Synopsys to Present and Showcase at DesignCon 2010
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, will be demonstrating its DesignWare® IP solutions for SuperSpeed USB 3.0, DDR and PCI Express® 3.0 at DesignCon 2010 in Santa Clara, California on February 2-3, 2010. DesignCon® is the definitive event for electronic design experts spanning chip, package, board, and system domains, addressing common issues in signal integrity, power management, interconnection, and design verification.
Cadence Leverages STARC Regression Suites for Chip Design
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global electronic design innovation, and Semiconductor Technology and Academic Research Center (STARC), the Japan semiconductor industry consortium, revealed an ongoing collaboration to leverage STARC’s regression suites to ensure the high quality of electronic design automation (EDA) software for advanced chip design. The regression suites and validation flow were developed by STARC and its member companies to qualify EDA software for use by consortium members.
Apple iPad vs Amazon Kindle
Apple’s iPad announcement is big news. It’s a robust tablet form factor that is a half-inch thick and weighs 1.5 pounds, with a 9.7-inch capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD display that supports 1024×768 VGA video. The ebook implementation is everything one would expect. The application can be downloaded from the App Store and the content is managed by the “iTunes” platform, so it seamlessly integrates e-book with the other popular personal content. All iBooks are stored on your Bookshelf. As you would expect, all books are displayed on a sharp, color screen with many personalization options.
Toshiba Standardizes on Verification Methodology Manual for Low Power
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, announced that Toshiba Information Systems (Japan) has standardized on the Verification Methodology Manual for Low Power (VMM-LP) to verify its low power chip designs. Incorporating industry best practices from the collective real-life experiences of more than 30 companies, the VMM-LP provides a framework for accelerating the verification of low power designs. Toshiba Information Systems (Japan) used Synopsys’ voltage-aware VCS® functional verification solution with MVSIM and VMM-LP to deploy a uniform, structured and repeatable verification methodology across its low power design projects.
NEC Selects Cadence Encounter Digital Implementation System
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global electronic design innovation, and NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions, announced that NEC Electronics has adopted Cadence® Encounter® Digital Implementation (EDI) System and succeeded in more than ten complex ASIC designs targeting its CB40L (40 nanometer low power) process technology with several designs successfully taped out already. Utilizing more than 20 million gates, the scale of the new ASICs has increased by two- to four-times over previous designs targeting 55-nanometer (nm) and 90-nm process technologies. EDI Systems’ multi-threaded processing, netlist-to-netlist compilation, and integrated DFM optimization and timing signoff analysis, streamlined the large ASIC design processes.
Power Forward Initiative Welcomes Open-Silicon
Open-Silicon, Inc., a leading ASIC design and semiconductor manufacturing company, announced that it has joined the Power Forward Initiative (PFI), an industry effort sponsored by Cadence Design Systems (Nasdaq: CDNS) with the goal of enabling the design and production of more power-efficient electronic devices.
Renesas Selects Cadence Virtuoso for Mixed-Signal, Analog Design
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global electronic design innovation, announced that Renesas Technology Corp. has upgraded to the latest version of Cadence® Virtuoso® technology at its global design centers. Renesas anticipates the constraint-driven design and verification capabilities in Virtuoso IC 6.1 will shave up to 30 percent off the turnaround time for its mixed-signal and analog designs while maintaining their high quality standards.
Power.org Highlights Power Architecture Activities
Power.org, the organization that promotes and develops standards for Power Architecture® technology, announced that 2009 marked a year of growth fueled by a renewed vision and mission that successfully promoted Power Architecture technology globally, accelerated collaborative innovation and steered the organization through technology, market, and economic changes.
Wi-Fi IC Worldwide Shipments Grow by 28%
In 2009, worldwide shipments of Wi-Fi ICs increased approximately 28% compared to 2008, according to data from ABI Research. Total revenue achieved an estimated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18% between 2009 and 2014. “Despite the uncertain macroeconomic situation, total market demand for Wi-Fi ICs is expected to keep growing,” says industry analyst Celia Bo. “The demand for Wi-Fi ICs in mobile devices and consumer electronic devices are the two key engines for Wi-Fi IC’s market growth.”
Blu-ray Player Revenue to Outgrow DVD Player Revenue by 4x
High-volume shipments of Blu-ray players, most of which feature network connectivity, are finally making inroads into the broader disc player and recorder market, reports In-Stat. By 2013, Blu-ray player shipments will still lag slightly behind the 90 million DVD player unit shipments. However, higher average selling prices will put Blu-ray player revenue at more than 4 times as large as DVD player revenue.
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