Free Operating
System to, for and by the engineering students
Micronas
and Oregan Networks partner to provide Internet TV solutions
Qualcomm
and Tianyu sign 3G subscriber unit and modem card license
agreement
KEMET cuts
staff and also the salary
Intersil
acquires digital power IC expert Zilker Labs
World's
fastest graphene transistor operates at GHz frequencies
International
conference on VLSI design & embedded systems on 5th Jan
09 at Delhi
IP cores
from IPextreme support Mentor Graphics' PrecisionR Synthesis
FPGA tool
Energy
saving is not just environment issue, it's new economy
Micron
works with Sun Micro to achieve one million write cycles in
NAND flash
Nonlinear
modeling technique for transistors and amplifiers
Maxim and
Sagem to develop power line comm. specs for EDF of France
Hemlock
Semiconductor to invest $3.0 billion to produce polysilicon
for solar market
Growing
set top box IC market in India
Smallest
Fin-FET SRAM cell with high-k/Metal gate material
PLX Technology
to acquire Oxford Semiconductor
Gennum
to bundle Jungo's driver development toolkit with its PCI
Express chip
Global
Semiconductor Alliance 2008 awards goes to Xilinx, Cavium,
Tilera and
SEMI forms
India PV Advisory Committee and to conduct a solar event in
Nov 09
Online
switching loss calculator for Vishay's inductors
Barco's
ARINC 429 IP core for ACTEL FPGA is DO-254 certified
Free updated
SPICE models and evaluation board for analog circuit design
from ADI
Fibridge
develops HD IP camera for security applications in airports
Fujitsu
and WinMagic together deliver security solutions for disk
drive content
LG Chem
and ST jointly making Li-ion battery suitable for electric/hybrid
cars
HCS08 microprocessor
IP Core is available from IPextreme
IEEE standards
to boost patent licensing program in collaboration with Via
Licensing
TriQuint
reports 500%(quarterly) increase in sales from its RF ICs
used in smart phones
Sandbridge
partners with telecom software developers to offer ready code
for their chips
ARM announces
support for Open Handset Alliance
Milandr
licensed ARM Cortex-M3 processor for automotive MCU applications
Intel advances
in silicon photonics by developing Avalanche Photodetector
Atmel opens
new Chinese design and sales center in Shanghai
Hardware-based
anti-theft technology for notebook computers and businesses
EDA software
contest by VLSI Society for Indian engineers
Synopsys
reports 10.3% increase in sales revenues in fiscal 2008
Cypress
granted with 750 patents related to programmable logic
NXP's SmartMX
IC receives MasterCard Approval
Agilent
online live tradeshow to educate on tech trends in test and
measurement domain
Actel to
hold aerospace focused FPGA design forum
Future
Electronics to sell and distribute Actel's products
Xilinx
to present tutorials on FPGAs at FPGA Summit in US
Cost saving
Radar chip from Infineon is used in Bosch's automotive safety
system
Synopsys
to buy ProDesign's CHIPit business unit
Fairchild
files patent infringement lawsuit against Infineon over few
discrete products
Semiconductor
equipment sales to drop to $30.91 Billion in 2008
Hitachi
GST and Intel to jointly develop Solid State Drives (SSD)
Solar market
revenues booming at growth exceeding 75%
Motorola
deploys first WiMAX 802.16e trial network in Vietnam
Successful
demonstration of first non line-of-sight-launch system's missile
Lightweight
satellites related study-contract to Harris from US Air Force
Merrimac
granted a patent for a complex RF module
A new digital
driver interface to drive IGBTs
Phonak
and NXP jointly developed single IC hearing aid system
Five innovations
to change our lives in next five years
NXP improves
its position in chip-card IC vendor ranking by shipping 1
millionth IC
UMC's successful
high-k/metal-gate solution at 45nm paves way next-gen for
32/28nm
SiliconBlue
and Magma partnering in providing FPGA design tools
NAND
Flash to be mass-produced at 34 nm by Intel and Micron
Analog's
4Q revenue grow due to Wireless comm market growth
Cloud computing
consulting services from IBM
Philips
Electronics has acquired India-based Meditronics
ST
Micro joins collaborated effort by MIT lab to produce ultra-low
power MCUs
DRAM
vendors Powerchip and Elpida engaged in close talks for a
possible merger
Smart
automotive exhaust sensors jointly by Innovate Technology
and CoorsTek
Cavium
Networks to acquire video IC specialist W&W Communications
IBM
to acquire cross-platform virtualization player Transitive
Corp
Wireless
power delivery and charging from TI and Fulton Innovation
North
American semi equipment industry posts Oct -08 Book-to-Bill
Ratio of 0.93
Portland
Group and AMD to jointly develop accelerator compiler technology
Qualcomm
is granted license to distribute Skyhook Wi-Fi Positioning
on gpsOne Platform
VirtualLogix
to support all ARM multicore platforms
MontaVista
webinar on migrating to embedded linux device drivers
