| Calling video IP vendors to consolidate
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2008-09-01 |
| With a few exceptions, the video IP market is characterized by a large number of small players. This market fragmentation is problematic for both IP vendors and their customers. If you're designing a video-oriented SoC, how do you go about choosing components that will work together? It's difficult to evaluate the video performance of a single IP block or chip. |
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| Actel steps up to battle PLD giants
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2008-08-26 |
| Seeking to elbow its way into the spotlight and re-energize its bottom line, Actel Corp. recently acquired Pigeon Point Systems Inc.—a move that propels the FPGA house into the TCA components sector |
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| Mentor, Altera propel avionics design with DO-254 IP
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2008-08-21 |
| Altera Corp. and Mentor Graphics Corp. announced the companies are working together to develop tools and methodologies for use in creating DO-254-certifiable intellectual property that targets Altera's FPGA and HardCopy ASIC solutions |
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| Group boosts viability of PCIe standard
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2008-08-20 |
| The HyperTransport Consortium speeds up to boost both its chip-to-chip interconnect as well as a board-to-board version that has yet to gain market traction. This is in relation to PCI-SIG's next big leap in defining the PCIe 3.0 standard. |
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| Perform virtual field tests on DVB-T receivers
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2008-08-18 |
| Virtual field testing solves the huge problem in validating the RF-performance of receivers in any organization. A variety of DVB-T transmissions across Europe's 45 countries makes in-depth field testing a major undertaking. Because of this, the Digital TV Labs Virtual Field Test Suite enables comprehensive and speedy validation of RF front-end performance. |
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| eASIC jumps to 45nm, finds new foundry partner
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2008-08-06 |
| Fabless vendor eASIC Corp. will skip the 65nm node and roll out what it calls a "zero mask charge" 45nm ASIC line. |
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| Panasonic favors Altera FPGAs for HD camera recorders
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2008-08-05 |
| Panasonic has selected Altera Corp.'s Cyclone III FPGAs for its P2 HD professional-broadcast HD camera recorders. |
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| FPGAs are all set for next process nodes
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2008-08-01 |
| Altera Corp. today is expected to become the first FPGA vendor to launch a family of 40nm FPGAs. In addition, Altera will announce the 40nm HardCopy IV structured ASICs, as well as corresponding software tools for both device types. The families promise to enable a new class of single-chip, multicore and related complex devices |
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| LabView examines structural health of Olympic venues
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2008-07-28 |
| The China Earthquake Administration (CEA) has selected a structural health monitoring (SHM) solution developed by National Instruments Alliance Partner CGM Engineering Inc. based on the NI LabVIEW graphical system design platform and NI CompactRIO programmable automation controllers. |
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| Tip of the Week: Simple power supply for FPGAs (Part 1)
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2008-07-14 |
| Linear Technology recently provided power management support to one designer, who asked for upwards of 40A at 1.5V to power four FPGAs in the smallest board area possible and the highest efficiency to minimize component overheating. |
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| China consumer IC market to continue growing, says CCID
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2008-07-11 |
| Over the next five years, China's consumer IC market will develop smoothly and maintain an upward momentum, with a compound growth rate of 16.9 percent, forecast CCID Consulting. |
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| Enable DSP co-processing in FPGAs
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2008-07-02 |
| Today's ever increasing demand for high-speed communication and superfast computing in support of triple-play apps is creating new challenges for those who need to draw together a multitude of standards, components and networking equipment. |
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| Taiwan develops low-power chips for mobile markets
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2008-06-24 |
| Taiwan's government-sponsored research arm is preparing to tape out a dual-core DSP and a single-chip WiMAX controller that aim to consumer less power than existing commercial devices, helping local companies get a leg up in mobile multimedia markets. |
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| Radiocomp, Altera deliver OBSAI solution for WiMAX/LTE
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2008-06-19 |
| Denmark-based Radiocomp and Altera Corp. have partnered to develop an integrated, rapid development solution for developers of WiMAX and 3GPP LTE base station equipment. |
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| Galileo sets to achieve cosmic expectations
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2008-06-18 |
| Satellite navigation system, Galileo, has a wealth of R&D under way to ensure there will be working terminals available before the system is in its commercial operation by 2012 or 2013. |
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