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• CEVA MM2000 Multimedia Solution Powers Panovasic's Apollo Family of Portable Multimedia Processors (Tuesday Jan. 06, 2009)
  CEVA today announced that Panovasic Technology has licensed and deployed the fully programmable MM2000 portable multimedia solution for the Apollo™ family of portable multimedia processors. The first processor in the family, the Apollo-1™, will begin shipping in portable multimedia devices from Changhong, one of the largest suppliers of consumer electronics in Asia.
  
  
• Broadcom Chooses ARM Cortex-R4 Processor For Next-Generation Blu-Ray Players (Tuesday Jan. 06, 2009)
  ARM today announced that Broadcom Corporation has chosen the ARM® Cortex™-R4 processor for use in its future Blu-ray player chips.
  
  
• Hifn Selects CoWare ESL 2.0 Solutions for Design and Performance Optimization of Next-Generation Applied Services Processors (Monday Jan. 05, 2009)
  CoWare Platform Architect and CoWare’s ESL design methodology will enable Hifn to speed the development and improve system performance of their next-generation Applied Services Processors by optimizing and validating system architecture prior to implementation.
  
  
• IP Cores, Inc. announces shipment of an encryption core to Philips Electronics Nederland BV. (Tuesday Dec. 30, 2008)
  IP Cores, Inc. announces shipment of an encryption core to Philips Electronics Nederland BV. IP Cores, Inc. had demonstrated the technical superiority of its AES encryption code design by licensing its AES core to be incorporated into Philips security offerings.
  
  
• InterDigital Signs ModeLabs to Worldwide 2G and 3G Patent License Agreement (Tuesday Dec. 30, 2008)
  InterDigital today announced that its patent licensing subsidiaries have signed a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing patent license agreement with Paris-based ModeLabs Group. The agreement covers the sale of certain wireless terminal units and infrastructure built to the Second Generation (2G and 2.5G) and/or Third Generation (3G) cellular standards and/or the non-cellular wireless IEEE 802-based standards, for the duration of the life of the licensed patents.
  
  
• ASUSTeK Purchases Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio License (Monday Dec. 22, 2008)
  Alliacense today announced that ASUSTeK Computer Inc. has purchased a Moore Microprocessor Patent™ (MMP) Portfolio license from The TPL Group.
  
  
• Gateway Silicon Licenses Wide Range of MIPS Technologies' IP Cores for USB 2.0 OTG (Thursday Dec. 18, 2008)
  GSI acquired the rights to IP in 0.18µm, 0.13µm, 90nm G, 90nm LP and 65nm processes from Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing. As a design services company, GSI is leveraging the IP cores in platforms for customers’ next-generation portable devices.
  
  
• MIPS Technologies Licenses Analog / Mixed-Signal IP to Socle Technology (Thursday Dec. 18, 2008)
  MIPS today announced that Socle Technology licensed its USB 2.0 On-The-Go (OTG) PHY and Controller in multiple processes. The cores, in 65nm processes from Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, are integrated in Socle’s platforms for customer designs in a range of markets.
  
  
• COMAG Enters into MPEG LA's MPEG-2 License (Friday Dec. 12, 2008)
  MPEG LA today announced that COMAG has entered into the MPEG-2 Patent Portfolio License offered by MPEG LA. As a result of this agreement, COMAG and several companies that license their essential MPEG-2 patents through MPEG LA have settled the patent enforcement actions pending before the District Court Düsseldorf, Germany.
  
  
• Anoto Group AB's subsidiary, Logipard, signs another contract for video technology (Friday Dec. 12, 2008)
  The contract concerns development of IP blocks for mobile phones and is estimated to generate NRE revenues of approximately 7 MSEK during 2009, as well as future royalty. The royalty payments are estimated to start late 2010.
  
  
• ARC Provides N-trig with a Multi-Use, Multi-Year License (Friday Dec. 12, 2008)
  ARC International today announced that it has signed a multi-use, multi-year license agreement with N-trig that includes the ARC® 600 and ARC® 700 processors for use in N-trig’s DuoSense™ technology.
  
  
• Wipro-NewLogic Enables Wi-Fi Connectivity in BridgeCo's 3rd Generation Networked Audio Platform (Thursday Dec. 11, 2008)
  Wipro-NewLogic and BridgeCo today announced that the Wipro-NewLogic WiLD 802.11 a/b/g Wireless LAN MAC and Baseband IP has been licensed by BridgeCo and integrated into the DM870 audio processor which is at heart of the JukeBlox network audio platform.
  
  
• ASTRI Selects Tensilica Processor Cores for Video Research Project (Wednesday Dec. 10, 2008)
  Tensilica, Inc. today announced that Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited (ASTRI) has selected Tensilica’s Xtensa customizable processor cores for a video research project.
  
  
• Amino Enters into MPEG-2 License with MPEG LA (Tuesday Dec. 09, 2008)
  MPEG LA today announced that Amino Communications has entered into the MPEG-2 Patent Portfolio License offered by MPEG LA.
  
  
• Russian Design House Milandr Licenses ARM Cortex-M3 Processor For Automotive MCU Applications (Monday Dec. 08, 2008)
  ARM today announced that Russian-based IC design company, Milandr, has licensed the ARM® Cortex™-M3 processor for automotive microcontroller applications.
  
