Migrate from eASIC Nextreme to ASIC with easicopy
eASIC introduced easicopy, which provides OEMs with a seamless path from an eASIC Nextreme or Nextreme-2 NEW ASIC to a, cell-based, easicopy ASIC. easicopy ASIC increases performance, and reduces device cost and power consumption. The easicopy ASIC migration product supports ASIC migrations from 90nm eASIC Nextreme and 45nm eASIC Nextreme-2 families to cell-based ASICs from [...]
QNX Safety Critical IEC 61508 Certification Support Package
QNX Software Systems introduced their IEC 61508 Certification Support Package for safety-critical systems. The IEC 61508 Certification Support Package helps engineers navigate the complexities of the rigorous certification process, up to and including SIL 3. The IEC 61508 Certification Support Package and its associated services will be available in June 2010.
Imec and Altos Team on Chip Design and Prototyping Service
Imec and Altos Design Automation will to set up a library re-characterization service based on Altos characterization tools. imec will extend their ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) prototyping and volume fabrication service with library re-characterization, which is essential when designing in 65nm and 40nm nodes.
IMEC and ANSEM Offer Design Service for Radio ICs
IMEC and ANSEM (an IMEC spinoff) are offering services for the customized design of radio ICs for wireless communication applications. The joint offering is ideal for companies that want to integrate IMEC’s research results, and choose to outsource the design and customized development of their advanced communication ICs. The technology that is offered includes IMEC’s [...]
VIA ACE-CNX Security Service
VIA Technologies created the ACE-CNX security service to help customers harness the power of the Advanced Cryptographic Engine (ACE) embedded at the core of all VIA processors. With the VIA ACE-CNX service, a team of security experts will work closely with customers to implement data encryption standards that meet widely accepted international standards. The advantage [...]
VIA System Design Manufacturing Service
VIA Technologies announced their new VIA System Design Manufacturing Service. VIA will provide OEMs and ODMs with customized versions of home and SOHO storage platforms targeting specific markets. VIA will combine processor platforms and chassis designs with a full design manufacturing service and comprehensive engineering support. This will enable OEMs and ODMs to address the [...]
Jasper Design Activation Services
Jasper Design Automation is offering Design Activation Services to help design houses and commercial IP vendors. The new service consists of specialized consulting to deliver an Activated Design (an executable design database) for a particular design block, several blocks, or an entire library. Design Activation Services leverage Jasper’s ActiveDesign with Behavioral Indexing.
IC Design Services Industry in India Grows by Over 20%
According to In-Stat, India’s IC design services industry will continue to grow at over 20% per year through 2010. Cost advantages and availability of skilled manpower are two reasons why integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) have either outsourced part of their design activities to third-party design firms or created their own captive centers in India. In-Stat [...]
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