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Intel names new MD for South Asia sales and marketing
CEVA-TeakLite-III DSP approved for Dolby for MS11 Multistream Decoder
ARM opens design center in Hsinchu, Taiwan
ARM acquires IC design optimization software tool expert Prolific
ARM Cortex based low power 32-bit MCU with DSP capabilities from ST
Red Bend's VLX to support ARM's Cortex-A7
Tablet world is powered by ARM processors
ARM Cortex-A7 is 5x power efficient at 1/5 the size of the Cortex-A8
Freescale licenses ARM Cortex-A7 to put in its multicore i.MX chips
TSMC tapes out 20nm ARM Cortex-A15 MPCore processor chip
Infineon to supply >40% of the security MCUs for e-health cards in Germany
Steve Jobs; Excellent human who pioneered in making the machine more human
AMD created drivers for its chips to support windows 8 OS
Intel put on the platter $300 Million with the cool and thin processors chips
Cavium shipped its 10-core OCTEON II processors to OEMs
Infineon shipped TPM chips for devices running on Google's Chrome OS
Freescale Semiconductor tops in the networking/communications processor market
IHS iSuppli: Nearly half of notebooks shipped in 2015 to feature quad-core processor
OpenFlow 1.1 Implemented on Ezchip's NP-4 100Gb network processor
Renesas Electronics tests Android on its SoCs using Wind River FAST
A microcontroller can be powered by harnessing EM energy in its ambience
Intel's share in microprocessor market increased in 1Q2011, says IHS iSuppli
FinFETs, 3D-IC, 450mm, and EUV are the hot subjects for SEMICON West 2011
Virtual models of CEVA DSPs integrated with Carbon SoC Designer
MIPS and Ingenic collaborate to bring new 1GHz MIPS-based mobile SoC
SuVolta's MOSFET channel tech to 2x cut power consumption of semiconductor chips
TI becomes member of Embedded Vision Alliance
Atmel's ARM9-based chips to support Android OS
Burst of announcements from Cavium on its product selection and new products
Gartner: Worldwide server revenues grew by 17.3% in 1st Q 2011
Mars Rover uses Atmel's MCUs
PC sales in Q1 2011declined due to tablet growth
Cortus, MagnaChip and Taegee create 32 Bit MCU IP for touch screen design
MIPS-Based soft processor for use in Altera's FPGA and ASICs
Intel to further raid the Moore's Law wave by adding vertical dimension to its chips
Semiconductor vendor ranking in 2010; the movers and shakers as per IHS iSuppli
MIPS' new embedded developer community portal at developer.mips.com
Zilog' Z8F082A MCU inside SenseAir's CO2 sensor module
Notebook/netbook shipment slowing from 30% Y/Y growth in 2010 to 27% in 2011
AllWinner selects ARM Cortex CPU and Mali GPU for its SoCs
China based Brite Semiconductor buys broad ARM processor core licenses
The app processor market for smartphones grew by 77% in 2010
Japan tremors and tsunami will pass through the global semiconductor industry
Cavium Networks completes acquisition of Celestial Semiconductor
Processor and graphics in single chip driving desktop PC market
Renesas' R-Car Series SoCs to support Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact 7
Semiconductor chips for tablets: Analysis after iPad2 launch
More MCUs from NXP Semiconductors based on ARM core
Japanese semiconductor companies going for ARM processor IP core
C66x DSP processor core is highest performer, claims TI
SAMSUNG names its application processor chips as Exynos
CSR licenses ARM Cortex -A5 MPCore and A9 MPCore processor cores
AMD's Fusion chips ups PC computing performance by going vector
CEVA DSP overtakes Qualcomm, TI, and Mediatek in cellular baseband processors
Lithography based semiconductor chip making after 15nm is less certain
Strategy Analytics's tech predictions for 2011
