http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com The Planet's Premiere Embedded Technology Journal Copyright 2006 Techfocus Media, Inc. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:07:50 GMT CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alliacense today announced that Verigy Ltd. has purchased a Moore Microprocessor Patent??? (MMP) Portfolio license from The TPL Group. Verigy is a premier automated test equipment company with two decades of heritage in semiconductor test.???This agreement is in http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071221_02.htm Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:00:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071221_02.htm.1214950481156.1 ELK RIVER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cymbet Corporation today announced that Dr. Stephen W. Downey, director of technology at Cymbet, presented at the Semiconductor Research Council (SRC)/National Science Foundation (NSF) Forum on Nano-Morphic Systems: Processes, Devices and Architectures. The event was held at http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071221_01.htm Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:00:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071221_01.htm.1214950481156.2 Ramtron to sit on navigation panel discussion at 9 am ; F-RAM???s high endurance and fast write time ideal for advanced navigation systems COLORADO SPRINGS, CO ??? December 18, 2007 ??? Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR), a leading developer and http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071220_01.htm Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:46:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071220_01.htm.1214950481156.3 Time-to-Market Advantage Enables Industry's First Aftermarket Automotive Rear Backup Camera With Advanced Image Enhancement Features SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) today announced its Cyclone(R) II FPGAs and Nios(R) II embedded processor are utilized by SANYO http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071219_04.htm Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:18:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071219_04.htm.1214950481156.4 ALi Corporation Leverages CorExtend(TM) Capability to Add Advanced Functionality to STB and PMP Designs MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:MIPS) , a leading provider of industry-standard architectures, processor cores and analog IP for digital consumer, http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071219_03.htm Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:18:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071219_03.htm.1214950481156.5 * The PolarPro QL1P1000 platform is specifically designed to meet the demanding needs of high reliability applications. * The PolarPro Family contains logic densities of up to 1 million gates.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Keeping its commitment to the industrial, military and high http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071219_02.htm Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:18:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071219_02.htm.1214950481156.6 PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESIO), a leading provider of world-class photonic and laser systems for micro-engineering applications, announced today that ProMOS Technologies has placed a multiple-system order for its Model 9830HDE. The 9830HDE features a high-throughput, 100-kHz http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071219_01.htm Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:18:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071219_01.htm.1214950481156.7 DisplayLink network display gear ??? monitors, docking stations and adapters ??? now support Windows Vista Aero via free software download PALO ALTO, Calif. - Dec. 17, 2007 ??? DisplayLink Corp. today announced immediate availability of its DisplayLink Virtual Graphics Card http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071218_04.htm Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:00:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071218_04.htm.1214950481156.8 • Complete software radio transceiver system module • Two 125 MHz, 14-bit A/Ds capable of bandwidths of 50 MHz and above • Enhanced signal-to-noise ratio and spurious free dynamic range • User-programmable FPGA and tools allow custom DSP functions UPPER http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071218_03.htm Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:00:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071218_03.htm.1214950481156.9 Enhanced IP Capabilities and Hardware Configurations Accelerate the Development of Next Generation ApplicationsHYANNIS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dialogic Corporation ("Dialogic"), a global provider of world-class products and technologies for media and signal processing, today announced that several new features have been added to http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071218_02.htm Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:00:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071218_02.htm.1214950481156.10 Cyclone III Family Ideal for Power- and Cost-Sensitive Applications SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) today announced that all eight members of its low-power, low-cost Cyclone(R) III family of 65-nm FPGAs are now shipping in production http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071218_01.htm Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:00:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071218_01.htm.1214950481156.11 - Ground Breaking "Product of the Year" FPGA Family has Established a New Price/Performance Standard for Low Cost, High Volume FPGAs - HILLSBORO, OR -- DECEMBER 17, 2007 -- Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that all five of http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071217_05.htm Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:59:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071217_05.htm.1214950481156.12 Ericsson Power Modules has released a surface-mount version (SI) of its successful PKU series of DC/DC converters. The PKU-SI uses proprietary Ericsson technology that meets all assembly and environmental requirements while contributing to lower total cost of ownership. Addressing the http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071217_04.htm Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:59:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071217_04.htm.1214950481156.13 Darnaw1, the new SpartanTM-3E FPGA module from Enterpoint, enables the use of modern FPGA technology in lower technology manufactured products. Encapsulating all the elements to support