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• Atmel's MPCF-II Technology Brings ARM Processor-based Custom SoCs to 10K-unit Apps With No License Fees (Monday Mar. 30, 2009)
  Atmel announced today its CAP7L customizable microcontroller that allows fabless semiconductor companies to implement ARM7(TM) processor-based systems-on-chip (SoCs) with a turn-around period as low as 12 weeks, a nominal NRE charge of only US$75,000, and unit costs as low as US$5, without requiring a separate license from ARM.
  
  
• Comsys Mobile Announces Unique multimode mobile WiMAX/GSM-EDGE smartphone reference design platform (Wednesday Mar. 25, 2009)
  Comsys Communication & Signal Processing Ltd. has announced the launch of their latest ComMAX™ reference design platform, the CM1125RD - an optimized multimode mobile WiMAX/GSM EDGE smartphone reference design platform.
  
  
• ST-Ericsson Extends EDGE Leadership with Fully Integrated Single-Chip Solutions for Feature-Rich, Low-Cost Handsets (Tuesday Mar. 24, 2009)
  Combining the industry’s highest level of integration and cost-efficiency, the mass-market 4910 and entry-level 4908 EDGE platforms integrate both digital and analog basebands, RF transceiver and power management unit (PMU) in a single chip.
  
  
• NXP demonstrates world's first functional Cortex-M0 silicon (Monday Mar. 23, 2009)
  NXP, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today announced the world’s first functional ARM® Cortex™-M0 silicon. The Cortex-M0 processor represents a breakthrough in terms of size, low power and energy efficiency while its simplicity makes it one of the easiest architectures to use on the market today.
  
  
• Giga Solution and Global Unichip Launch the Industry's First RF SiP Test Solution for Mobile TV Tuner Mass Production (Monday Mar. 23, 2009)
  Giga Solution and Global Unichip today announced the jointly developed test service solution for RF SiP of mobile TV tuner has successfully achieved mass production.
  
  
• Broadcom Announces Industry's First 65nm All-DSP, Dual PHY Solutions for 10GbE SFP+ Applications (Monday Mar. 23, 2009)
  Broadcom today announced two new low power, dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) physical layer (PHY) devices that leverage Broadcom's field proven digital signal processing (DSP) technology
  
  
• K-micro Introduces Second Generation Burst Mode CDR SerDes for GPON OLTs (Monday Mar. 23, 2009)
  K-micro announced a new burst mode CDR SerDes PHY for GPON OLT applications. Available in a 172-pin LBGA package, this device can lock to upstream data burst at 1.244 Gb/s in less than 20 bits.
  
  
• ON Semiconductor to Offer New Intellectual Property Blocks for Industry-Standard Interfaces, Microcontrollers and Peripherals (Monday Mar. 16, 2009)
  ON Semiconductor today announced the expansion of its IP portfolio with the addition of more than 30 silicon-proven IP blocks. Customers developing application specific integrated circuits (ASIC) and system-on-chip (SoC) solutions based on the company’s digital and mixed-signal process technologies will now have access to expanded IP for industry-standard interfaces, microcontrollers and peripherals.
  
  
• K-micro Announces Availability of CatsEye Development Systems (Monday Mar. 09, 2009)
  K-micro announced the availability of development systems for the MIPS32® 24Kf processors to speed up the hardware and software development time associated with complex ASIC designs.
  
  
• Conexant Expands Audio Portfolio With New Speaker-On-A-Chip Semiconductor Solutions (Monday Mar. 09, 2009)
  Conexant today launched two new speakers-on-a-chip (SPoC) system solutions for audio applications ranging from converging audio and voice applications such as speakerphone-enabled docking stations to intercom systems, door phones, and unified communications sound systems.
  
  
• NEC Electronics Introduces new SoC for Car Audio Systems (Thursday Mar. 05, 2009)
  NEC Electronics today announced the sampling of a new system-on-a-chip (SoC) for car audio systems, the µPD35502. The new µPD35502 SoC increases the processing of music data to realize playback of multiple songs, multiple sources, and multiple destinations, allowing the flexibility to play different songs in the front and rear seat.
  
