Design
Making the right connections
Wireless connectivity is rapidly becoming a ‘must-have’ feature across all sectors, providing everything from cable replacement to internet connectivity; even turning everyday objects in to full-function web-servers.
Dolphin Integration standard cell library offers leakage reduction of 1/350
Dolphin Integration announces the SESAME BIV standard cell library as a major innovation for ultra low leakage always-on logic block. SESAME BIV standard cell library extends the RCSL offer by delivering a leakage reduction of 1/350 for a silicon footprint up to 7x denser for a 5,000-gate block implemented with a usual HVT standard cell combined with its dedicated low quiescent linear regulator.
Speeding IP design
Syed Zahid Ahmed, Sébastien Fuhrmann & Bertrand Granado present a cross-analysis of an ESL approach versus hand-coding in IP-based image-processing.
Arduino is in bloom
Since it was announced back in September 2011, interest has been growing for the Arduino platform. Renesas has now entered this arena with one of the fastest Arduino compatible boards – The GR-Sakura – based on an RX63N 32-bit microcontroller operating at 100MHz. Ian Hall, Principal Engineer with the MCU&Tools Group, Industrial & Communications Business Group, at Renesas, explores more in this ES Design magazine article.
Filling an important gap
With software now viewed as the differentiating factor for many new developments, running on what is increasingly thought of as ‘commoditised’ hardware, the industry is now looking closer at ways to abstract the hardware features needed for early software optimisation, as ES Design magazine Editor Philip Ling discovers.
Flexibility is key
The demands placed on embedded software development systems have increased significantly in recent years. This is particularly apparent in the test and debugging sectors. Extremely high-performance, multi-core System-on-Chips (SoCs), which integrate an increasing number of functions, require radical rethinking in several aspects. By Heiko Riessland, Product Manager with PLS Programmierbare Logik & Systeme.
Going critical
Preserving the link between requirements and verification throughout the software development cycle. Mark Pitchford explores more in this ES design magazine article.
Building robots with Farnell element14
From automobile assembly and PCB fabrication, to consumer electronics, robotics is home to some of the most exciting engineering taking place today. Learning about robotics, whether you are an experienced engineer or complete beginner, has never been easier thanks to the application notes, software examples and tutorials available online today. Mike Powell, Technical Development Manager for Farnell element14, explores further in this ES Desdign m...
Cadence Introduces 10X Faster Spectre XPS FastSPICE Simulator
At CDNLive India 2013, Cadence Design Systems, Inc today introduced Spectre XPS (eXtensive Partitioning Simulator), a high-performance FastSPICE simulator that enables faster and more comprehensive simulation for large, complex chip designs. The new simulator delivers ground-breaking partitioning technology that brings up to 10X faster throughput compared to competitive offerings, shortening simulation from weeks to days. Spectre XPS unique...
Let your creativity flow
With Android recently announcing native support for Bluetooth Smart, Paul Williamson, Director of Low Power Wireless at CSR, explains how the ecosystem and low-cost, easy to use tools are now in place for fast and flexible appcessory development.