Teridian
Semiconductor licenses ColdFire architecture from Ipextreme
LynuxWorks
and Arxan partner to provide anti-tampering embedded software
DSRC Packet
Sniffer, a vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology is
under demo
QNX gaining
popularity in aerospace and defense systems
DDC-I enters
embedded RTOS market
Symmetricom
offers IEEE 1588 PTP client portfolio
Synopsys
new modeling technology to reduce library data size at 45-nm
and below
Actel's
FPGAs to manufacture from UMC's 65nm low leakage and embedded
flash tech
ON Semiconductor
decides not to acquire Atmel
TSMC incorporates
Magma's Titan AM into its analog design environment
Synopsys
contributes draft standard to IPL alliance
TeamF1's
authentication protocol products integrated with Green Hill's
RTOS
Resources
from IBM for budding entrepreneurs
Boston's
skyscraper illuminated with white LED fixtures
IXYS
to sell Power Efficiency's energy saving motor controllers
Amid
the flat and weak market Fujitsu produced record disk drives
Successful
trial of 40 Gbps network link
Scaleo
chip and Tata Elxsi partner to build AUTOSAR-based automotive
platform
MathWorks
opens sales and support office in Bangalore, India
Rambus
complaints on NVIDIA to International Trade Commission over
patent infringement
Simon
Yu is appointed as VP and MD for National Semiconductor Asia
Pacific Region
Quad
core Shanghai's performance to boost AMD's server processor
business
Ongoing
Panasonic and Sanyo's merger to bring new energy technologies
Windows
Embedded CE 6.0 training on ARM9 processors from Atmel in
Spain
NXP
and Renesas expand license agreement on NXP's MIFARE technology
Cypress
to set up a lab and donate $200k to Anna University Chennai
CDAC
and MNNIT Allahabad partner to train engineering students
Wipro-NewLogic
and IN2FAB launch analog IC design porting services
QNX Launches
new version of Neutrino RTOS
Infineon
and Micron to develop high-density subscriber identity module
(HD-SIM) cards
Enea's
OSE RTOS to support Freescale's multi-core MPC8641D and MPC8572DS
ST Microelectronics
and Arkados partner in developing SOC for powerline comm
Qualcomm
opens test center in Singapore
UMC
to make SRAM chips at 28nm node
Webcast
on electric motor evolution
Triquint's
new GaAs process enables the design of high throw count switches
in RFICs
DSP
library for ARM Cortex-M3 based microcontrollers
Express
Logic's ThreadX RTOS is available on Virtutech's Simics
Intel
establishes open-source software development center in Taiwan
for mobile devices
NXP Semiconductors
is selling its Integrated Passive Device (IPD) business
Multifunctional
car key developed by BMW and NXP can handle e-transactions
Market
survey finds consumers prefer to surf net on mobile device
instead of PC
Free
online EDA tool for designing white LED based lighting solutions
Open
source support from TI for Android based gadget development
PCB service
providers Optimum Design and RockSolid merge
LSI's
RAID-On-Chip is opted by leading computer vendors
New
corporate license model by XJTAG
Digi-Key
Corporation to distribute and HI-TECH's embedded software
products
ICP Solar
to acquire Ibersolar
Samsung
steps back from acquiring SanDisk
QNX announces
its market leading figures in Automotive RTOS market
ZTE
Selects Cavium's OCTEON processors for 3G routers
Fujitsu
and Gennum announced a case study on boosting data center
bandwidth
Seagate
extends awarding disk-drive SOC design wins to LSI
State-of-art
analog design research center coming up in Dallas
IP
equipment tester Ixia opens new facility in Bangalore, India
KPIT
Cummins and VaST team up to deliver virtualization tools for
automotive apps
Enea's
OSE RTOS to support for AMCC's PowerPC architecture
Maxim integrated
products to acquire Mobilygen
Express
Logic and Renesas together offer audio-video media player
reference design
Microsemi
acquires a power supply company Babcock
Touch
screen controllers maker Hampshire is now part of Microchip
Z-RAM memory
technology breakthrough by Innovative Silicon
Avnet
proposes to acquire Abacus Group
EDA
revenues down slightly in the second quarter of 2008
SiRF
& Qualcomm sign mutual patent non-assertion agreement
ON Semiconductor
and Catalyst Semiconductor merging process completed
No more
Matsushita, its only Panasonic
Xilinx
to showcase embedded products at ESC Bangalore-08
Sathya
Prasad appointed as president of SEMI India
Micrium's
embedded software fully support ARM Cortex M1 and M3
Free
webinar for embedded developers on migrating from VxWorks
to Linux
ThreadX
RTOS to have MCAPI Communications API
Agilent
converts parking space into solar power station
IPextreme
and Texas Instruments host webinar on "cJTAG -- IEEE
1149.7"
RF
Micro Devices opens new customer support center in Bangalore,
India
Aonix
released enhanced version of Ada for LynxOS RTOS
Atmel showing
no interest in acquisition proposal is right move!
