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MEYREUIL, February 1st, 2012- StarChip expert in designing and qualifying Smart Card ICs, and CEA-Leti the leading French semiconductor research institute, have signed an agreement to develop a Contactless Front End for Smart Card applications. The Contactless Front End is the result of Leti’s many years of expertise in Contactless and will enable applications such …

SuZhou/China , December 19th, 2011 – Critical Manufacturing, an enterprise which creates innovative software solutions for high-tech manufacturing industries, announced today that it signed a collaboration agreement with China HP to jointly pursue and implement Manufacturing and Automation System opportunities. Critical Manufacturing, through its Chinese subsidiary, Critical Manufacturing (SuZhou) Co Ltd, signed a collaboration agreement …

Device Provides Up To 40 Percent Space Savings and Increased Efficiency Fürstenfeldbruck – December 12, 2011 – Designers of mobile products routinely face the challenge of reducing space as well as improving efficiency in every aspect of their design. In devices that use a one-cell Li-Ion battery pack, such as ultraportable applications, this is an …

Paris, France – December 8, 2011 – Crocus Technology, a leading developer of magnetically enhanced semiconductors, and Starchip, a semiconductor product provider focused on designing and qualifying secure products for mass production , today announced they have formed an alliance to develop next generation System-on-Chip (SOC) solutions based on Crocus’ Magnetic-Logic-Unit (MLU) technology. Under this …

Dresden/Germany, Oporto/Portugal – Critical Manufacturing, an enterprise which creates leading edge software solutions for the high-tech manufacturing industries of solar, electronics and semiconductors, announced today that Fraunhofer Center Nanoelectronic Technologies (CNT), selected and implemented cmNavigo Productivity Suite, comprising of a Manufacturing Execution System and Equipment Integration, in its facilities in Dresden, Germany The business areas of …

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 30, 2011 – Magma Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced that recent improvements to the Talus® 1.2 integrated circuit (IC) implementation platform have triggered a significant increase in customer adoption. Since its initial release 12 months ago, Magma has continued to refine the system, …

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 30, 2011 – Magma Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced the company has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Synopsys (Nasdaq:SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems headquartered in …

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 30, 2011 – Magma Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced the availability of a new version of the FineSim™ Pro full-chip circuit-level simulation product that delivers 3X faster runtime than previous versions while continuing to deliver SPICE-accurate results. As an example, FineSim Pro was …

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 29, 2011 – Magma Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced that since its release 18 months ago, Tekton has grown its customer base to more than 25 companies, achieving the fastest adoption rate of any tool in the company’s history. Tekton, the most advanced …

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 29, 2011 – Magma Design Automation (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced the availability of a new release of the Titan™ Analog/Mixed-Signal (Titan AMS) Design Platform. With patent-pending analog design technology, Titan provides an innovative FlexCell-to-GDSII™ analog/mixed-signal (AMS) flow that organically integrates both electrical design and physical …

High Temperature Optocoupler Series Provides Designers Reliable Isolation and Minimizes System Failure Fürstenfeldbruck – November 21, 2011 – Industrial applications present reliability challenges to designers as a result of the high temperature and tight spaces commonly found in power supplies, motor controls and consumer applications such as chargers and adapters. To combat these reliability challenges, …

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 10, 2011 – Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced that eSilicon Corporation, the largest independent semiconductor value chain producer (VCP), used Magma software to tape out a three-way microprocessor cluster based on MIPS’ leading-edge MIPS32® 1074Kf™ Coherent Processing System (CPS). Typical performance of …

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 10, 2011 – Magma Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced that Adapteva used Magma software to tape out the Epiphany-IV 64-core microprocessor array IC targeted to GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ 28-nm SLP process. By leveraging Magma’s Talus®, Hydra™ and Titan™ leveraging Magma’s Talus®, Hydra™ and Titan™ digital …

mWSaver™ Technology Provides Ultra-Low Standby Power Without Adding External Components; Saves Design Board Space Fürstenfeldbruck. – November 7, 2011 – As standby power requirements in devices such as notebooks, printers, LCD TVs and monitors continue to decrease, below 50mW in many applications, designers need a solution to address standby power consumption in their current designs. …

Malvern, Pa. November 2011 – SEMI-GAS® Systems, a division of Applied Energy Systems, Inc., and a manufacturer of industry-leading ultra-high purity gas source and distribution systems, now offers Blixer, a custom gas blender that provides a continuous flow of precisely blended gases more economically than buying pre-mixed cylinder gases. On-site blending with a gas blender …

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 5, 2011 – Magma Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced that Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, has used FineSim™ SPICE multi-CPU circuit simulation technology …

