ARCHIVES - JULY 2006

FEATURE ARTICLES

Electronic Elitism
DAC Divulges Design Tool Dilemmas

(July 25, 2006)

DAC Previsited
Dawn of the Design Tool Decade

(July 18, 2006)

Going for Speed
Picking Processors for Performance

(July 11, 2006)

Environmental Embeddedness
Microsoft Challenges Students Skills

(July 4, 2006)

 

NEWSLETTERS

July 25, 2006 :: volume IX, no. 04

July 18, 2006 :: volume IX, no. 03

July 11, 2006 :: volume IX, no. 02

July 4, 2006 :: volume IX, no. 01

PRESS RELEASES

July 31, 2006

Zilker Labs Introduces Industry's Most Integrated 3 Amp Power Management and Conversion IC; ZL2105 Complements Existing Digital-DC(TM) Products with Low Power Solution

Wind River Targets Mobile Handhelds and Telecommunications Equipment With the Latest Release of Its Commercial Grade Linux Platforms

Actel Broadens Support for CoreMP7-Based Designs With New SoftConsole Tool

Wind River Contributes Over 300,000 Lines of Code to the Eclipse Foundation

July 28, 2006

austriamicrosystems Extends Its 0.35um CMOS Process Family with Advanced Low Threshold Devices; New Process Module Offers Enhanced Supply Voltage Range and Devices Optimized for Implementation in Battery Powered Applications

July 27, 2006

3M Launches ePassport Readers to Help Detect Travel Document Forgeries; Convenient, Single-Step ePassport Processing Allows Authorities to Focus on Traveler

International Rectifier Introduces Trio of 25V DirectFET MOSFETs

Mistral introduces Blackfin based Hands-Free Car Kit

July 26, 2006

Mentor Graphics and ARM Validate Physical IP for Robustness to Lithographic Variation Using Calibre LFD

GloNav Debuts to Offer the Mobile Device GPS Market the Lowest-Power, Highest-Sensitivity and Fastest Time-to-First-Fix Semiconductor Solutions

July 25, 2006

Freescale Brings 8-bit Ease-of-Use to 32-bit Processing; New ColdFire(R) V1 Core to Power Industry's First 8-bit-Compatible 32-bit Microcontrollers

Microchip Technology is First 16-Bit Chipmaker to Offer Advanced Security Features for Protecting Intellectual Property

silex technology Launches an Embedded Software Solution for Wireless Network Security; Network Security Suite (NSS) Supports Major Wireless Security Standards for Maximum Interoperability and Quickest Time to Market

Freescale's i.MX27 Applications Processor Maximizes Mobile Multimedia Performance and Experience; Advanced Chip Moves Mobile Applications Toward HD-Quality Video

Alereon Unveils Developer's Tools Based On Certified Wireless USB; Tool Suite Helps Customers Speed Product Development, Compete in the Marketplace

Breakthrough Technology from Freescale Redefines State of the Art for Advanced Semiconductor Packaging; Innovative Approach Could Replace Ball Grid Array and Flip Chip as Preferred Packaging Technology for Miniaturized Devices

July 24, 2006

Power.org Unveils Next Step in Power Architecture Roadmap, Launches Unified Brand Identity; Power Architecture Technology Momentum Builds with Merged Architecture, New Platform Specification and Five New Power.org Members

Poseidon Announces the Second Generation of Hardware Accelerator Synthesis for Processor-Based Designs; Poseidon's ESL Tools Enabled 14X Acceleration with 2 Man-Weeks Effort for YUV2RGB-Conversion Algorithm

Connect One Chip Offloads Internet Protocols, Network Security, and Encryption for Protected WiFi Access; iChipSec CO711AG Includes Complete IP Stack, Popular Cipher Suites, and SSL3/TLS1 for Secure, Low-Cost M2M Networking

Arcwave Adds Management Capabilities Giving Cable Operators Greater Ability to Deliver Commercial-Grade Services to SMBs

