Parthus puts audio into Microsoft’s video game consoleRichard WilsonParthus Technologies has licensed its MediaStream DSP intellectual property to Nvidia of the US.The Dublin-based firm¹s IP is being deployed in Nvidia¹s recently announced Media Communications Processor (MCP). The audio capability of the MCP is driven by a pair of MediaStream DSPs executing up to 4 billion operations per second. First deployment ...

Extended ARM deal gives Agilent two more Risc coresRichard WilsonARM and Agilent Technologies have signed a licensing agreement that allows the US semiconductor firm to integrate two additional ARM processor cores into its Asics.Synthesizable cores included in the agreement are ARM7TDMI-S and ARM946E-S. “By incorporating the newest synthesizable ARM7 and ARM9 cores, we broaden our IP portfolio and further strengthen ...

Analog Devices draws up expansion plans for Belfast micromachine unitRichard WilsonAnalog Devices has completed its $150m acquisition of Belfast-based thick film semiconductor wafer manufacturer BCO Technologies. The deal was first announced in July.The US semiconductor firm intends to use and expand upon BCO¹s silicon wafer-based micromachine technology in its recently highlighted plan to develop new products for high speed communications ...

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Lucent and Panasonic work in tandem over European 3G systemsRichard Wilson Lucent Technologies has teamed up with mobile phone manufacturer Matsushita (Pansonic) to address the 3rd generation (3G) mobile communications market. The two firms have signed an agreement which will seen Lucent’s network infrastructure and Panasonic’s mobile handsets marketed and sold together to operators as a combined systems package. The ...