Design
Starter kit enables fast FPGA safety certification
To simplify and speed up the certification and licensing process for FPGAs which must meet standards such as IEC 61508, Embedded Office has adapted its µC/OS-MPU Cert-Kit to Altera’s Cyclone V SoCs using the ARM Cortex-A9 processor, and moulded this into a starter kit.
Directly visualising results shortens simulation time
SysFera has introduced the latest version of its High Performance Computing (HPC) and Cloud management software, SysFera-DS version 5.0, featuring immediate visualisation of simulation results without downloading and opening results within applications to significantly boost productivity.
Industry's first 60GHz Wifi SoC achieves first-pass silicon success
Synopsys has announced that Nitero achieved first-pass silicon success for its NT4600, the industry's first 60GHz WiFi SoC built for low-power mobile applications, using Synopsys' DesignWare IP, Verification IP and the Galaxy Design Platform. Nitero integrated the PCI Express 2.0 Controller IP in less than one month, gaining a head start over its competition in the fast-moving mobile industry.
IC prototyping service provides cost savings & flexibility
The Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) or shuttle run IC prototyping service from the Full Service Foundry division of ams is now available with an updated schedule for 2015. Combining several designs from different customers onto a single wafer, the service offers significant cost advantages for foundry customers as the costs for wafers and masks are shared among a number of different shuttle participants.
Debug, trace tool targets ARM Cortex-M family
Safety-critical specialist distributer Phaedrus Systems is now selling the Lauterbach, µTrace an all-in-one debug and trace product for the ARM Cortex-M family. "The Cortex-M is a very successful family, being implemented in many different chip designs," said Chris Hills, Chief Technical Officer of Phaedrus Systems.
System development toolkit enhances MCU & MPU range
IAR Systems and Atmel have extended their partnership to include over 1,400 example projects in IAR Systems’ development tools, to support Atmel’s entire portfolio of MCUs and MPUs. Designers using Atmel AVR and Atmel SMART MCUs and MPUs can now leverage IAR Embedded Workbench, the C/C++ compiler and debugger toolchain, with example projects, for faster time-to-market.
ARM-based microcontroller supported by debugging tool
IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM is now providing multicore debugging for the new ultra-low-power LPC54100 microcontroller series from NXP Semiconductor. The series is targeted for applications with demands on always-on sensor processing and high sensor density, typically seen within implementations for wearable health and fitness applications, gaming, and industrial applications such as environmental monitoring, home and building automation, light...
Production management aided by RFID data integration
Offering easy, flexible integration of data from UHF RFID readers into production management systems, Ha-VIS Middleware from Harting is officially certified under the GS1 EPCglobal open standard. The system and its certification allows users to implement UHF RFID in a transparent, future-proof and reliably tested way.
Rapid Prototyping Kit Simplifies Wide-Dynamic-Range GSPS Data Converter-to-FPGA Connectivity
Analog Devices, Inc unveiled a rapid prototyping kit today that simplifies wide-dynamic-range GSPS data converter-to-FPGA (field-programmable gate arrays) connectivity. Digital and analog designers can use the AD-FMCDAQ2-EBZ Rapid Prototyping Kit to quickly prototype the high-speed JEDEC JESD204B SerDes (serializer/de-serializer) GSPS data converter-to-FPGA interface on major FPGA platforms, including Xilinx’s UltraScale FPGA and Zynq All P...
Wireless sensor development kits enable deployment of industrial systems targeting the IoT & Big Data networks
Analog Devices has introduced a suite of comprehensive development kits enabling manufacturers of industrial equipment to easily add remote sensing and monitoring capabilities to their IoT and Big Data products via a scalable wireless network. The wireless sensor development kits significantly reduce the time and effort required to move designs from proof-of-concept to production release. The out-of-the-box kits allow engineers to establish a wor...