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• Ultra High-Performance MIPS64 Architecture Powers Cavium Networks' New Multi-Core Processors (Tuesday May. 11, 2010)
  MIPS Technologies announced that its MIPS64® architecture is powering the new OCTEON® II CN68XX/67XX processor families introduced today by Cavium Networks. The new processors integrate 8 to 32 enhanced MIPS64 cores with up to 48GHz of 64-bit compute power in a single chip, delivering high performance and application acceleration for borderless enterprise, mobile internet infrastructure, secure data center and cloud computing applications.
  
  
• Dialog Semiconductor Licenses NXP's CoolFlux DSP and LifeVibes Software for Smartphones and Next Generation Convergent Portable Devices (Thursday May. 06, 2010)
  Dialog Semiconductor announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement to use NXP's ultra-low-power embedded digital audio signal processor (CoolFlux(TM) DSP) technology and accompanying firmware, including NXP Software's LifeVibes(TM) Voice speech enhancement engine.
  
  
• BlueAnt license apt-X (Thursday May. 06, 2010)
  APTX today announces that BlueAnt Wireless (Melbourne, Australia), market leading designer and distributor of Bluetooth devices and accessories, has become the latest licensee of apt-X audio coding technology for use in Bluetooth Stereo applications.
  
  
• Imagination Technologies licenses high-performance multi-processor graphics processor core to Renesas Electronics (Tuesday May. 04, 2010)
  Imagination Technologies reports that it has signed a multi-use license agreement with Renesas Electronics Corporation for a multi-processor core from Imagination's new POWERVR SGX Series5XT IP core family.
  
  
• Mobileye(R) Licenses MIPS32(R) 1004K(TM) Coherent Processing System for Advanced Driver Assistance SoCs (Monday May. 03, 2010)
  MIPS Technologies announced today that Mobileye, the global pioneer and leader in vision-based collision prevention systems, licensed its multi-threaded multiprocessing MIPS32(R) 1004K(TM) Coherent Processing System (CPS).
  
  
• Sierra Wireless licenses Arasan Chip System's SDIO Host controller IP core (Monday May. 03, 2010)
  Arasan Chip Systems announced that Sierra Wireless has licensed Arasan's Secure Digital Input/Output (SDIO) Host controller IP core to be integrated in its next generation SoC controller.
  
  
• Wolfson Licenses Tensilica HiFi Audio to Provide a High Quality, Power Efficient Sound Platform (Thursday Apr. 29, 2010)
  Wolfson Microelectronics plc and Tensilica, Inc., today announced a licence agreement to create a low power, high definition (HD) sound platform.
  
  
• Pixelworks Standardizes on Denali’s High-Performance DDR SDRAM Technologies (Tuesday Apr. 27, 2010)
  Denali Software, Inc., a world-leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and intellectual property (IP), today announced that Pixelworks (NASDAQ: PXLW), an innovative provider of powerful video and pixel processing technology, has selected Denali’s Databahn™ DFI-compliant DDR3/2 memory controller IP for its upcoming IC designs targeting innovative products for the advanced video display market.
  
  
• Cosmic Circuits reaches new milestone in Wireless Analog IP collaboration with GLOBALFOUNDRIES (Tuesday Apr. 27, 2010)
  The continuing collaboration between Cosmic Circuits and GLOBALFOUNDRIES has resulted in yet another success, extending the availability of Cosmic’s proven & optimized wireless analog platform to the GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ low-leakage 65nm LPe process node, intended to benefit System-on-Chips for Wireless standards such as LTE, WiMax and WLAN
  
  
• Realtek licenses Imagination Technologies' high-performance graphics processor core (Monday Apr. 26, 2010)
  Imagination Technologies has signed a license agreement with Realtek Semiconductor for a member of Imagination's POWERVR SGX graphics processor family.
  
  
• Augusta Technology Selects Denali Databahn IP for its Mobile Multimedia Processor (Wednesday Apr. 14, 2010)
  Denali Software today announced that Augusta Technology USA, a mobile digital solutions company, has selected Denali’s Databahn™ LPDDR1-SDRAM controller and PHY intellectual property (IP) products for incorporation into its latest processor, designed using TSMC’s Low Power (LP) process technology.
  
  
• Texas Instruments Selects Fraunhofer IIS to Deliver Software Defined Radio Platform to Automotive Industry (Monday Apr. 12, 2010)
  Fraunhofer IIS has been selected by Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) to provide its DAB/DAB+/T-DMB software solution for TI's software defined radio (SDR) platform for the automotive industry.
  
  
• NTT Electronics Completes a Graphic SoC Design Using Arteris NoC Technology (Monday Apr. 12, 2010)
  Arteris announced today that NTT Electronics has adopted its Network on Chip (NoC) technology for the on-chip communications requirements for NTT Electronics' SoC design applications.
  
  
• Global Unichip Licenses Comprehensive ARM IP Portfolio (Monday Apr. 12, 2010)
  Global Unichip and ARM today announced that GUC has licensed a comprehensive ARM IP portfolio including all the available ARM(R) Cortex(TM) and Mali(TM) family processors, a wide range of ARM Physical IP, system design IP including CoreSight(TM) debug and trace technology and AMBA(R)-compliant peripherals.
  
