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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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Voice based interaction with human interface devices is on the rise, especially driven by search through natural language on mobiles, Voice assistants, tablets and so on. For success of these Voice First Devices, being Always-On and consuming ultra low power while delivering high audio performance is both a necessity and
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The brand new facility will be headed up by Moortec Design Centre Manager, Szymon Gerka, with support from Moortec CTO, Oliver King.
Moortec provides compelling embedded IP subsystem solutions for Process, Voltage & Temperature (PVT) monitoring, targeting advanced node CMOS technologies from 40nm down to 7nm.
“The exciting new
Sankalp Semiconductor, a design service company offering comprehensive digital & mixed signal SoC services and solutions, today announced establishing a fully owned subsidiary in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The company has a strong presence in India, USA and Europe markets. The Malaysia office will enable the company to address the growing
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Figure 1 shows the top 10 ranking of fabless IC suppliers for 2017. Two China-based fabless companies made the top 10 ranking last year—HiSilicon, which sells most of its devices as internal transfers to smartphone supplier Huawei, and Unigroup, which includes the IC sales of both Spreadtrum and RDA. Fabless company
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Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire eInfochips, one of the world’s largest design and managed services companies.
eInfochips works with global Fortune 1000 companies at every phase of technology deployment, including developing custom hardware and software and new IoT-based