Design
Micronas deploys ClioSoft SOS design collaboration platform
Micronas has deployed ClioSoft’s SOS7 Design Management Platform. ClioSoft is the pioneer and leading developer of SoC design configuration and enterprise IP management solutions for the semiconductor industry. ClioSoft’s SOS platform is integrated with major EDA flows from Cadence Design Systems, Keysight Technologies, Mentor Graphics and Synopsys.
Software aides design of envelope tracking PAs for 5G LTE
An envelope tracking power amplifier (ETPA) using real-time efficiency and linearity measurements for optimising ETPA design, with flexibility to accommodate different 5G signals has been developed by MaXentric Technologies. The use of NI AWR Design Environment, specifically Microwave Office circuit design software and AXIEM 3D planar EM simulator, enabled the designers to significantly reduce PA optimisation time without sacr...
UltraSoC updates advanced semiconductor IP & software tool
UltraSoC has announced the latest version of its advanced semiconductor IP and software tools for SoC development, debug, optimisation and hardware security. The latest release in UltraSoC’s continuous development programme includes extended support for data analytics and visualisation, improved performance monitoring and system optimisation capabilities, enhanced integration with third-party tool-chains, improved support for functional saf...
SP & cache configurations enable smart automotive sensors
Synopsys has announced the extension of its Safety Enhancement Package (SEP) to DesignWare ARC EM processors that include cache support and DSP acceleration. The ARC EM4, EM6, EM5D and EM7D cores, combined with the ARC SEP option, have been certified ASIL D Ready by SGS-TÜV Saar, a leading independent certification company.
Arduino Primo features native Nordic BLE technology
Nordic Semiconductor has announced that Arduino - the world's most successful open-source ecosystem for education, maker and IoT markets - has specified the Nordic Semiconductor nRF52832 BLE SoC at the heart of its latest product: a low cost IoT-targeted programmable SBC (or base board) called the Arduino Primo.
Qt is deployed in MerlinSafe high security data storage system
IT security experts MerlinCryption have revealed that they used the Qt cross-platform application and UI development framework in the creation of their MerlinSafe product. Qt was selected because of its functionality, performance and reliability and significantly reduced the device’s time to market.
Massively parallel architecture halves design time for Tezzaron
Cadence Design Systems has announced that Tezzaron Semiconductor has adopted the Cadence full-flow digital Register-Transfer Level (RTL)-to-signoff solution for its networking and supercomputing SoCs, cutting its development schedules in half. Tezzaron has incorporated Cadence tools in its design work from the very beginning. Over the years, Tezzaron’s products have increased in size, sophistication and complexity, prompting the adoption of...
Automating product development - from design through to manufacture and test
Increasing design automation requires an appreciation for the challenges incurred and complexities involved at every stage of product development. EDA tools targeting complete product design offer many benefits, including the ability to increase functionality through extensions and plug-ins. Robert Huxel, Technical Marketing Manager, Altium and Philip Ling, Technical Marketing Manager, XJTAG explain.
Free tools extend developer access to STM32 MCUs
STMicroelectronics has made its free development tools for STM32 MCUs available to Mac computer users, who can now easily create embedded designs without leaving their favourite operating environment. The STM32 development tools for OS X support the complete embedded design flow and comprise the STM32CubeMX graphical configuration tool and System Workbench for STM32 including the drivers that enable direct use of ST debugging and programming prob...
Mover Kit lets kids make & code their own wearables
Part iconic accessory and part education tech toy, Mover Kit from Technology Will Save Us is a wearable that kids, young and old, make and code themselves. It encourages imagination and play through movement and activity. Kids learn best when they are motivated by more than coding; this device teaches them fundamental skills around programming, electronics and how to solve problems creatively with computational thinking.