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2010-04-19	4N switch offers life of 200,000 cycles
	Alps' SKSG series TACT switches targeted at car AV/navigation systems measure just 2.7mm x 3mm x 1.4mm.
2010-04-16	Tessolve, DTS set to merge
	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.
2010-04-16	EDA still has growth option in automotives
	Mentor Graphics execs are of the opinion that automotives still holds out growth options for EDA with the advent of hybrid and electric vehicles.
2010-04-15	What ails the EDA industry?
	Oasys Design Systems executive chairman Sanjic Kaul details challenges and its solutions for the EDA industry.
2010-04-14	WLED driver with dimmer control suits LCD panels
	From Micrel Inc. comes the MIC3263 six-channel WLED driver equipped with a flicker free dimming control scheme for LED brightness in small LCD panels.
2010-04-14	EDA Q4 09 revenue up by 8.1%
	EDA revenue improved on a sequential basis in Q4 09 and the most sequential increases were recorded in the categories of CAE, IC physical design and semiconductor IP, according to the EDAC.
2010-04-14	Intel, ARM widen battlefield at ESC
	Intel Corp. holds the top stop in the PC processor arena and ARM Holdings plc is the supplier of the leading processor architecture for mobile phones and the two are set to spar in a widened battlefield at ESC.
2009-08-24	Survey finds outsourced IC design slowdown
	2009 will be a make or break year for chip design service providers after the recession slowed the growth of outsourced chip design starts last year, according to a Gartner survey.
2009-05-20	Team-up enables MEMS/IC co-design, co-verification
	Coventor worked with Cadence to preset its MEMS+ 3-D CAD offering to dovetail with Cadence's Virtuoso.
2009-05-05	Apple seen boosting its IC design efforts
	Apple is reportedly handpicking a team of engineers and IC specialists as it seeks to create its own chip design business.
2008-10-30	Design electrochemical sensors' potentiostatic IC
	Learn how to design a pontentiostatic IC using a precision, ultra-low input bias current amplifier.
2008-10-03	Avoid common problems in op-amp, in-amp IC design
	Operational amplifier and instrumentation amplifier ICs can provide excellent performance, but some basic application mistakes can degrade the results.
2008-09-01	New take on IC design
	Taiwan may not be generating as much buzz as China or India but there is no denying that it is still a prime destination for key industry players.
2008-07-02	Panel addresses thermal issue in IC design
	At the Design Automation Conference, an educational panel addressed the thermal issue in integrated circuit design.
2008-06-23	IC design boosts gate density for 45nm CMOS
	Toshiba developed a model for circuit design with improved cost-performance in next-generation 45nm CMOS technology.
2008-05-27	Outsourced IC design starts grew by 20%
	Chip design outsourcing starts has grown by 20 per cent in 2007, reports Gartner Inc.
2008-04-07	IC design looks promising for Romania
	eSilicon Corp. inherited an 8-person design team in Bucharest, Romania through the 2004 acquisition of Sycon Design, a Silicon Valley firm.
2008-03-13	HKSTP boost IC design activities in China
	Since 2003, HKSTP has been collaborating with the High-Tech R&D Centre of the Ministry of Science and Technology, under the '7+1' program that aims to support IC design and devt in Hong Kong and the mainland.
2008-02-29	Sun, China govt ink Sparc IC design training deal
	Sun and China's Ministry of Education have signed a three-year agreement under which at least 100 educators a year will receive training on Sun's CPUs, and the govt will established an unspecified number of Sun centers of excellence.
2008-01-24	Revealing the true value of China's IC design houses
	While the majority of Chinese IC design companies focuses on cost-control advantages and targets the middle- and low-end markets, Shanghai Jade Technologies Co. Ltd aims for high-end products.
2008-01-22	IC design houses cement Shanghai's stardom
	Shanghai's IC industry plays a key role in China's rising economic status. Data from SICA revealed that the 2006 revenues from Shanghai's IC sector accounted for nearly 40% of total national earnings.
2007-11-15	India scores over Europe in wireless IC design, study says
	A study by Synopsys showed that about 38% of Indian designers are working on wireless and mobile app designs in comparison to just about 22% in Europe, changing the focus for wireless IC design from Europe to other countries.
2007-09-13	Cadence announces design tech for faster IC production
	Cadence has announced model-based, variation-aware design technologies that accelerates time-to-volume for advanced ICs and provides 'WYDIWYG' capability.
