July 3, 2007   
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Camera Serial Interface Transmitter Controller
from Arasan Chip Systems
Camera Serial Interface Receiver Controller from Arasan Chip Systems
SoC Kernel for ARM9 AMBA Bus Systems from CAST
Pre-Integrated IP for ARC 600/700 with AMBA from CAST
Viterbi Decoder from Amethyst
8K-bit Embedded Non-Volatile Memory IP for TSMC 90nm G Process
from Kilopass Technology
Embedded NVM (OTP/L-MTP) for HDCP Key storage with Xtreme...
from Kilopass Technology
MIPI Compliant Transceiver IP
from Mixel
WLAN/WiMAX Analog Front End
from Silicon & Software Systems (S3)
WLAN/WiMAX Analog Front End
from Silicon & Software Systems (S3)
Ultra low power ARM9E microprocessor
from Handshake Solutions
Ultra low power 8051 microcontroller subsystem with...
from Handshake Solutions
NVM for HDCP key storage used in HDMI and DVI interfaces from Sidense
NVM for HDCP key storage used in HDMI and DVI interfaces from Sidense
Dual-MAC, native 32-bit DSP Architecture from CEVA
Large Math Core for RSA and Diffie-Hellman from Elliptic
Payment Card Industry (PCI) Embedded Security Module
from Elliptic
Bluetooth baseband processor core for integration into ASICs and FPGAs
from Wipro-NewLogic
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NVM for HDCP key storage used in HDMI and DVI interfaces from Sidense
ARM1176JZF-S processor core with cache from ARM
Utra low power 8051 microcontroller subsystem
from Handshake Solutions
Freescale 32-bit Power Architecture (formerly PowerPC)...
from IPextreme
ATSC HDTV Demodulator Analog Front End(AFE) from Go2Silicon
2.5 MHz 4.2V Tolerant Step-down DC-DC from ChipIdea
Serial ATA-PHY from LDIC
Bluetooth baseband processor core for integration into ASICs and FPGAs
from Wipro-NewLogic
Embedded NVM (OTP/L-MTP) for HDCP Key storage with Xtreme...
from Kilopass Technology
The BOOST Radio is a single RF transceiver design for Bluetooth...
from Wipro-NewLogic
NVM for HDCP key storage used in HDMI and DVI interfaces from Sidense
Rambus DDR2 from Rambus
I2C Bus Controller - version 2.1 ( High Speed ) from CAST
Samsung, Infineon big players in iPhone
In its iPhone teardown, iSuppli Corp. said it found that Apple Inc.'s first mobile phone offering holds a number of surprises underneath its sleek exterior.
Chemicals innovation, collaboration key enablers in next-gen semi...
With the growing role that chemicals are playing in advanced semiconductor manufacturing, SAFC Hitech is detailing its new offering following the acquisition of...
Philips sells controlling stake in semiconductor wafer maker
Philips has sold its controlling stake in France-based semiconductor wafer manufacturer Ommic SAS, continuing its quest to hone its focus and move away from the...
IR fires CFO as accounting probe deepens
International Rectifier has fired its CFO Michael McGee as it continues an internal investigation that has discovered fraudulent accounting practices at a foreign...
China Report: Capacity reserve challenges small fabless companies
Semiconductor manufacturing is booming in China, but small indigenous fabless companies are turning to foundries outside of China to get their chips manufactured.
Intel leads $10M funding round for RF chip startup
Intel Capital today announced that it is the lead investor in a $10 million round of funding for Mirics Semiconductor Inc.
Saifun buys 90-nm SMIC NROM process technology
Marking a unique interchange between a semiconductor foundry and an IP provider, the Netanya, Israel-based non-volatile memory IP provider is acquiring IP and 90-nm...
Germany vs. Japan in U.S. Court
Papst files patent infringement suit against Olympus over high-speed interface technology for computer peripherals.
SIA: May chip sales inch up
The chip industry "rebounded slightly" in May, SIA President George Scalise said, as MPUs and NAND flash saw solid sales that brought worldwide semiconductor revenues...
6 tactics to employ when importing talent
Here are some tactical tips on what you should keep in mind if you plan to recruit talent from outside the U.S.
Refining multicore concepts
In this second of two parts on refining multicore concepts including homogeneous and heterogeneous processing, programming model standards efforts, concurrency and...
China design houses change direction
A new approach is to add manufacturing and create turnkey solutions as competition heats up with Taiwanese original design manufacturers.
Outsourcing held 43.5 percent share of 2006 chip packaging market
The worldwide semiconductor contract assembly and test services market saw 26.5 percent year-over-year growth in 2006, as outsourcing's share rose to 43.5 percent...
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