iSuppli Corp. has cut its IC forecast for 2007, but the research firm remains optimistic about the sector.At an extraordinary meeting, Freescale Semiconductor Inc. announced it would cease all integrated circuits (IC) manufacturing activities within the Crolles2 alliance, resulting in the company's full withdrawal from Crolles, reported STMicroelectronics' trade union representatives.New reference design from Xilinx provides customers with significant head-start in development of multi-channel digital up and down conversion solutions for TD-SCDMA radios.