2007-09-07	Brazil treads tough terrain in quest to become IC design hub
	The Brazilian government has realised that meeting Brazil?s growing demand for ICs by developing them within its own borders could both stem the tide of illegal chips and bolster the country's competitiveness.
2007-09-03	Structured ASICs- an attractive option for custom IC design
	Given the increasing NRE charges and long design schedules associated with deep-submicron standard-cell ASICs, the use of structured ASICs for custom IC design is an increasingly attractive option..
2007-06-05	IC simplifies multi-cell battery pack design
	Intersil Corp. has released ISL9208 single chip and ISL9216/17 chipset that simplifies designs for multi-cell battery-powered packs by cell balancing and over-current protection.
2007-05-17	Taiwan IC design houses provide system design services
	According to EE Times-Taiwan's "2007 Taiwan IC Design House Survey, the chipmakers are showing a strong trend towards designing for high-end CE applications.
2007-04-24	Synopsys Design Compiler boosts IC performance
	Synopsys' Design Compiler 2007 synthesis solution extends topographical technology for designs utilising advanced low-power and test techniques.
2007-03-15	Cadence solution enables Taiwan's first 65nm IC design
	Cadence Design announced that Global Unichip was the first Taiwan-based design company to complete a successful tape-out of a 65nm device with the use of Cadence Low-Power Solution and SoC Encounter GXL RTL-to-GDSII system.
2007-03-01	Integrating Power Awareness into IC Design
	A single-file common power format (CPF), by including and supporting advanced low-power techniques, can help insure that the more efficient IC designs are also producing more power-efficient IC end products.
2007-02-07	India's IC design market to grow by 20% till 2010
	India's IC design services market is set to grow at more than 20 per cent per year through 2010. The cost advantages of skilled work force has compelled device manufacturers to either outsource part of their design activities to third-party design firms in India, or set up their own operations in the country.
2006-12-18	Recruiting and retaining IC design talent in India
	A recent ISA study warns an HR crunch could dent India's competitiveness as a design outsourcing destination. D. Sreenivasa Rao of Analog Devices calls for a smart, out-of-the-box thinking to address the demands of this marketplace.
2006-12-11	Class D audio IC simplifies digital TV design
	Cirrus Logic has claimed that its CS4525 is an innovative Class D audio IC that greatly simplifies system design for the global flat-panel digital TV market. The CS4525 is said to deliver up to 15W per channel into 8? speakers.
2006-10-18	Wipro adds post-GDS services to IC design service portfolio
	Wipro has extended its portfolio of IC design services to include post-GDS services to both fabless semiconductor and IDMs.
2006-10-16	Metrics measure IC design productivity
	The article discusses some measurement methodologies in gauging IC design productivity. It proposes productivity metrics and reporting methods that can be used in measuring IC design productivity.
2006-09-15	AnalogicTech's power IC reduces design complexity
	Advanced Analogic Technologies Inc.'s AAT2554 promises designers of ultralow-power products a highly compact power management solution that reduces product footprint and design complexity.
2006-09-06	Analogue/mixed-signal IC design evolves to meet new challenges
	New trends in constraint-based design promise to help design teams avoid missteps that have plagued complex custom design for years.
2006-09-01	Cadence, Mentor battle over high-speed IC design
	Lack of standards for simulating chip interconnects as they scale up to 5Gbps and beyond has pitted Cadence and Mentor in fight for competing solutions.
2006-07-21	TSMC ref flow integrates Cadence digital design IC platform
	Cadence Design Systems Inc. has integrated the its Encounter digital IC design platform and Allegro system interconnect platform into TSMC's Reference Flow 7.0.
2006-07-03	Cadence's new EDA products address SiP IC design
	Cadence Design Systems Inc. has announced the availability of the first complete set of EDA products and capabilities that enable the mainstreaming of System-in-Package (SiP) IC design.
2006-06-29	India nears completion of registry for IC design
	Following up on a law that protects IC designs and layout, India is nearing completion of a registry to accept such applications.
2006-06-01	IC design growth rate slows down in Korea, Taiwan
	Korea and Taiwan IC design industries made little progress in 2005.
2006-05-23	IC Design House Survey 2006: Taiwan
	EE Times Taiwan surveyed IC design houses in Taiwan via telephone and a web-based questionnaire in March 2006. Read about the responses from over 70 companies.