Commercially
supported uCLinux is available for Altera's Nios processors
ARM,
Chartered, IBM and Samsung join hands to develop 32 nm and
28nm SOCs
Freescale
ups investment in growing markets and intent to sell of its
cellphone IC business
Bob Kondamoori
to be the new MD of Semindia, as B.V. Naidu quits
Cypress
Semiconductor's academic support initiative
Philips
and Osram signed LED patent license agreement
Green
Hills Software solutions supports Intel's Atom processor N270
Embedded
database manager Raima from Birdstep to support µC/OS-II
RTOS
VaST virtual
models for Freescale's powertrain management microcontrollers
ST
Engineer's book on Domino Logic
New
version of Intel's vPro tech for PCs to think and act for
themselves
Microcontrollers
for automotive embedded system applications
Freescale
buys Intoto, a communication software provider
TI
and Ittiam jointly offer IP based videophone solutions for
OEMs
Impulse
C-to-FPGA tool is integrated into LynuxWorks' BlueCat embedded
Linux OS
RMI selects
SiGe Semi and CSR as alliance partners for its GPS Application
Solution
Solar Infra
announces plans to establish a mega solar plant in India
AMD
appoints Ramkumar Subramanian as sales and marketing VP of
India
Synopsys
and Ovonyx team-up in developing simulation models for Phase-change
RAM
The reason
of growth of top-20 semiconductor vendors
Year-end
is the events-time for Indian Engineers. Check this not-to-miss
list
Semiconductor-manufacturing
investment flow of 23 billion USD into India
Bosch,
Dupont and Xerox have pledged environment friendly patents
India is
playing key role in WiMAX success
IMS Research
rates Infineon as top power semiconductor vendor
Broadcom
acquired digital TV business from AMD
Microchip
to hire another 300 engineers in India
TranSwitch
Corporation to acquire Centillium Communications
Would like
to know how the semiconductor chips are made!
Debiotech
and ST micro successfully develop a prototype of automatic
insulin pump
Catalyst
Semiconductor proves small analog companies can perform well
Do you like
wild and crazy ideas?
Security
tools for any unauthorized data transfer through USB flash
drive
Elpida and
NEC to form a new company to exclusively manufacture Display
Driver ICs
Intel to
form an independent company called SpectraWatt to manufacture
solar cells
NAND flash
chip of 32 Gigabit in TSOP package
Indian Engineers
severely lack exposure to semiconductor manufacturing
India's
automotive electronic growth
Fairchild
and Zilker Labs partner to manufacture digital power products
Qualcomm
has designed devices to handle Windows Mobile software
Java enters
embedded world
Are you
developing a touch screen display? Then attend this free event
Get to know
more about FPGA at SOPC WORLD 2007 by Altera in Bangalore
and Delhi
AAC and
H.264 DL libraries from ARM for Cortex and ARM11 users
Vitesse's
storage semiconductor unit is sold to Maxim
Moser Baer
ensures continuous supply of Silicon for its PV cell unit
IMEC announce
progress made in 32nm nodes
India semiconductor
investment: 2nd quarter 07
Broadcom
acquired Global Locate Inc
IBM achieves
10th breakthrough in chip making
Insulin
delivering MEMS based technology breakthrough from ST and
Debiotech
Tesla Semiconductor,
a new analog semiconductor R & D venture in Bangalore
Intel releases
set of tools for multi core based PC board development
Avago Technologies
to buy Infineon's Polymer Optical Fiber business
Freescale
to license e200 core for SOC designers
Indian Institute
of Science is the leadership-university partner of Texas Instruments
Infineon's
130nm process technology for HSMC fab in India
ISSI opens
sales office in Chennai
India semiconductor
policy is officially announced
Freescale
inaugurates a bigger facility at Noida
Intel releases
guidelines to PC makers to get Energy Star stamped
Silicon
based transistors are predicted to be obsolete by 2025
Hynix and
Toshiba to cross license patents and products
TI says
its 1394 devices are a continued success
Cyberia:
An event for B.E. /B. Tech. students and by B.E. /B. Tech.
