September 9, 2008

	Industry Dialogue Overdue on Third-Party IP Issues   By Walter Ng Vice President Chartered The historic problems, which have plagued third-party IP suppliers, have not gone away, nor have they been addressed to any great degree. Primary among these challenges are establishing value for different types of IP and a standard business model to go along with that, creating industry standards around IP quality, and developing a support and maintenance model more closely tuned to customer needs. The situation is not improving, and as a matter of fact, at 32nm, things may be getting even more difficult for third-party IP suppliers. more >> V1 ColdFire $10K - Famous IP Available Online - Visit the IPextreme Core Store more >>		Architecting the future of memory more >> MIPI CSI - Camera Serial Interface Transmitter Controller from Arasan Chip Systems MIPI D-PHY - Source Synchronous Marco for MIPI DSI, CSI and UniPro from Arasan Chip Systems 8-bit 8MSPS Dual A/D Converter from Cosmic Circuits 10-bit 1-MSPS 8-channel input low power ADC from Cosmic Circuits pure logic stereo audio DAC with SNR of 95 dB / line-out from Dolphin Integration stereo audio DAC, ADC, CODEC with SNR of 100 dB / headphone driver... from Dolphin Integration The C80187 is a core of a math coprocessor derived from the... from Evatronix The C56000 is a core of a single-chip 24-bit fixed-point digital... from Evatronix Transmeta LongRun2 - Power management and leakage control IP. Licensable DSP System Platform for Wireless Applications from CEVA Licensable DSP System Platform for Wireless and Digital Multimedia... from CEVA Dual 12-bit 40Msps 24mW Analog-to-Digital-converter in 0.18u from IQ-Analog Dual 12-bit 80Msps 17mW Analog-to-Digital-converter in 0.13u from IQ-Analog MIPI D-PHY running at upto 1Gbps from Mixel SMIC 0.18um 3.3v-1.8v Power Regulator from VeriSilicon SMIC 0.18um 1.8V/3.3V SSTL2/SSTL18 Combo I/O Cell Library from VeriSilicon XPM / OTP - 8K-bits NVM IP / OTP in TSMC 90 nm G for HDCP key storage from Kilopass Technology XPM / OTP - 1K-bits to 1 M-bits NVM IP / OTP in Chartered 130 nm from Kilopass Technology		Most Viewed IP Vendors Q2 2008   Chipidea/MIPS and Synopsys are still leading the top IP vendors by number of IP components visited at ChipEstimate.com during Q2 2008. CAST, a new entry in the Top 5, is making strong gains moving up the rankings quickly thanks to popular product offerings, followed closely by ARM and Arasan. 1-10G IP Core Solutions   Customized DDR Solutions   The PHY Specialists Driving architectures to silicon
	10 Bit 30 MSPS Dual Pipeline ADC from Silicon & Software Systems (S3) 10-Bit 1 / 2 Programmable Vpp Input 160MSPS 1.2V Supply... from Alpine Integrated Circuit... 50dB Dynamic Range, 10kHz Signal Bandwidth, 1.26MHz Center... from ANAFOCUS MIMO WiFi and WiMax AFE platform in 65nm from Cosmic Circuits Infineon Technologies MicroSecond Channel (MSC) for exchanging... from IPextreme H.264/MPEG-4 video decoder capable of 1080p at 60 fps.... from Bluespec 9ps Jitter Programmable PLL TSMC 65nm LP from Silicon & Software Systems (S3) LongRun2 Power Management Controller. from Transmeta Phase Locked Loop (PLL) frequency synthesizer core, fully digital... from CologneChip Integrated suite of advanced power management, leakage control and... from Transmeta Phase Locked Loop (PLL) frequency multiplier core, fully digital... from CologneChip
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	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... 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... 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. Asia-Pacific semiconductor revenue to grow 6.4% Asia-Pacific semiconductor sector revenue will out perform worldwide revenue growth this year reaching almost $160 billion, according to Gartner. Consumer electronics... AMD fab-lite strategy announcement in 2 weeks,... An analyst reports that AMDs tight-lipped manufacturing strategy may soon be disclosed and that the strategy may include plans to divest the chip makers Dresden fabs. The... Handcrafted analog gets automated assist EDA tools address simulation, verification, and layout for mixed-signal designs. MEMC see demand softness, analyst not concerned Although MEMC Electronic Materials saw polysilicon production disruptions in August and cited softness in demand from semiconductor applications customers in its... Intel continues WiMax push Intel continues to show its interest in WiMax, this week investing in a 3G and 4G global data roaming start-up. TI driving development, ratification of IEEE 1149.7 embedded system... 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... July chip sales grow as 300mm crossover continues Overall capacity utilization remains high at 89%, as July semiconductor sales grow 2.8% month over month to $22.2 billion on consumer electronics, personal... Synopsys leverages TCAD for solar cells While EDA giant Synopsys Inc hasnt formally announced its solar cell simulation technology, the company discussed the capabilities of its Sentaurus technology as... 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...
	The MoSys IP solution set spans dense embedded memory and analog/mixed signal IP technology, silicon proven across popular foundries & geometries. With > 97 patents, the MoSys 1T-SRAM memory is 3X denser than 6T-SRAM at 3-times less power consumption. Its analog/mixed-signal IP includes silicon proven blocks for Gb Ethernet PHY, Serial ATA, and BD/HD/CH DVD IP. Visit www.mosys.com more >>
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