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• NEC to provide faster, cheaper ASICs.

  - 2003-06-24

  Jun 23, 2003 (Electronics News - ABIX via COMTEX) Jun 23, 2003 (Electronics News - ABIX via COMTEX)

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• NEC Electronics Selects Synplicity for Custom ASIC Synthesis Development; Synplicity to Deliver Custom Software to Enable Optimized Results for NEC's ISSP Products

  - 2003-03-04

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• QUALCOMM Signs ASIC License with NEC for WCDMA and TD-SCDMA Standards

  - 2002-07-15

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• NEC readying midvolume play: Gate array and ASIC company crafts offering in between the two - Semiconductors

  - 2002-03-18

  Looking to address the demand for lower nonrecurring engineering NRE costs and faster turnaround than ASICs can provide--but with greater performance and density than FPGAs can deliver--NEC Corp. today will introduce what it calls the Instant Silicon Solution Platforms ISSPs.

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• NEC Electronics Selects Synplicity's Verification Tool for New ASIC/SOC Design Methodology; NEC is First ASIC Vendor to Endorse RTL Prototyping

  - 2000-05-15

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• NEC Adds Cores for Key DTV Feature: New blocks for ASICs, SOCs - Company Business and Marketing

  - 1999-05-03

  Santa Clara, Calif.-NEC Electronics Inc. has added five new cores to its ASIC library that comprise the complete format conversion subsystem for High-Definition Television HDTV or digital television DTV receivers.

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• NPI and NEC to Develop ASICs for Gigabit Ethernet Switching; NPI First to Announce Plans for Layer 3 Stackable Switching at Less Than $100 Per Port

  - 1998-01-21

  MILPITAS, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 21, 1998--NPI (Network Peripherals Inc.)(NASDAQ:NPIX), a leading developer of high-performance Ethernet and FDDI switching solutions, and NEC Electronics Inc. today announced that they have entered into a development and production agreement to provide high-speed Application Specific Integrated Circuits ASICs specifically aimed at the rapidly emerging 10/100 Mbps...

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• Nintendo 64 Demo at E3 Shows NEC's MIPS, ASIC and Rambus Technologies

  - 1996-05-15

  LOS ANGELES--BUSINESS WIRE--May 15, 1996--NEC Electronics Inc. announced today that its MIPS RISC microprocessor, its advanced process technology ASIC, and 18M Rambus DRAM RDRAM technologies will be in the first U.S. demonstration of the Nintendo 64 home video game system at the Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) here.

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• Sun woos NEC for new MPU - Sun Microsystems' negotiating with NEC's ASIC manufacturing division to manufacture next-generation, mid-range Sun UltraSparc chip - Company Business and Marketing

  - 1996-01-15

  Mountain View, Calif.--Sun Microsystems is currently negotiating with NEC's ASIC manufacturing division in Japan to do foundry work for Sun on a next-generation, mid-range Sun UltraSparc chip that is currently under development.

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• Sub-0.4-micron ASIC march goes on - NEC's CB-C9 and Toshiba's TC220 - Product Announcement

  - 1995-10-23

  Mountain View, Calif.--The ASIC market continues its migration to sub-0.4-micron geometries as both NEC and Toshiba unveil new ASIC families. These follow closely on the heels of LSI Logic's recent announcement of its G10 line, based on 0.35-micron drawn (0.25-micron L-effective) technology (EN, Sept. 18).

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