students
Global IP
Solutions optimized voice software for Analog's Blackfin
Texas Instruments
to make 4 MB FRAMs for ATMEL
Hyundai
Motors and Infineon to jointly work on automotive electronics
Silicon
Micro System to train Indian electronic engineers on Lattice
PLD/FPGAs
Moser Baer
to build thin film solar array plant in India
Bangalore's
Ittium Systems goes for Altera's Stratix II
Semiconductor
policy of India to boost the morale of Indian electronic engineers
OpenKODE
1.0 specs from Khronos to develop media apps on mobiles
Seiko Epson
to manufacture mixed signal ICs For Maxim Integrated Products
VERTIGO:
Research project for embedded systems
Texas Instruments
releases new SwitcherPro power supply design tool
ST Microelectronics
to set up VLSI lab in IIT Delhi and BITS Pilani
National
Semiconductor has acquired Xignal Technologies
A new consortium
is formed for speedy deployment of Near Field Communications
(NFC)
The secret
metal alloy and Hafnium based high K material push Intel one
year ahead of competitors
Analog Devices
and Legend Silicon together open a design lab in Shanghai
Two new
customers to ARM's AMBA technology
Freescale
and IBM agree to research jointly to transit into 45nm nodes
and lower
Andrew Corp.
open it's newly built production facility in Goa, India
Fujitsu
continues to drive disk drive density to new levels with it's
latest technology break through
Renesas
and Powerchip agree for a joint venture to design memory devices
No wireless,
no DSL cable, no phone, still you get 200mbps internet at
home
The list
of companies with highest number of US patents in 2006
Fairchild
Semi to buy System General of Taiwan
IBM gets a step closer in
integrating optical communications inside a silicon chip
ST and Ibiquity
joins hands to see traditional radio is not just an AM/FM
audio receiver
IBM and
AMD expect first 45nm chips to be available in mid-2008.
Micron has
acquired image sensor business of Avago Technologies.
Free designer
guide on Instrumentation Amplifiers from Analog Devices
Qualcomm
expands it's WLAN portfolio by acquiring Airgo
Lattice products
are ISO/TS 16949 certified
AMD announced
availability of Athlon dual core processors in 65nm process.
Agere Systems
and LSI Logic are merged and will be called as LSI Logic
Interesting
new technologies unveiled at TI developer conference in Bangalore.
New surface
mount package called "Gigamite" from Microsemi for
hi-rel RF semiconductor devices.
ST Micro
and Velox Semiconductor signed agreement to launch new range
of GaN Schottky diodes jointly.
Nvidia to
assist Indian film industry to create digital content.
Xilinx adds
EtherCAT IP core for it's Spartan series FPGAs
Freescale
Technology Forum event focuses entirely to build Indian hardware
industry
Freescale
takes leading position by shipping more than 300 million MEMS
based acceleration sensors.
Samsung India
sign MOU with Govt. of Tamil Nadu to build factory in Chennai.
Intel ships
in volumes it's 1Gb, monolithic NOR flash memory chips to
mobile phone makers.
International
Rectifier is getting out of discrete business by selling it
to Vishay Intertechnology
NXP's new
family of smartcard ICs are thinner than a sheet of paper.
S-LCD aims
to become world's largest large screen LCD maker by 2007.
Super Barrier
Rectifier specialist APD Semiconductor is acquired by Diodes
Inc.
ST Micro
gets one NAND license from Samsung.
Independent
Software Vendors (ISVs) are invited to partner with Intel.
Microsemi
acquires POE (Power over Ethernet) expert PowerDsine.
Microsoft stamps
approved seal on Samsung's flash Solid State Drives (SSDs)
ST Micro and Nanotron team up to develop asset tracking systems
Freescale's Technology Forum to be held in Bangalore on 14th and 15th of Nov.
Cypress sharpens focus on PSOC and gets away from PC clock business by selling it to Spectra Linear.
Altera’s SOPC conference in Bangalore on 16th November, 06
Drag and drop solution announced by Altera and Northwest logic for 667-Mbps DDR2 SDRAM interface in Stratix II FPGAs
The enhanced PCI express proposal gets the name “Geneseo”.
NXP rises it’s stake in Singapore’s SSMC (Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Co. Pte. Ltd.)
Radiation hardened IC expert Aeroflex is offering new radiation hardened Mixed Signal ASIC for aerospace, medical and any such high reliable applications
Asahi window glass signals to their boss while it’s breaking.
Fujitsu and Advantest plan to venture jointly for the development of mask free electron beam lithography.
Magna Systems and IBM sign agreement to develop new embedded electronic systems for automotives.
Samsung’s new
flash memory development has extended maximum memory capacity
of NAND flash memories to 256 MB and a scaling down to 20
nano meters
Samsung semiconductor
is anticipating to mass produce Phase change Random Access
Memory (PRAM) by 2008
Anadigics, The
“powerful supplier” of mobile rf power amplifiers
has shipped production volumes of it’s power amplifiers
to Nokia and Samsung.
Shanghai based
AP Semiconductor is agreed to merge with Analogic Tech
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