he historic flood of merger and acquisition agreements that swept through the semiconductor industry in 2015 and 2016 slowed significantly in 2017, but the total value of M&A deals reached in the year was still more than twice the annual average in the first half of this decade, according to
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In the world of IP core design, there is an inherent conflict: Imagine this – if the IP core is going to be re-used, then should you deliver something that can be customized by the customer to their needs, or should you deliver a solution tailor-made to their exact needs?
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Sales of analog ICs are expected to show the strongest growth rate among major integrated circuit market categories during the next five years, according to IC Insights’ new 2018 McClean Report, which becomes available this month. The McClean Report forecasts that revenues for analog products—including both general purpose and application-specific devices—will increase by
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Incise Infotech, a major Indian Semiconductor technology service provider, has signed a commercial marketing agreement with T2M, the world’s largest independent global semiconductor technology provider. Under the terms of the agreement, T2M will act as a global business development partner for Incise Infotech’s semiconductor solutions and services.
Incise has
How many SoC design service providers are typically included in a shortlist when launching a project?
We’d argue that too few.
There are over 300 SoC design service providers worldwide that provide a range of services in different domains– SoC design for automotive, industrial, IoT, consumer, mobile, communication and
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS) today announced that it has acquired Kilopass Technology, Inc., a leading provider of antifuse one-time programmable (OTP) non-volatile memory (NVM) IP used in automotive, mobile, industrial, and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Kilopass Technology’s one-transistor (1T) and two-transistor (2T) bitcell OTP NVM IP complements Synopsys’ existing DesignWare®
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