Broadcom announced that its VDSL2 and StrataXGS Ethernet products have been qualified and selected by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) of Taiwan for mass deployment in its next generation IP services network.

"...abless design houses TMC and HED, and pure-play foundry HHNEC, as the first Partners to enlist in the Program. This initiative enables fabless design companies to license the ARM SecurCore SC100 processor technology, optimized for smart card and secure applications, and have their designs manufactured with the support of accredited foundries..."

"... ARM warned that the dreaded shift to 32nm will be an expensive and risky proposition, estimating that R&D costs will edge toward US$75 million for a 32nm design, vs US$20-50 million at 45nm..." "

"...Toshiba is exploring nano-imprint lithography and has reportedly installed a machine from Molecular Imprints Inc. The Japanese semiconductor giant has not ruled out EUV despite the problems with the technology, such as the power source, resists and price tag..."

"...Elpida can charge as much as 30% more by selling chips directly to customers...the company said its business model allows us to report a profit even amid severe price declines for memory used in PCs..."

"...the new memory would pack a hundred bits of data on a single nanowire, could potentially store 10-100 times more data than flash...because it's solid-state memory, it would be far sturdier than magnetic hard drives...the devices could also be more compact and cheaper than conventional solid-state memory..."

"...PC makers are likely to order double the number of chips they actually need...issues around overcapacity and the risk of double ordering will drive fundamentals and the stocks over the next 6-12 months..."

Using Omniscient Code Generation (OCG) technology, the compiler examines all program modules prior to compilation, optimizing pointers, registers and stack allocation, as well as eliminating redundant code. The compiler also frees up SRAM and reduces contention for the PSoC device's index register by compiling directly addressable, optimized function stacks for all non-recursive and non-re-entrant code. Since small code size executes in fewer cycles, the new compiler also increases PSoC device performance.

The new LSI is used for six new models of Panasonic's new DIGA-series HD video recorders, including Blu-ray disc recorders with a hard disc drive (HDD) and HDD/DVD recorders, scheduled for release in November 2007. The new-generation UniPhier integrates 250 million transistors onto an LSI chip and uses the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec.

Broadcom announced sampling of a low power multimedia processor for cellphones and portable media players that enables high definition (HD) video camcorder and playback functions in addition to support of up to a 12-megapixel resolution digital camera.