TI driving development, ratification of IEEE 1149.7 embedded system standard
To allow developers to easily test and debug products with complex digital circuitry, multiple CPUs and applications software in products such as mobile and handheld communication...

Handcrafted analog gets automated assist
EDA tools address simulation, verification, and layout for mixed-signal designs.

ESL: The state of the industry and what"s next"
GUEST OPINION: While ESL continues to remain in its infancy, there are signs in the industry that point towards eventual mainstream usage, however the scope of what is...

Agilent, NVIDIA accelerate signal integrity simulations
To accelerate signal integrity simulations faster than previously possible, Agilent Technologies Inc said Tuesday afternoon that it is working with Nvidia to develop a...

Intel Atom supply squeezed
Intel reports better-than-expected demand for Diamondville and says it is “moving quickly” to increase output, as PC OEM Asustek Computing notes a shortage of the Atom chips.

Apple 3G iPhone build expected to drive NAND, Micron stock
Apple may build 3 million 3G iPhones by June, with at least 10 million phones built by year end, according to proprietary checks by researchers at Lehman Brothers. On that, the...

Finally, some signs of improvement for DRAM market
After a full year of harsh DRAM market conditions characterized by oversupply, bloated inventories, and weak pricing, iSuppli upgrades its rating of near-term conditions for DRAM...

Apple, Moto, Sony hit by slowdown in mobile phone shipments
The Q1 mobile phone market experienced an expected sequential downturn in shipments, with some vendors hurt more than others, according to two separate research reports....

Possible Samsung acquisition of SanDisk viewed as positive
This type of merger and acquisition activity could be taken as a sign of the nearing of the memory bottom and could ease flash oversupply issues, an analyst believes.

Nat Semi net income drops
Santa Clara, Calif-based analog/mixed-signal semiconductor company National Semiconductor Corp today reported sales for its fiscal Q1 2009 ended August 24 of $466...

TSMC datapoints suggest a poor Q4 for semis, analyst reports
TSMC orders are likely to be down substantially in Q4, leading utilization rates to potentially reach a five-year low with the datapoints supporting a below-seasonal Q4 that suggests a...

AMD fab-lite strategy announcement in 2 weeks, analyst says
An analyst reports that AMD’s tight-lipped manufacturing strategy may soon be disclosed and that the strategy may include plans to divest the chip maker’s Dresden fabs. The...