July 29, 2008
	How Innovations in DRAM Memory Architecture Promise to Raise Memory Throughput to 51.2GB/s   By Michael Ching Director, Product Marketing Group Rambus Processor designers are working hard to satisfy demands from system developers and end-users, but increased processing throughput must be matched by improvements in memory bandwidth to deliver usable system-level performance gains. more >> V1 ColdFire $10K - Famous IP Available Online - Visit the IPextreme Core Store™ more >>		Logic non-volatile memory. Fully qualified at TSMC. 16b to 1Mb. more >> Dual 12-bit 80Msps 17mW ADC in 0.13u from IQ-Analog Dual 12-bit 40Msps 24mW ADC in 0.18u from IQ-Analog XPM / OTP - 1K-bit to 128K-bits NVM IP / OTP on TSMC 65 nm G+ from Kilopass Technology XPM / OTP - 1K-bit to 128K-bits NVM IP / OTP on TSMC 90 nm LP from Kilopass Technology Low-Power 8-Lane CEI-6G-SR PHY, TSMC 40G, Complete SERDES,... from MagnaLynx Low-Power 4-Lane CEI-6G-SR PHY, TSMC 40G, Complete SERDES,... from MagnaLynx MIPI SLIMbus Stack - Support for multiple OS and platforms. Allows... from Arasan Chip Systems MIPI DSI - Display Serial Interface Device Controller from Arasan Chip Systems 512 Kbit NVM in 90nm Standard Logic CMOS process OTP/eMTP from Sidense NVM for HDCP Key Storage in HDMI and DVI interfaces (OTP) from Sidense ESD protection cells for DisplayPort - 180nm TSMC from Sarnoff Europe ESD protection cells for DisplayPort - 130nm TSMC from Sarnoff Europe The GPIO-APB is an ARM AMBA slave module dedicated to connect with... from Evatronix The WDT_APB is a Watchdog Timer core that consists of a 16-bit wide... from Evatronix PCI Express 1.1 PHY from Phylinks 1.25 Gbps EPON SerDes IP from Mixel MIPI PLL from Mixel		Missed DAC this year?   Not to worry, you can still get the scoop on the latest IP trends. Simply click here to access presentations from over two dozen IP providers including ARM, Synopsys, True Circuits and Virage Logic, who spoke on the latest in semiconductor IP at IP Talks! PCIe ASIC IP Cores   DDR3 + Hard PHY   Coding and Phy IP-cores
	Programmable Counter/Timer from CAST XPM / OTP - 1K-bit to 128K-bits NVM IP / OTP in TSMC 65 nm LP / 2.5V from Kilopass Technology Programmable 1.2GHz from Silicon & Software Systems (S3) Complete RF transceiver for WiMAX and WLAN including RF Front-end... from MIPS Technologies - Analog... H.264/AVC Limited Baseline Video Decoder from CAST Rambus DDR3 & DDR2 Memory PHY from Rambus Timing closed GDSII DDR PHY data slices available in several... from Denali Software High Performance Programmable PLL for TSMC CLN65GP process from Analog Bits 2.5GHz low-jitter Integer PLL from Cosmic Circuits
	TCI PLLs and DDR DLLs are high quality, low jitter, silicon proven hard macros. They are available in TSMC, UMC, CHRT and Common Platform processes from 180nm to 40nm. Visit the timing experts at www.truecircuits.com.
	Will AMD separate manufacturing and design? The verdict is still out, with some industry experts for a fab spin off and some against it. Either way, AMD admits its recent promotion of Dirk Meyer as company CEO is... UMC, Sematech partner to propel 300-mm technology To focus on R&D for exploratory technologies on 300-mm wafers, including the 22-nm manufacturing node and smaller process generations, Hsinchu, Taiwan-based... MID-IC demand to climb Analysts expect global shipments of MIDs (mobile Internet devices) to skyrocket in the next four years, as will demand for the ICs in the small devices. Research from... HDL-design challenges and philosophies for real-world ASIC... Prototyping with FPGAs works best if you do it with the final ASIC in mind. Intel marches once again into microcontroller market Combining a single processor-core complex, North- and South-bridge functions, application-specific peripheral blocks, and in some cases an application accelerator,... Applied Materials begins $17M Taiwan manufacturing center expansion The expansion aims to increase the company’s ability to meet demand for both its AKT flat panel display equipment and SunFab Thin Film Solar manufacturing equipment. Nokia, Qualcomm settle all litigation, enter 15-year agreement Ending a bitter legal battle than spanned several continents, Nokia and Qualcomm ink an agreement covering various standards including GSM, EDGE, CDMA, WCDMA,... IC Insights warns of disconnect between capital spending cuts, volume... Considering the strong unit growth rates being seen in memory and logic ICs, there simply isn’t much “wiggle room” for additional cuts in capital spending budgets at most... MIPS inks new licensing agreements with PMC-Sierra According to MIPS, the code-compatible cores offer scalable solutions from entry-level designs to 1 GHz and beyond.
	S3 delivers high performance mixed signal converter IP and analog subsystems proven in silicon from 0.18um to 65nm. This IP is trusted by leading IDM and fabless companies to reduce SoC design risks in Wireless Networking, (WiFi, 802.11a/b/g/n, WiMAX), Digital Mobile, Cable (DOCSIS, MOCA) and Broadcast TV applications. Choose our products for your next project on ChipEstimate.com. more >>
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