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• Stream Processors Licenses PLDA PCI Express XpressRich IP core (Wednesday Jul. 04, 2007)
  PLDA today announced that Stream Processors has licensed PLDA's XpressRich ASIC PCI Express IP core for use in its next generation of Storm stream processors.
  
  
• Saifun Acquires 90nm Process Know-How from SMIC (Monday Jul. 02, 2007)
  SMIC and Saifun Semiconductors today announced that the two companies have signed an agreement whereby Saifun will acquire the IP and know-how of 90nm process technology. This IP purchase is the first part of a development cooperation which will continue to next generation advanced technologies.
  
  
• Acacia Technologies Purchases 3 Patent Portfolios with 36 Patents Relating to Flash Memory, Computer Graphics and DRAM from Alliance Semiconductor (Monday Jul. 02, 2007)
  Acacia Research Corporation announced today that Acacia Patent Acquisition Corporation has purchased 3 patent portfolios, consisting of 36 U.S. patents, covering semiconductor technologies relating to flash memory, computer and gaming console graphics and DRAM.
  
  
• Hantro's Multi-Format hardware Video Codecs to Drive Next Generation of Freescale Cellular Handset Solutions (Wednesday Jun. 27, 2007)
  Handset Solutions Freescale Semiconductor and Hantro have signed an agreement to license Hantro's Multi-format hardware video codecs. The combination of Freescale's system on chip solutions and Hantro's codecs is expected to provide mobile handset users a feature rich video experience with high performance capabilities and low power consumption
  
  
• Anglo-French IP Partnership announces major design win for its DVB-S2 Modem Technology (Tuesday Jun. 26, 2007)
  Broadband IP developers TurboConcept SAS (France) and Commsonic Ltd (England), announced today that Newtec CY, the market leading satellite communications equipment manufacturer, has adopted the companies' ''SkyPlug'' core technology for use in its Azimuth and Elevation series of DVB-S2-compliant modem systems.
  
  
• Denali's Verification Software for Flash Memory Systems Leveraged by SST for Mobile and Wireless Applications (Tuesday Jun. 26, 2007)
  SST incorporated Denali's MMAV solution to simulate the PSRAM features in its next-generation combination flash memory devices while streamlining time-to-market advantages.
  
  
• Gaisler Research announces new licensing agreements with leading North American companies (Tuesday Jun. 26, 2007)
  Gaisler Research AB announced new licensing agreements with leading North American companies such as General Dynamics AIS (US), Zarlink Semiconductor (Canada) and Microsat Systems Inc (US). All have selected the LEON3 processor and the GRLIB IP-library for their System on Chip (SoC) designs.
  
  
• Highland Communications Technologies Licenses 2.5 Gbps GPON FEC core to Applied Optoelectronics (Monday Jun. 25, 2007)
  Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) is quickly becoming the next dominant broadband solution. Component providers and system manufacturers are striving to bring a cost effective solution to the market. With the customer-proven GPON FEC core from Highland Communications Technologies, AOI will be able to shorten the time to market of their product considerably.
  
  
• Beyond Semiconductor Announces New Licensing Agreement with e3C Inc. (Monday Jun. 25, 2007)
  The Beyond line of products consists of 32 bit processor cores that can be configured to include a Memory Management Unit (MMU), an Instruction and Data Cache, a Power Management Unit, Timer and a Debug Unit. Advanced debug unit enables software developers to debug their software both in ROM and RAM, giving them total control of the processor and its peripherals.
  
  
• MOSAID Licenses Patent Portfolio to Taiwan's Etron Technology (Wednesday Jun. 20, 2007)
  MOSAID Technologies today announced that it has licensed the Company's patent portfolio to Etron Technology, Inc. of Taiwan, a leading designer and supplier of random access memory and system-on-chip semiconductor products.
  
  
• RadioFrame Networks License CEVA-X DSP Core and Subsystem to Power Femtocell 2G/3G Wireless Base Stations (Wednesday Jun. 20, 2007)
  RadioFrame leverages performance, cost and time-to-market advantages of CEVA-X1620 DSP and CEVA-XS1200 subsystem to deliver next generation of femtocell products
  
  
• Broadcast International Licenses Vanguard Software Solutions Codec (Wednesday Jun. 20, 2007)
  Broadcast International and Vanguard Software Solutions today announced that they have entered into a licensing agreement authorizing BI to use the VSS H.264 codec in the new encoding solution currently being developed by the IBM/BI joint development team.
  
  
• TrendChip Technologies Licenses MIPS32 24KE and MIPS32 34K Cores for Cutting-Edge Broadband Access Solutions (Tuesday Jun. 19, 2007)
  MIPS Technologies today announced that TrendChip Technologies has licensed the MIPS32 24KE and multi-threaded MIPS32 34K processor cores for next-generation broadband access products.
  
  
• Rambus XDR Memory Architecture Adopted in Texas Instruments DLP Projector System (Tuesday Jun. 19, 2007)
  The XDR memory architecture features key enabling technologies built on patented Rambus innovations that include low-voltage, low-power Differential Rambus Signaling Level (DRSL); Octal Data Rate (ODR) technology that transfers eight bits of data on each clock cycle; FlexPhase™ circuit technology for precise on-chip alignment of data with clock; and Dynamic-Point-to-Point (DPP) for point-to-point signaling on the data bus.
  