operation of the FPGA the module has a simple to solder PGA pinout and http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071217_03.htm Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:58:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071217_03.htm.1214950481156.14 Cool New Icicle(TM) Board Demonstrates Extended Battery Life for Portable DesignMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Further highlighting the advantages of the industry's lowest power field-programmable gate array (FPGA) for portable solutions, Actel Corporation today announced the new Icicle(TM) http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071217_02.htm Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:58:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071217_02.htm.1214950481156.15 Customers Now Have Wider Access to Industry???s Smallest Footprint, Lowest Power and Highest Performance OTP IPOttawa, Canada and Shanghai, China - Dec 17th, 2007 - Sidense, a leading developer of Logic Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) IP cores, today announced that its http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071217_01.htm Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:58:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071217_01.htm.1214950481156.16 Cutting Edge Network Monitoring and Security Technology Takes Switches to Next GenerationMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Manufacturer???s Rep AnchorPointe Sales has added complete packet inspection chip supplier cPacket to its line card. cPacket is an emerging leader in chips for ???complete packet http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071214_02.htm Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:51:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071214_02.htm.1214950481156.17 PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), received three platinum and five gold Channel Marketing Awards from the National Electronics Distributors Association (NEDA).NEDA is a not-for-profit trade association representing distributors of electronic components and their http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071214_01.htm Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:51:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071214_01.htm.1214950481156.18 Boulder, CO - December 13, 2007 - The Design and Verification Conference (DVCon) today announced the 2008 technical program for the annual conference, which will be held February 19-21, 2008 at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose, California. In addition http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071213_04.htm Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:22:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071213_04.htm.1214950481156.19 Landslide achievement as the only company to take home three awards; Company of the Year, Fabless Semiconductor Company of the Year and Design Application of the Year Bath, England, 13 December 2007: - picoChip has won the Design Application of http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071213_03.htm Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:22:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071213_03.htm.1214950481156.20 High Performance Dual Mode Platform Delivers Leading Data Speeds and Coverage on Live 3G NetworkKING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) today announced that it reached a major milestone in the market launch of its baseband ASIC and platform with http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071213_02.htm Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:21:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071213_02.htm.1214950481156.21 NETernity??? GBX24, VXS24 Provide 24-Port Managed Switching for VME, VXS * Full IPv6 support * Single slot solutions * Fully managed layer 3 for VXS environments (VXS24) * Fully rugged (GBX24) * FASTPATH-enabledCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reaffirming the company???s commitment to delivering http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071213_01.htm Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:21:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071213_01.htm.1214950481156.22 December 12, 2007 ??? Bellevue, WA ??? Advances in hardware technology have provided embedded systems and mobile devices with an ever increasing capacity for information and media. To effectively manage and share this data, software developers will need to employ http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071212_09.htm Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:07:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071212_09.htm.1214950481156.23 Itron???s Ember-enabled OpenWay Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) platform to benefit consumers and utilitiesBOSTON, Dec. 11, 2007 ??? Ember, a leading provider of ZigBee networking systems, and Itron (NASDAQ: ITRI) have teamed up to help electric utilities reduce peak load demand http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071212_08.htm Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:07:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071212_08.htm.1214950481156.24 LatticeSC and LatticeSCM FPGA Families Now Support QDRII/II+ Rates up to 750MbpsHILLSBORO, OR -- DECEMBER 12, 2007 -- Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced industry-leading FPGA-based support for Quad Data Rate (QDR) II/II+ memory devices. The LatticeSC( and LatticeSCM( http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071212_07.htm Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:07:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071212_07.htm.1214950481156.25 Approximately 350 Developers Engage in VMware Co-development Programs; Activities Include Developing Value-added Product Integrations for New Update of VMware InfrastructurePALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VMware, Inc., the virtualization software leader, today announced that more than 60 organizations have http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071212_06.htm Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:07:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071212_06.htm.1214950481156.26 Multigenerational alignment broadens availability of LSI SAS1078 RAID-On-Chip and MegaRAID solutions for Intel's worldwide channel networkSANTA CLARA and MILPITAS, Calif., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Intel Corporation and LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI) today announced a multigenerational SAS/SATA RAID agreement to broaden the http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071212_05.htm Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:07:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071212_05.htm.1214950481156.27 