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• NetEffect Adopts Denali's PCI Express 2.0 and IO Virtualization Technology Solutions (Tuesday Nov. 06, 2007)
  Denali's Databahn PCIe cores and PureSpec verification IP software for PCI Express provide full support of the Address Translation Service specification, Single-Root I/OV, including physical and virtual function (VF) configuration spaces, VF Alternate Routing-ID, and Functional Level Reset (FLR) capabilities.
  
  
• Synopsys DesignWare IP for 5.0 Gbps PCI Express Enables First-Pass Silicon Success for PMC-Sierra's High-Performance SoC (Monday Nov. 05, 2007)
  Synopsys today announced that PMC-Sierra was able to achieve first-pass silicon success for their high-performance design using Synopsys' DesignWare® Bridge IP for PCI Express 2.0 (Gen II) to ARM® AMBA® 3 AXI(TM) and the DesignWare interconnect fabric for AMBA 3 AXI. The DesignWare Bridge IP for PCI Express 2.0 to AMBA 3 AXI operating at 5.0 Gbps, is the first PCI Express 2.0 IP solution to achieve silicon success.
  
  
• Tallika announces customer success with ServerEngines, LLC (Monday Nov. 05, 2007)
  Tallika disclosed today that its engineering team provided a broad array of ASIC Design Services for the recently announced 10Gb Enterprise IO Controller BladeEngine product from the high profile startup ServerEngines, LLC.
  
  
• Silicon Image Licenses Impinj's AEON/MTP Nonvolatile Memory for High-Volume Consumer Electronics and Computing Chips (Friday Nov. 02, 2007)
  Impinj today announced that Silicon Image has licensed Impinj’s AEON® NVM cores to embed system-critical application data in high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) and serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) chips.
  
  
• Imagination Technologies Licenses POWERVR IP Cores to SigmaTel (Friday Nov. 02, 2007)
  Under the terms of its licensing arrangements Imagination receives license fees and royalty revenues on SoCs incorporating Imagination’s IP shipped by partners.
  
  
• Gaisler Research announces new LEON3 licensing agreements (Wednesday Oct. 31, 2007)
  Gaisler Research AB announced new licensing agreements with leading companies such as EADS Astrium. (France), Ball Aerospace (US) and Vineyard Technologies (US). Today, more than 60 companies worldwide rely upon LEON processing solutions to reduce the design cost of next-generation chip development.
  
  
• INDILINX Partners with ARM for Solid State Solution (Wednesday Oct. 31, 2007)
  INDILINX has licensed the processor to take advantage of the reduced time-to-market of SSD solutions with lower power, enhanced reliability and faster data transmission features for consumers, by providing its customers with more reliable flash disk controllers. The agreement marks the first ARM® license in this market area.
  
  
• Valens Semiconductor Picks Tensilica's Diamond Standard 108Mini for chip that Ensures High-Quality Home Audio-Video Networking (Wednesday Oct. 31, 2007)
  Tensilica, Inc. today announced that Valens Semiconductor, an Israeli start-up, has selected the Diamond Standard 108Mini as the controller for a SOC (system-on-chip) design that will enable high-quality transmission of audio and video in a home networking environment.
  
  
• MIPS Technologies Builds on Leadership Position in Products for the Digital Living Room (Monday Oct. 29, 2007)
  MIPS Technologies today announced that SiS Holding Ltd., a subsidiary of Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. (SiS), has licensed the MIPS32® 24KcTM synthesizable processor core to advance development of applications for consumer electronics
  
  
• Patriot Scientific Welcomes Philips to List of Microprocessor Patent Licensees (Monday Oct. 29, 2007)
  Philips becomes the 23rd MMP licensee in as many months and the third major European company to purchase a license following Schneider Electric and Nokia Corporation. Announcement Signals Increased Activity as the Patent-Infringement Trial Date Approaches
  
  
• Hantro Licenses High Definition Multi-Format Encoder RTL Design to Genesys Logic (Wednesday Oct. 24, 2007)
  The agreement will see the Hantro 6280 encoder RTL design, complete with Hantro´s proprietary video stabilization, integrated to a chip targeted for USB webcam manufacturers.
  
  
• AMIMON Chooses the MIPS32 M4K Core for Wireless High Definition Multimedia Applications (Monday Oct. 22, 2007)
  MIPS Technologies today announced that AMIMON has licensed the low-power MIPS32® M4K® core for development of wireless HD audio and video transfer applications.
  
  
• Imagination Technologies Licenses Another POWERVR SGX graphics core to Texas Instruments (Tuesday Oct. 16, 2007)
  Imagination Technologies reports that TI has licensed a second member of Imagination’s POWERVR® SGX graphics core family for use in its future OMAP™ application processor product family under a multiple-use license arrangement.
  
  
• Sidense OTP Memory Used in Silicon Library Inc. HDMI Products (Tuesday Oct. 16, 2007)
  Sidense today announced Silicon Library Inc. (SLI), a Japan-based developer of HDMI products and IP, has manufactured HDMI products using Sidense's one-time programmable (OTP) technology to provide secure encryption key storage.
  
  
• MediaPhy Licenses Tensilica's Diamond Standard 108Mini Processor Core (Monday Oct. 15, 2007)
  Tensilica today announced that MediaPhy has licensed the Diamond Standard 108Mini. MediaPhy will use the Diamond Standard 108Mini in its next generation mobile audio and video entertainment design
  
  
• SI Electronics Licences Video Processing Core From Imagination Technologies (Thursday Oct. 11, 2007)
  Imagination Technologies confirms that SI Electronics has licensed Imagination’s POWERVR® VXD370 multi-standard video decoding technology under a multiple-use license arrangement for use in devices targeting the amusement market.
  