2006-05-23	IC Design House Survey 2006: China
	EE Times China surveyed IC design houses in China via telephone and a web-based questionnaire in March 2006. Read about the responses from over 300 companies.
2006-05-23	IC Design House Survey 2006: South Korea
	EE Times Korea surveyed IC design houses in South Korea via telephone and a web-based questionnaire in March 2006. Read about the responses from 70 companies.
2006-05-03	IC design companies press for lower testing services quotes
	According to industry sources, despite strong demand for foundry services by IC design companies, they are withholding orders for testing and packaging services in a bid to pull down prices.
2006-04-27	Handshake to form network of expertise on clockless IC design
	Handshake Solutions NV has disclosed that is partnering with electronic design services companies to form a network of expertise focused on clockless IC design.
2006-03-14	Synchronous rectifier IC boosts flyback design
	International Rectifier's SmartRectifier chipset comprises the IR1167 with external HEXFET MOSFETs, as the first high-efficiency solution that's viable from the standpoint of technology and cost.
2006-02-24	Ample launches full IC design
	Ample Communications Inc., whose design centre has so far focused on verification, will now work on complete designs for next-generations ICs.
2006-02-17	IC tool reduces design obstacles
	LSI Logic Corp. has introduced RapidWorx 4.0, an enhanced design tool that helps reduce the obstacles of designing high-performance, custom silicon.
2006-02-15	Sigrity licences Synopsys tech for IC package design
	Sigrity Inc. has announced the acquisition from Synopsys Inc. of a worldwide perpetual unrestricted licence to advanced single and multi-chip IC package design technology, including technology embodied in Synopsys' Encore products.
2006-01-31	IC design growth demands skilled engineers
	The IC design industry revenue has grown at nearly 55% CAGR from Rs.617.63 crores in 2001 to an expected Rs.3,530.4 crores in 2005. With growth rates of 40% expected over the next two to three years, educational institutions may need to add 5,000 IC design specialists every year.
2006-01-24	Singapore companies form IC, system design association
	Over 20 IC design and system design companies in Singapore banded together to form the Microelectronics IC Design And System Association.
2005-12-01	Manufacturing moves into IC design flow
	Clear Shape is preparing a technology that will bring 'design manufacturability check' models into the IC design flow, along w.ith tools to help optimize designs so they won't have problems with optical proximity correction (OPC) or manufacturing.
2005-09-02	eRide offers IC design services with NewLogic support
	eRide Inc. has selected NewLogic Technologies for complex digital, mixed-signal and RF chip developments.
2005-08-10	Two Chinese IC design houses merge
	Power Analog Microelectronics Inc. (PAM), a Chinese developer of Class-D digital audio amplifiers and power management semiconductors, on Monday (August 8) announced the acquisition of MicroSilicon Inc., a power management IC design company based in Shanghai.
2005-05-10	IC Design House Survey 2005: Taiwan
	Read the results of online and phone surveys conducted by Electronic Engineering Times-Taiwan on IC design houses in Taiwan
2005-05-10	IC Design House Survey 2005: mainland China
	Read the results of online and phone surveys conducted by Electronic Engineering Times-China on IC design houses in mainland China
2005-05-10	IC Design House Survey 2005: South Korea
	Read the results of online and phone surveys conducted by Electronic Engineering Times-Korea on IC design houses in South Korea
2002-06-01	Reducing IC design time with advanced emulation
	Learn an innovative way to reduce IC design time by using an advanced processor with complete SoC capabilities.
2001-11-16	Custom FPGA-based emulators accelerate IC design
	The regular, hierarchical structure that can be created in a custom FPGA means you can compile designs on a single workstation 5 to 20 times faster than traditional emulators.
2001-10-18	OC12 reference design using Agilent's HFBR-5908E/HFCT-5908E small form factor transceivers with AMCC's S3038 quad-channel serdes IC
	This application note describes an OC-12 reference board that includes AMCC's S3038 SONET/SDH quad transceiver chip and Agilent's HFBR-5908E and HFCT-5908E SFF transceivers.
2001-05-16	Practical IC design in the sub-wavelength regime
	Demonstrated success of sub-wavelength lithographic processes has created the demand for a more robust, comprehensive design flow.
2001-05-01	Cadence, Agere tool would foster IC co-design
	This article describes the Cadence and Agere team-up to develop a tool with chip I/O planning capabilities.

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