Intel, NEC to develop power management ICs
EDN
To combine power management, logic, audio and communications functions in a single chip, chip giant Intel Corp has teamed with Kawasaki, Japan-based NEC Electronics Corp and its US subsidiary, NEC Electronics America Inc on power management ICs optimized for mobile Internet devices.
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CSR selects Virage memory IP for wireless ICs
Test & Measurement
CSR of Cambridge, UK, a designer and manufacturer of single-chip wireless devices, has licensed Virage Logic's semiconductor intellectual property (IP) to enable its next-generation Bluetooth and Wireless LAN (WiFi) ICs.
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Intel formally debuts 45 nm Penryn processors
EDN
Using for the first time what the chip giant calls one of the biggest transistor advancements in 40 years, Intel Corp. is unveiling its long-awaited Penryn processors, which use the company’s hafnium-based high-k metal gate formula, meant to lessen electricity leaks.
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