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Virage Logic Announces Restructure (Thursday Jan. 22, 2009)
Virage Logic today announced a restructure as part of its on-going transformation to become a broad line supplier of highly differentiated standard IP products. As a result of the restructure and the anticipated increase in efficiencies, the company expects to realize approximately a 13% reduction in labor expenses.
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Duolog Technologies Acquires Beach Solutions and Expands into Asian Market (Tuesday Jan. 20, 2009)
Duolog Technologies today announced that it has acquired, in a combined cash and equity deal, the technology and products of Beach Solutions Ltd. as part of its global expansion strategy.
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NEC Electronics America Announces Agreement to Distribute VaST Electronics Virtualization Solutions for Advanced NEC Electronics Automotive Microcontroller Products (Thursday Jan. 15, 2009)
The agreement is a quantum leap forward in an effort that VaST undertook almost two years ago to fundamentally change how electronic systems are developed in the automotive industry. Beginning in May 2007, VaST instituted a series of partnerships to deliver system and processor models to several electronics suppliers and original equipment manufacturers. The earlier announced availability of NEC Electronics’ V850™-based MCU models was an important first step.
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ARC International plc Trading Update (Thursday Jan. 08, 2009)
The reorganization plan announced on September 22, 2008 was an early recognition of the challenging macro economic environment, and was designed to increase the company’s operational efficiencies and lower costs. In order to address the dramatic decline in the Pound Sterling exchange rate, management is taking actions to further reduce costs. As a result, full-year 2009 savings are expected to be at least £2.5 million, greater than the previously disclosed amount of £2.0 million.
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DivX Announces Licensing Agreement with Sigma Designs That Includes Next-Generation DivX Plus(TM) Certification (Thursday Jan. 08, 2009)
Under the agreement, DivX will incorporate its technology in a range of integrated circuit (IC) solutions from Sigma for consumer electronics products including IPTV set-top boxes, Blu-ray players, HDTVs, digital media adapters and personal media players.
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VeriSilicon Expands SoC Platform with Vivantes Silicon Proven Graphics Solutions (Wednesday Jan. 07, 2009)
Vivante and VeriSilicon today announced the addition of scalable 2D and 3D graphics solutions from Vivante to VeriSilicon's expanding, system level star IP portfolio. The agreement gives VeriSilicon access to Vivante’s silicon proven OpenGL ES 2.0 / 1.1 and OpenVG 1.1 GPUs for customer SoC designs targeting mobile and home entertainment consumer applications where visual interaction differentiates end products.
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PLX Technology Closes Acquisition of Oxford Semiconductor (Monday Jan. 05, 2009)
PLX Technology today announced it has closed its acquisition of Oxford Semiconductor on January 2, 2009.
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Kilopass Technology Inc. Announces Maojet Technology as New Distributor in Taiwan (Monday Jan. 05, 2009)
Kilopass Technology Inc. teams up with Taiwan’s leading EDA and IP distributor, Maojet Technology, to support sales in Taiwan
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Ceallaigh Group purchases DAFCA (Monday Jan. 05, 2009)
Ceallaigh Group, LLC, purchased DAFCA on October 30, 2008. Ceallaigh will sustain and grow the company's ongoing success in the traditional EDA market, whilst strongly supporting the build-out of its Hardware Assurance product lines.
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Microtronix and Galaxy Far East Corp. Announce Distribution Agreement for FPGA-based and IP Core development solutions (Friday Jan. 02, 2009)
GFEC carries the complete line of Microtronix FPGA and intellectual property (IP) Core products. The two companies are focusing on increasing the presence of highly integrated video imaging processing and IP development solutions in Taiwan.
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TranSwitch Corporation Repurchases $15 Million in Convertible Notes (Tuesday Dec. 30, 2008)
TranSwitch today announced that on December 24, 2008 it purchased $15 million principal amount of its 5.45% Convertible Notes for $9.9 million, plus accrued interest.
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MIPS Technologies Announces Modification to Senior Credit Facility (Tuesday Dec. 23, 2008)
MIPS announced that it has modified its senior credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank to increase the limit it can invest in subsidiaries from $5 million to $13.5 million, subject to meeting certain ongoing financial conditions.
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Provigent Continues to Accelerate Growth -- Secures $10 Million in Fifth-Round Funding (Monday Dec. 22, 2008)
Provigent, a provider of System-on-a-Chip (SoC) solutions for the Broadband Wireless Transmission market, announced today that it has closed a fifth-round of financing in the amount of $10 million.
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S2C Partners Phylinks Offering High-Speed PHY IP in China (Monday Dec. 22, 2008)
S2C is pleased to announce today its partnership with Phylinks to distribute an array of PHY Intellectual Properties (IP) in China. Phylinks’ IP products include PCI Express Gen 1 and Gen 2, SATA Gen I and Gen 2, USB 1.1, 2.0 and OTG, IEEE 1394a, and high-speed SerDes PHY cores.
