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• Shanghai InfoTM Microelectronics Licenses Arteris FlexNoC Fabric for Tablets and Other High-End Consumer Electronics (Tuesday Jul. 08, 2014)
  Arteris Inc., the inventor and leading supplier of silicon-proven commercial network-on-chip (NoC) interconnect IP solutions, today announced that Shanghai InfoTM Microelectronics has licensed the Arteris FlexNoC fabric IP to improve performance of their ARM11-based IMAPx220 high-performance multimedia applications processor product line.
  
  
• Consumer Electronics Application Processor Hits the Performance Cost Reduction Sweet Spot (Tuesday Jul. 01, 2014)
  Global Unichip recently began manufacturing a consumer electronic applications processor ASIC featuring a DDR2/3 interface that squeezed a leading 2.0GHz megabits per second (Mbps) speed from its 40nm low power (LP) process. Equally astonishing is the fact that it set this milestone on a cost-reducing PCB that could be as few as four layers and a four layer package substrate.
  
  
• Arteris Announces Marvell has Licensed FlexNoC Interconnect Fabric IP (Monday Jun. 30, 2014)
  Arteris today announced that Marvell Technology Group Ltd. has licensed Arteris® FlexNoC® interconnect IP for use as the on-chip interconnect fabric in systems-on-chip (SoCs). Marvell provides industry leading end-to-end complete silicon solutions for many markets including mobile communication, cloud infrastructure, storage, video content delivery, and enterprise systems.
  
  
• Andes Technology and M31 Technology Cooperate in Building UP Optimized CPU Solution (Monday Jun. 30, 2014)
  Andes Technology and M31 Technology today announced together that AndesCore N1337 has adopted M31’s advanced technology MACHTM to reach 1GHz frequency under 40nm process.
  
  
• Actions Semiconductor Licenses ARM Cortex-A50 Processor Family to Target 64-bit Tablet Market (Friday Jun. 27, 2014)
  Actions Semiconductor and ARM have signed a license agreement for the 64-bit ARM® Cortex®-A50 processor family . Actions Semiconductor's first SoC is due to be available in late 2014, making it one of China's leading technology design companies delivering an ARM-based 64-bit chip for tablet devices.
  
  
• Imagination Reports Increased Traction for Ensigma 802.11ac Wi-Fi IP Cores as More Companies Bring Connectivity On-Chip (Thursday Jun. 26, 2014)
  Imagination Technologies reports growing market traction for its Ensigma Series4 'Explorer' radio processor unit (RPU) cores as more companies integrate 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1 and other connectivity into their Systems-on-Chips (SoCs) for a range of products.
  
  
• Samsung licenses Apical's Assertive Display for next-generation Exynos processors (Tuesday Jun. 24, 2014)
  Apical announced that Samsung Electronics has licensed Apical’s Assertive Display for use in its Exynos mobile application processors for next-generation smartphones. Assertive Display provides a seamless viewing experience on a smartphone or tablet, from dark indoor conditions to bright sunshine.
  
  
• Medella Health Selects DELTA's RFID Chip for Wearable Device (Monday Jun. 23, 2014)
  DELTA Microelectronics announces today that its THOR RFID chip has been selected by Medella Health for its prototype B version. Aimed at diabetes patients, the Medella Health wearable solution continuously monitors blood glucose levels, enabling non-invasive diabetes monitoring and management. DELTA’s RFID chip integrates with the Medella sensor, logging data and wirelessly powering the sensor.
  
  
• INSIDE Secure closes agreement with Intel on new NFC technology and IP license (Monday Jun. 16, 2014)
  INSIDE Secure today announces it has completed the agreement with Intel Corporation previously announced on April 1.
  
