Semiconductor IP Industry News
October, 2016

Grenoble, France - October 31, 2016 - Low-power SoCs rely on two design techniques, namely multiple operating frequencies and supply voltages to minimize dynamic power and coarse grain power gating by shutting down parts in sleep mode to save a large amount of leakage power (e.g. up to 99% saving). ...

Lip-Bu Tan to be Awarded Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award

October 27, 2016 - SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), the voice of the global semiconductor industry, proudly announces the winner of the 2016 Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award: President and CEO of Cadence Design Systems, ...

ARM® Cortex®-M processors based on ARMv8-M architecture with ARM TrustZone® technology

• IoT subsystem with ARM CoreLink™ system IP for fastest, lowest-risk path to silicon
• Secure SoC designs fortified by TrustZone CryptoCell technology
• Complete wireless solution with ARM Cordio® radio IP for 802.15.4 and Bluetooth® 5
• Cloud-based service for secure ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 24, 2016 - Xilinx, Inc. will showcase its Zynq® SoCs and MPSoCs that power Embedded Vision and IIoT applications at ARM TechCon 2016. Conference presentations and demonstrations will showcase how Xilinx is enabling solutions to meet the wide range of application requirements throughout smarter, connected, and ...

Suwanee, GA, October 21, 2016 - SoC Solutions is teaming with asicNorth as part of a complete development ecosystem for custom Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Joining SoC Solutions and asicNorth are Faraday Technology, Silicon Creations, and UMC. Each company offers valuable expertise in key areas such as ...

Williston, VT October 20, 2016 - asicNorth announced today they have created a complete development ecosystem specifically targeted toward custom “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices. The asicNorth “IoT Design EcoSystem” is formed by linking key partners in system design, semiconductor design and process technology areas. Joining asicNorth are ...

Chongqing, China, Oct. 19, 2016 - The Yubei District of Chongqing has announced it has set up an ARM® IP Pool in the XTB Valley (Xiantao Big Data Valley) to support the local electronics industry. IC design companies in Yubei District will now be eligible for financial support on ARM ...

Hsinchu, Taiwan (Oct. 18, 2016) – eMemory, a long-time player in the Chinese market, has been working closely with China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) to deploy logic-based non-volatile memory (Logic NVM) in all generations of SMIC’s process platforms. eMemory’s comprehensive portfolio of silicon IP technology and highly integrated design ...

October 17, 2016 - BrainChip Holdings Limited (ASX: BRN), developer of a revolutionary embeddable semiconductor solution enabling hardware-based autonomous learning systems and applications, has signed a commercial marketing agreement with T2M, the world’s largest independent global semiconductor technology provider. Under the terms of the agreement T2M will act as a ...

LONDON, Oct. 12, 2016 - Imagination Technologies (IMG.L) announces the new MIPS Warrior I-class I6500 CPU, a multi-threaded, multi-core, multi-cluster design that delivers new levels of system efficiency and scalable computing for many-core heterogeneous designs. Target applications include advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles, networking, drones, industrial automation, ...

MILPITAS, CA - October 10, 2016 - Open-Silicon, a system-optimized ASIC solution provider, will present on overcoming the challenges associated with assembly implementation of ultra-thin profile flipchip package-on-package at the IMAPS 49th Annual International Symposium on Microelectronics in Pasadena, CA. IMAPS 2016 is a production of the International Microelectronics Assembly ...

San Jose CA, October 6, 2016 – OmniPhy, the leading supplier of Ethernet PHY intellectual property (IP) for the consumer, automotive, and industrial markets today announced the availability of a Gigabit automotive Ethernet PHY on an advanced process technology node. The design implements the automotive Ethernet 1000Base-T1 standard spearheaded by ...

DETROIT, Oct. 05, 2016 - NXP FTF Connects Forum - NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) today unveiled the first members of its latest i.MX series of applications processors with three new devices designed to redefine the secure, automotive eCockpit. With the move to fully digital eCockpit, car manufacturers and their tier ...

Belgrade, Serbia – October 4th, 2016 – HDL Design House, provider of high performance digital and analog IP cores and SoC design and verification services, is pleased to announce the official opening of its new development center in Thessaloniki, Greece, to better serve and more efficiently handle the growing number ...

Broad agreement includes memory controller, SerDes, and security technologies

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — October 3, 2016 — Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS) today announced it has signed a license agreement with Xilinx Inc., the world’s leading provider of All Programmable FPGAs, SoCs, MPSoCs and 3D ICs, covering Rambus’ patented memory controller, SerDes, and ...

Williston, VT October 19, 2016: asicNorth announced today they have created a complete development ecosystem specifically targeted toward custom “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices. The asicNorth “IoT Design EcoSystem” is formed by linking key partners in system design, semiconductor design and process technology areas. Joining asicNorth are ...