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• MIPS Technologies Licenses High-Performance, Power-Efficient Processor to Novatek for Next-Generation SoC Designs (Tuesday Oct. 20, 2009)
  MIPS Technologies today announced that Novatek Microelectronics Corp. has licensed the MIPS32® 24KEcTM processor core to power advanced chip designs for a variety of multimedia devices for the digital home.
  
  
• Industry's Highest Capacity PCI Express 3.0 Controller IP Core From Denali Software Adopted by Cray (Tuesday Oct. 20, 2009)
  Denali Software today announced that Cray has adopted Denali Databahn(TM) PCI Express (PCIe) controller core and PureSpec(TM) verification IP (VIP), which support the latest PCIe 3.0 specifications from the PCI-SIG
  
  
• Intellon Selects Mixed-Signal IP from S3 for HomePlug Chip Set (Tuesday Oct. 20, 2009)
  Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3) today announced that Intellon has licensed S3's mixed signal IP for the INT6400, their third-generation HomePlug® AV open-standard-based MAC/PHY/AFE Powerline Communications (PLC) transceiver Integrated Circuit (IC).
  
  
• Open-Silicon Enables Solarflare’s Low Power 10Gb Ethernet Solutions (Tuesday Oct. 20, 2009)
  Open-Silicon announced today that Solarflare Communications is using Open Silicon’s PowerMAX™ technology in its second-generation SFC9020 Ethernet Controller with integrated 10Gb Ethernet PHY, which has been sampling to Tier1 server OEMs.
  
  
• Snowbush PCI Express 3.0 IP Selected for Cray's Next Generation of Supercomputers (Monday Oct. 19, 2009)
  Gennum today announced that Cray Inc., a global supercomputer leader, has selected Gennum's Snowbush IP Group's PCI Express(R) (PCIe(R)) 3.0 PHY IP for use in its next generation, high performance supercomputer design.
  
  
• Dolphin Integration lightens CD10ACN50, a high-performance 100 dB Audio CODEC in Fujitsu Microelectronics' 90 nm (Monday Oct. 19, 2009)
  Dolphin Integration today announce the flagship CODEC, 100 dB-proven audio DAC CD10ACN50 has been licensed by Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited, for integration into ICs to be manufactured in Fujitsu Microelectronics’ 90 nm process technology.
  
  
• MosChip's MCS9990, MCS8142 and MCS8144 chips reach volume production with PLDA PCI Express IP (Monday Oct. 19, 2009)
  PLDA announced that MosChip Semiconductor Technology has successfully launched their MCS9990 robust PCI Express to USB2.0 host controller, incorporating PLDA’s XpressRich2 PCI Express ASIC IP.
  
  
• Austriamicrosystems Chooses ARM Cortex-M0 Processor For Mixed Signal Applications (Friday Oct. 16, 2009)
  ARM have announced that austriamicrosystems has licensed the ARM® Cortex™-M0 processor for future custom ASIC solutions.
  
  
• Itron Selects Accent Single Chip Solution for Smart Metering Applications (Thursday Oct. 15, 2009)
  Accent and Itron today announced Itron’s selection of Accent to supply a newly developed integrated circuit for its OpenWay® CENTRON® smart meter product line.
  
  
• Anchor Bay Achieves Silicon Success With Denali's DDR PHY Solution (Thursday Oct. 15, 2009)
  Denali today announced that Anchor Bay has successfully taped out its ABT2015 chip utilizing Denali's next-generation Databahn(TM) DDR PHY solution in 65-nanometer (nm) Common Platform(TM) process technology offered by IBM, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
  
  
• Sidense OTP Enables Security of Wireless Video Transmissions (Tuesday Oct. 13, 2009)
  Sidense today announced that AMIMON, the market leader in wireless High Definition (HD) semiconductor solutions, is employing Sidense’s 1T-Fuse™-based one-time programmable (OTP) memory macro technology in chips used for uncompressed wireless high-definition video connectivity.
  
  
• Rapid Bridge Technology Selected by AppliedMicro for Multi-Platform Advanced Nanometer System-on-Chip Development (Tuesday Oct. 13, 2009)
  Rapid Bridge announced today that its LiquidSoC has been selected by Applied Micro Circuits for a multi-platform, advanced nanometer system-on-chip (SoC) engagement.
  
  
• Arkmicro Technologies Selects Vivante GPU for Mobile Navigation (Monday Oct. 12, 2009)
  Vivante today announced that Arkmicro has licensed Vivante GPU IP for its newest mobile navigation and entertainment system-on-chip (SoC) designs. Arkmicro designs, develops, and markets multimedia semiconductor products and solutions for a variety of portable consumer electronics products
  
  
• Synopsys DesignWare USB 2.0 and Ethernet IP Enables First-Pass Silicon Success for STMicroelectronics (Wednesday Oct. 07, 2009)
  
  
  
• Samsung licenses Apical's iridix IP core for semiconductor imaging products (Wednesday Oct. 07, 2009)
  Apical Ltd and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, through its System LSI division, have entered into a licensing agreement for the use of Apical's iridix image processing IP core in Samsung's imaging products.
  