Freescale Unveils PowerQUICC(TM) III Processor Architecture for Next-Generation, Application-Aware Networks

Atmel Unveils Smallest Footprint UHF ASK/FSK Receiver ICs for TPMS and RKE Applications

ARM Announces AMBA 3 AXI Design Tools and Fabric IP for High-Performance, Power-Efficient SoC Designs

Atmel's 8-bit Flash AVR Microcontrollers are the Industry's First to Meet +150 Degrees Celsius in Automotive Qualification

ARM Enhances Reference Methodologies with Library Views and Pre-compiled RAMs

July 20, 2006

Magma Announces Availability of Reference Methodology for ARM Cortex-R4 Processor; Expanded ARM-Magma Portfolio of IC Implementation Reference Methodologies for ARM Processors Provides a Comprehensive RTL-to-GDSII Solution for ARM Licensees

Dongbu Electronics Expands Analog IP Portfolio to Support Development of Advanced Chips for Mobile Applications With Chipidea

Denali to Feature Complete Line of EDA, IP Solutions for SoC Deployment During Next Week's DAC

July 19, 2006

Ardence Releases Version 7.0 of Market-Leading RTX Software

Boingo Wireless Completes Acquisition of Concourse Communications Group; World's Leading Wholesale Aggregator and World's Leading Airport Network Operator Combine to Leverage Operational and Financial Synergies

Digi Launches First Commercial-Grade, Upgradeable 3G EvDO Router; Digi router taps into new, high speed networks for Wireless WAN alternative to land line connections

DDC-I Announces Enhanced SCORE Integrated Development Environment for Mixed Ada, C, and EC++ Applications

New GE Fanuc Automation Program Provides Integrated Solutions and Tools for Global OEM Partners to Produce Enhanced Competitive Products and Drive Growth

Atmel Introduces a Low Cost USB OTG Development Platform

ARM Releases Next-Generation DDR Memory Solutions to Improve Chip Performance

July 18, 2006

BAE Systems selects VMETRO Conduction Cooled Processors

Micro Memory Debuts Anvil, the Industry's First Subsystem to Provide an "All-Digital'' Front-End Solution to Data Recording

GE Fanuc Embedded Systems Announces High Performance VMEbus Intel(R) Pentium(R) M Processor-Based Single Board Computer; 6U VMEbus V5D Demonstrates Commitment to the Life-Cycle of V5 Line

Atmel Offers AVR Remote Access Control Solution

July 17, 2006

Macraigor Systems Upgrades J-SCAN, Industry’s First Boundary-Scan Debug and Programming Tool

Parasoft Announces Release of Parasoft C++test 6.7.3 and Parasoft Insure++ 7.0.8; New Products Support Additional Development Environments and Compilers

Avnet Electronics Marketing Launches Online Design Resource Center

Taproot Systems Inc. Announces Latest Symbian OS Support for Leading WLAN (802.11) Chipsets for Mobile Devices

VaST Systems Announces 1-SOURCE Initiative; 1-SOURCE Unifies Architecture, Hardware and Software Design Through Standards-Based Interoperability and Key Virtual System Prototyping Technologies

Spotfire Unveils Next Generation Data Experience with Launch of Spotfire DXP(TM); New analytics software and Microsoft(R) .Net architecture sets new standard for interacting with information

Virtutech Announces Free Academic License for Simics; Students and Academic Researchers to Benefit From Large-Scale Deployment of Simulation-Based Solutions for Realistic Training Conditions

Sierra Design Automation Delivers Olympus-SoC -- Industry's Premier Lithography Driven IC Implementation System for 65nm/45nm Designs

PowerQUICC(TM) Processors Integrate IEEE 1588(R) Time Synchronization Protocol

Virage Logic's Silicon Aware Star Memory System Exceeds 100,000,000 Units; New Enhancements to Further Reduce Time-to-Volume, Cost -- the Top Reasons Cited For Prevalent Use of STAR Memory System

