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Imagination signs revised agreement to acquire the operating business, certain patent properties and license rights to the rest of the patent properties of MIPS Technologies, Inc. for $80 million (Monday Dec. 10, 2012)
Imagination Technologies Group has signed a revised agreement to acquire the operating business and certain patent properties, as well as license rights to all of the remaining patent properties, of MIPS Technologies for a cash consideration of US$80 million, to be financed from existing cash resources.
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Tensilica Hits Major Milestone: 200 Licensees for Dataplane Processor IP Cores (Tuesday Dec. 04, 2012)
Tensilica today announced that 200 companies have licensed Tensilica’s dataplane processor unit (DPU) technology. Over 500 licenses have been signed with these 200 companies, and several thousand unique DPUs have been optimized by Tensilica (standard products) and its licensees (customized products) and deployed in silicon.
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MagnaChip Engages with eMemory in Joint Development of Leading Edge 0.18um EEPROM IP (Monday Dec. 03, 2012)
MagnaChip today announced that it has partnered with eMemory Technology in the development of leading edge 0.18um EEPROM intellectual property (IP).
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Synopsys Completes Acquisition of SpringSoft (Monday Dec. 03, 2012)
Synopsys has completed the acquisition of SpringSoft global supplier of specialized IC design software headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, through a follow-on merger to acquire all of the remaining outstanding shares of SpringSoft.
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Aliathon & Helion Technology Announce Strategic Partnership Delivering OTN Encryption Solutions to the Communications Market (Friday Nov. 30, 2012)
Aliathon Ltd. is delighted to announce today the formation of a strategic partnership with Helion Technology Ltd, delivering OTN payload encryption solutions to the communications marketplace.
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Nantero Secures More than $10MM in Funding (Friday Nov. 30, 2012)
Nantero, the nanotechnology company pioneering the use of carbon nanotubes in the development of next-generation semiconductor devices, today announced the closing of an over $10 million Series D financing round.
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Arasan Chip Systems sees increasing demand for its complete USB solution (Tuesday Nov. 27, 2012)
Arasan announced today it has strengthened its leading position in the USB market by being the only IP provider offering a complete USB solution to the market; USB Digital IP, PHY, HSIC PHY, Stack, and Drivers.
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Amantys secures significant new financing from Moonray Investors (Friday Nov. 23, 2012)
Amantys today announces the successful closure of a new funding round of $8m. This significant new financing enables Amantys to expand into new markets and build on its successful power drive product family, launched in November 2011.
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Creative to License Technology and Patents to Intel as part of a US$50 Million Deal (Thursday Nov. 22, 2012)
Creative Technology Ltd today announced it has entered into an agreement with Intel Corporation for Intel to license certain technology and patents from ZiiLABS Inc. Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Creative, and acquire certain engineering resources and assets related to its UK subsidiary ZiiLABS Limited (formerly known as 3DLABS Limited).
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Imagination Technologies Group plc - Acquisition of MIPS Technologies Inc. (Wednesday Nov. 21, 2012)
Imagination has become aware that MIPS Technologies Inc., has received an unsolicited proposal from CEVA, Inc. to acquire all of the outstanding MIPS shares, following the consummation of the proposed patent sale transaction with Bridge Crossing, LLC and the proposed recapitalization.
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MIPS Technologies Announces Receipt of Unsolicited Proposal from CEVA, Inc. (Wednesday Nov. 21, 2012)
MIPS Technologies today announced that it has received an unsolicited proposal from CEVA to acquire all of the outstanding MIPS shares, following the consummation of the proposed patent sale transaction with Bridge Crossing, LLC and the proposed recapitalization, for $75 million (U.S.) in cash.
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Intel CEO Paul Otellini to Retire in May (Monday Nov. 19, 2012)
Intel today announced that the company’s president and CEO, Paul Otellini, has decided to retire as an officer and director at the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting in May, starting an orderly leadership transition over the next six months.
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INSIDE Secure to acquire Embedded Security Solutions (ESS), a security specialist in the mobile and networking markets (Monday Nov. 19, 2012)
INSIDE Secure today announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Embedded Security Solutions (ESS), a high expertise business which designs and develops encryption-related security hardware intellectual property (IP) and software for a variety of industries, including the mobile and networking markets.
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Liquid Design Systems Represents DCT in Japan, Distributing High-definition Embedded Software to Connect Smartphone/tablet PCs with Large Screens (Monday Nov. 19, 2012)
Liquid Design Systems, Inc. (“Liquid Design”), a leading provider of semiconductors and IPs in Japan, announced today that it is starting distribution of Dream Chip Technologies GmbH (“DCT”) product, “XBounds”, which is an embedded software solution which works on Wi-Fi to connect smartphones, tablet PCs, and portable game appliances to large screens such as TVs and projectors in HD and with hardly any latency.
