Optimised for fast transient response, two DC-DC converters from Advanced Analogic Technologies are designed for incorporation in systems powered by single-cell

Constraints imposed by the chip industry having reached a power/density ceiling have persuaded Altera to develop a programmable silicon fabric at the 65nm process node where customers can select the frequency/power combination they want

Multiple processing is the answer to the chip industry's problem with power, but it requires better tools and better understanding by developers, according to Chris Rowen, CEO of Tensilica

Silistix has announced support for the on-chip AMBA bus protocol with its synthesised self-timed interconnect technology

NEC claims to have developed the smallest electric field probe, capable of detecting signals under ICs

Academic-industrial partnerships should be set up and funded in the UK to develop a wireless sensor network capability, according to the conclusion of a DTI-sponsored Global Watch mission report

UK-based fuel cell maker Voller Energy has signed a two-year deal with Calor Gas to develop a market for liquid petroleum gas (LPG) powered generators

Electronic News sat down to discuss changes in the foundry business with Rafi Nave of Tower Semiconductor; John Martin from Chartered Semiconductor; and Chuck Byers from TSMC

Memory maker Micron Technology has been slapped with a class action lawsuit for price-fixing of DRAM

A silicon collaboration between fabless firms picoChip and Wintegra has resulted in a wireless system development platform for WiMAX basestations. It combines picoChip’s PC102 picoArray multi-core processor running the industry standard IEEE 802.16e PHY protocol with Wintegra’s WinMax access processor programmed with 802.16e standard MAC software. “We believe this is the first reference platform to provide a rapid and optimised ...