  
• New Java Technology SoC Simplifies Smart Infrastructure Developments (Tuesday Mar. 03, 2009)
  aJile's Latest System-on-Chip Processor Brings Low-Cost, Low-Power Java Jolt to M2M, Industrial, and Remote Real-Time Network Applications.
  
  
• Test, Packaging & Delivery - Through Partnership, Moortec Offer Total ASIC Solution (Friday Feb. 20, 2009)
  Moortec have enhanced their Custom Chip offering through partnership and now provide a Total ASIC solution to industry. In addition to IC design, layout and verification Moortec can also manage test solution developments, production testing of wafers and component packaging.
  
  
• Newport Media Announces World's First 65nm System-on-Chip (SoC) for China's CMMB Mobile TV (Tuesday Feb. 17, 2009)
  Newport Media today announces the world’s first complete 65nm CMOS single-chip solution for the China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) digital television standard.
  
  
• ZeroG Wireless Announces Availability of the Industry's First 'Wi-Fi I/O' for Embedded Systems (Tuesday Feb. 17, 2009)
  Providing Wi-Fi connectivity for nearly any electronic device, the industry's first Wi-Fi I/O consists of ZeroG's ZG2100 single-chip Wi-Fi, pre-certified modules, and the Easy-Fi(TM) software suite, enabling a new era in connectivity.
  
  
• ST-Ericsson collaborates with ARM to demonstrate the world's first Symmetric Multi Processing mobile platform technology on Symbian OS (Monday Feb. 16, 2009)
  ST-Ericsson today announced it will demonstrate the world’s first Symmetric Multi Processing (SMP)-enabled mobile platform running on Symbian OS™ at a private event, at Mobile World Congress, Barcelona. The technological breakthrough is the first of its kind and is based on the ARM® Cortex™-A9 multicore processor, which represents a significant leap from previous generations of baseband/application processor architectures by providing unprecedented levels of performance and power efficiency.
  
  
• Toshiba Develops World's Highest-Bandwidth, Highest Density Non-Volatile RAM (Monday Feb. 09, 2009)
  Toshiba today announced the prototype of a new FeRAM -Ferroelectric Random Access Memory-that redefines industry benchmarks for density and operating speed. The new chip realizes storage of 128-megabits and read and write speeds of 1.6-gigabytes a second, the most advanced combination of performance and density yet achieved.
  
  
• Freescale Introduces 45-nm PowerQUICC III Processor with Low Power, High Performance and Optimal Flexibility (Monday Feb. 09, 2009)
  Freescale Semiconductor has introduced the MPC8569E PowerQUICC™ III communications processor – a high-performance, low-power device based on 45-nm silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology. The processor is ideal for advanced wireless and wireline communications equipment applications.
  
  
• Hyperstone introduces E2 - 32-Bit RISC/DSP Microcontroller with ADC and Serial Interface Engine (Thursday Feb. 05, 2009)
  Hyperstone introduced its high-performance E2 – 32-Bit RISC/DSP Microcontroller with additional on-chip highlights such as programmable serial communication engine, an analog to digital converter (ADC), and 32kBytes on chip (I-RAM) complemented by an external memory and peripheral interface controller.
  
  
• Ericsson and STMicroelectronics Complete Deal to Create World Leader in Semiconductors and Platforms for Mobile Applications (Tuesday Feb. 03, 2009)
  STMicroelectronics and Ericsson today announced the closing of their agreement merging Ericsson Mobile Platforms and ST-NXP Wireless into a 50/50 joint venture. The deal was completed on the terms originally announced on August 20, 2008.
  
  
• Complete Cost and Power Consumption Optimized Secure Set-Top Box Solution, Based on NEC Electronics EMMA3SL/LP MPEG-4 Standard Definition Digital TV Processor (Monday Feb. 02, 2009)
  NEC Electronics Europe announced today the availability of a complete cost and power consumption optimized manufacturer’s kit based on NEC Electronics’ EMMA3SL/LP MPEG-4 digital TV processor which drastically reduces the time to market of MPEG-4 standard definition set-top box.
  