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Synopsys Completes Acquisition of ProDesign's CHIPit Business Unit (Friday Dec. 19, 2008)
The integration of CHIPit's strong team, technology and products into Synopsys' Synplicity Business Group will expand Synopsys' presence in the fast-growing rapid prototyping segment and accelerate its ability to address every phase in the verification cycle.
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Imagination Technologies Group plc - Listing of shares (Thursday Dec. 18, 2008)
Apple Inc. is subscribing for 8,200,000 new shares of Imagination Technologies Group plc (LSE: IMG) at 39p per share, the mid market close price on 17 December 2008, subject only to listing and admission of the new shares. Following the share placement, Apple will have an ownership interest of 3.6%. Apple is a licensee of Imagination’s technology.
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Sigma Signs Definitive Agreement for Acquisition of Zensys (Thursday Dec. 18, 2008)
Sigma Designs today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Zensys, a wireless start-up company.
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Virage Logic Revokes Proposal to Acquire LogicVision (Thursday Dec. 18, 2008)
Virage Logic today announced that earlier today the company sent a letter to the Board of Directors of LogicVision to inform them that Virage Logic is revoking its proposal to acquire the company for $1.05 per share in cash.
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Anoto Group AB sells its subsidiary for video technology, Logipard AB (Wednesday Dec. 17, 2008)
Anoto is transferring most of its Imaging Technology business, including customer contracts and Anoto’s shareholding of 80% in Logipard to a leading player in the semiconductor industry.
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LogicVision Board of Directors Responds to Unsolicited Proposal From Virage Logic Corporation (Wednesday Dec. 17, 2008)
LogicVision today announced that its Board of Directors has reviewed and carefully considered the December 2, 2008, unsolicited proposal from Virage Logic Corporation and determined that the proposal of $1.05 per share of common stock is inadequate and is not in the best interests of LogicVision’s stockholders.
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PLX Technology to Acquire Oxford Semiconductor, a Leading Supplier of Storage Interconnect Chips, Software (Wednesday Dec. 17, 2008)
PLX Technology today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Oxford Semiconductor, a privately held fabless provider of industry-leading silicon and software for the consumer and small office/home office (SOHO) storage markets.
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ChipStart Forges Value-Added Relationship with Market Leader LogicVision (Tuesday Dec. 16, 2008)
Under this agreement, ChipStart will offer LogicVision's ETCreate series Built-In Self-Test (BIST) and Built-In Self-Repair (BISR) software and IP products integrated into the new TestStart embedded memory system.
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MoSys, Inc. Announces Plan to Exit Analog/Mixed-Signal Product Lines (Thursday Dec. 11, 2008)
MoSys today announced that it has initiated a plan to exit its analog/mixed-signal product lines, which include the mixed-signal chip designs acquired from Atmel Corporation in 2007. The Company expects to realize annualized cost savings of approximately $6.0 million.
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Virage Logic Expands Global Sales Channel to Address Growing Market Demand for Broadening Product Portfolio (Thursday Dec. 04, 2008)
Representatives Added in Silicon Valley, France, Italy, Israel, Scandinavia, the United Kingdom and Japan
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Virage Logic Proposes to Acquire LogicVision for $1.05 Per Share in Cash (Wednesday Dec. 03, 2008)
Virage Logic Corporation (NASDAQ:VIRL) today announced that the company sent a proposal late afternoon on December 2nd to the Board of Directors of LogicVision Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGVN) to acquire LogicVision for $1.05 per share in cash.
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ChipStart Creates New Economics for the Semiconductor Intellectual Property Market (Wednesday Dec. 03, 2008)
ChipStart announced today the start of operations as a sales and marketing channel aimed at providing new economies for the Semiconductor Intellectual Property (SIP) market. The formation of this new channel will include representation for Dolphin Technology, Analog Bits, Widesail Technologies, Sonics Inc., and TeamEDA.
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Synopsys to Acquire ProDesign's CHIPit Business Unit (Tuesday Dec. 02, 2008)
Synopsys today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the CHIPit business unit of ProDesign, a provider of high-speed ASIC and System-on-Chip (SoC) verification systems
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Cavium Networks Signs Definitive Agreement to acquire Video Processor Specialist W&W Communications (Wednesday Nov. 26, 2008)
Cavium Networks today announced that it is has signed a definitive agreement to acquire W&W Communications, Inc.. W&W Communications is a fabless semiconductor company head-quartered in Sunnyvale, CA with an offshore center in Beijing, China.
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Staccato Announces Merger with Artimi and Secures New Financing (Thursday Nov. 20, 2008)
Merger and funding enable combined company to productize an integrated portfolio of best-in-class solutions for UWB and Wireless USB applications
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Ambric Announces Sale of Company and Assets (Thursday Nov. 20, 2008)
Ambric was unable to secure additional financing in the current economic environment and has suspended all operations not associated with the sale of the company or fulfillment of existing customer production requests through its long term supply agreements.