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Core Logic Licenses Arm Mali-400 MP GPU To Deliver High- Definition Graphics For Next-Generation Portable Media
ARM announced today that Core Logic Inc, a leading Korea-based fabless semiconductor manufacturer in the development and delivery of mobile multimedia solutions, has licensed the ARM Mali-400 MP multicore graphics processing unit (GPU) to enable significantly enhanced, high-definition (HD) entertainment and browsing experiences on smartphones, fully-featured multimedia phones, portable media players (PMP) and personal navigation devices (PND) wit...
Quadros Systems supports powerful new Atmel SAM9 microcontrollers
Continuing its focus on ARM-based processors, Quadros Systems, Inc., a leading provider of real-time operating systems (RTOS), today announced support for the AT91SAM9G20 and SM9XE microcontrollers (MCUs) from Atmel. Developers can now combine the efficiency and scalability of the RTXC software family with the flexibility and performance of SAM9 family.
Fairchild Semiconductor Receives Hisense Strategic Supplier Award
Fairchild Semiconductor has received the Strategic Supplier Award, 2009 from Hisense. Hisense specializes in designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, its main products are televisions, air conditioners, refrigerators, computers and CDMA mobile phones. Sales of flat-panel televisions in China reached 28 million units up to 2008, this year sales are expected to reach 15 million units.
Mark Lunsford Joins NXP
NXP today announced that Mark Lunsford has joined the company as vice president of sales and marketing for the Americas. He is responsible for overseeing NXP’s Americas sales and marketing teams, focused on helping customers succeed with NXP’s mixed-signal and standard products solutions and enabling new business opportunities.
NXP powers Centre for Railway Information Systems’ Drive to Make Railway Travel Effortless for Passengers
NXP Semiconductors today announced that its secure microcontroller-based chip technology MIFARE DESFire has been selected by the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), an IT organization under the Ministry of Railways, to power contactless smart cards for automatic fare collection using ATVMs (Automatic Ticket Vending Machines) across various cities in India. Indian Railways, one of the largest and busiest rail transport networks in the w...
Patent Board Ranks Laird Technologies at 41 of the Top 50 Innovator Companies in the Telecommunications Industry
Laird Technologies today announced that the Patent Board ranks the company as #17 in Industry Impact, #19 in Innovation Cycle Time, and #41 overall in the board’s Top 50 Scorecard for Telecommunications – an increase of 16 points from its previous ranking.
Intersil celebrates 10th anniversary
Intersil is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its rebirth as an independent company. On Friday, August 13, 1999, Intersil was officially spun-off from Harris Corporation and became a standalone semiconductor enterprise. Just six months after the spin-out, Intersil joined the NASDAQ and completed the largest semiconductor Initial Public Offering (IPO) at that point in history.
Scottish Semiconductor Supplier Forum merges with National Microelectronics Institute
The National Microelectronics Institute (NMI) and the Scottish Semiconductor Supplier Forum (SSSF) have announced that the boards of both trade associations have agreed to a merger. The move sees the NMI assume full responsibility for all activities of the SSSF, whose 60-strong membership will be invited to transfer to the NMI.
Technology partnership merges competences for extended JTAG/Boundary Scan
GOEPEL electronic, worldwide leading vendor of JTAG/Boundary Scan solutions compliant with IEEE1149.x, announces the incorporation of the company Flying Test Systems Ltd. (FTSL) into the global alliance program GATE (GOEPEL Associated Technical Experts). The focus of the cooperation is on the development and practical implementation of new elements and technologies for extended JTAG/Boundary Scan instrumentation.
National Instruments - NI Recognises Engineering and Science Innovation
National Instruments recognised 20 innovative applications developed by engineers, scientists and researchers from around the world at the second annual Graphical System Design Achievement Awards earlier this month. At the award ceremony held during the annual NIWeek graphical system design conference and exhibition in Austin, Texas, winners from 10 categories ranging from academic/research to prototype/validation test were recognised for develop...