July 13, 2006

Atmel to Sell its Grenoble, France Subsidiary

Virage Logic's DAC Program Features Integrated Design Solutions for Accelerating Silicon Success; IP Industry Leader Showcases VIP Partners, Business and Technical Sessions at DAC

CombiMatrix and Furuno Launch DNA Microarray Synthesizer; New CE Marked Instrument Incorporates Reagents and Arrays in a Single Stand-Alone Unit

July 12, 2006

EVE Presents New ZeBu-UF4 at DAC; Continuous Demonstrations of ZeBu Hardware-Assisted Verification Platform Family Planned for Four-Day Conference

Innovative Silicon Inc. to Host Customer Meetings at DAC; ISi to Showcase Its Ultra-Dense One Transistor, Zero Capacitor Z-RAM Embedded Memory With Improved Performance and Lower Costs Compared to Traditional Memory Technologies

NextNine Awarded Patent for Support Automation

SensArray Introduces Integral Wafer for Plasma, Wet and Planarization Processes; Breakthrough ''Zero Profile'' Architecture Produces Wireless Metrology Wafer Capable of Surveying Severe Process Environments

Atmel Introduces 14- & 16-Pin Low Power Single Cycle Core 8051 Microcontrollers

Atmel Launches Small LF RF IDIC With Unique ID for Access Control Applications

 

July 11, 2006

LynuxWorks and Objective Interface Team to Deliver Real-Time Embedded Communications Solution for Military/Aerospace Market

3M Introduces New CompactFlash Brand Type II Card Ejectors for Long Guide CFII Headers

PrismTech Announces Next Generation OpenSplice(TM) Data Distribution Service (DDS) Middleware and Productivity Tools for Real-time Mission-Critical Systems

Magma at DAC 2006: Chips in 2 Days with Talus, Advanced Power Management and DFM

QI Systems Launches QiWAVE Vending Support for HID's iCLASS; QI to Provide Payment Solutions to AccessID's Clients

July 10, 2006

Integrated Portal for Chip Planning Launched By Chip Estimate Corporation

SkyeTek Introduces State-of-the-Art Security for RFID Privacy Protection

n&k Technology Introduces Ultra-Small Footprint Optical Scatterometry/Thin Film Metrology Tool; See n&k's ''LittleFoot(TM)''

XandMail Launches Mobile Podcast Solution, Makes Blogs and Podcasts Mobile for Everyone; XandMail's Latest Solution Makes It Possible to Directly Receive Blogs, Podcast, and RSS Feeds, Over-the-Air, on Any Mobile Phone

Freescale Leads Industry in Commercializing MRAM Technology; 4 Mbit MRAM Memory Product Now in Volume Production

Altera Expands Into Portable Market With Lower Cost, Lower Power MAX II CPLDs

Raza Microelectronics, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Alchemy Processor Product Line for Consumer Applications

July 6, 2006

MX Logic Secures Patent for Spam-Detection System Technology; Patented Technology Achieves Superior Spam-Detection Accuracy of More Than 99 Percent

Extensis Releases Universal Application for Suitcase Fusion; Free Update Adds Improved Performance, Increased Enhancement and Further Support Functionality for Suitcase Fusion

Onset Computer Corporation Adds Ethernet Server for Networking HOBO(R) Data Loggers

July 5, 2006

Clarion Enhances Driver Experience with Speech Interface From SVOX and Asahi Kasei

Genesys Testware Adds Top-Down Insertion of Test and Repair Circuits for Embedded Memory

Atmel Achieves Better Than Two Seconds Performance in E-Passports

July 4, 2006

VXL Showcases New Integrated Itona Thin Client Model at iForum; New Wireless Enabled Unit with Integrated 17'' LCD Screen and Dual Monitor Capability

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