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Zoran Technology Breakthrough Delivers Entire DVD Recorder Capability on a Single System-On-A-Chip

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 5 / -- Zoran Corporation (NASDAQ:ZRAN) announced its Activa 200, an advanced DVD player/recorder system-on-a-chip, integrating the DVD read/write front-end and back-end functions, and its analog companion Activa 250 chip are now sampling to major DVD recorder manufacturers worldwide. This world-leading integration reduces system cost and chip count, while providing a new...

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Agere Systems Gigabit Ethernet Chip Achieves Interoperability with ATI Radeon(R) Xpress Platform Technology, Boosting PC Throughput, Extending Battery Life

ALLENTOWN, Pa., Dec. 8 - The Agere Systems (NYSE: AGR) ET1310 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet personal computer (PC) chip achieved interoperability with the ATI Technologies, Inc., (NASDAQ:ATYT) Radeon(R) Xpress chipset family. The achievement means PC manufacturers who select the ATI and Agere chips for use on their same circuit boards can increase Gigabit Ethernet throughput and reduce power...

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Microcontroller targets next generation of (U)SIM cards.

Based on ARMÂ-® SC100 CPU, 32-bit AT91SC512384RCT RISC crypto-controller features 512 Kbytes ROM program memory, 384 Kbytes EEPROM, and 24 Kbytes RAM. USB 2.0 and USB Interchip ports allow very high-speed transactions with USB host terminal. Chip also includes SPI port for NOR Flash and dedicated hardware for NAND Flash. Interface for front-end RF device, located in handset, is available...

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System-on-a-Chip facilitates residential communications.

Offering cordless coverage for voice, data, and video, System-on-a-Chip permits integrated cordless voice and video monitoring over 2.4 GHz, 5.8 GHz, and DECT standards, as well as cordless connectivity to PC-based telephony such as Skype, GoogleTalk, MSN Messenger, and others using cordless USB dongle device. Integrated device offers fixed-mobile convergence of cordless system with cellular...

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Mercury Computer Systems to Unveil the Next Cell Processor-Based Product Offering

'Turismo' System is Designed to Offer Unprecedented Compute Density in a 600 Cubic-Inch Footprint SEATTLE, Nov. 14 /-- Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) will unveil its second Cell BE processor-based product, code- named Turismo, at Supercomputing 2005. Featuring the Mercury MultiCore Plus(TM) Advantage, the Turismo system is designed to pack 800 GigaFLOPS into a 600 cubic-inch...

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Mobile Microprocessor is suited for wireless devices.

Featuring 1 GHz processing speed, Scorpion(TM) is designed and optimized for integration into company's Mobile Station Modem(TM) (MSM(TM)) solutions. This ARMv7 architecture-compliant microprocessor, with dynamic voltage and clock scaling, enables convergence of mobile handsets with consumer electronics features. Companion coprocessor implements ARM NEON(TM) technology, providing additional 8...

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System-on-Chip Platforms enable TV-audio design.

Featuring DSP code download capability, MSP-M Multistandard Sound Processor is targeted at mid-range to high-end TVs receiving analog or analog/digital broadcast, while MAP-M Multistandard Audio Processor is optimized for TVs that receive digital broadcast only and for consumer audio applications. Both offer Customizable Modular Processing, which enables TV manufacturers to place audio DSP...

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FPGA Technology supports reconfigurable computing.

Hardware solution, based on SGIÂ-® Reconfigurable Application-Specific Computing (RASC(TM)) technology, achieves scalability and bandwidth required for data-intensive applications. Available as add-in module, solution operates with IntelÂ-® ItaniumÂ-® 2 processor-based servers and visualization systems. RASC solution set can connect multiple RASC expansion modules into one...

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Slider Chip lets users add slider control to products.
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Slider Chip lets users add slider control to products.

For control panels where knob or linear control is necessary, QT401 uses charge-transfer sensing method to provide linear or arc-based touch-sensing output with 7-bit resolution. Printed circuit resistive element is used as capacitive sensor and will sense through 3 mm of plastic or glass. Output is SPI serial signal, and sensor uses charge-transfer spread-spectrum sensing method to suppress EMI...

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Core Module includes 22.1 MHz Rabbit 3000-® microprocessor.
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Core Module includes 22.1 MHz Rabbit 3000-® microprocessor.

RabbitCore(TM) RCM3750 features 10/100Base-T connectivity, 512 K Flash, 512 K SRAM, 1 Mb serial Flash, 4 serial ports, and 33 digital I/O. Module mounts directly on user-designed motherboard with single 0.1 in., 2 x 20 dual-row IDC header and can interface with CMOS-compatible digital devices. Built-in low EMI features, including clock spectrum spreader, virtually eliminate EMI problems. Dynamic...

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