Microsoft OS support for ARM's processor IP; business ripples for computer and phone industry
11 Tablet PCs powered by Freescale Semiconductor's ARM Cortex based i.MX chips
PMC-Sierra licenses CEVA's Voice-Over-IP to use in its Fiber-to-the-Home SoCs
MIPS Joins the MIPI Alliance
Ceva holds 80% share in licensable DSP unit shipments in 2009, study by Linley
VDC: Top 10 market and tech trends in embedded systems; both software and hardware
Cloud up in the air pouring content to handheld computers
IAR Systems to support ARM Cortex A5 processor core
Cavium Networks joins Multicore Association (MCA)
IBM learns the trick of tweaking silicon for photon emission to scale up the computing
PMC-Sierra's Wintegra acquisition is done
Cavium does timing analysis of its OCTEON II processor using Synopsys's NanoTime software
The PC specific processor sales grew modestly in 3rd quarter 2010
Micrium and PolyCore Software to jointly provide ARM Cortex-based technology
Latest RTOS from Micrium supports Cortex M3 based Gecko MCUs
AMD demos monolithic processor chips with both CPU and GPU
PSSC Labs selects LSI's SATA+SAS RAID controller cards for its PowerWulf Cluster computing systems
TI's IQmath Library supports C2000 and Stellaris microcontrollers
TI's processors powers IP phones for Microsoft Lync
New embedded hypervisor from Wind River support Freescale's QorIQ and Intel's Xeon
Express Logic provides ThreadX support to Energy Micro's 32-bit ARM Cortex MCUs
Study says 75% of all mobile processors will be multi-core by 2014
ADI's Blackfin processor adopted by Roland to power its audio interface
Enea supports TI OMAP-L138 applications processor
Open-Silicon, MIPS and Dolphin jointly develop new ASIC processor
MATLAB now supports NVIDIA's GPUs
Eagle processor; ARM's eye on the future computing devices
Microchip opens registrarion for its 7th annual India MASTERs Conference
New digital signal processing algorithm from Fujitsu to compensate signal distortion over long distances
Linley: Embedded multicore security processors' sales grew by 25 percent in 2009
NXP's contactless MCU IC to handle fare collection at the winter Olympics
A guide to C2000 32-bit real time MCUs from TI
Intel paves its way to dominate semiconductor market for convergence devices
IDC: Cloud computing more efficient for eGovernment operations
Intel and Nokia's Joint innovation Center officially opened
CriticalBlue's Prism software to support Cavium's OCTEON architectures
New licensing deal from EnSilica for 8051 licencees
New Skype developers tool supports MIPS architecture
ABI: 5.2 billion MCU and memory-based smart cards shipped in 2009
The Multicore Association adds four new members
India's $35 tablet: 35 billion+ US$ revenue from 1 billion+ sales
ST's MEMS, MCU & Analog: Ingredients for 100s of innovative product ideas
ABI Research: Tablet shipment to touch 11 Million in 2010
Market researcher ABI estimates Linux-based OS' share to grow by 62% by 2015
Intel's 2nd Quarter revenues: the growth speed is stable and robust
IAR supports Renesas MCUs
AMD's new Opteron series at $99 brings servers at desktop price
Semiconductor industry sales forecast for 2010: SIA; 28.4%, Gartner; 27%
Increasing role of IP design reuse in semiconductor chip design industry
Processor design driven by style and slim looks of mobile computers
ST Microelectronics begins volume production of STM8L low power MCUs
Semiconductor chips for cloud computing
Atlanta processor from TranSwitch to power China made WiMAX VoIP terminals
Cavium's OCTEON II and the Lattice' ECP3 FPGA to talk via serial I/O
IDC report: Enterprise cloud server hardware market to reach $12.6 billion by 2014
Can Intel's Moorestown take on ARM's town of procesors?
