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Silicon Labs buys Boston firm Ember Corp. for $72M
Austin Business JournalEmail | Twitter | LinkedInAustin integrated circuits developer Silicon Laboratories Inc. Silicon Laboratories Inc. Latest from The Business Journals Smart-home chip maker Ember Corp. to be acquired for at least MAustin nonprofit round-up: May 7Silicon Labs’ Q1 revenue up 5% Follow this company has acquired Ember Corp. for an initial payment of $72 million. Silicon Labs (Nasdaq: SLAB) said Monday the acquisition ... — Read More
Silicon Labs Acquires Ember, Gains Low-Power 2.4 GHz Wireless Mesh Networking Technology
Companies Combined Portfolios Provide Enabling Technology for the Internet of Things AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Boston-based Ember Corporation for initial consideration of $72 million, subject to an adjustment for certain working capital amounts and potential earn-out consideration. — Read More
ON Semiconductor Selected by CVRx for Advanced Implantable Device Used in the Treatment of Hypertension
Combined expertise accelerated development cycle of the CVRx Barostim neo™ – a second-generation, low-power, implantable device PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a premier supplier of high-performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics, announced today that CVRx, a market-leading developer of proprietary active implantable technology to treat high blood pressure, is using its technology and manufacturing services. — Read More
Tanner EDA and Aldec Deliver High-Performance A/MS Solution for Mixed-Signal IC Design and Verification
Seamless interface allows both analog and digital engineers to solve complex analog/mixed-signal verification problems MONROVIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tanner EDA, the catalyst for innovation in the design, layout and verification of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), and Aldec, Inc., an industry leader in mixed VHDL, Verilog and SystemVerilog simulation, have collaborated to deliver an integrated co-simulation solution for analog and mixed-signal (A/MS) design. — Read More
John Paulson Buys Almost 10 Percent of Caesar’s, Buffett’s Viacom and NOV, COV, ABVT, TNB
John Paulson’s hedge fund, Paulson & Co., best known for record-breaking profits in the financial crisis, stood out last year for its poor performance. His Paulson Advantage fund ended 2011 down 35%, and his Paulson Advantage Plus fund was down 53%, a year in which hedge funds were down 5% on average. Seeking to reverse the losses, Paulson bought 13 new stocks in the first quarter. The largest new buys were: Caesars Entertainment ( CZR), Novellus Systems ( NVLS), Covidien Plc ( COV), Abovenet Inc. — Read More
The Sound of Ka-Ching!
Scale the “You” If you’ve ever tried to have an important conversation on your mobile telephone from a busy airport terminal, a crowded restaurant, or a noisy street, you’ll appreciate the solution developed by Audience, Inc., a Silicon Valley company. Using sophisticated software algorithms and integrated circuits that mimic the dynamics of the human ear, Audience’s technology separates the background noise from the human voice and transmits conversations with crystal clarity. — Read More
Nvidia Officially Talks GK110 GPU and Presents the TESLA K10 and K20
California-based graphics IC design company Nvidia has just unveiled details about the most anticipated GPU of this year, on its official website. We are, of course, talking about the huge GK110 graphics processing unit (GPU). The initial presentation took place yesterday at the GPU Technology Conference (GTC).Nvidia has presented the new TESLA K10 and TESLA K20 GPUs . TESLA K10 is practically a GTX 690 dual GPU card with ... — Read More
NVIDIA’s Bill Dally Talks 3D Chips and More at GTC
Bill Dally, NVIDIA’s chief scientist, spent some time speaking with EE Times at this year’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California. The two discussed 3D integrated circuits, the rise of China as a technology player, the state of US R&D spending and a possible alternative to Ethernet. In the 3D chip realm, Dally sees a future where GPUs with several stacks of memory are integrated together. — Read More
EVE Unveils 10-Gigabit Ethernet Validation Platform
AT 49th DAC BOOTH #1926 -- EVE, the leader in hardware/software co-verification, today announced immediate availability of a 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) validation platform for its ZeBu (Zero Bugs) family of system-on-chip (SoC) hardware-assisted verification platforms. The e-zTest 10GbE software is a transaction-based environment ... — Read More
Supertex to Present at 13th Annual B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference
Supertex, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUPX), a recognized leader in high voltage analog and mixed signal integrated circuits, today announced that Vice President of Finance and CFO, Phil Kagel, will be presenting at the 13th Annual B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference. Mr. Kagel will be presenting at 10:30 a.m. on May 23, 2012, in the Pallisades D room of the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, 1700 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, CA, 90401. — Read More
