MuChip has deployed the Virtuoso-based RF design flow, which provides wireless chip designers access to improved design performance and a more predictable design cycle. For a recent bluetooth 2.1 RF IC and 2.4GHz ISM band high data rate RF transceiver tapeout, MuChip relied on the complete Cadence design flow, including Cadence Virtuoso® front-to-back products, to quickly and accurately verify, simulate and analyze its RF custom ICs. MuChip used the Virtuoso UltraSim product for full-chip simulation, which provided a six to seven times performance gain over previous project results. MuChip used the XL version of the Cadence Spectre® Circuit Simulator to improve numerical analysis, harmonic simulation and speed device model evaluation…

MuChip Adopts Cadence Virtuoso Solution to Speed Wireless RF SoC Design Development

Cadence Holistic RF Solutions Deployed for Advanced RF Designs Targeting Wireless Communication Applications

aqLink Data over Voice In-band Modem designed to make it easier and more cost effective for PND manufacturers to create and deliver innovative end-to-end connected services to their customers. Airbiquity’s aqLink[TM] data-over-voice in-band modem is a software-only solution that, when combined with the company’s VIAaq[TM] managed data service, gives PND manufacturers the ability to seamlessly enable connectivity on their devices without additional hardware or a secondary data subscription plan…

Airbiquity Announces Connected Services Platform for Personal Navigation Devices

Platform for Connected Services Helps Create Mass-Market Appeal

Airbiquity, a leader in wireless communication solutions, announced its new connected services platform for Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs), designed to make it easier and more cost effective for PND manufacturers to create and deliver innovative end-to-end connected services to their customers. Airbiquity’s aqLink[TM] data-over-voice in-band modem is a software-only solution that, when combined with the company’s VIAaq[TM] managed data service, gives PND manufacturers the ability to seamlessly enable connectivity on their devices without additional hardware or a secondary data subscription plan.

The TA7601 is a single chip driver IC that is designed for HVGA (320RGB x 480) LCD displays, provides 262,144 colors, has a 2.76Mbit SRAM for frame memory and supports SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface), Parallel Interface (i80 compatible), and RGB Interface. The chip is designed with power saving features, such as partial display and SMLC (Smart Mobile Luminance Control). In addition, it offers image quality enhancements including a separate gamma and Vcom tuning function…

MagnaChip Launches a-Si TFT Chip With Power-Saving Technology

MagnaChip Semiconductor Ltd., a leading provider of analog and mixed signal semiconductor products for high volume consumer applications, announced the launch of its a-Si TFT (Thin Film Transistor) chip, the TA7601, for use in smart phones. The TA7601 is a single chip driver IC that is designed for HVGA (320RGB x 480) LCD displays, provides 262,144 colors, has a 2.76Mbit SRAM for frame memory and supports SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface), Parallel Interface (i80 compatible), and RGB Interface.