  
• MIPS Technologies Licenses MIPS32® Architecture to Altera Corporation (Tuesday Oct. 06, 2009)
  MIPS Technologies today announced that Altera licensed its MIPS32® architecture, marking the entry of the MIPS® architecture into the FPGA channel.
  
  
• Sarance, Spirent Communications Partner To Develop Next Generation 40/100G Ethernet Test Solution (Wednesday Sep. 30, 2009)
  Sarance Technologies and Spirent Communications today announced a licensing agreement to incorporate Sarance’s High Speed Ethernet IP Core (HSEC) 40G and 100G IP products in Spirent TestCenter™.
  
  
• Broadcom Licenses Latest ARM Cortex A9 Multiprocessor Technology (Monday Sep. 28, 2009)
  ARM and Broadcom today announced that they have signed a major licensing agreement for the ARM® Cortex™ -A9 MPCore™ multicore processor. Broadcom intends to target the technology towards next-generation mobile, wireless and other consumer electronics applications.
  
  
• SMIC Chooses Kilopass Embedded Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) for Its 65nm and 45nm CMOS Logic Processes (Friday Sep. 25, 2009)
  Kilopass and SMIC today announced their embedded OTP partnership. Kilopass is the first embedded OTP NVM partner in SMIC's 65nm and 45nm processes. The 65nm OTP testchip tapes out at the end of 2009 followed by 45nm in mid-2010.
  
  
• Sightic Vista chooses the Cortus APS3 for their CCTV DSP (Thursday Sep. 24, 2009)
  Sightic Vista has announced the selection and the successful integration of the CORTUS APS3 CPU core into Sightic's newly developed SIP41xx line of video processors.
  
  
• Sidense Secure Embedded OTP Enables Encrypted USB Drive (Thursday Sep. 24, 2009)
  Sidense today announced that Faraday selected Sidense’s 1T-Fuse™ single- transistor bit cell, one-time programmable (OTP) macros for use in a USB secure drive application. The 16Kbit Sidense macro provides a highly secure storage medium for protecting data, applications and IDs on the drive.
  
  
• SMIC Selects Virage Logic's AEON(R) Embedded Multi-Time Programmable (MTP) Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) For RFID Applications (Wednesday Sep. 23, 2009)
  Virage Logic and SMIC today announced a radio-frequency identification (RFID) optimized version of Virage Logic's AEON MTP NVM solution. The RFID-optimized NVM solution is being developed on SMIC's 180-nanometer (nm) low leakage (LL) process
  
  
• On2 Technologies Licenses VP6 Video Decoder Technology to videantis (Tuesday Sep. 22, 2009)
  On2 Technologies announced today that videantis has licensed its VP6 video decoder source code for implementation in the videantis v-MPx programmable processor platform.
  
  
• Vivante Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Technology Selected by Cavium Networks (Tuesday Sep. 22, 2009)
  Vivante today announced that Cavium Networks has selected Vivante’s GPU technology to power rich graphical user interfaces (GUIs) in their ARM-based processor family. The Cavium Networks ARM-based processor family with Vivante’s GPU technology will be used by networking, storage and consumer electronic equipment manufacturers building intelligent and interactive FTTH broadband routers, network attached storage appliances, Internet media players, picture frames and other connected home and office equipment.
  
  
• MIPS Licenses Processor IP to Shanghai-Based Opulan Technologies (Monday Sep. 21, 2009)
  MIPS Technologies today announced that Shanghai-based Opulan Technologies licensed the MIPS32® 24KEcTM Pro Series® processor core.
  
  
• InterDigital Signs Pantech to Worldwide Patent License Agreement Covering 2G, 3G and LTE Standards (Monday Sep. 21, 2009)
  InterDigital today announced that its patent holding subsidiaries have entered into a worldwide patent licensing agreement with Pantech. In addition, InterDigital will acquire a minority equity interest in Pantech.
  
  
• InterDigital Signs Cinterion to Worldwide Patent License Agreement (Friday Sep. 18, 2009)
  InterDigital today announced that its patent holding subsidiaries have entered into a worldwide, non-transferable, non-exclusive, royalty-bearing patent license agreement with Cinterion.
  
  
• Innodul AG selects Rad3's advanced FEC IP for its Plastic Optical Fiber products (Monday Sep. 14, 2009)
  Innodul licensed RAD3’s advanced FEC solutions for inclusion in its line of enterprise, industrial, home and automotive POF products. Innodul required a robust and high-data rate FEC solution for its products and chose RAD3, a proven provider of advanced FEC solutions for the communications industry.
  
  
• VIA Adopts Sequans Mobile WiMAX Chip Technology for New VIA eNote Turnkey Solution (Friday Sep. 11, 2009)
  WiMAX chip supplier Sequans announced Via Technologies, Inc. has selected its Mobile WiMAX chip technology for its eNote Turnkey solution, a 11.6" thin and light notebook.
  
  
• Cypress Partners with ARM for Next-Generation Embedded Platform Solutions (Thursday Sep. 10, 2009)
  ARM and Cypress announced today that Cypress has licensed a broad range of intellectual property (IP) from ARM for use in next-generation programmable platforms. Cypress has licensed the ARM® Cortex™-M3 and ARM9™ family processors, along with more than 75 other IP elements.