  
• Genesys and Dolphin Integration announce their renewed cooperation in the field of microcontroller thanks to the quality of support (Friday Apr. 09, 2010)
  Genesys and Dolphin Integration announce their cooperation for microcontroller Core.
  
  
• Secure Sidense OTP Helps Parade Provide Protected Video Content (Friday Apr. 09, 2010)
  Sidense today announced that Parade Technologies has selected Sidense’s 1T-Fuse™-based OTP memory for use in their HDMI switch products. The 64Kbit macro will be used for several purposes, including HDCP key, EDID (Extended Display Information Data) information and code storage.
  
  
• Cyclic Design Licenses G14 BCH ECC IP to Trident Microsystems (Wednesday Apr. 07, 2010)
  Trident Microsystems, Inc. licenses Cyclic Design's BCH error correction IP to enable support for 8KB page MLC flash devices in their upcoming SOC and DTV products. Cyclic Design's ECC IP provides a flexible and easy to integrate solution for high levels of ECC correction required for NAND flash devices, enabling companies such as Trident to preserve their investment in their existing product portfolio.
  
  
• Nangate's Library Creator Platform for Digital Cell Library IP Development Adopted by ON Semiconductor (Tuesday Apr. 06, 2010)
  Nangate today announced that ON Semiconductor has successfully implemented the Nangate Library Creator Platform to improve the productivity and cost effectiveness of its digital cell library intellectual property (IP) development.
  
  
• MOSAID Enters Into Wireless Patent License Agreement With Sharp (Monday Apr. 05, 2010)
  MOSAID Technologies Inc. (TSX:MSD) today announced that it has entered into a worldwide, non-exclusive wireless patent license agreement with Sharp Corporation of Japan.
  
  
• MtekVision realizes success with Cosmic's MIPI IP in TSMC 65nm process (Monday Apr. 05, 2010)
  Cosmic Circuits today announced that its mixed-signal chip-interface IP core for the MIPI® standard has been successfully integrated and validated on system-on-chip silicon by MtekVision, Korea’s largest fabless semiconductor company.
  
  
• AMD Renews Patent License Agreement with Rambus (Thursday Apr. 01, 2010)
  Rambus today announced AMD has renewed its patent license agreement. The renewal extends the patent license through the third quarter of 2015.
  
  
• Terawins, Inc. Selects MIPS Technologies' Processor IP for Next-Generation Multimedia ICs (Tuesday Mar. 30, 2010)
  MIPS Technologies today announced that Taiwan-based IC provider Terawins, Inc. licensed the MIPS32® 24KEc processor core for development of devices for a range of portable LCD products including digital photo frames, portable media players and automotive DVD/TV."
  
  
• Multiple Tensilica IP Cores Power NEC, Fujitsu and Panasonic Mobile Communications Fully Functional LTE Handset SOC for Major Japanese Wireless Carrier (Monday Mar. 22, 2010)
  Tensilica today announced that NTT DOCOMO has confirmed that several Tensilica Xtensa LX dataplane processor cores (DPUs) are used in the latest LTE mobile handset system-on-chip (SOC) design demonstrated in February at the Mobile World Congress.
  
  
• Topscomm Selects Accent for China Smart Grid Powerline Communication Applications (Tuesday Mar. 16, 2010)
  Accent and Topscomm today announced that Accent will provide a highly-integrated SoC device featuring a complete solution for China Smart Grid. The mixed-signal design will integrate a number of key functions, such as a powerful PLC engine, providing Topscomm a cost-effective solution for their Single,Three Phase Power Module products
  
  
• Samsung Electronics Licenses Kilopass' Embedded Non-Volatile Memory Technology for its Foundry Business (Monday Mar. 15, 2010)
  Kilopass Technology today announced that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. will support Kilopass’ one-time programmable (OTP) antifuse memory, XPM™, in its foundry business’ advanced logic processes.
  
  
• Rockchip Deploys CEVA MM2000 Programmable Multimedia Solution for Android-Powered HD Multimedia Processors (Monday Mar. 15, 2010)
  CEVA today announced that Fuzhou Rockchip Electronics has licensed and deployed the fully programmable CEVA-MM2000 portable multimedia solution in the latest generation RK28XX portable multimedia ICs.
  
  
• LSI licenses Silicon Hive's Configurable Parallel Processing Platform HiveLogic (Wednesday Mar. 10, 2010)
  Silicon Hive announced today that LSI Corporation licensed HiveLogic, Silicon Hive’s configurable parallel processing platform.
  
  
• InterDigital Signs Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications to Worldwide 2G and 3G Patent License Agreement (Wednesday Mar. 10, 2010)
  InterDigital today announced that its patent licensing subsidiaries have entered into a worldwide, non-exclusive, patent license agreement with Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. ("CHMC"), headquartered in Japan.
  
  
• eMemory collaborates with MagnaChip to offer 0.11um HV embedded NVM technology (Wednesday Mar. 10, 2010)
  eMemory and MagnaChip Semiconductor today jointly announced the successful porting of eMemory’s Neobit OTP (One Time Programmable) 0.11um high-voltage embedded NVM at MagnaChip and upcoming mass production in Q1 2010.
  
  
• S3 Group ICs Drive New Iridium 9602 Satellite Data Transceiver (Tuesday Mar. 09, 2010)
  S3 Group and Iridium Communications today announced that they partnered in IC design and delivery for Iridium’s recently-announced 9602 full duplex short-burst data (SBD) transceiver.