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SMSC Launches 7-Port USB 3.0 Hybrid Hub Controllers

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0800

SMSC has announced the USB553x, a family of USB 3.0 hub controllers consisting of 7-port and 4-port offerings. Thee new SuperSpeed USB hubs deliver the industry�s smallest footprint, �hybrid speed� configuration ....

Send MIDI Signals Over Long Distances

Wed, 3 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0800

The MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) protocol transfers digital control messages among synthesizers, audio equipment, and computers. A consortium of hardware and software manufacturers in 1983 ....

Data-plane-processor IP Quadruples Data Bandwidth

Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0800

Tensilica�s new Xtensa LX4 DPU (dataplane processor) for SOCs (systems on chips) has four times more local data-memory bandwidth than the previous-generation LX3 DPU. The LX4 supports as many as two 512-bit ....

Readying for 20nm

Mon, 1 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0800

The industry is all set for 20nm tape-out. Last June Synopsis and STMicroelectronics announced that the R&D collaboration between them to develop an SoC design using ST 20nm process technology, co-developed ....

Silicon Labs Unveils SLIC Solution for VoIP Gateways

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0800

Silicon Labs has launched its Si3226x Dual ProSLIC family of power-efficient subscriber line interface circuit (SLIC) solution for voice-over-IP (VoIP) gateways. The Si3226x family delivers the smallest ....

LSI Launches Latest Network, Media Accelerator Cards

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0800

LSI Corp.'s latest family of network accelerator cards offloads complex, compute-intensive functions, delivering high performance and reducing time to market. The accelerator cards come in a variety of ....

C2C IP Adoption Gathers Steam

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0800

The Chip to Chip Link (C2C) interchip link connectivity IP developed by Arteris Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. is gathering more and more licensees serving the mobile and wireless application processor ....

PON Chip Addresses Broadband over Fiber Networks, Power Grids

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0800

Qualcomm Atheros Inc., the networking and connectivity subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc., has launched the QCA8829, an ultra-low power 1Gb Ethernet passive optical networking (EPON) chip solution, optimized ....

HomePlug Node Shipments to Exceed 30 Million by 2014

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0800

After facing tough competition from other powerline standards such as HDPLC and UPA, HomePlug has emerged as the market leader for powerline networking solutions. In addition to being the leader in powerline, ....

Freescale Highlights Innovation

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0800

San Antonio, Texas � Continuing its effort to drive semiconductor innovation, Freescale Semiconductor has announced a new-generation QorIQ multi-core platform�the Advanced Multiprocessing (AMP) series. ....