Semiconductor IP Industry News
September, 2007

We work with our semiconductor IP partners to bring you the latest and most up to date news and information in the chip design community.

Tuesday September 18, 2007

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Mixel Announces Two New PLLs Featuring Higher Performance, Reduced Power, Cost and Die Area at the 2007 FSA Expo and Conference

SAN JOSE, Calif.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-September 11, 2007- Mixel Inc. today announced availability of the MXL-PLL-SS, a Spread-Spectrum Phased Locked Loop (SSPLL) solution and MXL-PLL-SYN-HP, a High Precision PLL (HPPLL). The SSPLL is designed to provide greater design flexibility by partitioning the SSPLL into two highly independent blocks: the PLL block and ...

Monday September 17, 2007

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Chip Estimate signs up another Prime IP partner -- Tensilica for processor cores and configurable processor technology

Tensilica Joins Chip Estimate's Prime IP Partner Program
Explore Tensilica IP at ChipEstimate.com

SANTA CLARA and CUPERTINO, Calif. - September 17, 2007 - Tensilica, Inc. and Chip Estimate Corp. announced today that Tensilica has joined the Chip Estimate Prime IP Partner Program. As a Prime IP Partner, Tensilica is enabling centralized access ...

Monday September 10, 2007

Industry Headline

S3 Delivers Another Industry First at 65nm - High Performance Mixed Signal Converter IP

S3's IP Targets Consumer, Wireless, Network and Digital Broadcast Applications

Santa Clara, California - September 10, 2007 - Silicon & Software Systems (S3), a world leading supplier of licensable mixed-signal intellectual property (IP), today announced the immediate availability of silicon results for its portfolio of high-performance, mixed-signal converter IP at the ...

FSA And Chip Estimate Collaborate To Bring Greater Value To The Semiconductor Design Community

Sunday September 09, 2007

Industry Headline

PLDA Announces Innovative Business Expansion Into "Application IP", (AIP) Bringing Their Bus IP Design Expertise To High-Growth Vertical Markets

Includes Unveiling of a New Design Center, New Corporate Headquarters and Updated Website.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (September 6, 2007) - PLDA, the industry leader in the high-speed bus IP market, today announced a evolutionary expansion of their focus to include a new business division. Called "Application IP" (AIP), this new division ...

Chip Estimate Announces Collaboration with IBM and Chartered to Deliver IP Search and Chip Planning to Customers