  
• Kilopass and Data I/O Corporation Join Forces to Deliver High-Quality, Affordable SoC Programming Solutions for Mass Production (Monday Jun. 18, 2007)
  Kilopass and Data I/O Corporation sign a partnership agreement to deliver the first high-volume programming solution for XPM(TM) Embedded Non-Volatile Memory
  
  
• DesignArt Networks Picks Tensilica Xtensa LX2 Configurable Processors for WiMAX Baseband Chip (Thursday Jun. 14, 2007)
  Multiple Xtensa LX2 cores are used in PHY and MAC layers of DesignArt's SOC platform, where some are replacing RTL state machines with high performance software, and some have been configured as custom DSP engines, handling high-speed signal processing functions.
  
  
• Dust Networks Integrates Kilopass Memory in New Family of Wireless Sensor Networking Products (Wednesday Jun. 13, 2007)
  Dust Networks' SmartMesh-XD Mote-on-Chip (MoC) products employ the XPM non-volatile storage for analog tuning and secure storage of proprietary firmware.
  
  
• Aware Announces Licensing Agreement with PMC-Sierra for VDSL2 (Thursday Jun. 07, 2007)
  StratiPHY3 intellectual property supports ADSL, ADSL2 and ADSL2+ as well as VDSL1 and VDSL2 and allows silicon providers to combine a complete, field-proven DSL solution with the strength and diversity of their own silicon product offerings to penetrate the world's largest broadband access market.
  
  
• Tri-Vision signs Microtek to V-chip licenses (Thursday Jun. 07, 2007)
  Tri-Vision today announced that it has licensed United States Patent No. 5,828,402 and Canadian Patent No. 2,179,474 to Microtek International Inc. of Taiwan. The licenses are valid through the expiration of the patents in 2016.
  
  
• Sarnoff Europe and UMC Sign IP Alliance for ESD Protection (Tuesday Jun. 05, 2007)
  Sarnoff Europe today announced that it has signed an agreement with UMC to make available its on-chip ESD protection solutions through the foundry’s IP Alliance program.
  
  
• Kolorific Licenses MIPS32 24KEc Core for Next-Generation iDTV Applications (Tuesday Jun. 05, 2007)
  The new K9000 iDTV multimedia processors implement two 24KEc cores and feature superior video signal processing - offering HDTV system developers a highly sophisticated solution that shortens design cycles and accelerates time-to-market
  
  
• Dust Networks chooses DOLPHIN Integration's unique Low Leakage memory to extend the performance of its Wireless Sensor Networking Products (Monday Jun. 04, 2007)
  Dust Networks has incorporated DOLPHIN Integration's patented ultra low leakage memory solutions into its SoC-based products to enhance battery life and functionality, a key feature for embedded wireless sensor networking products for monitoring and control applications.
  
  
• Sunplus Selects SonicsLX(TM) for Portable Media Player SoC (Monday Jun. 04, 2007)
  SonicsLX contains a full set of data flow services that accommodate the advanced requirements of lower complexity, or value SoCs. The arbitration scheme available in SonicsLX provides a Quality of Service (QoS) proven to support high-definition video.
  
  
• SiRF GPS IP Powers New Renesas Automotive System on Chip (Thursday May. 31, 2007)
  SiRF Technology Holdings today announced Renesas Technology Corp. has licensed SiRF GPS baseband IP blocks to location-enable its new SuperH Family SH7775, an SoC (system on chip) solution designed for high-performance car information systems (CIS).
  
  
• Inapac Technology and ProMOS to Collaborate On 256Mb Mobile DDR DRAM for System-in-Package / Multi-Chip Package Applications (Thursday May. 31, 2007)
  Under the terms of the non-exclusive agreement, the companies are collaborating on a design that uses Inapac's proven DFT (design-for-test) IP (intellectual property) and testing methodology to optimize the memory for stacked-die applications.
  
  
• Freescale Selects Denali for DDR Memory System Deployment (Tuesday May. 29, 2007)
  Denali's Databahn controller IP helps Freescale's developers quickly configure high-speed DDR memory systems to meet or exceed customer design requirements in terms of bandwidth, latency and power consumption.
  
  
• Ceroma Selects Silicon Image's Multistandard Video Decoder IP Core for Its Full High-Definition Capable DTV Chip (Tuesday May. 29, 2007)
  Silicon Image’s MSVD-HD is the only IP core currently available on the market that is able to decode a 1080p60 video stream in real time at clock speeds below 160 MHz. This means the core is capable of real-time decoding at 60 full frames per second (fps).
  
  
• LG and ARM Develop New Digital-To-Analog Converter Technology For US 2009 TV Switchover (Tuesday May. 29, 2007)
  ARM today announced that LG Electronics has licensed the ARM926EJ-S processor for its new line of digital set-top boxes.
  
  
• Infineon Relies On DAFCA for Post-Silicon Validation (Friday May. 25, 2007)
  DAFCA's ClearBlue(TM) Reconfigurable Instrumentation IP and Software accelerated "silicon bring-up" schedules at Infineon
  
  
• Broadcom to Bring ARM Cortex-A8 to Powerful VideoCore Mobile Media Product Line (Wednesday May. 23, 2007)
  ARM Cortex-A8 Processor to be Combined with Broadcom's Leading VideoCore Architecture to Deliver the Most Advance Mobile Multimedia Devices