Design
Daou InCube to offer Design Platforms based on Cortus processors
Cortus and Daou InCube, announce that they are teaming up to offer platforms and design services based on Cortus 32-bit processor cores. Cortus S.A. licenses a range of 32-bit processor cores for embedded systems. The cores provide licensees with a scalable choice in embedded computational performance and silicon area to meet a wide variety of application needs.
Microsemi Introduces SmartFusion2 SoC FPGA Starter Kits to Speed Product-Development Efforts
Microsemi Corporation today announced the availability of its SmartFusion2 Starter Kit, providing designers with a basic prototyping platform for the company's SmartFusion2 system-on-chip (SoC) field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). The SmartFusion2 Starter Kit supports industry-standard interfaces including Ethernet, USB, SPI, I2C and UART and includes a comprehensive breadboard to support unique design requirements.
TI Smart Data Concentrator Slashes Up To Nine Months From Development Time
Texas Instruments have announced the Smart Data Concentrator Evaluation Module at DistribuTECH 2013. The TMDSDC-EVMAM335x is a highly integrated EVM that gives developers the ultimate level of flexibility and scalability with numerous performance, cost and connectivity options for their data concentrator designs. Based on TI’s Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 processors, the EVM includes advanced hardware and software that reduce development time by...
TI's Home Gateway Reference Design Enables Home Automation And Energy System Management In The Palm Of Your Hand
Texas Instruments announce its first integrated HG3352 Home Gateway Reference Design to be demonstrated at DistribuTECH 2013. The easy-to-use reference design links home energy systems that use ZigBee to any Wi-Fi router, so consumers can monitor or control their smart energy devices or home automation systems in the palm of a hand via smartphones or tablets.
ITTIA DB SQL Leverages New Features of Qt 5.0
The ITTIA DB SQL Qt driver is now compatible with Qt 5.0.0, a major renovation of the popular application development framework. The integration of these technologies allows software developers for embedded systems and devices to take advantage of flexible embedded data management software and an elegant GUI framework.
Xilinx Stays a Generation Ahead with Multiple 20nm Firsts
Xilinx announced today three major milestones in the execution and introduction of its next generation 20nm All Programmable Devices. The 20nm portfolio builds upon Xilinx breakthroughs proven at 28nm to provide an extra generation of system performance, lower power and programmable system integration. The 20nm portfolio will address a wide range of next generation systems and provides the most compelling programmable alternative ever to ASICs an...
Mentor Graphics Announces New HyperLynx Technology
Mentor Graphics have today announced the newest release of its market-leading HyperLynx product for superior high-speed design and analysis. Key features in the new HyperLynx product release include advanced 3D channel and trace modeling, improved DDR signoff verification, and accelerated simulation performance—up to 5X faster.
Imagination Technologies Selects Synopsys As Advanced Verification Technology Partner
Synopsys today announced Imagination Technologies has deployed Synopsys' C–to-RTL formal consistency checking technology, named HECTOR, to verify its PowerVR family of semiconductor IP cores for graphics, video and display processing applications. Following a multi-year collaboration with Synopsys, Imagination Technologies is utilizing HECTOR to enhance its verification environment with the ability to verify and debug corner cases.
AWR And Zuken Announce RF Verification Flow For PCB Design
AWR Corporation together with Zuken have today announced AWR Connected for Zuken. This RF printed circuit board verification flow simplifies the PCB design process and therefore shortens design cycles by enabling users to quickly and easily simulate and verify embedded RF functionality. AWR Connected for Zuken provides a pathway from Zuken’s CR-8000 Design Force PCB design software into AWR’s Microwave Office high-frequency simulation softwar...
Synopsys Announce Energy-Efficient 28-nm PCI Express 3.0 PHY With 10GBASE-KR Support
Synopsys has today announced the availability of its multiprotocol DesignWare Enterprise 10G PHY IP to address the connectivity needs of a broad range of high-end, energy efficient networking and computing applications. Optimized for long backplane interfaces in server blade chassis, switches, routers and other high-performance computing and networking systems, the 28-nanometer Enterprise 10G PHY supports multiple interface standards, including P...