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Embedded & Programmable

Altera gets 14nm FPGA test chips back from Intel

ARM makes ‘encouraging start’ to 2014

Consumer

Altera builds hardened DSP blocks into Arria and Stratix at 20nm

The veils lift slowly from the Fujitsu/Panasonic merger plans

It’s a hard life for DSP functionality in FPGAs

CPUs

Imagination looks to rival the Cortex family with cores supporting virtualisation and security

Power

Academics look to address power electronics challenges

Power

Powerful cause: Interview with Terence Watson, chairman of PowerelectronicsUK

Mixed Signal & Analogue

Analogue designers continue to push the boundaries

Research Design

£2.75million available for collaborative feasibility studies

Embedded & Programmable

Altera uses fine pitch copper bumps in 20nm Arria 10 devices

EDA & Design Software

Cadence boosts verification portfolio in $170million deal