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• Chipworks’ Dick James To Present During IEDM
  
  Date: Nov 20, 2009
  Chipworks (www.chipworks.com), the world’s leader in reverse engineering and patent infringement analysis, today announced that Senior Technical Analyst Dick James will present some of 2009’s hottest advanced CMOS process technology concurrent to this years IEDM event.
• Ziptronix to license 3D IC technology for imaging systems
  
  Date: Nov 18, 2009
  Ziptronix, Inc. and Raytheon Vision Systems have reached a licensing agreement for the use of Ziptronix’ patented DBI® (Direct Bond Interconnect) 3D integration technology in Raytheon’s imaging systems.
• S2C Sets New Milestone with New Office in Shanghai
  
  Date: Dec 15, 2008
  S2C Inc., a leading total solution provider in facilitating systems to chip innovations, is pleased to announce the relocation of its Shanghai office to the World Plaza in Pudong. S2C’s Shanghai office is the operational headquarters for its Asia market.
• Accellera Announces Call for Nominations for Its 2010 Technical Excellence Award Honoring Contributions to EDA Standards
  
  Date: Nov 10, 2009
  Nominations are due Monday, January 18, 2010 Who/What: Accellera, the electronics industry organization focused on Electronic Design Automation (EDA) standards, invites the electronic design community to nominate an individual for its 7th annual Technical Excellence Award.
• Maxim& Amimon Team to Provide WHDI Chipsets
  
  Date: Nov 10, 2009
  The companies will offer a joint reference design based on Maxim’s WHDI RF chipset MAX2850/MAX2851 that interfaces directly to the AMIMON WHDI baseband chipset AMN 2120/2220.
• IP Cores from IPextreme Support Mentor Graphics’ Precision® Synthesis FPGA Tool
  
  Date: Dec 19, 2008
  Silicon Valley, CA, California – December 19, 2008 – IPextreme®, Inc., the company bringing famous IP (intellectual property) to system-on-chip designers worldwide, has validated its Multi-CAN Controller, its CJTAG-IEEE1149.
• Industry’s Highest Capacity PCI Express 3.0 Controller IP Core From Denali Software Adopted by Cray
  
  Date: Oct 20, 2009
  Cray, the makers of the worlds fastest supercomputers, has adopted the industry's highest capacity PCI Express 3.0 Controller IP core from Denali. No other vendor supports the latest PCI Express Gen 3.0 specification (0.7).
• ChipX Introduces 10-bit and 12-bit ADC IP Cores For Data Monitoring, Data Acquisition and Analog Front-Ends in Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs)
  
  Date: Feb 18, 2009
  The new IP cores include three 10-bit ADCs rated at 40Msps, 100Msps and 160Msps. The family of pipeline ADCs also include three 12-bit ADCs rated at 20Msps, 40Msps and 80Msps. Designed for medium to high-speed applications, these ADCs are ideal in numerous designs.
• CUI, Inc., a subsidiary of Waytronx, Inc., Announces Digital Power Patent License Agreement with Power-One, Inc.
  
  Date: Sep 22, 2009
  CUI, Inc., a subsidiary of Waytronx, Inc. (OTCBB: WYNX), has entered into a non-exclusive Field of Use Agreement with Power-One, Inc. (Nasdaq: PWER) to license Power-One’s Digital Power Technology patents to CUI.
• Chipworks Adds Reports to Its Vast Technical Library
  
  Date: Sep 15, 2009
  Additionally, Chipworks’ collection of private reports aid corporate IP groups and IP law firms with patent licensing negotiation and litigation, and provides valuable insights as companies endeavor to expand their patent licensing programs.
• Voltree Power Announces First Contract with USDA Forest Service
  
  Date: Sep 30, 2009
  Voltree Power announced its first contract with the USDA Forest Service, following a rigorous and successful test in June of its Climate Sensor Network.
• S2C Releases 11 New TAI Logic Accessory Modules Exhibiting at SoCIP 2008
  
  Date: Oct 9, 2008
  S2C Inc announces the release of 11 new accessory modules for its flagship TAI Logic Module products, rapid SoC prototyping systems based on Xilinx FPGA.
• Industry’s First Comprehensive Technology Analysis of Intel’s 32 nm“Westmere” Process Available from Chipworks
  
  Date: Oct 6, 2009
  Chipworks’ suite of reverse engineering analysis reports help leading semiconductor companies make the right technology choices, save millions, and speed time-to-market. OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, October 6, 2009 – Chipworks (www.chipworks.
• Perceptia confirms performance of 11-GHz 0.4-ps 40-nm DSP-based PLL hard IP Core
  
  Date: Aug 5, 2009
  San Jose, CA—August 5, 2009 Perceptia (IP and Design Services) of Scotts Valley, CA, today confirmed functionality and ultra-high performance of its DeepSub™ pPLL01 hard IP core. The pPLL01 has an output frequency ranges from 9 to 11-GHz and can be driven from sources down to 20-MHz.
• Video character generator IP core for FPGAs
  
  Date: Jul 7, 2008
  PT2 provides a 60x32, (30 character for 525 line), video character/text overlay. PT2 is ideal for displaying subtitles or closed caption, time code, user menus, status or error information and channel identifiers.
• CoFluent Design closes the modeling gap
  
  Date: Jul 22, 2009
  Models can be integrated to virtual platform environments through the OSCI standard TLM-2.0 interface, offering a continuous development flow from executable specifications to virtual platforms.
• Near Broadcast Quality Video encoder IP core for FPGAs
  
  Date: Jul 29, 2008
  * PAL-M/N/B/D/G/H/I and NTSC-M/J outputs. * 2036 logic elements allows multiple encoders in the smallest of FPGAs. * High quality video output: <1% DG and <1deg DP, <1% K-factor and <-65dB SNR. * Requires BT656 compatible input and 27MHz clock.
• nSys solves Verification IP needs for Nethra’s wide range of applications
  
  Date: Aug 27, 2009
  Newark, CA, August 27, 2009- nSys Design Systems, the world’s largest Verification IP portfolio provider, today announced that Nethra Imaging has selected nSys for all its Verification IP needs, for its applications in the video/broadcast, medical, storage, and test/measurement markets.
• Digital Blocks Announces the TFT LCD Controller Reference Design for Altera FPGA Development Kits based on the DB9000AVLN LCD Controller IP Core
  
  Date: Oct 31, 2008
  “With the reference design -- which includes software -- system designers can quickly bring-up a FPGA-based solution to their TFT LCD display requirements.” About the Reference Design The TFT LCD Controller Reference Design is available immediately for download.
• MagSilIL Corporation and Seagate Technology Resolve Patent Infrigement Lawsuit
  
  Date: Jul 14, 2009
  The litigation, pending in a Federal court in Delaware, remains ongoing against several other defendants, including Hitachi Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (KSE: 005930), Western Digital Corporation (NYSE: WDC), Toshiba America, Inc.