Robust market demand for semiconductor devices in 2010
Latest semiconductor market stats from SIA and IDC
The market growth to continue for semiconductor industry in remaining quarters of 2010
Blackfin processor powers Yamaha's media controller devices
Enea's multicore capabilities attracts more chip partners
Support for open source OS Linux by TI for its DSPs
SNAP network OS for Atmel's ATmega128RFA1 wireless microcontroller
Sand grain size 32-bit processor chip is now a reality
DSP powered 4-channel 10 Gb Ethernet physical layer (PHY) device from Broadcom
Silentium selects ADI's Blackfin processors in their active noise control products
ADI is offering Blackfin development tools at 73% less price for one month
STM32 MCUs from ST Microelectronics can now access flash memory with zero wait
MCU vendor Microchip decides to pay more to acquire Silicon Storage Tech
Intel and Nokia merge their mobile software platforms to counter emerging challenges
NXP Semiconductor licenses ARM Cortex - M4 to enable its MCUs to handle multimedia
TI's OMAP gets Android development support from Wipro
Samsung adopts ARM Mali graphics processor tech to drive its graphics enabled SoCs
New Itanium processor code named Tukwila is quad-core with 8 threads/core
Apple's iPad is just a drizzle; heavy rain of tablet PCs highly predictable in 2010 and 2011
Microchip partners with Texas A & M University
Xirgo selects Atmel's Cortex-M3 Flash MCU for its asset tracking platforms
NXP Semiconductor goes another step ahead in securing its ID chips
Intel's 4th quarter 2009 revenues suggest single digit fall in global semiconductor revenue
Atmel opens a new R&D center in Taipei, Taiwan
ViXS partnered with MIPS to enable high performance processors for multimedia apps
Over 20 Million Instaport-enabled port processors shipment from Silicon Image
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New Products
Smart card reader MCU chip from Holtek
Mask Type Voice MCU from Holtek with 8M bits of Voice ROM
Audio recording and playback SoC chip based on ARM Cortex M0
ST claims its ARM Cortex M based STM32 F4 MCU series offers highest performance
16-bit MSP430 microcontroller chips for industrial and medical apps
ARM Cortex-M0 MCUs with integrated USB drivers from NXP
8-bit OTP MCU with internal touch-key functions for measurement apps
$0.49 priced NXP Cortex-M0 MCUs in TSSOP and SO to replace 8/16-bit MCUs
Atmel AVR XMEGA MCU feature on-chip LCD controller
6WINDGate software supports 32-core OCTEON II CN68XX processor family
Dual-core 32-bit MCU for designing direct injection, turbo-charging and full drive by wire systems
MCU from Atmel with AES-128 protocol stack for car key fobs
DSP capable 32-bit microcontroller family offers complex processing at optimal power
AMD' new FX CPU operated at a record clock speed of 8.429 GHz
TI's ARM Cortex-A8 processors with 1.0 GHz performance, dissipation less than 2W
99 cents priced 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4 based MCUs for multiple low power apps
Microcontroller implement safety features in hardware for medical and industrial apps
Freescale's MPC560xP MCU and Bosch's ASSP based airbag design for emerging markets
8-bit microcontrollers for harsh industrial and automotive apps
400-MMAC / 200-MHz Blackfin DSP available for under $2
Low cost, low-power OMAP-L1x DSP + ARM processor
Microcontroller with embedded 12-bit A/D converter and 8-bit PWM target home appliances
C- and E-Series APUs from AMD for ultrathins
MathWorks adds OPC-HDA support for process Historian Data Analysis within MATLAB
Wind River's fully integrated graphics software stack on Linux platform for processors
2 GHz, 16 CPU multicore processor from NetLogic packs efficient bus interfaces
Atmel adds 5 new members to its ARM926-based MCU family
