December 18, 2007   
1T OTP Memory: Delivering Quality and Reliability
 
By Wlodek Kurjanowicz,
Founder and CTO,
Sidense
Today's consumer electronic and wireless markets are under heavy pressure to reduce costs, increase performance, minimize power consumption and increase security.
Configurability and programmability, which is accomplished with one-time programmable (OTP) memory, becomes the key enabler to achieving these goals. more >>
Visit your CPU Superstore: C166, ColdFire, Power Architecture, CompactRisc more >>
AEON/MTP Multiple time programmable Logic NVM from 250 to 65 nm more >>
USB 2.0 Device Controller - Compliant to v2.0 with optional...
from Arasan Chip Systems
USB 2.0 OTG Controller - Supports Host, Device or OTG functionality.
from Arasan Chip Systems
2k bit AEON/MTP in 65 nm LP process (2.5V IO) from Impinj
2k bit AEON/MTP EEPROM for Power Management / HV applications
from Impinj
High-performance 3-issue static superscalar CPU core. from Tensilica
Flexible mid-range 32-bit CPU with MMU for Linux OS support,...
from Tensilica
WLAN/WiMAX Analog Front End AFE
from Silicon & Software Systems (S3)
12-bit 10-to-80MS/s Low-Power 1.2V ADC 0.13um
from Silicon & Software Systems (S3)
24-Bit Stereo Audio Codec
from Chipidea
16-bit 73dB Dynamic Range 8kHz Sampling Frequency Voice Codec
from Chipidea
SMIC 0.18um LVDS Transceiver/Receiver from VeriSilicon
650M LVDS transmitter, 5 channel
from VeriSilicon
Full chip, configurable ESD protection design kit with GDSII,...
from Sarnoff Europe
Interface PLL (Designed for 65nm TSMC) from Rapid Bridge
Multiplier PLL (Designed for 65nm TSMC) from Rapid Bridge
Full chip, configurable ESD protection design kit with GDSII,...
from Sarnoff Europe
Configurable FFT / IFFT up to 8K Product Family - Mixed Radix...
from Amethyst
Designs by Node Q4

 
Leading edge node design starts are ramping quickly according to this recent study; however, the majority of designs are still focused on legacy nodes with the bulk centered around 90nm.
PCIe ASIC IP Cores
 
From one use to re-use
 
I/O Libraries, robust ESD


 
Full chip, configurable ESD protection design kit with GDSII,...
from Sarnoff Europe
10/100/1000 Ethernet 802.3 Media Access Controller (MAC)
from Arasan Chip Systems
H.264 Video Decoder (AVC/MPEG-4 Part 10) from Conexant
LVDS Transceiver IP - Designed for TSMC 130nm from Mixel
PCIExpressEndpointCore-X8 - Low Silicon Footprint, Max Throughput
from ASIC Architect
Gigabit Ethernet 802.3 Media Access Controller (MAC)
from Arasan Chip Systems
PHY, HyperTransport, 1.6Gb/s, 8-channel, 8:1, 1.2V/3.3V, FC from ARM
ARM1176JZF-S processor core with cache from ARM
Four Channel LVDS Receiver/Deserializer IP - Designed for...
from Mixel
 
Our PLLs and DDR DLLs are high-quality, low-jitter, silicon-proven hard macros. Immediate delivery in TSMC, UMC, CHRT and Common Platform processes from 180nm to 55nm. Visit the timing experts at www.TrueCircuits.com
 
Avnet completes Acal buy, increases European presence
In acquiring the European value-added distributor, Avnet gains 200 employees and 2,000 Acal resellers, and will broaden its portfolio for additional cross-selling...
Gateway CEO exiting Acer
As the ink dries on Acers acquisition of Gateway, the Taiwan-based PC OEM announces that Ed Coleman, CEO of Irvine, Calif.-based Gateway, has decided to leave the...
Toshiba licenses Rambus XDR memory for HDTV chipset
Rambus scores yet another win for its XDR memory, reporting that Toshiba has licensed its XDR memory controller interface cell and XDR memory controller for...
IC Insights: Electronic systems shipments up 5% to $1.21T in 2007
Worldwide shipments of electronics systems will grow 5 percent this year to $1.21 trillion from $1.15 trillion in 2006, according to market research firm IC Insights,...
WW semi revenue up 3% in 2007, Gartner reports
After warning last month of a downturn in the semiconductor industry next year, market research firm Gartner Inc. is reporting that worldwide semiconductor revenue...
EDN Hot 100 Products of 2007
EDN's editors offer up their annual list of the year's 100 most significant ICs, components, buses, boards, EDA tools, power devices, test instruments, and more.
Delta-sigma ADCs in a nutshell
Part one of a three-part series exploring the basic topology and functions of delta-sigma ADCs.
Pcell and IP realities for fabless design
A statistical-design approach suits systematic-design validation, allowing individual parameters without context.
AMD seeks profitability, says Barcelona botch wont be repeated
Plans for profitability were overshadowed at Advanced Micro Devices's analyst event in New York, where the companys top brass spent much of their presentation time...
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