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JULY 12th, 2005
Chipnuts adds to LSI Logic’s ZSP DSP Core Licenses
Chipnuts Technology, Inc, a Shanghai based integrated circuit company, has selected the ZSP500
digital signal processor core from the ZSP Product Division of LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE:LSI). John Yu, Chief Operating
Officer, of Chipnuts Technology explained that the choice was made in part because of the core’s low power consumption
and LSI Logic’s road map, "Its combination of best-in-class code-density and outstanding balance of performance and
power consumption made the ZSP500 a good choice for Chipnuts, Additionally, LSI Logic's comprehensive roadmap of software-compatible
ZSP cores, commitment to local support and network of Solution Partners enables us to produce advanced mobile multimedia solutions
now while planning for future functionality and features."
The ZSP500 core, according to LSI Logic has been designed for power-critical
applications required for today’s consumer and wireless applications. George Liao, Managing Director of Asia Pacific,
ZSP Products Division of LSI Logic noted the ZSP core product line has been well accepted for specific wireless applications
and listed a number of China based companies that have adopted the technology, "The ZSP technology has achieved tremendous
momentum in 2G, 2.5G and 3G wireless applications where its combination of low power and high performance makes it uniquely
suitable for handling both the baseband processing and the application processor functions in handheld devices of today and
tomorrow. It is gratifying to see an emerging company like Chipnuts Technology join industry leaders such as Huawei, Datang,
UTStarcom, Chongyou Information Technology and others in China, in selecting the comprehensive solutions developed by the
ZSP Product Division."
JUNE 2, 2005
One-Stop Contract Design House Funded
Lyrtech Inc. (TSX Venture: LYT), a company that provides complete electronic contract services,
has entered into a $500,000 financing agreement with SociDetDe Innovatech QuDebec and ChaudiGere-Appalaches. The funding came
in the form of a 10% unsecured convertible debenture.
Lyrtech, which focuses on DSP/FPGA based technology, is partners
with a number of semiconductor companies. These include Altera, StarCore, Texas Instruments, The MathWorks, and Xilinx. All
of these companies have operations in either DSP or FPGA technology.
MAY 3rd, 2005
Developed with Xilinx' FPGA chip technology, Micro Memory has announced
the development of its CoSine SoC for digital signal processing applications. Mike Jadon, Director of Product Marketing at
Micro Memory. described the system advantages of the design, "Through the use of a large, multi-ported memory buffer tightly
integrated with the UPL block and a corner turning DMA engine, CoSine significantly reduces this inefficiency for downstream
DSP's. This unique combination enables downstream DSP's to spend a higher percentage of time and resources on intelligent
data manipulation, reducing overhead and system complexity."
Erich Goetting, Xilinx Vice President & General Manager Advanced
Products Division, commented on the design of the chip, "CoSine is a truly impressive System-on-Chip. By combining Micro Memory's
high-performance custom logic with multiple PowerPC cores, Multi-Gigabit Rocket I/O Transceivers, and Xilinx LogiCORE IP,
CoSine represents an excellent example of what can be achieved with the Virtex-II Pro family of FPGA's. As the cornerstone
of Micro Memory's embedded platforms, this IC should prove a key enabler for next-generation signal processing equipment."
APRIL 28th, 2005
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE:TXN) (TI) with revenues
of $2972 million for its first quarter of 2005, down six percent sequentially, has indicated that the wireless semiconductor
revenue outlook has changed. According to Rich Templeton, CEO at Texas Instruments. "While the overall environment for
cell phones will likely support a lower growth rate than last year, we continue to have high expectations for our wireless
operations in 2005. In the first quarter, TI's wireless revenue grew 15 percent from a year ago and declined 14 percent sequentially
following a strong fourth quarter. Recent market reports have confirmed that TI is the world's top provider of semiconductors
used in the wireless market, and we expect to gain additional share this year in the fast-growing market for 3G UMTS modems
based on the strength of our digital signal processors." Mr. Templeton added, "The market environment is improving.
We believe the inventory correction in TI's standard semiconductor products at distributors that began in the third quarter
of 2004 is complete, as demonstrated by sequential growth in revenue and orders for these products. We expect that the inventory
correction associated with our DLP(TM) products used in high-definition televisions and projectors will continue into the
second quarter, although the rate of reductions should subside."
APRIL 26th, 2005
Acacia Research's subsidiary, Microprocessor Enhancement has alleged
that Intel and Texas Instruments have infringed its patent. The lawsuit indicates that Intel's Itanium line of chips and DSP
chips from Texas Instruments violates claims related to a high-speed architecture for conditional instructions. Acacia has
offered the two companies license agreements. Acacia is a company with significant operations in the acquisition of Intellectual
Property related to several different areas of technology.
APRIL 20th, 2005
Cradle Technologies has won another design win for its DSP multiprocessor.
This time it is with Digi-Flower, based in Korea, which intends to include the chip in its it IP Network Video Streamer. "The
benefits of digital IP surveillance systems are significant," said Oksana Kim, CEO Digi-flower, "Our customers' demand for
IP streamers is escalating rapidly and we needed a competitive product solution fast. Cradle's Bluegill IP video streamer
reference design allowed us to get to market with a high performance cost-effective design in record time."
Digi-flower is a surveillance equipment manufacturer, which builds
cameras, digital video recorders, multiplexers and converters.
APRIL 14th, 2005
Cradle's Multiprocessor DSP Chip Finds Home in High Growth
IP Network Camera Market
Everywhere you want to be, may be a phrase that fits the Network
Camera market. These cameras, which attach as nodes to Internet Protocol Networks, can now be everywhere a network is. And
with the advent of Power Over Ethernet (PoE) technology, Network Security Cameras, can be placed just about anywhere coaxial
cable can be found.
Cradle Technologies also hopes its DSP based multiprocessor chips
will be everywhere network cameras are to found. In a move one step closer to that goal, the company has reported that at
the heart of KT Corporation's IP Surveillance Service will be Cradle's CT3400 MDSP chip. Charles Fox, Senior Vice President
Marketing at Cradle Technologies viewed the design win in the context of the IP network camera market, "The IP network camera
market is growing faster than the IP TV market. Our flexible, highly integrated and high-performance multiprocessor DSP technology
is ideal for IP camera applications while software programmability enables user customization and speeds time-to-market."
Mr. Ko, Director, IP Communication Service Division, at KT gave
reasons for the selection of Cradle's MDSP technology, "Surveillance cameras leverage our broadband Internet network providing
new sources of revenue. The integration, performance, and cost-effectiveness of Cradle's MDSP technology will enable us to
more broadly deploy IP surveillance cameras, significantly expanding our customers' security zone. Processing, storing and
distributing this surveillance content 24/7 provides KT with a new broadband service that increases the utilization of our
installed broadband infrastructure assets and increases customer value."
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