  
• CEVA Selected for NXP's Ultra Low-Cost Cellular Solutions (Tuesday Oct. 09, 2007)
  CEVA today announced that NXP Semiconductors, the independent company founded by Philips, has chosen the CEVA-Teak™ DSP core for its highly integrated ultra low-cost single-chip solutions targeting low-cost and entry-level handset designs for emerging markets.
  
  
• MEMSIC chooses DOLPHIN Integration's unique Low Voltage Standard Cell Library to extend the performance of its Network technology (Tuesday Oct. 09, 2007)
  Thanks to the integration of the patented ultra low voltage standard cell library solutions from DOLPHIN Integration, MEMSICs’ Accelerometer product line will offer extended battery life and functionality, a key feature for MEMS accelerometers.
  
  
• LogicVision's Embedded SerDes Test Selected by PLX Technology for Gen 2 PCI Express Device Family (Tuesday Oct. 09, 2007)
  The solution is expected to enable PLX to achieve manufacturing quality goals, contain the rising costs of test, and provide for comprehensive characterization and diagnosis of high speed SerDes I/O. PLX’s PCI Express Gen 2 switches double the interconnect bit rate over its predecessor, to 5 GT/s (GigaTransfers per second) from 2.5 GT/s
  
  
• LogicVision Announces Expanded and Worldwide Use of Embedded Test Solutions by NEC Electronics for SOC Designs (Tuesday Oct. 09, 2007)
  LogicVision’s embedded logic and memory test solutions have been in use by NEC Electronics for the past two years in Japan, and based on the achieved results, NEC Electronics is now expanding the usage for worldwide adoption across other SoC projects.
  
  
• Elpida Introduces The World's Fastest DRAM Based On The Rambus XDR Memory Architecture (Friday Oct. 05, 2007)
  Elpida Memory today introduced the industry’s fastest DRAM, the 512 Megabit (Mb), 4.8GHz XDR™ DRAM, based on Rambus' XDR memory architecture.
  
  
• American Power Conversion (APC) to be Covered by Patent License (Thursday Oct. 04, 2007)
  Patriot Scientificannounced today that Schneider Electric SA has purchased a license to the company's Moore Microprocessor Patent™ (MMP) Portfolio to cover its recently acquired business unit, American Power Conversion (APC).
  
  
• ANYKA Licenses ARM Technology Solution For Mobile Multimedia Applications (Thursday Oct. 04, 2007)
  Anyka and ARM, today announced that Anyka has extended its relationship with ARM with a full license for the ARM926EJ-S™ processor, plus the ARM® Sage-HS™ high-speed physical IP library.
  
  
• Atmel Licenses Hardware Video Decoder from Hantro (Wednesday Oct. 03, 2007)
  Atmel is the first company to license the new Hantro 8170 decoder that supports 16MP JPEG, H.263, H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 simple and advanced simple profile (DivX), XviD Portable, VC-1 main and advanced profiles up to full HD (1080p) resolution.
  
  
• AMD Licenses 3D Graphics Core Technology to QUALCOMM, Delivering The Ultimate Visual Experience to Tomorrow's Phones (Tuesday Oct. 02, 2007)
  AMD today announced an agreement to license cutting-edge graphics core technology to QUALCOMM. This intellectual property (IP) licensing agreement is part of each company’s ongoing commitment to drive a strong mobile gaming ecosystem and unleash state-of-the-art graphics across a range of handheld devices to delight mobile consumers everywhere.
  
  
• Amulet Licenses Graphic User Interface Technology for Atmel ARM-Based SoCs (Tuesday Oct. 02, 2007)
  Amulet Technologies announced today that its Graphic User Interface (GUI) IP technology is now available as a licensable IP block for Atmel® Corporation's CAP™ ARM-based customizable microcontroller.
  
  
• Ovonyx and Hynix Sign Technology and Licensing Agreement for Phase Change Memory (Monday Oct. 01, 2007)
  Ovonyx and Hynix today announced that they have entered into a long-term license agreement for memory products under Ovonyx’ patents and intellectual property relating to Phase Change Memory (PCM) technology. The agreement also provides that Ovonyx will actively support Hynix’ program to develop phase change memory products.
  
  
• Tallika announces customer success with Intellasys (Monday Oct. 01, 2007)
  The project was executed for IntellaSys Corporation, a TPL Group Enterprise focused on developing distributed digital media semiconductor solutions including multicore processors, Flash media storage products and content secure connectivity devices.
  
  
• Enea Extends License Agreement with ZTE for 3G Handsets (Monday Oct. 01, 2007)
  Enea, a world-leading provider of network software and services, today announced that ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has selected Enea’s flagship real-time operating system OSE 5 for its 3G mobile phone chip-sets.
  
  
• MtekVision and Elliptic Extend Collaboration on Security Solutions for Mobile (Thursday Sep. 27, 2007)
  In order to protect the security credentials embedded in the chip, designers use on-chip non-volatile storage of root-of-trust keys to shield the secret values from hackers. The combination of these capabilities with the hardware security engine offers a robust security perimeter on-chip to defeat all but the most determined hacker from penetrating the design.