Xilinx to Demonstrate Low Power Solutions for Tactical Radiosat
Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading provider of programmable logic solutions, announced that it will showcase its Virtex(TM) FPGA-based solutions for Software Defined Radio (SDR) at the Software Defined Radio Technical Conference, to be held at The Marriott Tech Center, November 5 - 9, 2007 in Denver, Colo. Xilinx high-performance programmable solutions enable SDR developers to meet demanding size, weight, power and cost (SWAP-C) goals for next-generation secure systems.
Silicon & Software Systems (S3) Acquires Acacia Semiconductor
Silicon & Software Systems (S3), the Connected Consumer Technology Company and leading provider of semiconductor mixed signal Intellectual Property (IP) for consumer products, announced that the company has acquired Acacia Semiconductor S.A., a developer of high-performance data converter IP based in Portugal. This acquisition is designed to strengthen S3's position in the market and help deliver on its strategy to be the world-leading specialist provider of analog mixed signal IP.
Electronic Design Automation Industry Grows $1,408.8 Million in Q2 2007
The EDA Consortium's Market Statistics Service (MSS) announced that the electronic design automation (EDA) industry revenue for Q2 of 2007 grew 11.4 percent to $1,408.8 million, versus $1,264.8 million in Q2 2006. The four-quarter average growth rate, which compares the most recent four quarters to the same four quarters in the prior year, was 14.6%.
Zuken, Aldec Launch CADSTAR FPGA
As a result of the partnership between Zuken and Aldec, a brand new collaborative product for complete FPGA design and verification has been launched. CADSTAR FPGA combines Aldec's Active-HDL Lite verification tool and Zuken's desktop PCB design suite, CADSTAR, allowing engineers to perform mixed language simulation for vendor neutral FPGAs within the CADSTAR environment.
Marvell Rolls Out Discovery VI System Controller
Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL), a leader in storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, launched the Marvell® Discovery(TM) VI, the industry's most highly integrated and most powerful system controller for PowerPC® processor based solutions. The newest member of Marvell's widely adopted Discovery family is optimized for a wide range of applications, from sophisticated routers, switches and wireless base stations to high-volume laser printers applications. The Discovery VI has received broad support from IBM, the industry's leading PowerPC CPU vendor.
SiliconSystems Unveils SiliconDrive USB Blade for Embedded Storage
SiliconSystems, Inc., a world leader in advanced storage technology, announced its new SiliconDrive USB Blade solid-state storage product. SiliconDrive USB Blade is a breakthrough storage solution in an environmentally-rugged and ultra-small form factor, providing improved storage design flexibility in applications where board space and performance are critical design considerations. With an innovative industry-first form factor, SiliconDrive USB Blade is based on SiliconSystems' next-generation storage technology platform which includes advanced versions of the company's patented PowerArmor, SiSMART and SiliconDrive Secure technologies that deliver the high performance, high reliability and multi-year product lifecycles embedded storage applications demand.
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