New high speed CCD/CIS analog signal processor device from Holtek
MCU can be WiFi-interface enabled to perform e-mail, FTP, SSL, and Web server ops
12 new ARM Cortex-M3 based microcontrollers from Energy Micro for industrial system apps
AMD: AMD Radeon HD 6990M is the world's fastest single mobile graphics processor
Atmel samples 32-bit ARM Cortex -M3-based MCUs with 1MB Flash and 128KB SRAM
New i.MX50 chips from Freescale integrates electronic paper display controllers
60 MIPS, 16-bit dsPIC digital signal controllers and PIC24 microcontrollers from Microchip
USB2.0 integrated speaker MCU from Holtek
Software-based GPS solution for the CEVA-XC communications processor
New16-bit PIC MCUs and dsPIC DSCs for low-cost, sensorless motor-control apps
32-bit MCUs for real-time motor-control of electric cars/vehicles
ARM Cortex-A9 based quad-core app processor for consumer gadgets
16-bit automotive MCUs offering 32-bit performance at 8-bit cost
100 MHz/100 MIPS 32-bit core powered DSC for motor control apps
TMS320C66x and ARM Cortex-A8 based SoCs for multistandard basestations of any size
MCU from Freescale packs 40V analog and NVM for automotive apps
Multi-core embedded processor for communication CPEs
24-core, 64-bit Power arch processor offers extreme performance
32-bit Cortex-M0 based microcontroller with built-in USB Full Speed 2.0 from Nuvoton
Dual core MCU with TI's C28X and ARM Cortex-M3 core
Boot code protection solutions for TI's processor chips
AMD launched software tools to optimize apps for OpenCL standards
Multiservice processor for wireless backhaul, wireless controllers and media gateways
Flexible stereo audio codec with two fully programmable miniDSP cores
ARM Cortex-M0 based microcontroller with USB2.0
ICube integrates CPU and GPU processors into one unified core
AMD launches 9-series Chipsets for Desktop PCs
Holtek launches 32 bit MCUs based on ARM cortex processor core
OMAP4470 app processor packs processing power, graphics and display functions
ARM Cortex M3 based MCU with built in LCD controller
NetLogic to volume produce XLP316L multi-core processors
Freescale's ZigBee supporting MCUs MC1323x is now available in production volumes
Infineon launches security Microcontroller supporting NFC
TI adds new MCU kits for digital power supply design
Atmel extends its cryptoAuthentication family supporting AES
Media processor for Android 3.0 based tablet computers
Processor companion chip with FRAM, RTC and TCXO
16 bit MCU with 16KB FRAM from TI for data logging and wireless remote sensing apps
ARM Mali 200 powered new embedded processor from ST crunch video data smoothly
Gen purpose ARM Cortex M3 Core based 32-bit MCUs supports precision motor control
G-Series processors from AMD get RTOS support from Express Logic
MCU chip withstands temperature of 210 Deg C
Silicon Laboratories introduce two USB MCU families for range of apps
OCP interface' 2-D burst and power management features adopted in OMAP 4
MIPS processor core powers new GPON chips from BroadLight
Cypress Semiconductor supports PSoC 3 with new kit and software
New ARM Cortex-M0 based MCUs from NXP with USB and smart card interface
USB pluggable DSP development kit from TI
Holtek HT16C23/HT16C24 high pixel count I2C Interface LCD Driver
Holtek New HT48R06xG and HT46R06xG MCUs with OPA and Comparator
Low-cost 8-bit MCU for low power embedded apps
Xincomm' LTE baseband chips to use CEVA DSP Core
8-bit, 20-pin MCUs from Microchip with remote firmware update
NetLogic supports Windows Embedded 7 for its embedded processors
Radio SoC with ARM-9, modem, an RF transceiver and audio in single chip
Freescale's Qorivva MCUs for automotive safety electronics
ARM Cortex-M0 based system-on-chip (SoC) radios from Energy Micro
Chip to protect MCUs from hacking
Two high-MIPS video processors for designing HD video equipments