  
• Qualcomm Licenses Rambus CryptoManager Key and Feature Management Security Solution (Wednesday Jun. 11, 2014)
  Rambus today announced that Qualcomm Global Trading Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, has entered into a license for the CryptoManager™ security and feature management platform developed by the Cryptography Research (CRI) division of Rambus
  
  
• Chips&Media and Realtek Expand Collaboration on Industry's First Hardwired Ultra High Definition HEVC SoC (Thursday Jun. 05, 2014)
  Chips&Media is pleased to announce that its reference design partnership with Realtek as one of its leading customers in the Consumer Electronics industry has resulted in several new design wins for HEVC built-in STB/OTT models from various China and international brands.
  
  
• Argon Streams licensed to Imagination Technologies (Wednesday Jun. 04, 2014)
  Argon Design has licensed Argon Streams to Imagination Technologies Limited, to provide improved verification coverage of Imagination’s PowerVR Series5 D5500 HEVC video decoder IP core.
  
  
• Aviacomm adopts M31 MIPI M-PHY IP for 4G-LTE RF transceiver solutions for mobile devices (Wednesday Jun. 04, 2014)
  M31 Technology and Aviacomm Inc., a leader in wideband RF CMOS ICs jointly announce availability of M31’s MIPI M-PHY-based DigRF v4 interface for Aviacomm’s 4G-LTE RF transceivers for mobile devices. Aviacomm has successfully integrated M31’s M-PHY into its DigRF v4 interface.
  
  
• Silicon Motion Licenses Mobiveil's UNEX NVM Express Controller to Accelerate SoC Design (Monday Jun. 02, 2014)
  Mobiveil today announced that Silicon Motion, a world leader in high performance, low-power semiconductor solutions to OEMs and other customers in the mobile storage and mobile communications markets, has licensed Mobiveil's UNEX NVM Express controller IP for system-on-chip (SOC) designs.
  
  
• Beken Chooses BA22 Processor to Satisfy Tight Constraints in New Mobile Bluetooth Audio Chip (Monday Jun. 02, 2014)
  Beken Corporation in China faced a significant challenge designing its upcoming high-performance Bluetooth audio chip with all the latest innovations but within the mobile device requirements of its OEM customers. Competitive analysis and careful market review led them to choose the BA22-RT 32-bit Real-Time Embedded Processor IP core available from semiconductor intellectual property provider CAST, Inc.
  
  
• Argon Streams Licensed to World Leading Chip Developer (Monday Jun. 02, 2014)
  Argon Design Ltd., a leading supplier of advanced video verification solutions, through it’s sales and marketing partner ChipStart LLC, has licensed Argon Streams to world leading fabless semiconductor company MediaTek.
  
  
• CAST 8051 IP Subsystem for CAN FD Transceiver Development Utilized by ON Semiconductor (Wednesday May. 28, 2014)
  With a reputation for supplying energy-efficient, leading-edge electronics like CAN Bus Transceiver chips for automotive applications, ON Semiconductor Corporation wanted to be early-to-market with the brand new, next-generation CAN Flexible Data Bus. The Brno (Czech Republic) engineers tasked with this faced one fundamental challenge: Where would they find a CAN FD controller to test with?
  
  
• Silicon Creations Provides CERN with High-Performance SerDes IP (Wednesday May. 28, 2014)
  Silicon Creations today announced that CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, selected its SerDes interface IP for use in the next-generation detector in the Large Hadron Collider.
  
  
• Grain Media Launches Its 4Kx2K IPcam SoC Solutions by Adopting Faraday's Serial Interface (MIPI/Sub-LVDS/HiSPi) Technology (Tuesday May. 27, 2014)
  Grain Media formally announced today its 4Kx2K IPcam SoC series - GM8139/GM8138/GM8138S. The newly-launched SoC series in UMC 40LP process, applying Grain Media's latest TrueColor™ ISP engine and Faraday's high-performance serial interface (MIPI/Sub-LVDS/HiSPi) technology, is targeted to the high-resolution 4Kx2K/5M/3M/1080P IPcam.
  
  
• 35 IC Vendors already adopted Allegro DVT HEVC/H.265 Compliance Streams (Monday May. 26, 2014)
  At DAC 2014, just 18 months after introduction, Allegro DVT is pleased to announce having licensed its HEVC/H.265 compliance streams to 35 major IC vendors in China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the U.S.
  