MEYREUIL, October 4th 2011- Simulity and StarChip® today announced the availability of Simulity Tacos Java CardTM OS platform on StarChip SCF SIM controllers. The TACOS-J platform is a contact-based Java™ (U)SIM card built on Simulity's TACOS Enterprise Edition. It is fully compliant with Java Card™ 2.2.1 Specifications and Visa GlobalPlatform 2.1.1. The SCF SIM controllers’ …

Bristol, 30 September 2011 –TVS announces the Multicore Challenge for 2012. The Multicore Challenge is an annual event that considers the challenges surrounding developing software products built on multicore hardware. Held physically in Bristol but webcast around the world, the meetings provide a chance to listen to the latest multicore technology. Designers, engineers and managers …

Portugal, September 21st, 2011 – Critical Manufacturing, the creator of the next generation Microsoft based Manufacturing Execution System (MES) cmNavigo, announced that it has achieved the Gold Certified Level in the new Microsoft Partner program in Independent Software Vendor (ISV) and Software Development competences. “The new Microsoft Partnership model is significantly more demanding than before, …

SEMI-GAS® Systems, a division of Applied Energy Systems, Inc, and a manufacturer of industry-leading ultra-high purity gas source and distribution systems, recently introduced a new line of semi automatic valve manifold boxes that facilitate pressure regulated gas delivery to multiple points-of-use and feature a compact design and new PLC based controller. The new valve manifold …

Fujitsu CGI Studio is set to play major role in designing new generation automotive HMI Fujitsu Semiconductor”s CGI Studio received the 2011 Frost & Sullivan Europe Product Differentiation Excellence Award in the automotive human machine interface (HMI) market. It was presented to Fujitsu Semiconductor Embedded Solutions Austria GmbH (FEAT) for CGI Studio, a software platform …

…single-die solution for data conversion at 2Tbps to and from analogue to digital Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe (FSEU) announces its first- generation 8-bit, 4-channel DAC in 40nm CMOS technology. With a sampling rate range of 55 – 65 GSa/s per channel, small footprint and low power (0.75W/channel), this technology supports long-haul optical transport systems providing data …

A recently released report by Technavio reveals that the Global Semiconductor Integrated Circuit (IC) market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.5 percent. London, UK, August 29, 2011 — A recently released report by Technavio, specialists in emerging technologies market research, reveals that the Global Semiconductor Integrated Circuit (IC) market is expected to …

MUNICH – August 25, 2011 – ERS electronic GmbH, market leader in the field of Thermal Wafer Chucks, announced today its AirCool3 300mm Wafer Chuck System. The system offers very small to zero foot print for the associated chilling unit plus the capability to test power-dissipating semiconductor devices. Since it uses air instead of a …

Dresden/Germany, Oporto/Portugal – Critical Manufacturing, an enterprise which creates leading edge software solutions for the high-tech manufacturing industries of solar, electronics and semiconductors, announced today the creation of its new subsidiary in Germany, Critical Manufacturing Deutschland GmbH, and appointed Mr. Tom Bednarz as Managing Director   With the expansion of its business in Germany, where the …

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 22, 2011 – Magma® Design Automation (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced that Open-Silicon has standardized on SiliconSmart® ACE for standard cell and I/O cell characterization and modeling. A long-time user of SiliconSmart, Open-Silicon upgraded to SiliconSmart ACE to leverage the tool’s proven ability to quickly and …

SAN JOSE, Calif., August 22, 2011 – Magma® Design Automation (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced Chrontel, a leading provider of display interface ICs for personal computers, portable media players and smartphones, has standardized on the Titan™ Mixed-Signal Design Platform, FineSim™ SPICE and FineSim Pro circuit simulation, and Quartz™ DRC and …

July 21st 2011 – Next year NEW:UK (National Electronics Week) will be co-locating with 7 other industry events to create the largest manufacturing event in the UK with over 1,000 exhibiting companies, covering in excess of 37,000 square metres of exhibition space. Claire Saunders, Event Director comments “In 2012 we want to build a bigger …

June 27th 2011 – Evatronix SA, the leading provider of USB-IF certified solutions for USB 2.0 IP, announced today the introduction of a USB High Speed PHY IP that will complement the long-existing suite of USB 2.0 Device and Host controllers. Evatronix USB 2.0 PHY has already been silicon proven and guarantees compliance with all …

MEYREUIL, June 21st, 2011- StarChip®, today announced the availability of its new SCM family of secure SIM controllers addressing M2M markets. The SCM controller family is based on Cortus APS3s 32-bit core enabling 20Mips@20MHz across an extended range of temperatures (-40°C to +105°C). A powerful combination of flexibility and extended performance with large data retention …