Laurence Marchini, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Fabless",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Electronicstalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release CMOS ASIC process creates DVB-H IC from
Toshiba Electronics Europe, which we summarised at the time by saying "The Enter E1 SoC IC is a fundamental element of Sidsa's mobile TV reference designs".
A couple of weeks before,
we featured the news release IC design expertise enhances frequency control from
Fox Electronics: "Acquisition positions Fox as one of the leading semiconductor companies in the high-performance analogue-intensive mixed-signal timing arena".
In January 2008, we covered the news from IMEC
- take a look at Design company sets up Taiwanese facility
which says: "The establishment of IMEC Taiwan follows several memoranda of understanding and collaborations between IMEC and Taiwanese companies, R and D institutes and universities".
Take a look also at the news release from IMEC, Video decoding receives efficiency boost,
as well as Acquisition enhances RF expertise from Spreadtrum Communications,
and Acquisition brings ready-made GPS expertise from NXP Semiconductors.
See also:
Acquisition adds GPS to RF expertise
(December 2007)
The acquisition of u-Nav immediately expands Atheros' growing product portfolio in mobile wireless communications
Memory franchise has global coverage
(December 2007)
Franchise agreement with Integrated Silicon Solution encompasses more than 60 new memory products
Simulator accelerates receiver IC verification
(December 2007)
Analog FastSpice enables SiPort's designers to verify their digital multimedia broadcast receiver designs in a fraction of the time required by traditional Spice tools
RF expertise to complement cellular capabilities
(November 2007)
Spreadtrum Communications is to acquire Quorum Systems, which specialises in the design of highly integrated CMOS RF transceivers
Cadence deal cuts the cost of IC design services
(November 2007)
The Institute for System Level Integration now offers easy access to chip design software and methodology services
Acquisition expands data-convertor IP portfolio
(October 2007)
Silicon and Software Systems has acquired Acacia Semiconductor
Test module suits design companies
(October 2007)
TetraMAX failure diagnostics data is exported to the new Odyssey DFT module to facilitate comprehensive failure analysis and rapid yield improvement of fabricated devices
Process technology aids powerline communications
(October 2007)
The DSS9101U SoC brings new levels of powerline performance to multimedia applications including home media networks, in-building LANs and low and medium voltage powerline access networks
Transceivers integrate full WiMAX feature set
(September 2007)
The power and space savings of the AD9354 and AD9355 enable manufacturers to incorporate WIMAX functionality into handsets, thumb drives or PCMCIA cards
Comms tester speeds IC development
(September 2007)
New jitter unit enables Phyworks to reduce evaluation time for 10G products and contributes to quick time to market
NOR Flash is ready for Chinese handset designs
(August 2007)
Prequalification of Flash memory will enable manufacturers to get cost-effective, high-performance phones to market faster in China and other high-growth regions
DC/DC convertor IP runs on standard CMOS process
(August 2007)
IP core allows SoC designers to integrate DC/DC convertor functionality into their designs and avoid the additional expense of higher voltage process options
45nm process comes on-stream
(August 2007)
Qualcomm has taped out its first product on a power-optimised 45nm process that uses advanced immersion lithography and very low k intermetal dielectrics
IP platform promises easy mixed-signal integration
(July 2007)
Platform offers an unprecedented level of analogue circuit integration and configurability for electronic communication and consumer applications
CMOS process produces rad-hard SoC
(July 2007)
Prototype radiation-hardened SoC controller for space applications is fabricated on Tower's Fab2 0.18um process technology
Acquisition locates Broadcom in GPS chip market
(June 2007)
Broadcom Corp has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Global Locate, a privately held, fabless provider of GPS and assisted GPS semiconductor products and software
Agreement expands ARM core offerings
(May 2007)
New licence agreement extends VeriSilicon's ARM926EJ-S processor-based current offering to fully synthesisable capabilities and configurable cache systems
ARM CTO to address Semiconductor Forum
(May 2007)
Keynote address will focus on key factors required to remain competitive in today's semiconductor industry
PowerPC microprocessors are base for custom SoCs
(May 2007)
VeriSilicon Holdings has signed an agreement with IBM to offer the PowerPC 405 and 440 microprocessors
Analogue market slowness hits Sipex
(May 2007)
Sipex Corp has reported fiscal first quarter operating results, with net sales of US $16.9 million, down 11% from the fourth quarter of 2006
Suppliers showcase semiconductor products
(May 2007)
The International Semiconductor Forum in Paris will include an exposition of suppliers showcasing their latest products, services and solutions for the industry
Communications acquisition announced
(May 2007)
Broadcom has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Octalica
Unger and Fanet add experience to board
(May 2007)
Industry-renowned entrepreneurs Tim Unger and Alain Fanet join the Coresonic board of directors
Q1 results show boom in revenues
(May 2007)
MathStar, a fabless semiconductor company specialising in high-performance programmable logic, has announced improved revenue figures for its first quarter
Driver deal to accelerate display expansion
(April 2007)
Tomato LSI is to produce the world's first commercially available three-chip PenTile RGBW driver for amorphous silicon TFT widescreen VGA display panels up to 5in diagonal
Multicore DSP drives femtocell reference design
(April 2007)
A hardware reference design and software for CDMA2000 and EvDO femtocells and picocells runs on the picoArray processor
Fabless company chooses miniLib cell library
(April 2007)
A fabless IC design house focusing on DTV and communication fields, has chosen Faraday's miniLib cell library to develop digital TV ICs
Association shares chipmaking expertise
(April 2007)
SiConnect is the first powerline communications chipmaker to join the UK National Microelectronics Institute
Verification IP chosen for the next generation
(April 2007)
JMicron Technology has chosen the PCI Express Gen2 nVS from nSys Design Systems to accelerate its next generation designs
Keynote to expose fabless supply chain
(April 2007)
Nemerix CEO Ron Torten will deliver a keynote on 'Winning the supply chain challenges in a fabless model' at the IET and FSA International Semiconductor Forum in Paris
Proprietary getter provides hard vacuum
(April 2007)
Getter deposition services enhance wafer-level packaging of MEMS and other devices that require hard vacuum for device performance
Semiconductor trade association signs 100th member
(April 2007)
XMOS Semiconductor has become the 100th member of the NMI semiconductor trade association in its 11th year of existence
SiGe veteran Woo brings manufacturing experience
(April 2007)
Microbridge Technologies has hired David Woo as Vice President of Operations
Cores to power personal media player SoCs
(March 2007)
Actions Semiconductor, one of China's leading fabless semiconductor companies, has licensed the MIPS32 24KEc Pro core to develop next-generation SoCs for portable, digital multimedia applications