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Friday, August 22, 19973-Gbyte DVD-RAM scheme picks up supportersRicoh, Yamaha and Mitsubishi Chemical said they will back Sony, Philips and Hewlett-Packard in promoting a 3-Gbyte DVD-RAM scheme in opposition to Version 1.0 of the DVD-RAM standard, which specifies 2.6 Gbytes.
EDA industry puts together a strong first quarterThe EDA industry continued its double-digit growth through this year's first quarter, with worldwide revenues up nearly 16 percent over the first quarter of 1996.
Acorn, NTT dial up TV for videophone serviceAcorn Computers Ltd. has developed a prototype videophone as part of an alliance with the Information and Communications Systems Laboratories of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT).
Wireless conference spotlights broadband costsAs wireless carriers for broadband data ponder new service offerings, OEMs and component suppliers are putting the primary emphasis on the cost of implementation before committing to hardware development.
Litton grabs receiver contractLitton Systems Inc. will help develop a next-generation digital receiver for U.S. Air Force electronic-warfare programs.
Single-chip MPEG-2 codec to emergeC-Cube Microsystems Inc. will unveil on Monday a newly designed single-chip MPEG-2 codec architecture based on a 32-bit Microsparc processor core licensed two years ago from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Thursday, August 21, 1997LCD maker, National to team on microdisplaysLiquid-crystal-display maker Three-Five Systems Inc. has signed a development deal with National Semiconductor Corp. to work on microdisplays.
A new spin on automationFujitsu Ltd. has launched an automation experiment at its Nasu plant that integrates contract manufacturers with Fujitsu's production line to enable direct control and higher-level output.
Polymer supports optical switchingBy blending optical chromophores and buckminsterfullerene, a new form of carbon, with a conducting polymer, a group of chemists at the University of California has demonstrated a non-linear optical medium that rivals inorganic standbys such as barium titanate in performance.
High-level math system gets modular reworkIn a bid to widen the technical audience for its intuitive mathematical system, MathSoft Inc. is launching a complete rework based on object-linking-and-embedding (OLE) technology. With Mathcad 7 Professional, engineers or teams of scientists can directly import data from diverse tools and export the results to standard publishing programs like Microsoft Word.
IMEC venture-capital fund eyes electronicsIn an unprecedented European initiative, the Interuniversities Microelectronics Center (IMEC), Europe's leading research center for microelectronics, is helping to establish a major venture-capital fund devoted to information technology.
Wednesday, August 20, 1997Corel revamps its Java strategyCorel Corp. on Monday announced a significant shift in its Java strategy. Under the new plan, the Office for Java suite will appear early next year in a less ambitious form as an integrated package of communications tools.
PADS, CAE Tech link design to manufacturingPADS Software Inc. is preparing to release new design-for-test (DFT) and computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) capabilities for its PowerPCB design software.
SGS-Thomson chip combines flash, E2SGS-Thomson has found an affordable way to combine the E2PROM and flash processes in one 0.6-micron, double-poly, double-metal process, producing both kinds of cells on one die.
Client, server modules target remote accessWoodwind Communications, a small startup, has defined a flexible serial-access core DSP-based architecture called WCS-core that it is implementing in two new families of ISA and PCI modules.
Moto supports 56k modemsMotorola Inc. has become the first pulse-code-modulated (PCM) modem manufacturer in the Rockwell/Lucent "56kflex" camp to manufacture PCMCIA cards supporting the new fast-modem standard.
Tuesday, August 19, 1997Server volleys: Intel fattens Pentium Pro L2 cache . . .Computer designers looking to push system performance to the limit got a big hardware boost yesterday when Intel Corp. released a Pentium Pro microprocessor with its beefiest on-chip L2 cache yet.
Flash rides Microchip MCUsMicrochip Technology Inc. is introducing a line of flash-based microcontrollers that use a flash technology developed specifically for the parts.
Comm vendors rush to support Net-security specNew security features developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) are prompting the creation of dedicated security hardware from router and server manufacturers.
Unisys brings systems, test perspective to VSIThe Virtual Socket Interface alliance (VSI) increased the presence of systems companies in its ranks and got an advocate for test issues when Unisys Corp. joined the alliance earlier this month.
Ambit, Chrysalis forge formal-verification allianceSynthesis startup Ambit Design Systems has announced a three-year agreement with formal-verification provider Chrysalis Symbolic Design in which the two companies will develop an integrated design methodology.
British EDA vendor taps North American marketTransEDA Ltd., a U.K.-based vendor of both Verilog and VHDL code-coverage tools, has planted its flag on U.S. soil, opening sales and support offices in Sunnyvale, Calif. and in Nashua, N.H.
Flip-chip use rises, as application base widensFlip-chip technologies continue to gain market momentum, with worldwide consumption expecting to increase severalfold over the next seven years, according to a recent study by TechSearch International Inc., a market-research firm.
Monday, August 18, 1997DVD-RAM rift rages in DVD ConsortiumThe harmony that led to a single DVD standard has been shattered. Last week, as manufacturers readied the first rewritable DVD products for market, Sony Corp. and Philips Electronics N.V. split from the 10-member DVD Consortium in a rift over the ratified rewritable-drive format known as DVD-RAM. Both companies, along with Hewlett-Packard Co., will pitch a format that places 3 Gbytes on a platter, offering slightly higher capacity than the 2.6 Gbytes of the original DVD-RAM document.
Sun seeks early java patentSun Microsystems has applied for one of the first Java-specific patents, with its application under review by the Patent Office.
Philips to auction off some TSMC sharesPhilips Electronics NV of the Netherlands plans to sell 100 million shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) stock today in the space of one hour through an auction.
Researchers eye densest package yet for processorAn ambitious program to develop a highly dense packaging technology that would be both rugged and cost-effective is being launched at the University of California's San Diego School of Engineering.
Unified tools force ASIC design shiftObservers say that a shift is in the offing that augurs dramatic changes in tools, methodologies, and ASIC and EDA business models--and that will require today's ASIC designers to acquire new skills.
Academics pave road to next-generation NetThe effort to build Internet2--an academic and government research-only network separate from the increasingly commercialized Internet--is kicking into high gear following a series of technical meetings this summer.
Exponential MPU patents set off a bidding frenzyInterest in the microprocessor technology of defunct Exponential Technology reached a fevered pitch, as almost two-dozen chip companies scrambled to place bids for the 40-odd patents that could provide an avenue to challenge Intel Corp.'s forthcoming 64-bit Merced processor.
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