  
• AMD and ATI Enter into MPEG LA's MPEG-2 License (Friday Dec. 05, 2008)
  MPEG LA, LLC today announced that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and ATI Technologies, Inc. have entered into the MPEG-2 Patent Portfolio License offered by MPEG LA.
  
  
• SPIRIT Licenses Voice and Audio Software to ARM (Wednesday Dec. 03, 2008)
  SPIRIT DSP announced today that ARM has selected SPIRIT Voice and Audio software to evaluate the multimedia performance of its next-generation processors.
  
  
• Mixel's MIPI D-PHY Transceiver IP in use on California Micro Devices CM5160 Chip (Wednesday Dec. 03, 2008)
  Mixel announced today that the Mixel D-PHY Transceiver IP is used in California Micro Devices (CMD) CM5160 chip. The CMD chip offers a unique architecture that allows handset manufacturers to interface to LCD display modules based on either the MIPI or MDDI (Mobile Display Digital Interface) standard.
  
  
• Toshiba Corporation Selects Arasan Chip Systems' IP Solution SD/MMC IP chosen for lower total cost of development (Tuesday Dec. 02, 2008)
  Arasan today announced that Toshiba has selected Arasan SD/MMC Host Controller IP for its SoC Design. Toshiba is leveraging the mature, low risk and hardware verified solution from Arasan to significantly reduce development time and improve time to market.
  
  
• CHiL Semiconductor Selects Virage Logic's Flexible AEON(R) Non-Volatile Embedded Memory (Tuesday Dec. 02, 2008)
  CHiL Semiconductor delivers highly intelligent and flexible power management solutions to the server CPU and memory, desktop CPU and graphics GPU markets, where enhanced performance, digital communication and energy efficiency are key metrics. The use of NVM in CHiL's solutions is transforming these markets, allowing developers to configure each system to exacting requirements, with a minimal time to market and significantly reduced bill of materials.
  
  
• Digiwave Labs chooses Coreworks' SDI Audio Embedder IP for their new line of digital TV Standards Converters and Synchronizers (Tuesday Dec. 02, 2008)
  Coreworks today announced that Digiwave Labs, a leading provider of professional video broadcast equipment, has licensed the SDI Audio Embedder Core, from the extensive AudioWorksTM family of cores.
  
  
• Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd Licenses CAN Controller IP from Inicore Inc. (Wednesday Nov. 26, 2008)
  Inicore Inc. announced today that Surrey Satellite Technology Limited in Guildford, UK, has licensed its Controller Area Network Intellectual Property core CANmodule-IIx for their new SGR-05P range of space-borne GPS receivers.
  
  
• Imagination Technologies Licenses High-performance Graphics Processor Core to a Major International Consumer Electronics Company (Monday Nov. 24, 2008)
  Imagination Technologies reports that it has signed a license agreement with a new partner, a major international consumer electronics company, for a high-performance forthcoming member of Imagination's POWERVR SGX graphics processor family.
  
  
• Open-Plug powers the new J132 mobile phone from Sony Ericsson (Monday Nov. 24, 2008)
  Open-Plug, the specialist in software development environments for mass-market mobile phones, announces today that its ELIPS application suite is embedded in Sony Ericsson’s J132 mobile phone. The J132 is a talk and text phone with FM radio and stereo hands free kit.
  
  
• Teridian Semiconductor Licenses ColdFire Architecture from IPextreme (Thursday Nov. 20, 2008)
  IPextreme today announced that Teridian Semiconductor Corp., a leading supplier of mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) used in energy, automation, networking, and secure access systems, has licensed Freescale’s V2 ColdFire® SPP IP core through IPextreme.
  
  
• ASMedia Licenses Range of MIPS Cores for Multimedia SoC Development (Tuesday Nov. 18, 2008)
  An existing MIPS licensee, ASMedia has licenses on the MIPS32® 4KEc®, MIPS32® 4KEm™, and MIPS32® 24KEc™ cores for next-generation ICs targeting applications including digital photo frames, media players, and solid state drives (SSDs).
  
  
• Genesys Logic Selects nSys for SuperSpeed USB Verification (Tuesday Nov. 18, 2008)
  nSys today announced that Genesys Logic, Inc. has licensed nVS (nSys Verification Suite) for SuperSpeed USB for the development of the SuperSpeed based designs.
  
  
• Vizio Enters into MPEG LA's MPEG-2 License (Tuesday Nov. 18, 2008)
  MPEG LA, LLC today announced that Vizio, Inc. has entered into the MPEG-2 Patent Portfolio License offered by MPEG LA.
  
  
• SiRF signs licence agreement for Imagination Technologies' multimedia IP (Thursday Nov. 13, 2008)
  Imagination reports that SiRF has licensed a number of Imagination’s latest generation graphics, video and display technologies for use in its multifunction system-on-chip location platforms targeting consumer navigation products.
  
  
• Ralink Leverages MIPS32 Processors in 802.11n Access Point/Router SoCs for Broadband, VoIP, Gaming and Entertainment Applications (Wednesday Nov. 12, 2008)
  MIPS Technologies today announced that its synthesizable MIPS32® 24KEc™ processor core is powering Ralink’s RT3052 and RT3050 802.11n Single Chip Access Point/router SoCs.