Design And Reuse SoC News Alert

February 1, 2005

Michael,
Welcome to issue of February 1, 2005 of D&R SoC News Alert, our email update to provide you with the latest news and information in the System-On-Chip Community.

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Lossless JPEG Encoder Core from CAST, Inc.

I2S Receiver from Coreworks

Pre-IEEE 802.11n MIMO Modem from Comsis

GigaSata/Storage Physical Layer Controller from Genesys Logic, Inc.

USB2.0 OTG LS-FS-HS 3.3-1.8-1.8 UTMI+ from ChipIdea Microelectronics

MPEG-1 / MPEG-2 Layer 3 Encoder for Texas Instruments DSP from ATEME

The Platform Based SOC Design that Utilizes Structured ASIC Technology

How memory architectures affect system performance

Competitive Advantages of the Mali Graphics Architecture

Accelerating Fixed-Point Design for MB-OFDM UWB Systems

ASICs face stiffening competition from ASSPs, says analyst

IP/SOC PRODUCTS

Falanx' Single 2D/3D Graphics and Video Core Lowers Cost for Mobile Multimedia SoC Design

CAST Introduces the First Lossless JPEG (LJPEG) IP Cores

LSI Logic Offers Industry's Fastest 440 MHz Synthesized MIPS32(R) 24Kf(TM) Processor Core With Reference Design

SOI embedded DRAM running on Freescale 90-nm process

SafeNet Announces Version 2.0 of SafeZone IP

LSI Logic Now Offering MPEG-4 aacPlus on ZSP DSP Cores

ARM begins work on "Serval-E" processor core

LTRIM LTR8333 Power-On Reset Digital System Supervisor

DEALS

Skyworks Integrates StarCore's Processor Technology

LSI Logic Corporation and Athena Group Announce Intellecutal Property Licensing Agreement

SST and Nanotech Corporation Sign Licensing Agreement for Advanced Flash Memory Solutions

Discretix Broadens its Mobile and Flash Security Solutions with Virage Logic's NOVeA(R) Embedded Memory

Freescale Semiconductor Licenses Imagination Technologies' PowerVR MBX Lite Core from ARM

World's Leading Motherboard Manufacturer ASUSTeK Adopts MIPS Architecture for Portable and Digital Multimedia Devices

Fujitsu Announces FlexRay License Agreement with Bosch

Datang Extends Partnership With ARM For Communications And Multimedia Application Platform

BUSINESS

TTPCom and ARM colloborate on complete IP Platforms for Multimode, 3G Baseband Designs

FINANCIAL RESULTS

TTPCom today announces a trading update for the six months to 31 March 2005

AMIS Holdings, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2004 Results

Rambus Prices $300 Million Offering of Zero Coupon Cconvertible Senior Notes

ARM Holdings plc Preliminary Results For The Year Ended 31 December 2004

LSI Logic Reports Double-Digit Top-Line Growth; Provides Q1 Business Outlook

Silicon Image Reports Fourth Quarter 2004 Financials

LEGAL

Rambus Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Use of Its Inventions by DDR2 and GDDRx Products

PEOPLE

MoSys Appoints Chenming Hu to Board of Directors; Noted Technologist Strengthens MoSys' Board

MIPS Technologies Appoints Rob Herb to Board of Directors

FSA Names New Chairman of the Board

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

eSilicon Expands Access To ARM Technology For Its Customers

TI Expands MCU Offering With ARM7 Family-Based General Purpose Processors

FOUNDRIES

SMIC Reaches Settlement with TSMC

Chartered begins customer prototyping in 300mm Fab

TSMC Reports 95% Increase in Record Year Profit

Tower Semiconductor Strengthens Its Design Center Program with Four New Design Center Partners

FPGA/CPLD

Altera Updates Specifications for Stratix II FPGAs Reflecting Higher Performance and Lower Power

Altera Stratix GX Devices and Nios Processor Chosen by Panasonic for 3.5G Wireless Network Products

Xilinx Extends Aerospace And Defense Market Leadership With Delivery Of Advanced Device For QPRO Product Family

EDA

Magma Selects Legend's MSIM as Simulation Engine and Integrates into RTL-to-GDSII Design Flow

OTHER

ChipIdea Participated in the State Visit of the President of the Republic of Portugal to China

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