in Europe. |
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