While the number of outsourced chip design starts declined across all regions in 2009, they grew as a percentage of total design starts and saw revenue increase, according to a recent Gartner survey ...

LONDON – Although the absolute number of ICs designed each year continues to decline, an increasing proportion of IC designs are getting outsourced to service companies and they are charging more for ...

During GlobalFoundries' Technology Summit in Munich, Germany, on October 15, a new MIPS chip design was unveiled, the I8500, ...

Contract manufacturing has the potential to revolutionize the small business and maker community. Outsourcing: it’s a term that’s becoming more synonymous with manufacturing, especially among small ...

There are plenty of convincing arguments for why outsourcing is beneficial. However, the key to success is the right choice of a remote team. Selecting a partner for electronic design services, you ...

Just the mention of the word "outsourcing" these days immediately sparks debate. But regardless of recent controversy, the move among manufacturers to outsource an increasing number of business ...

There was a time when you developed your product from scratch. You designed the packaging and circuits, developed the board using off-the-shelf components, and programmed it in-house—and you were ...

Microchip engineering company Tality announced Monday that it will help Vitesse Semiconductor design its communication chips. Under the terms of the two-year, $34 million deal, Tality will collaborate ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- This year will be a make or break year for chip design service providers after the global recession slowed the growth of outsourced chip design starts in 2008, according to a survey ...