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Tier Logic
Structured ASICs were supposed to die but it appears that some startups never give up. Such is the case of Tier Logic (formerly Viciciv Technology) which hopes ones again to prove the naysayers wrong and take manufacturing to the structured ASIC level. . . . Continue
Silicon Frontline Technologies
Silicon Frontline Technology (SFT), a new company founded by EDA technologists, unveiled its first products in a bid to bring post-layout verification to the next level. . . . Continue
Quantenna Communications
Wireless chip startup Quantenna Communications was founded in January 2006 to focus its development efforts on MIMO (multiple-input, multiple-output) and to solve bandwidth reliability issues which has held back market development for in-home multimedia distribution. The company describes itself as a "developer of silicon for intelligent wireless networking that delivers guaranteed high-speed wireless bandwidth in any size home, anytime, anywhere." . . . Continue
OneChip Photonics
OneChip Photonics, an Ottawa-based fabless developer of high-performance optical transceivers, is forging ahead with its roadmap to deploy a fully integrated FTTH (Fiber-to-the-Home) transceiver technology and expand its operations globally. . . . Continue
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ZeroG Wireless Taps Atheros Exec as its New CEO
ZeroG Wireless, a pioneer in low-power embedded Wi-Fi design, named Greg Winner as the company's new CEO . . . Continue
Not a Hold'em Market
The chart below shows the historical movement of the PE ratio for the Standard & Poor's 500 index since 1900. . . . Continue
Japanese Wireless Carrier Invests in Tensilica
Tensilica® has received a strategic investment from DOCOMO. DOCOMO Capital is the corporate venture arm of NTT DOCOMO, Japan's leading wireless carrier. . . . Continue
Exar Swallows Galazar
Exar, a long-time Fremont-based chip maker, acquired Galazar Networks, an Ottawa, Canada-based supplier of telecom chips. . . . Continue
Microtune Tunes Leadership With Promotion
Microtune® (NASDAQ: TUNE) announced the resignation of chief operating officer Albert (Bud) Taddiken, who plans to retire. . . . Continue
DAC 2009 Brings CEO Panel Back After 4-Year Hiatus
Now that the EDA exhibition season is in full swing, it is worthwhile to note that DAC 2009 is bringing back the once-popular EDA CEO panel. . . . Continue
Altera Loses CFO as Yahoo Continues Out-of-the-Box Talent Hunt
Continuing to look beyond its community to bring in new blood, Yahoo reached outside the company and outside the Internet sector to replace departing CFO, Blake Jorgensen. . . . Continue
Cadence Signals Further Restructuring
Under it latest chief, Lip-bu Tan, Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) began to implement restructuring measures designed to further streamline operations and position itself for its next phase of st . . . Continue
Arasan Adds Analog IP With Acquisition
Arasan Chip Systems, a provider of IP cores expanded its capabilities with the acquisition of AFTEK's Bangalore-based Analog Division. . . . Continue
Prism Circuis Sells To MoSys
MoSys (NASDAQ:MOSY), a provider of high-density SoC memory IP, acquired substantially all of the assets and business of privately held Prism Circuits, a supplier of high data rate parallel and serial interface (I/O) IP. . . . Continue
Microsemi to Acquire Nexsem
Microsemi (Nasdaq:MSCC), a manufacturer of high performance analog mixed signal integrated circuits and high reliability semiconductors, has executed an asset purchase agreement with Nexsem . . . Continue
The Economy: A View from InsideChips' Founder
I don't know how to get around this big obstacle: the horizon shows nothing but deficits as far as the eye can see. The present rise in long-term rates, i.e., drop in 30-year Treasury bond . . . Continue
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Managing the Startup Marcom Program
From a management viewpoint, one of the biggest dilemmas of startup technology-based companies, which are relatively small and with limited resources, is how to get their names spread throughout the electronics community. Especially in the case of semiconductor startups with limited budgets, to do so sometimes requires guerrilla tactics. But one of the pitfalls for engineers who start up a company is the notion that if they build a better mousetrap, the world will come and beat down their door to buy their product or service. . . . Continue
Map Out Your Standards Strategy
Should you be chasing standards with your chips or playing the proprietary game? This question goes to the heart of your company business plan, and you need a well defined answer. . . . Continue
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