Bobcat core based AMD G-series processors for high-end embedded systems
Infineon's New 16-bit controllers XE16xL and XE16xU for motor control apps
8 bit MCU with CAN consumes less than 20nA while sleeping
32 bit MCU for HVAC, power window, door seat control in cars
Low power ARM Cortex based STM32L MCUs with increased memory densities
Touch key flash MCU with 56 pixel display panel driver
32 bit ARM Cortex-M4 based MCUs with high performance analog for medical apps
Complex processor for wearable medical electronics operate from 0.4 V
48-pin ARM Cortex-M3 based microcontroller from Energy Micro in QFP package
ST will give 7000 microcontroller discovery kits to the 'embedded world' attendees
New chip from Broadcom offers WiFi Direct Bluetooth BLE and FM
Secure microcontroller family from NXP Semiconductor for counterfeit protection
LSI upgrades its processor chip for gateways, servers and base stations
Multicore DSP with eight 1.25 GHz DSP cores with 320 GMACs and 160 GFLOPs performance
While TI expands in low bit MCU market microchip expands in high bit market
MIPS launches new platform with Android, Flash, Skype for consumer apps
LSI's processors in Telrad gateway are MEF Compliant
PowerPC core based single/dual core SoC can "Doze," "Nap," "Sleep" and "Deep Sleep"
Free voice processing software modules by TI for C55x and C64x+ DSPs developers
TI upgrades OMAP processor for mobile phone design
MCU chip for smartcard and security ID card apps with layers and layers of protection
ST's ARM Cortex based MCUs at different prices for range of applications
Flash type voice MCU for home appliances
MCU picks up analog signals from automotive sensors measuring physical movements
Occupancy sensing MCU from Zilog
TI releases its new ARM9 based Sitara MPU for industrial applications
Cavium enhances its OCTEON II Multi-core Family with four new processor families
Dual-core processor from Synopsys for HD audio apps
Atmel expands ARM Cortex-M3 Flash MCU family with SAM3N series
Four new 16-bit IO link MCUs from Renesas support slave device operation
Fujitsu Semiconductor releases 44, 32-bit general purpose RISC MCUs
32-bit AVR MCUs from Atmel with floating point unit
Texas Instruments releases high power DSP SoC for handling 4G data
NXP’s new Dual-Core Cortex-M4 and M0 is DSP and MCU in single device
Microchip licenses MIPS32 M14K family of cores for its 32-bit PIC32 MCUs
Cavium launches NITROX III security processors with integrated 16 to 64 cores
High flash memory density MCUs from ST with up to 512 Kbytes on-chip
New 32-bit MCUs from STMicroelectronics with external SRAM and flash interface
New MCUs from NXP delivers 32-bit active power consumption at 130 µA/MHz
32-bit MCU from Fujitsu with integrated graphics controller for rich displays apps
New ARM based DSP and control processors in single core and new Sitara MPUs from TI
NetLogic's knowledge-based processor decides1.6 billion times per second
New line of 1080p SoC H.264 video processors from Cavium for 3D wireless display functionality
Audio engine from ST for STM32 MCUs
New PacketPro multicore processors from AppliedMicro for embedded applications
Tri-core app processor from Marvell handles dual stream 1080p 3D video and graphics
10Gbps intelligent network adapters from Cavium based on its OCTEON processors
NXP Semiconductors' ARM Cortex-M3 based MCU LPC1800 boasts high performance
Freescale Dual-Core QorIQ P2020 processor based single board computer
8-bit MCUs from Fujitsu with Embedded FRAM .
New 150 MHz ARM Cortex-M3 based MCU from NXP Semiconductor
3 new wireless kits from TI using Stellaris ARM MCU with wireless connectivity solutions
New industrial grade qualified A/D type flash MCUs from Holtek
New 8-bit PIC microcontroller family from Microchip for energy-monitoring apps.
