TSMC, Altera team on 55nm embedded flash process

Apr 16, 12:08

Programmable logic supplier Altera is working with foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on a 55nm embedded flash (EmbFlash) process technology tailored...

Altera to use Intel for manufacturing FPGAs

Feb 26, 14:44

Altera and Intel have announced that the companies have entered into an agreement for the future manufacture of Altera FPGAs on Intel's 14nm tri-gate transistor technology.

Altera announces FPGA support for OpenCL

Nov 6, 12:22

Altera has announced a software development kit (SDK) for OpenCL (Open Computing Language), for use with its FPGA, which combines the parallel architecture of an FPGA with the OpenCL...

Altera achieves production rollout of all 28nm FPGA families

Oct 23, 11:13

Altera recently announced it is shipping in production all three of its 28-nm FPGA families, including Stratix V, Arria V and Cyclone V devices, with the latest shipment of the largest...

Altera, TSMC develop 3D IC test vehicle

Mar 23, 01:05

Altera and TSMC have announced the joint development of what they claim is the world's first heterogeneous 3D IC test vehicle using TSMC's chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) integration...

Xilinx, Micron demo hardware interoperability of FPGA and RLDRAM 3 memory interface standard

Mar 14, 17:03

Xilinx and Micron Technology have jointly announced the first public hardware demonstration of an FPGA interfacing with RLDRAM 3 memory, a new and emerging memory standard for high-end...

FPGA startup contracts Intel for 22nm chips

Feb 22, 15:52

FPGA startup Tabula has confirmed previous speculation that it is implementing a family of 3D programmable logic devices (3PLDs) manufactured by Intel using its 22nm manufacturing...

Altera, Xilinx cut 4Q11 outlooks

Dec 20, 16:06

Xilinx has followed fellow company Altera in revising downward its sales outlook for the last quarter of 2011.

Altera details 28nm FPGA portfolio

Jan 25, 11:08

Altera has unveiled a complete portfolio of 28nm devices, adding the new Cyclone V and Arria V series to its previously-announced Stratix V parts. The FPGA supplier has contracted...

Altera to use TSMC low-power process for some 28nm FPGAs

Dec 7, 14:38

Altera has announced that it will also utilize low-power process technology from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for its low-cost and midrange 28nm FPGA chips in...

TSMC not afraid of possible Intel threat

Nov 2, 02:25

FPGA startup Achronix Semiconductor's recent announcement that Intel will make 22nm chips for it has sparked speculation that the chip giant is looking to share the higher end segment...

Kinsus steps up shipments of BT-based FC substrates to Xilinx and Altera, says paper

Newswatch - May 17, 17:06

Kinsus Interconnect Technology has stepped up shipments of its bismaleimide triazine (BT)-based flip-chip (FC) substrates to Xilinx and Altera in May as the two FPGA chip vendors...

Xilinx chooses 28nm HKMG at TSMC and Samsung for next-generation FPGAs

Feb 23, 15:28

Xilinx has announced its next-generation FPGA family will be built on high-K metal gate (HKMG) 28nm processes at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Samsung Electronics'...

TSMC to manufacture Altera 28nm FPGA chips in mid-2010

Feb 3, 14:06

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to begin manufacturing Altera's new FPGA chips on its 28nm process in mid-2010 at the earliest, according to market so...

Xilinx qualifies 40nm FPGAs at UMC

Jan 21, 14:45

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and Xilinx have jointly announced production qualification for Xilinx' FPGA products built using UMC's 40nm logic process technology on 12-inch...

Xilinx and ARM announce development collaboration

Oct 21, 16:59

Xilinx and ARM have announced they are collaborating to enable ARM processor and interconnect technology on Xilinx FPGAs. Xilinx is adopting ARM Cortex processor IP, using performance-optimized...

IC distributor Galaxy Far East expects growing demand for CPLDs

Aug 18, 16:12

Taiwan-based IC distributor Galaxy Far East noted that complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs) are being used widely in smartphones for enabling design of more functions and are...

Xilinx working closely with foundries to ensure 40nm FPGA supply, sources say

Jul 17, 16:09

Xilinx is reportedly working closely with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and Samsung Electronics, to ensure smooth supply of its recently-announced Virtex-6 and Spartan-6...

UMC denies yield problems with its 65nm process

Jul 7, 13:57

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has responded to recent speculation indicating its 65nm yield problems have affected shipments to Xilinx. UMC asserted that there are no...

Xilinx Virtex-5 supply issue caused by 65nm yield problems at UMC, say sources

Jul 6, 11:29

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is seeing yield problems with its 65nm process, which are disrupting supply to major FPGA customer Xilinx, according to industry sources...

UMC announces delivery of 40nm logic ICs

Apr 9, 10:06

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has announced that it has begun delivering customer ICs produced on advanced 40nm process technology. The products were manufactured with...

FPGA orders to UMC and TSMC increase 10% in 2Q09

Newswatch - Apr 3, 14:53

FPGA chip makers Altera and Xilinx have both increase second-quarter orders to Taiwan-based foundries United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...

Altera reiterates partnership with TSMC

Feb 16, 16:18

In response to speculated changes in partnerships between FPGA designers and foundries, John Daane, CEO of Altera, has indicated his company will maintain its long-term relationship...

Altera reportedly to partner with UMC

Feb 6, 10:42

Following rumors speculating that Xilinx is likely to start cooperating with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for its next-generation 32nm FPGA (field-programmable...

Xilinx considering TSMC as new foundry partner for 32nm FPGA

Feb 5, 14:47

Xilinx is said to have included Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) among its potential foundry partners for 32nm FPGA (field-programmable gate array) manufacturing,...

China 3G deployment to benefit TSMC and UMC, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 4, 14:49

China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom have begun their deployment of 3G networks and expect to begin operations before June. The China government forecasts to see 50 million...

Samsung forms foundry partnership with Xilinx for 45nm FPGA

Feb 3, 13:59

Samsung Electronics has announced it has been selected by Xilinx as its foundry partner for 45nm FPGA manufacturing. Samsung's 300mm logic process facility, S1 Line, located in Korea,...