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 Friday March 21, 1997Evidence in the bitter software-code lawsuitEvidence in the bitter software-code lawsuit between Avant! Corp. and Cadence Design Systems Inc. indicates that Avant! copied some of Cadence's source code for use in its own place-and-route products, a federal judge said last week.
Modis Training Technologies Inc. is providing virtual-reality (VR) simulationsModis Training Technologies Inc. is providing virtual-reality (VR) simulations for several major semiconductor fabrication facilities, saving the chip makers significant amounts of time and money, and pointing the way toward further use of VR in design engineering.
Moto buys Pilkington, gets programmable logicMotorola Inc. has strengthened its stance in programmable logic by purchasing Pilkington Microelectronics Ltd. (PMeL), the U.K. operation that crafted the architecture of its field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA). The purchase will serve as a springboard for a dive into reconfigurable systems.
Basestation arena goes customThe new breed of basestations for digital cellular and PCS networks will integrate such advanced components as superconducting filters and intelligent sectoral antennas. What was seen as a fixed-function, standardized market in the analog cellular era has become a specialized custom business, as basestations adopt advanced noise-rejection techniques and field-programmable options. The companies emerging to serve that business made their presence known at the recent Wireless '97.
Modest growth seen in semiconductorsThe semiconductor industry will enjoy a "modest recovery" this year, according to Motorola Inc.'s vice president of worldwide marketing for the Semiconductor Products Sector. Not surprisingly, Tom Beaver sees Motorola well-positioned to take advantage of the turnaround in almost all segments.
STN advance eyes color videoHitachi Ltd. has developed supertwisted-nematic (STN) LCDs with a new driving method that delivers response times fast enough to display full-color moving images -- the purview of active-matrix displays.
Thursday March 20, 1997IBM tweaks Deep Blue for man-machine rematchRematches of competitors at their physical and mental peaks are always more interesting than their first meetings. One of the more intriguing rematches of two competitors at the top of their game will pit IBM's Deep Blue supercomputer against World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov this May. Last year, Kasparov beat Deep Blue in a six-game tournament.
DVD drives bound for U.S.Sony and Toshiba will launch DVD products in the United States this spring, but they appear braced for a dry spell before they derive a respectable profit.
Process self-assembles superlatticesAn accidental discovery at the University of Notre Dame's electrical engineering department may lead to a redefinition of standard techniques for building laser diodes and other advanced compound semiconductor devices.
HTS unit tested in electric grid runA large-scale transformer built with high-critical-temperature superconducting (HTS) wire, developed by American Superconductor, will be getting some real-world testing as it comes online in Geneva.
Intelligent agents breathe life into InternetCompanies on the East and West coasts are separately attempting to build more lifelike capabilities into Web-roving smart agents by equipping them with neural learning. Aptex Software and Charles River Analytics are building neural networks into their Internet and intranet agents.
Wednesday March 19, 1997Texas Instruments, Spectron team on APITo make its digital signal processors easier to program, monitor and debug, Texas Instruments has hooked up with Spectron Microsystems to craft a new DSP/BIOS application-programming interface (API) for TI's 16-bit, fixed-point TMS320 DSP architectures.
Digital samples Alpha for the PCDigital Equipment is sampling the widely discussed 21164PC -- the Mitsubishi-designed Alpha processor that has been tuned to desktop-PC price points. The chip promises a combination of raw speed and carefully chosen economies.
Switching system hits 7 million packets/secondRapid City Communications will unveil next week its Fully Integrated Routing Switch Technology (First). It will be incorporated into a series of stackable and system-level switches for summer delivery. Rapid City claims to implement true routing at speeds of up to 7 million packets per second, taking no performance hits whether IP traffic is switched at Layer 2 or routed at Layer 3.
Kit enables digital cameras in notebook systemsSigma Designs Inc. has introduced a low-cost design kit for notebook-PC OEMs that want to build color digital cameras and video-capture cards into their systems.
Fibre Channel chips head down price curveSuppliers of semiconductors for the Fibre Channel interface are taking a variety of approaches to lower the cost of their devices while jockeying for position in this emerging market. But there is little doubt that Fibre Channel will succeed the parallel SCSI interface that now dominates high-end mass storage.
Tuesday March 18, 1997As VSI ships its first spec, the real work beginsThe Virtual Socket Interface (VSI) alliance will make its first public standards disclosure today, when it posts to its Web site version 1.0 of the VSI Architecture Document. The 70-page document defines the work the alliance has set for itself and begins to narrow the options that the VSI working groups will consider for approval.
Argonaut angles core at telecom, multimediaArgonaut RISC Cores Inc. (ARC) will disclose a new applications thrust for its extensible 32-bit RISC microprocessor core and introduce a trio of new licensees at the Intellectual Property in Electronics Conference (IP97), which opens today.
RedCreek rolls low-price-point crypto hardwareOffering a low-cost approach to end-to-end security, startup RedCreek Communications Inc. will introduce a CryptoCore architecture next week. RedCreek combines Intel's i960RP and Digital Semiconductor's 10/100 Ethernet controller with a PCI bus architecture to create hardware systems providing encryption and authentication for standalone units or add-in modules to routers.
Intel joins satellite Net ventureIntel Corp. disclosed last week that it is forming a joint venture with European satellite specialist SES to deliver multimedia and Internet content to personal computers via satellite.
HP snaps up still-photo line with CCD cameraLeveraging its success with inexpensive color printers and its deep expertise in digital image processing, Hewlett-Packard Co. today will announce a broad assault on the home-photography market. The company will roll out an electronic camera, a scanner that accepts prints, negatives and slides, and a printer optimized for photo-quality color prints, all at consumer prices.
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