News & Analysis
Achronix taps Signali for 10/40/100 Gbps encryption IP in fast FPGAs
Achronix Semiconductor has announced the availability of new, high-performance Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) IP cores for its Speedster(tm) 1.5 GHz family. These high-performance 128-bit key size AES cores, from Portland, Oregon-based Signali Corp., are targeted at 10 Gbps, 40 Gbps, and 100 Gbps applications. They demonstrate the speed of the Speedster FGPA fabric, as well as the balance between throughput performance and resource minimisati...
MOSIS to offer multi-project wafer services for IBM’s 0.180um high voltage process
MOSIS has announced that it will commence multi-project wafer (MPW) runs using IBM’s new 0.18um high voltage process. The technology meets the growing demand for ICs to provide a high voltage capability in low power hand-held products. Typical applications include power management ICs for portable devices such as PDAs and cellphones as well as low cost integrated controllers for automotive, medical and industrial designs.
XMOS launches Ethernet-based LED Tile Reference Design Kit
XMOS, the leader in event-driven processors, has launched an Ethernet-based LED Tile Reference Design Kit to enable digital designers to rapidly develop LED tile systems using daisy chains of Ethernet scan boards. All requirements are implemented entirely in software, which is available on an open source basis as a royalty free download.
Agilent Technologies to Present Three Technical Sessions at 2009 Informa LTE World Summit
Agilent Technologies has announced it will present three technical sessions and exhibit its LTE test application solutions at the fifth Informa LTE World Summit, Berlin, Germany, May 18-20. Agilent will exhibit its design-automation tools and flexible instrumentation for early LTE R&D design in components, base-station equipment and mobile devices.
NXP and Giesecke & Devrient Launch Contactless Fast Pay Solution
NXP and Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), a leading supplier of payment cards, services, and smart card solutions, today announced the introduction of NXP’s new Fast Pay contactless security chip and a new line of G&D contactless payment devices based on this IC. Fast Pay-based devices have been specifically designed to provide consumers in the USA and Canada with a convenient and swift contactless payment solution – replacing the need for cash and ...
Fairchild to Highlight Energy-Efficient Solutions at PCIM Europe 2009
Fairchild Semiconductor will demonstrate its innovative and highly efficient solutions for power supplies, lighting, motor control, automotive and industrial applications at Power Conversion Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe in Germany, May 12-14, 2009 in booth 601. Fairchild will show its broad range of integrated motor drive solutions that drive highly efficient inverter-based motors and its comprehensive solutions for linear fluorescent lamps (...
Keithley Instruments Reports Results for Fiscal 2009 Second Quarter
Keithley Instruments has announced its results for its fiscal 2009 second quarter ended March 31, 2009. Net sales of $24.0 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 decreased $15.9 million, or 40 percent, from net sales of $39.9 million in last year’s second quarter. Sales outside of the Americas represented approximately 70 percent of total sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2009. Two percentage points of the decrease was the result ...
NXP Semiconductors Announces First Quarter 2009 Results
NXP Semiconductors has announced first quarter sales of USD 673 million, a comparable decrease of 29.4% from the fourth quarter of 2008. Adjusted EBITDA in the first quarter amounted to a loss of USD 71 million, down from a profit of USD 183 million in the first quarter of 2008 and down from a profit of USD 41 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. Adjusted EBITA showed a loss of USD 188 million this quarter compared to a profit of USD 41 million...
Nextreme Partners with Nucletron Technologies
Nextreme Thermal Solutions, the leader in microscale thermal and power management products for the electronics industry, and Nucletron Technologies GmbH, a leading source for high tech systems and components in Europe, have entered into a distribution agreement under which Nucletron will distribute Nextreme’s thin-film thermoelectric products in Europe. The distribution agreement opens up Nextreme’s first sales and marketing channel in Europe...
National Instruments Reports Q1 2009 Results
National Instruments reported quarterly revenue for Q1 2009 of $158 million, representing an 18 percent year-over-year decline. Net income for Q1 was $0.4 million. Non-GAAP net income was $3.1 million, with non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.04. The company’s non-GAAP results exclude the impact of both stock-based compensation and the amortization of acquisition-related intangibles. Reconciliations of the company’s GAAP and...