Altera Devices Enable Highest Memory Bandwidth Available in a Programmable Logic DeviceSAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) today announced it has achieved DDR3 memory interface speeds in excess of 1067 Mbps with its Stratix(R) III FPGAs, http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071212_04.htm Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:07:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071212_04.htm.1214950481156.28 Increased Memory Support for Rabbit?? Based SolutionsDAVIS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rabbit is proud to announce the RCM4300 series of RabbitCore modules. The RCM4300 series enables a new generation of applications that use more memory for data and code. The on-board mass storage http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071212_03.htm Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:07:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071212_03.htm.1214950481156.29 Innovative Silicon???s IEDM Conference Paper Reveals Details of Revolutionary TechnologyWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Dr. Serguei Okhonin, co-founder and chief scientist at Innovative Silicon Inc. (ISi), the developer of Z-RAM?? high-density memory technology, will present details of the company???s technological breakthrough in a http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071212_02.htm Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:07:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071212_02.htm.1214950481156.30 Leading Open Source Solution Now Delivers Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Modules to Protect Against Credit Card and Social Security Number TheftCOLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Open source innovator and SNORT?? creator, Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), a leader in network intrusion prevention, today announced Certified http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071212_01.htm Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:07:00 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071212_01.htm.1214950481156.31 FPGA-enabled HDR technology offers real-world perception of depth, detail and color SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx Inc., (NASDAQ:XLNX) today announced that its Virtex(TM)-4 SX field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) chipsets have been approved for Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071211_08.htm Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:11:10 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071211_08.htm.1197393470140.1 Expands Commitment to MIPS-Based(TM) Products through Adoption of High-Performance Core MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MIPS Technologies, Inc., (NASDAQ:MIPS) , a leading provider of industry-standard architectures, processor cores and analog IP for digital consumer, home networking, wireless, communications http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071211_07.htm Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:09:32 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071211_07.htm.1197393470140.2 SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) today announced its Nios(R) II processor core is the FPGA industry's most widely used soft processor based on design starts, as confirmed by the market research firm Gartner in its http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071211_06.htm Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:07:43 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071211_06.htm.1197393470140.3 Synopsys Star-RCXT Extraction Technology Files Silicon-Validated for TSMC 45-Nanometer Design Process MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) , a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced the qualification and immediate http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071211_05.htm Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:06:25 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071211_05.htm.1197393470140.4 Secure64???s Claims of Immunity to Rootkits, Trojans, Viruses and Worms Put to Test;Matasano Security Confirms SourceT Stands up to ScrutinyGREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Secure64 Software Corporation, a software developer with the only Genuinely Secure??? software technology and server applications, today announced http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071211_04.htm Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:47:15 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071211_04.htm.1197393470140.5 Wind River Workbench 3.0, On-Chip Debugging Delivers New Enhancements and Greater Processor Support With Leading Linux Debugging to Shorten Design Cycles and Get Mobile Products to Market FasterALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wind River Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIND), the global leader in Device Software http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071211_03.htm Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:46:04 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071211_03.htm.1197393470140.6 University of Microchip Includes Microchip???s Annual Strategic Technical Exchange and Review (MASTERs) Conferences; Ongoing Classes Via Regional Training Centers and E-LearningCHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Microchip Technology (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, garnered record attendance at the recently http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071211_02.htm Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:45:12 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071211_02.htm.1197393470140.7 CP982RC and CP980RC Address Requirement for Unmanaged or Lightly Managed Switches * High performance, high reliability * PICMG 2.16 compliance * Flexible port routing options * OpenWare??? Lite management (CP982RC)CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Confirming the company???s leadership in developing state of the http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071211_01.htm Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:43:55 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071211_01.htm.1197393470140.8 Minimizes Power, Space and CostSAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Expanding its low-power portfolio of programmable logic solutions, Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) today announced the new, zero-power MAX(R) IIZ CPLD designed specifically to address the power, package and price constraints http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071210_10.htm Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:54:12 GMT http://www.embeddedtechjournal.com/news_2007/12/20071210_10.htm.1197305978890.1