Dynex Power Announces First Quarter Results for 2012
Strong Results Despite Tough Economic Conditions in Many Markets Listing: TSX Venture Exchange Symbol: DNX LINCOLN, England, May 16, 2012 /CNW/ - Dynex Power Inc., a leading, high power semiconductor company, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31st, 2012. Summary financial information for the three months ended ... — Read More
Top 4 NASDAQ Stocks In The Semiconductor-Integrated Circuits Industry With The Highest Revenue
Below are the top semiconductor-integrated circuits stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of revenue. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Broadcom Corp (NASDAQ: BRCM) is $7.19 billion. BRCM's PEG ratio is 0.78. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Marvell Technology Group Ltd (NASDAQ: MRVL) is $3.39 billion. MRVL's ROE for the same period is 11.68%. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Analog Devices Inc (NASDAQ: ADI) is $2.91 billion. ADI had $3.67 billion in total cash for the recent quarter. — Read More
Integrated chip manufacturing takes off
by An Vu It is predicted that in the next three or five years popular technology will use Radio Frequency Identification chips made in Viet Nam, says Ngo Duc Hoang, director of Integrated Circuit Design Research and Education Centre (ICDREC). Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) consist of a small chip and an antenna. The chip is capable of carrying 2,000 bytes of data. "Developing RFID chips in Viet Nam is very feasible," Hoang says. — Read More
HiSilicon Extends Multi-License Deal with Vivante for Graphics IP
Vivante Corporation, a leading supplier of graphics and visualization technologies for mobile and consumer entertainment applications, announced today that HiSilicon, a leading supplier of SoC and ASIC solutions for mobile, communication networks and digital media, has expanded its ongoing technology partnership to include additional GC (Graphics and Compute) cores. HiSilicon will continue to integrate these key pieces of visual computing IP into SoC products for mobile and consumer products. — Read More
IC Manage Releases 4th Annual Global Design Management Survey Results
IC Manage, Inc. today announced the availability of its fourth annual "Global Design Management Report", which covers the results of a 524 respondent survey of IC design professionals. IC Manage's Global Design Management Report 2012 covers ... — Read More
Buyers Accumulate Shares of Exar, Up 2.6%
Exar (NASDAQ:EXAR) is a company whose shares are active, trading 2.6% higher to $8.24. The S&P is trading fractionally lower to 1,337 and the Dow is trading fractionally lower to 12,686. Exar Corporation designs, develops, and markets analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for use in communications and video and imaging products. The Company also produces digital integrated circuits in communications products, as well as general purpose analog integrated circuits. — Read More
Stock Investors Bid Up Shares of Cirrus Logic, Up 2.4%
Up 2.4% to $27.01, Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS), is one of today's notable movers. The Dow is up 0.2% to 12,726 and the S&P is currently up 0.2% to 1,341. Cirrus Logic, Inc. designs and manufactures integrated circuits that employ precision linear and advanced mixed-signal processing technologies. The Company's products enable system-level applications in mass storage, audio, and precision data conversion. Cirrus serves a broad customer base in the mass storage, industrial, and audio markets. — Read More
Cadence Expands System and SoC Verification Offerings to Accelerate System Integration and Reduce Time to Market
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design ... — Read More
Integrated Circuit Manufacturing in China - new industry profile report
Businesses in thhe Integrated Circuit Manufacturing industry in China manufacture integrated circuits and related devices. Examples of products within this segment include: monolithic integrated circuits, hybrid integrated circuits, assembled electronic modules, micromodules, and other similar modules. This report covers the scope, size, disposition and growth of the industry including the key sensitivities and success factors. — Read More
Microsemi attains QML Class V qualification for space FPGAs
The folks at Microsemi have announced that their radiation-tolerant RTAX-S/SL field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) have been qualified by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) as Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) Class V in accordance with military performance standard MIL-PRF-38535 space-level qualification requirements.QML Class V is the highest standard in the industry for space integrated circuits. — Read More