  
• MosChip Launches Pair of System-on-a-Chip (SoC) Network Appliance Processors Touting Market-First Support for PCI Express, Gigabit Ethernet and Display Interfaces (Monday Feb. 02, 2009)
  MosChip today announced two new network appliance processors (NAP) boasting a market-first ability to support PCI Express (PCIe), Gigabit Ethernet and display interfaces in a single solution.
  
  
• Renesas Technology to Release Dual-core SoC with Built-in Image Recognition Processing Function for Automotive Applications (Thursday Jan. 29, 2009)
  The device integrates two SH-4A high-performance 32-bit CPU cores on a single chip and achieves a superior processing performance of 1,920 million instructions per second (MIPS), when operating at 533 MHz. Renesas Technology has the top share1 in the worldwide market for microprocessors for car navigation systems, and the SH-Navi Series, a single-chip SoC device implementing functions essential for high-performance car navigation systems such as 3-D graphics, is already used in many high-end products.
  
  
• Silicon Clocks announces new timing product line based on proprietary SmartPLL technology platform (Thursday Jan. 22, 2009)
  Silicon Clocks today released its first high-performance, configurable J-Series™ Precision Frequency Synthesizers to the market. Based upon the company’s SmartPLL™ technology platform, the J-Series™ products exhibit lower jitter over a wide range of temperatures and supply voltages at reduced cost and power consumption relative to competing solutions.
  
  
• Redpine Signals Releases Industry's First 802.11n Serial to Wi-Fi Solution for Machine to Machine (M2M) Communications (Tuesday Jan. 20, 2009)
  Redpine Signals today announced the availability of a pair of serial wireless device server modules based on its ultra low-power Lite-Fi™ 802.11n technology. The modules provide industrial devices and other equipment with advanced wireless connectivity to local-area networks, enabling communication with the devices from servers anywhere on the local network or on the internet without the need to install wireless networking software or a network stack.
  
  
• NEC Electronics Introduces System LSI Chips for Set-Top Boxes for MPEG-4 Standard-Definition Broadcasting Market (Monday Jan. 19, 2009)
  NEC Electronics Corp. today introduced the EMMA3SL/LP and EMMA3SL/L which are third generation ‘Enhanced Multi-Media Architecture’ (EMMA) set-top box devices specifically targeting MPEG-4 standard definition (SD) the next-generation image compression standard expected to become popular in Eastern Europe, Russia & CIS, India, South Africa, and other immerging nations adopting digital television.
  
  
• Quickfilter Technologies Announces Industry's First Audio Applications-Specific FIR Filter with Integrated Gain and Compression (Monday Jan. 19, 2009)
  Quickfilter Technologies today announced an audio applications-specific FIR (Finite Impulse Response) filter chip that will enable audio equipment designers to achieve higher audio quality at a low cost.The QF1Da512 SavFIRe™ (Simple and versatile FIR engine) is the industry's first audio applications-specific FIR filter to contain an integrated gain and compressor stage that directly addresses the issue of dynamic range loss in audio equalization applications.
  
  
• Movidia launches revolutionary multimedia processor for mobile phones (Thursday Jan. 15, 2009)
  Movidia today announced the launch of its premier product the MA1110, a multimedia processor for mobile phones. The MA1110 is the first processor in the world to enable high performance in-phone video post-production in real time on power conscious mobile devices. Movidia’s processor is aimed at the booming market for phones for mobile social networking users and will allow mobile phone OEMs to develop a new generation of highly differentiated products with enhanced user experiences.
  
  
• Toshiba announces extended temperature range 32-bit ARM9 processor for industrial graphics applications (Thursday Jan. 15, 2009)
  The new extended temperature TMPA910CRBXBG operates from -20°C to +85°C and combines a high-performance 32-bit ARM926EJ-S™ CPU core with comprehensive graphics control and processing functionality and a variety of on-board connectivity and peripheral options.
  
  
• Renesas' 120MHz SuperH Microcontroller Is a Lower Cost, Power-saving Solution for Implementing Fine-grained Control of Automotive Powertrains (Monday Jan. 12, 2009)
  The SH72531 has the same SH-2A high-performance 32-bit CPU core with a floating point unit (FPU) as the SH72544R for full software compatibility, and achieves 240 MIPS processing performance at 120MHz. Yet the 3.3V/5V chip consumes just 350mW.