Design
Altera upgrades IP portfolio targeting 28 nm devices
Altera has completed the latest upgrade to its portfolio of IP cores targeting 28 nm FPGAs and SoCs. Over the past year, Altera has released more than 15 new protocol interface IP cores that target a broad range of applications and markets. In addition, the IP cores in Altera’s expanded IP portfolio have been upgraded to deliver 15 percent timing margin for faster timing closure, which allow customers to quickly integrate multiple IP cores ...
Free VDE certified IEC 60730 self-test library for XMC MCUs
Infineon Technologies have today announced the availability of a free VDE certified IEC 60730 self-test library for its XMC1000 and XMC4000 families of industrial 32-bit microcontrollers. With the Infineon Class B library packages, the XMC1000 and XMC4000 families satisfy the requirements defined by IEC 60730 Class B, a standard which is mandatory since October 2007 for the safety of household appliances sold in Europe.
IoT demands ITTIA DB SQL data management software
ITTIA announces its recent success in addressing customer demand for machine-to-machine data management with new features and proven technology. ITTIA DB SQL has continuously demonstrated its value to manufacturers building state-of-the-art M2M devices that must store, connect, and analyze embedded data. Devices manufactured with ITTIA DB SQL make smart decisions with low overheads.
TI Sitara AM335x industrial software development kit
Texas Instruments continues to invest in its powerful Sitara AM335x industrial software development kit, adding the production-ready EtherNet/IP protocol to the currently supported PROFIBUS and EtherCAT protocols. Supporting multiple protocols on a single device with an integrated on-chip programmable real-time unit makes industrial automation easier and more affordable for OEMs.
Choose IAR tools for ADI's ADSP-CM40x mixed-signal control processors
IAR Systems announce that Analog Devices has selected IAR Embedded Workbench as the recommended toolchain for development of the ADSP-CM40x series of mixed-signal control processors. The new ADSP-CM40x series from ADI integrates the industry’s highest precision embedded dual 16-bit A/D converter together with the industry’s highest performance floating-point ARM Cortex-M4 processor core at 240 MHz.
CST previews CST STUDIO SUITE 2014 at EuMW
Computer Simulation Technology has today announced that it will be previewing the latest version of its flagship electromagnetic simulation tool, CST STUDIO SUITE 2014, alongside a full schedule of presentations and live demonstrations at European Microwave Week 2013, Nürnberg Convention Center, Nuremberg, Germany October 8 - 10, 2013 in booth #103.
Green Hills Software Expands INTEGRITY RTOS Support to Renesas’ 2nd-Generation R-Car Product Family
Green Hills Software has announced its support of the industry-leading INTEGRITY real-time operating system (RTOS) and comprehensive software development and run-time solutions for Renesas Electronics’ 2nd-generation R-Car series of SoCs (system-on-chip). Green Hills Software offers a unique solution to the ARM Cortex-A15 and A7 architectures, including INTEGRITY Multivisor virtualization technology, the INTEGRITY RTOS, MULTI multicore debu...
Microcsemi unveil low-cost IGLOO2 FPGA evaluation kit
Microsemi announce availability of the low-cost IGLOO2 FPGA Evaluation Kit, providing customers with a PCI Express compliant form factor evaluation platform. This full feature kit enables designers to quickly evaluate the integration, low power, security, instant-on and high reliability features of Microsemi’s recently announced IGLOO2 FPGAs.
Power Supply WebDesigner enhanced by Fairchild
Fairchild Semiconductor has enhanced Power Supply WebDesigner – an online design and simulation tool that provides complete designs in under a minute – to include power train discrete (MOSFET/IGBT/Rectifier) device power loss and efficiency analysis tools. The Power Train Discrete Module consists of a phase-shifted full bridge with secondary side synchronous rectification module and power factor correction module.
Supplementing the testing process with EM simulation
In many cases, simulating the behavior of the model of a device is cheaper and faster than building a prototype and testing it in the lab. If a problem appears in a prototype this may require a full design iteration including the building of a new prototype. A virtual model can be adjusted more easily, and parameterization and optimization tools can make these adjustments automatically. CST STUDIO SUITE can replicate common measurements such as c...