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TI to reduce costs in Wireless business; OMAP processors and wireless connectivity solutions will focus on embedded markets (Thursday Nov. 15, 2012)
Consistent with previously stated strategic plans, Texas Instruments announced today it will reduce costs and focus investments in its Wireless business on embedded markets with greater potential for sustainable growth. Cost reductions include the elimination of about 1,700 jobs worldwide.
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STMicroelectronics Comments on Today's Speculations (Thursday Nov. 15, 2012)
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Oracle Corporation Purchases MMP Portfolio License (Monday Nov. 12, 2012)
Patriot Scientific announced today Oracle Corporation has purchased an MMP Portfolio license.
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Over 1 billion units shipped by Imagination partners (Monday Nov. 12, 2012)
Imagination Technologies has shipped, via its partners, over 1 billion cumulative SoCs (systems on chip) containing its IP cores.
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Diablo Technologies Closes $28 Million Equity Investment (Friday Nov. 09, 2012)
Diablo Technologies, a proven innovator in memory system interface products, today announced the closing of a $28 million funding round - adding several new US and European investors and Board members.
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MIPS Technologies Agrees to Sale of Patent Properties to AST and Acquisition by Imagination Technologies (Tuesday Nov. 06, 2012)
MIPS today announced it has entered into separate definitive agreements with Bridge Crossing, an acquisition vehicle of Allied Security Trust ("AST"), and Imagination Technologies with net proceeds of approximately $7.31 per share in cash to each holder of MIPS common stock.
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Imagination acquires operating business, certain patent properties and license rights to other patent properties of MIPS Technologies Inc., a leading provider of CPU architectures and cores, for US$60 million (Tuesday Nov. 06, 2012)
Imagination has signed an agreement to acquire the operating business and certain patent properties, as well as license rights to all of the remaining patent properties, of MIPS Technologies for a cash consideration of US$60 million.
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ARM Announces Participation in a Consortium to Acquire Rights to MIPS Technologies' (MIPS) Portfolio of Patents (Tuesday Nov. 06, 2012)
ARM today announced that it is a leading member of Bridge Crossing LLC, a consortium of major technology companies affiliated with Allied Security Trust, which has entered into an agreement with MIPS to obtain rights to its patent portfolio.
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Arasan Chip Systems extends UFS leadership with UFS, UniPro, and M-PHY IP (Monday Nov. 05, 2012)
Arasan announced today it has strengthened its leading position in the UFS market with major new contracts giving Arasan the largest market share in the rapidly developing UFS market
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eSilicon Corporation and ARM Sign Multi-Year IP Agreement (Thursday Nov. 01, 2012)
ARM and eSilicon today announced that they have signed a comprehensive multi-year licensing agreement for a broad portfolio of ARM® intellectual property (IP).
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InterDigital Builds on Strategy, Announces Enhanced Technology Sourcing, Establishes Technology Solutions Unit (Wednesday Oct. 24, 2012)
InterDigital today announced a further expansion of the corporate strategy announced in January 2012, enhancing its technology sourcing, and establishing a unit dedicated to monetizing the company's market-ready technologies and research capabilities.
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ST-Ericsson NovaThor ModAp Powers New Samsung GALAXY S III mini (Thursday Oct. 18, 2012)
ST-Ericsson announced today that a recent addition to the award-winning Samsung GALAXY smartphone line – the Samsung GALAXY S III mini – is powered by the ST-Ericsson NovaThor ModAp platform.
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Arteris is 4th Fastest Growing Private Company in Silicon Valley (Tuesday Oct. 16, 2012)
Arteris today announced that the Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal ranked the company 4th on its annual Fast Private list, an exclusive ranking of the Silicon Valley's fastest-growing private companies.
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Sonics Licensees Shipments Surpass Two Billion Units (Tuesday Oct. 16, 2012)
Sonics today announced that its licensee shipments have passed two billion units worldwide fueled by the growing demand for high-bandwidth content, like HD videos, music and games, found on connected devices, like smartphones, tablets and notebooks.
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Sidense Surpasses 100 Customers and Achieves Best Year Ever (Tuesday Oct. 16, 2012)
Sidense has announced that it has licensed its 1T-OTP memory IP to the Company’s 100th customer. The company also achieved the best fiscal year ending September 30th, with the highest bookings in the Company’s history.
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CEVA Reaches Major Shipment Milestone, Surpassing 4 Billion CEVA-powered Chips (Tuesday Oct. 16, 2012)
CEVA today announced that it has reached a number of key milestones in relation to customer shipments and technology adoption, reaffirming CEVA's position as the world's leading DSP licensing company.