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It's a Tale of Two Foundries - Toshiba and UMC - Chipworks First Inside Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA 65nm Twins Detailed Analyses Ready for Customer Orders Now

OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 7 / - Chipworks (www.chipworks.com), the industry leader in reverse engineering and analysis of semiconductor chips and systems, today announced they have analyzed twin samples of the Xilinx XC5VLX50 Virtex-5 FPGA, made in a 65nm process. One twin was manufactured at Toshiba - an industry leader in 65nm technologies for digital consumer markets. The second was manufactured...

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Xilinx Announces Availability of Complete Logic Design Solution for Newest Virtex-5 LXT Platform

Latest 8.2i Updates to ISE, PlanAhead and Chipscope Pro Design Software Accelerate Design Closure and Provides Enhanced Productivity for Virtex-5 LXT FPGAs SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 2 -- Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) today announced availability of a complete logic design solution including an update to its Integrated Software Environment (ISE(TM)) design tools for their newest Virtex(TM)-5 LXT...

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Altera and White Electronic Designs Partner on Specialized Mil/Aero FPGA Packaging

First With Secure, Small Form-Factor Options for Military Applications San Jose, CA and Phoenix, AZ, Nov. 20, 2006-Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) and White Electronic Designs Corporation (NASDAQ: WEDC) today announced a partnership that will enable military and aerospace customers access to a broad variety of packaging options for FPGAs that meet the rigorous requirements of defense...

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FPGAs feature low power design.

Built on 65 nm process, Stratix III FPGAs support over 40 I/O interface standards. Programmable Power Technology enables every programmable logic array block, DSP block, and memory block to independently operate at high-speed or low-power mode, while Selectable Core Voltage lets designer select 1.1 or 0.9 V, depending on performance requirements. PowerPlay feature in Quartus II software v6.1...

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FPGA Starter Kit introduces designers to FPGA technology.

FPGA Starter Kit introduces designers to FPGA technology.

Built on 90-nm process node, CycloneÂ-® II FPGA Starter Kit enables development of FPGA-based systems that target high-volume applications. With NiosÂ-® II processor for embedded design development, kit includes QuartusÂ-® II Web Edition design software, reference designs, cables, and programming hardware. Product is suited for markets like automotive, consumer, communications, and...

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Bluewater Systems Selects Altera Cyclone FPGAs for Development of Customizable, ARM-Based Module

San Jose, Calif., October 16, 2006-Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced that Bluewater Systems is using the Cyclone-® series of low-cost FPGAs in the design of their award-winning Snapper 255, an integrated single-board microcontroller module for embedded applications. Cyclone FPGAs enable Snapper 255 to be fully customizable, giving engineers the flexibility to meet diverse design...

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Actel Mixed-Signal Fusion PSC Raises Silicon Standard for System Management

Unprecedented Integration Can Replace Hundreds of Discrete Components for Less Than 50 Percent of Cost and Board Area MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 16 / - Actel Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTL) today announced its single-chip Actel Fusion(TM) Programmable System Chip (PSC) can perform system management functions within electronic systems, a $2.5 billion global market opportunity. These tasks include power...

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FPGA includes PCI Express block and low-power serial I/Os.

Delivering hard-coded PCI ExpressÂ-® Endpoint and Tri-mode Ethernet Media Access Controller (MAC) blocks, Virtex(TM)-5 LXT platform suits serial connectivity applications ranging from 100 Mbps to 3.2 Gbps. Domain optimized, platform features up to 24 RocketIO(TM) transceivers typically consuming less than 100 mW per transceiver/receiver pair, 8 programmable levels of transmit pre-emphasis, 4...

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RF Engines Short-Listed Again in The Elektra 06 European Electronic Awards

RF Engines Short-Listed Again in The Elektra 06 European Electronic Awards

Newport, UK - 14 September 2006 - RF Engines Limited (RFEL), the provider of high performance solutions for FPGAs, has been short listed in the 2006 'Elektra' European Electronic Awards in the 'Embedded System Innovation of the Year' category. RFEL won the 'Start up of the Year' award at the European Awards in 2003, and were also finalists in the 'Research and Development' award category in 2005....

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Xilinx Strengthens Automotive Offering with Industry's Only Complete Programmable MOST-® Solution

Highly Integrated FPGA-Based MOST Network Interface Controller Solution Enables Flexible System Partitioning for Infotainment Applications SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 9 // -- Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) today announced its programmable solutions roadmap based on the Media Oriented System Transport (MOST) networking protocol for automotive electronics. Based on its market-leading programmable logic...

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