| WiMAX realizes mobile TV
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2008-05-16 |
| WiMAX could bring TV to mobile phones, starting with network deployment in 2009. |
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| Jazz Technologies mum about buyers
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2008-05-12 |
| Writer predicts potential buyers of U.S.-based specialty foundry Jazz Technologies. |
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| GSA sees fabless future for chips industry
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2008-05-07 |
| GSA chairman predicts the dominance of the fabless model in the semiconductor industry. |
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| Freescale completes SigmaTel buyout
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2008-05-05 |
| Freescale has bought SigmaTel for approximately Rs.443.56 crore ($110 million) in cash. |
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| SMIC-ASTRI provide dual-mode UWB MAC IC
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2008-04-28 |
| SMIC and ASTRI have joined forces to produce a dual-mode UWB MAC IC. |
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| India makes great strides in analogue design
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2008-04-10 |
| India has made great strides in recent years in the field of analogue design. |
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| Maxim to support Intel's next-generation needs
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2008-04-04 |
| Maxim will work with Intel for the development of highly integrated power management and multimedia solutions for Intel-based Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs). |
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| Chip vendors support optical communication migration
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2008-04-01 |
| Interface chip vendors in growing numbers are tailoring chips to support the migration of datacom and telecom routers and switches to SFP+.It offers higher mounting densities than current 10Gbit/s devices. |
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| Wolfson audio chips not in Apple's next iPods?
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2008-03-31 |
| Scotland-based Wolfson Microelectronics is believed to have lost out in its bid to supply Apple's next-generation iPods with audio chips. |
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| Intersil inaugurates new design center in Hyderabad
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2008-03-31 |
| Intersil Corporation has announced the grand opening of a new design center location in Hyderabad , India . |
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| Magma acquires Sabio to beef up mixed-signal portfolio
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2008-03-03 |
| Magma has acquired Sabio Labs to incorporate Sabio?s tech into the Titan mixed-signal design platform to provide a comprehensive solution for analogue IP process migration and mixed-signal design |
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| eMemory-MagnaChip team on OTP macro for 0.18µm
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2008-02-19 |
| eMemory Technology and MagnaChip have decided to collaborate in the devt of embedded NVM tech and the qualification of an 0.18µm OTP macro using both the CMOS logic and high-voltage processes. |
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| VLSI trends: Scaling CMOS to its limit
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2008-02-16 |
| Over 1,000 technologists, researchers, experts and students converged in the city of Hyderabad on Jan. 5, 2008 to attend the VLSI Conference. Dipti Agarwal reports. |
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| VLSI Conference panel discusses EDA standards
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2008-02-16 |
| The panel discussion on "Standards in EDA" at the 2008 VLSI Design Conference had representatives from Accellera, IEEE, Si2 Consortium, AMS Committee and VSIA, agreeing that the Indian engineering community is gradually becoming a part of the standardisation process. |
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| NI acquires virtual instrumentation solutions provider
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2008-02-12 |
| NI?s acquisition of microLEX Systems A/S, a provider of virtual instrumentation-based video, audio and mixed-signal test solutions will expand its growth in the video and audio test market |
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| PONs to implement mature DSPs
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2008-02-11 |
| The speeds of DSP tech have finally caught up with those of next-gen optical communications, including PONs, which can be used to provide cost-effective voice, data, and video to the home via fiber, according to comm experts. |
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| National Semi launches low-power IC 'ecosystem' in India
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2008-02-11 |
| National Semiconductor will form a coalition with Indian suppliers, centered on its PowerWise portfolio of products and IP relating to adaptive energy management. |
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| Maxim to shut down Dallas fab
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2008-02-05 |
| Seeking to cut costs, Maxim has announced the ramp down and eventual closure of its U.S. wafer fab in Dallas, Texas and the restructuring of certain businesses. |
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| Toshiba deploys Cadence ultraslim simulator
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2008-01-31 |
| Cadence has announced that Toshiba has deployed its Virtuoso UltraSim full-chip simulator for reliability analysis at 65nm and below to help ensure high performance and improve yield and quality of devices. |
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| X-FAB adds RF-CMOS options to 0.18µm tech
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2008-01-16 |
| X-FAB has transformed the X-FAB Sarawak, Malaysia, facility into an analogue/mixed-signal (AMS) fab and transferred four complex processes and added a new 0.18 micrometer tech to its line-up |
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| Used gear to flood declining fab tool market
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2008-01-14 |
| Based on probable fab closures and plants for sale, the availability of used equipment will grow from Rs.1,184.35 crore ($300 million) in 2007 to more than Rs.31,582.71 crore ($8 billion) in 2009, reported Semiconductor Partners. |
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| Sigma acquires Gennum's VXP image processing biz
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2008-01-07 |
| Sigma Designs has agreed to acquire Genuum's VXP image processing biz for cash payment of approximately Rs.71.06 crore ($18 million). |
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| Cypress sets up Asia office in Shanghai
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2007-12-14 |
| Cypress Semiconductor has opened a new office in Shanghai, China to serve as the centerpiece for its Asia design, manufacturing, sales and marketing operations. |
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| Toumaz secures patent for advanced mixed signal tech
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2007-12-14 |
| Toumaz has announced that it has secured a patent in Australia for its AMx (Advanced Mixed Signal)technology—the technology behind Toumaz's Sensium platform |
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| IPextreme brings Motorola's advanced IC tech to market
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2007-12-05 |
| IPextreme has announced that the company is bringing advanced Motorola patented clock generation tech to market that eliminates need for multiple analogue PLLs enabling lower cost and reliable devices. |
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| TI files petition against Chipcon founder
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2007-12-05 |
| TI has filed a petition against founder of Chipcon, which it acquired in January 2006, for allegedly trying to recruit TI staff in contravention of non-compete and non-solicit agreement signed by him. |
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| Focus on product innovation, not on process
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2007-12-03 |
| Analogue IDMs should focus on product innovation rather than process innovation. Short-term savings on direct wafer costs by using written-off internal fabs are detrimental if they lead to non-competitive products. |
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| Is analogue the next fertile frontier for chip outsourcing?
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2007-12-03 |
| Like their digital counterparts, analogue IDMs are looking to outsource select products to cut production costs. Some are also using fabs for select lines if they do not have certain technical capabilities in-house. |
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| MagnaChip enters power-management market
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2007-11-23 |
| MagnaChip has entered the power-management market as part of its overall strategy to leverage its analogue and mixed-signal tech platform and systems level know-how to extend its product and service offerings |
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| austriamicrosystems expands MPW service for foundry customers
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2007-11-16 |
| austriamicrosystems' business unit Full Service Foundry expands its cost-efficient and speedy ASIC prototyping service, known as MPW or shuttle run, with a more extensive schedule for 2008. |
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