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Altis Semiconductor , a leading innovative European specialty foundry, is collaborating with Cadence® Services to migrate and enhance various versions of its 130 nanometer process design kits (PDK) supporting the latest release of Cadence Virtuoso® custom IC design technology. Cadence Services provided a migration script to ease the migration...

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. introduced a 1-Bit digital attenuator for CATV and set-top box (STB) front-end applications. The MAAD-010305 is a 15 dB step GaAs MMIC digital attenuator. It is designed to condition cable input signals to the STB. The device is ideally suited for use where high accuracy,...

Skyworks Solutions Inc. announced it is supporting ZTE’s ramp of next generation tablets and laptops with EDGE and WCDMA/LTE front-end solutions. Skyworks’ innovative modules are powering data cards and USB modems to help deliver greater mobility for tablet users that are equipped with cellular connectivity. With these wins, Skyworks...

Scintera Networks Inc. , a leading provider of mixed signal semiconductors for wireless communications, announced it has received the ISO 9001:2008 (International Organization for Standardization) certification for its Quality Management System. This certification acknowledges Scintera's commitment to meet the globally recognized management system requirements and regulations for the design...

To satisfy new market opportunities, microelectronic companies continue to develop new products and processes, with some companies deciding acquisition provides the best path to these new opportunities. The Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technologies Service (GaAs) viewpoint, “Compound Semiconductor Industry Review May 2011: Microelectronics,” captures product, technology, contract...

TowerJazz , the global specialty foundry leader, announced the closing of the sale of all its holdings in Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd. (HHSL), the parent company of HHNEC, one of Mainland China’s leaders in the field of IC foundry service, in a HHSL share repurchase transaction, for $32 M...

Altair Semiconductor , a developer of ultra-low power, small footprint and high performance 4G LTE chipsets, announced that its TD-LTE chipset, integrated in a commercial USB dongle, achieved download speeds of more than 100Mbps in a live over-the-air demonstration. This achievement means the promise of LTE -- that the...

MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp. , a Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products, and Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. , a fabless provider of high performance radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits (ICs), announced that MagnaChip has ramped to mass production of Peregrine’s RF switch products utilizing the latest generation...

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. introduced a new GaAs broadband push-pull CATV amplifier. The amplifier features 20.5 dB gain, with broadband linear performance. Packaged in a 4 mm QFN, 20-lead plastic package, the MAAM-009455 is an ideal inter-stage or output amplifier. “With the introduction of the MAAM-009455, we continue to...