STMicro upgrades its STM8L MCU family to support touch sense and 128 bit encryption
ARM Cortex-M3 32-bit processor based MCU evaluation kit from ST
Blackfin DSP from ADI deliver 800 MMAC/400MHz consuming 88 mW of power
16-bit microcontroller from TI operates from single 1.5V battery
1GHz DSP core from CEVA
Low-power DSPs with power spec of 0.15 mW/MHz
Audio codecs using FLEXSOUND audio processors from Maxim
Audioscrambler and sub-audio signaling processor from CML
8-bit MCU with USB 2.0 from Microchip
3G/4G/LTE wireless baseband processors from Mindspeed
Bulldozer and Bobcat processors from AMD for new wave of computers
Fan speed management MCU from Maxim for data center servers
DaVinci DM37x video processors with ARM Cortex processors
New Intel Atom processors for network storage devices used in homes
8-bit microcontrollers with built-in comparator and op amp from Fujitsu Semiconductor
New USB MCUs with system oscillator circuit from Holtek
Advantech releases two products using Cavium's OCTEON II processors
New MCUs and MOSFET for automotive applications
AMD introduces software drivers for desktop computing with 3D Internet potential
AMD Geode based embedded computer from Advanced Micro Peripherals
Cadence and ARM to jointly develop an optimized system realization solution for ARM processors
Microchip' Microstick: a low cost development board for dsPIC33F and PIC24H microcontrollers
New open source embedded system dev board based on TI's OMAP processor
Cascadeable EUI-48 I2C serial EEPROM device from Microchip
TI adds softwares, tools and training to MCU digital power portfolio
16-bit MCU from Maxim provides security authentication and consumes 300nA
PIC MCU family from Microchip with integrated USB and 96Kb of RAM
MathWorks tools support Piccolo MCUs from TI
ST's ultra low power MCU cousins
32-bit AVR MCU from Atmel draws only 9 nano Amps in static mode
New family of MCUs with built-in graphics accelerators and touch interface controller
TI introduces two new Sitara MPUs with 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8
New Wi-Fi transceiver modules from Microchip for API interface to PIC MCUs
Low power, 5V, 8-bit MCUs from Microchip
New embedded microprocessor product line expands ST's SPEAr family
Dev. Kit and 8-bit MCU from Microchip with new capacitive touch screen tech
Freescale's new MCUs for smart meters
New MCUs from Freescale for portable medical gadgets
8 pin flash AVR microcontroller from Atmel with footprint of 2mm x 2mm
Atmel enhances its touch interface technology to support big screens
Microcontrollers from TI for single chip RF solutions
The new super-processor from Cavium: OCTEON II CN68XX
EAL6+ certification from ST for securing its ST23YR80 microcontrollers
16-Bit RISC microcontroller with integrated USB transceiver by Maxim
ARM based embedded microprocessors for industrial applications by Atmel
Multicore processor chips and software from LSI for enterprise IT infrastructure
ARM Cortex MCUs from NXP with CAN interface for industrial networking apps
AMD targets embedded market by launching new platforms
8-bit 1.8 volt MCUs with LCD controller for designing personal blood test meters
New DaVinci processor from TI supports full HD video
New improved SHARC DSP chips from ADI
16-bit MCU from TI for LED lanterns
Microchip expands its 16-bit Digital Signal Controller family for digital power supplies
New 6 core, 32nm, high-K Xeon from Intel perform 60% higher than 45nm versions
Atmel unveils new set of microcontroller chips and technologies
New ColdFire processors supporting digital voice from Freescale Semiconductor
ARM core based SPEAr processors from ST Microelectronics for embedded control apps
Cortex-M4 Processor from ARM for digital signal control apps
ST Micro's new STM32 MCUs with up to 1MB of flash memory
NEC expand its MCU lineup with 78 new 32-bit MCUs with on-chip flash memory
14 new 8-bit MCUs from NEC Electronics for automotive dashboard apps
Multicore SoC architecture from TI for communications infrastructure equipment apps
ARM Cortex-A8 based evaluation kit with Android support from Freescale Semiconductor
New six-core processor from Freescale Semiconductor eliminates use of FPGA in telecom
Multicore media and baseband processors from LSI for wireless apps
Twelve new 16-bit MCUs with USB 2.0 functionality from NEC Electronics
ST Micro's 8-bit MCU hardware development board costs only $7
Synthesizable, 32-bit LEON processor based on SPARC V8 architecture
Microchip's 8-pin PIC MCUs with 3.5 kB self-programmable flash memory
ARM 7 based MCUs from ADI with built-in precision analog and mixed signal functions
New low power 16-bit DSP device from TI targeting portable devices
New Blackfin processors and evaluation kits at much affordable prices
New Holtek 1.5V single cell battery operated microcontrollers
Single Chip H.264 Processors from Cavium for volume production of wireless displays
Quad core processor from Marvell executing ARM instruction set
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