EDA and IP

Cypress Semiconductor is aiming to simplify system-on chip design with a development tool for its PSoC mixed-signal arrays

MIPS Technologies and Dolby Laboratories have teamed up to offer next-generation audio technology for high definition DVD and Blu-ray Disc players

Wind River’s support for the open-source software community continues with the release of over 300,000 lines of code to the Eclipse Foundation

ARM has introduced a virtual ‘real-time’ prototype generator for its RealView tool suite

Magma Design Automation is boosting its R&D budget by nearly 10 per cent of revenues, and while that is a significant increase in any market, it’s even more noteworthy in the EDA arena

MIPS Technologies has seen Toshiba select the MIPS32 24KEc Pro and 24KEf Pro cores as the company’s latest microprocessor for consumer products such as digital TV and high definition (HD) set-top boxes

Mentor Graphics has released Calibre nm, the latest version of its design platform, and Calibre nmDRC, a design rule checker aimed at handling escalating design complexity

There is a huge room for improvement in architecture design and software by microprocessor developers, according to the professor of computer science at the University of Bristol, David May

Supporting the implementation of next generation PCI Express interface technology in silicon, IP firm Denali is offering a core for license

Electronic design automation start-up DAFCA has introduced test tools that aim to improve the debug of silicon samples