AMD announces new embedded G-series SoC

Apr 24, 14:08

AMD has announced its new embedded G-series system-on-chip (SoC) platform, a single-chip solution based on the next-generation Jaguar CPU architecture and AMD Radeon 8000 series gr...

Case study of 2 AFE ICs confirms significant potential for small IC vendors, says Petrov Group

Apr 9, 14:10

Can a small fabless analog vendor compete with the top-five analog IC vendors in global markets? This question is being asked often, especially in the context of emerging China-based...

Lantiq intros GPON SoC for SFP optical module form factor

Feb 22, 16:04

Lantiq has introduced the FALC ON-S, a complete GPON optical network unit (ONU) system-on-chip in a compact 11 by 11mm package. With its small size, high integration and power saving...

TSMC with 20nm SoC most likely to secure chip orders from Apple, says Digitimes Research analyst

Jan 16, 11:42

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to start making an integrated AP/GPU solution for Apple, using 20nm SoC process technology, according to Digitimes Research...

Advantest integrated test cell adopted by Marvell

Jan 9, 14:42

Advantest has installed the first evaluation unit of its new test cell at Marvell, integrating its T2000 EPP (enhanced performance package) and M4841 dynamic test handler, according...

TSMC shares rally on Apple chip order speculation

Jan 3, 13:59

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have rallied on reports indicating the IC foundry will likely grab orders for Apple's A-series processors earlier than...

Digitimes Research: China tablet SoC developers enjoy robust shipment growth in 2012

Nov 20, 20:43

There has been a surge in demand for tablet-use SoC solutions in the China market thus far in 2012, benefiting local IC design companies such as Allwinner Technology, Rockchip Technology...

Maxim smart-meter SoC combines metrology, security, and communication

Nov 13, 13:54

Maxim Integrated Products recently introduced Zeus, an advance in integration and security protection for the smart grid. Zeus is a complete smart-meter system-on-a-chip (SoC) that...

Intel Haswell processor design may cause motherboard players to exit market

Sep 27, 01:05

Intel is already set to launch its next-generation Haswell-based processors, comprehensively designed for IT products such as tablets, notebooks, ultrabooks, desktops and servers,...

Samsung-CSR deal poses threat to Broadcom, says IMS Research

Jul 26, 01:05

Samsung's acquisition of part of CSR has established it as a new player in the connectivity market, specifically in the key battleground of the smartphone. Whilst Broadcom has been...

Ardentec seeking more outsourcing from US, Japan-based IDMs

Jun 28, 14:43

Ardentec, a Taiwan-based provider of wafer and mixed-signal IC testing services, has been eager to obtain orders from US- and Japan-based IDM firms. The testing house is looking to...

Algotochip delivers complete SoC GDSII from C models of algorithms

Apr 28, 07:44

Semiconductor startup Algotochip, specialists in converting C models of algorithms directly to a complete SoC silicon IP, recently announced delivery of a SoC silicon solution for...

ALi sees sales drop in 2Q12

Apr 24, 01:30

IC design house ALi has guided its second-quarter sales will decrease up to 10% on quarter with a possibility of flat growth. Sales were particularly high in the first quarter of...

Lantiq launches ADSL2/2+ SoC for broadband home gateways

Mar 30, 11:06

Lantiq has introduced its XWAY ARX300 device family for ADSL2/2+ customer premise equipment (CPE) designs. The Lantiq XWAY ARX300 family includes four system-on-chip (SoC) derivatives...

Semiconductor sales for smart meters to boom, says IHS

Dec 23, 11:29

Because of their capability to save energy and to improve the efficiency of electrical grids, power utilities are expected to rapidly adopt smart electricity meters, causing global...

MIPS processors power new Sequans LTE SoC for handsets, tablets

Oct 31, 17:01

MIPS Technologies has announced that the new LTE SoC from 4G chipmaker Sequans Communications is powered by MIPS industry-standard processors.

SiS to phase out its PC chipset business

Aug 2, 01:10

Taiwan-based chipset maker Silicon Integrated System (SiS) is set to phase out its PC business by the end of 2011 and will turn its business focus fully to chipsets for consumer electronics...

Freescale unveils 28nm QorIQ multicore processors

Jun 23, 14:59

Freescale Semiconductor has unveiled its next-generation QorIQ multicore platform built on 28nm technology – the AMP (advanced multiprocessing) series – which incorporates...

Innostor launches USB 3.0 flash SoC

Jun 2, 11:40

Innostor, a Taiwan-based controller IC supplier, has successfully penetrated the mid-range and high-end USB 3.0 market with its USB 3.0 flash SoC IS 902 and the SATA controller chip...

KYEC expects IDM orders to boost sales in 2011

Dec 30, 01:20

IC backend testing and assembly firm King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) expects more than 30% of its revenues to come from international IDM clients in 2011, up from 25% in 2010,...

x86-based digital media players to see rise in IPTV market

Dec 16, 16:49

As demand for digital media player devices from hotels and shopping malls in China is rising quickly plus x86-based digital media players are gradually replacing system-on-a-chip-based...

Li-Ion/Poly batteries drive high growth of battery management ICs from headsets to electric vehicles, says Petrov Group

Oct 21, 16:10

The requirement for power-efficient and high performance solutions in Li-Ion/Poly battery-powered devices and equipment continues to open profitable growth opportunities for existing...

TSMC extends OIP to speed up new designs

Jun 8, 12:16

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced its Open Innovation Platform (OIP) - the foundry's design enablement initiative to accelerate time-to-market, improve...

Linaro formed to push Linux on ARM

Jun 4, 11:37

ARM and five system-on-chip (SoC) vendors - Freescale Semiconductor, IBM, Samsung, ST-Ericsson and Texas Instruments (TI) - have jointly announced the formation of Linaro, a not-for-profit...

Computex 2010: Intel Atom processor plans, products outlined

Jun 2, 12:26

At Computex 2010, Intel has unveiled new products and features based on its low-power Intel Atom processor family, including plans to further differentiate the popular netbook category...

Intel plans new Atom-based SoC

Apr 14, 16:25

Two Intel executives have outlined the latest Intel system-on-chip (SoC) products for embedded applications and described new research to allow homes and small businesses to better...

Renesas may integrate distribution networks

Newswatch - Apr 7, 16:10

Taiwan-based IC distributors for the former NEC Electronics and Renesas Technology may undergo consolidation of their distributed products for Renesas Electronics, formed as a result...

ARM unveils new SoC platform on Globalfoundries 28nm process

Feb 24, 12:18

Globalfoundries and ARM have unveiled new details on their SoC platform technology for powering the next generation of wireless products and applications. The new chip manufacturing...

MIPS, Mavrix collaborate on mobile SoC development

Feb 12, 16:36

MIPS Technologies, a provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer, home networking, wireless, communications and business applications, and...

Taiwan IC design houses to venture into Blu-ray chip market

Feb 12, 16:05

A number of Taiwan-based IC design houses, including MediaTek, Sunplus Technology and Novatek Microelectronics, will venture into the Blu-ray chip market in 2010, with MediaTek aiming...