The Week In Review: March 4
By Ed Sperling Mentor Graphics inked a deal with GlobalFoundries to extend its computational lithography to 28nm. The technology helps bridge the gap between 193nm lithography and EUV, which still...
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By Ed Sperling Mentor Graphics introduced protocol transactors written specifically for its Veloce emulator. This dramatically speeds things up because the transactors allow engineers to use stimuli...
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MIPS Technologies received an unsolicited and rival proposal from CEVA for $75 million in cash to acquire all of the outstanding shares of MIPS. This follows MIPS’ proposed patent sale transaction with...
View ArticleThe Week In Review: Dec. 14
By Ed Sperling MIPS’ board determined that the CEVA acquisition proposal is better than Imagination Technologies’ offer. It ain’t over till it’s over, of course. Mentor Graphics rolled out a new...
View ArticleThe Week In Review: Dec. 20
By Ed Sperling Imagination Technologies increased its purchase offer for MIPS to $100 million, following an offer from CEVA for $90 million. Imagination had offered $60 million last month before a...
View ArticleThe Week In Review: June 14
Synopsys introduced an ultra-high-density memory compiler and a design kit that it says will optimize all processor cores on an SoC, with up to 10% improvement on CPU cores, up to 25% lower power and...
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Behold the Intrinsic Value of IP
By Grant Pierce, CEO Sonics, Inc. Editor’s Note [this article was written in response to questions about IP licensing practices. A follow-up article will be published in the next 24 hours with the...
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