SiliconXpress Becomes Tensilica Design Center
Tensilica,® Inc. announced that SiliconXpress has become its newest authorized design center. SiliconXpress is a fabless chip provider, headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, offering one-stop design, fabrication, test, and packaging services. Tensilica is a major semiconductor IP (intellectual property) supplier specializing in dataplane processor cores which are a combination of CPU (central processing unit) and DSP (digital signal processor) that can be rapidly customized to provide 10-100x the performance of standard CPUs and DSPs.
Spectrum Design Offers Fixed Price for Wireless Design Services
Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII) announced the enhancement of its wireless design services by Spectrum Design with fixed price offerings. Spectrum Design is a Digi subsidiary that offers complete hardware and software wireless design services, including wireless strategy consulting and product customization for specific customer needs. This enables OEMs to quickly and easily add wireless capabilities to new and existing products. Spectrum Design now offers fixed prices on select services making it easier and faster for customers to begin working with Spectrum Design’s team of wireless experts.
Toshiba, Nakaya, Amkor Team on Joint System LSI Assembly, Test Service
Nakaya Microdevices Corporation (NMD), Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR) and Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) announced that they have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding expressing their intent to form a joint venture in Japan that will provide system LSI assembly and testing services. The structure, terms and amounts of each party’s contributions and other support for the joint venture have not yet been determined. The commencement of joint venture operations is targeted for October 1, 2009 but is subject to the negotiation of definitive agreements, due diligence and the receipt of any necessary government approval.
Ampro ADLINK Technology Forms Design Partner Network
Ampro ADLINK Technology, Inc., a global provider of trusted embedded products, announced the formation of its Design Partner Network—a growing network of well-known electronic engineering design services firms. The intent of the network is to ensure that Ampro ADLINK’s prospects and customers have immediate access to professional and technical engineering design services, either internally with Ampro ADLINK or via one of the partners, for the design and development of custom carrier boards for ETX and COM Express embedded systems solutions and applications.
Pebble Bay Announces Embedded Software Optimisation
Pebble Bay, the independent experts in diagnosing and solving business limiting embedded software problems, launches an initiative in response to OEMs affected by present economic conditions. The new service is called Embedded Software Optimisation (ESO), and can enable OEMs to significantly improve their existing products at costs that are an order of magnitude less than developing new products - saving hundreds of thousands or even millions of pounds in NRE (Non-Recurring Engineering) costs.
Nangate Announces Standard Cell Library Development Services
Nangate, the leading provider of tools for application-specific digital cell library development, announced that it is offering library development services to assist customers in the development of standard-cell libraries for a wide range of CMOS process technologies, from mature nodes to leading-edge 32nm and 28nm processes.
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