  
• Global Leader in Flash Memory Storage Adopts Arrow Devices' JEDEC UFS and MIPI Solutions (Thursday May. 22, 2014)
  Arrow Devices today announced that a global leader in flash memory storage solutions has adopted its JEDEC UFS and MIPI UniPro Verification Solutions.
  
  
• Vitesse Licenses Gigabit Ethernet IP Cores To Freescale (Monday May. 19, 2014)
  Vitesse Semiconductor announced that Freescale® Semiconductor is using Vitesse's VSC9953-01 SparX™ Gigabit Ethernet switch IP core in Freescale's 28nm QorIQ® T1040 quad-core and T1020 dual-core communications processors, now sampling to customers.
  
  
• Imagination's PowerVR Rogue GPUs are shipping in mass volume with 32- and 64-bit platforms for mobile and beyond (Friday May. 16, 2014)
  Imagination Technologies announces that its industry-leading PowerVR Rogue GPUs are now shipping in mass volume with a range of 32- and 64-bit platforms from multiple silicon vendors targeting a range of applications including mobile devices and tablets.
  
  
• Chips&Media's world first HEVC Codec IP with 10bit support licensed to semiconductor companies (Friday May. 16, 2014)
  Chips&Media Inc. announced today that they recently have signed license agreements with well-known semiconductor companies for HEVC 4:2:0 10bit codec IP named WAVE420™.
  
  
• Mars Photos from Curiosity Compressed On Demand Using JPEG Encoder IP Core in MSSS Camera System (Thursday May. 15, 2014)
  CAST, Inc. salesperson Steve Lilly couldn’t have imagined he’d help produce the galaxy’s most prolific selfie-shooting robot when he took that first call from Malin Space Science Systems (MSSS). Yet that’s what ended up happening, as the JPEG Encoder IP Core MSSS licensed from CAST now plays a key role in getting Curiosity Rover’s amazing photos of Mars—and itself—back down to Earth.
  
  
• Silicon Image Reference Design Partnership with MediaTek Gains Additional MHL Smartphone Design Wins (Monday May. 12, 2014)
  Silicon Image today announced that its reference design partnership with MediaTek has resulted in five new design wins for MHL®-enabled smartphone models from various China and international brands.
  
  
• Chips&Media Licenses AVS+ IP to Over 10 Customers (Monday May. 12, 2014)
  Chips&Media announced today that its CODA966 and CODA988, the first AVS+ enabled cores, have been licensed to over 10 customers. Chinese new video and audio coding standard (AVS+) has been applied to Chinese domestic satellite high definition digital TV broadcast channels and six CCTV HD channels.
  
  
• Argon Design licenses Argon Streams to ARM (Friday May. 09, 2014)
  Argon Design Ltd., a leading supplier of advanced video verification solutions, has announced the licensing of Argon Streams to ARM. Argon Streams is a comprehensive set of test bit-streams that are generated directly from the H265/HEVC specification to ensure full coverage and complete verification of all aspects of the standard, including all of the obscure, but perfectly legal, corner cases that many other bit-streams overlook.
  
  
• RivieraWaves Licenses its Bluetooth Smart 4.1 Intellectual Property to Dialog Semiconductor (Monday Apr. 28, 2014)
  RivieraWaves, leading provider of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi silicon and software intellectual property (IP), today announced that Dialog Semiconductor has licensed RivieraWaves Bluetooth Smart 4.1 baseband controller, software protocol stack and profiles for use in its Bluetooth Smart ICs.
  
  
• Industry's Highest Capacity SoC Interconnect IP Core from DMP Adopted by eSilicon (Wednesday Apr. 23, 2014)
  Digital Media Professionals Inc. (DMP), a provider of 3D/2D graphics and computing intellectual property (IP) cores, announced today that eSilicon has adopted DMP Loputo SoC Interconnect IP. eSilicon chose DMP Loputo IP to develop and deliver next-generation SoCs.