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How Safe Are Our Roads?
Robert Dewar, President of AdaCore, explains why, in his opinion, the rising level of — and dependence on — software in cars is becoming something we should all be worrying about.
European Robotics Leader Successfully Deploys with ITTIA DB SQL
ITTIA announced the successful deployment of ITTIA DB SQL embedded in Cow Master, an intelligent animal health care robotics system. This deployment continues the company's constant progress in the human-to-machine and machine-to-machine sector, providing a more sophisticated and modern means for manufacturers to create new systems suitable for a 21st century lifestyle.
Concurrent Technologies Announce 3U VPX Processor Board
Concurrent Technologies announces their first processor board based on the quad-core 4th generation Intel Core processor family. The TR B12/msd is a 3U VPX board featuring the Intel Core i7-4700EQ processor and the associated mobile Intel QM87 Express chipset. With up to 16 Gbytes of DRAM and a rich assortment of I/O interfaces, this board is an ideal processor board for 3U VPX solutions requiring the latest in processing performance.
LDRA Integration With TRACE32 Simplifies Code Analysis, Test And Certification
LDRA has integrated the LDRA tool suite with the Lauterbach TRACE32 Debugger and Simulator. Lauterbach's hardware-assisted debug tools ease the interface to the embedded device, enabling developers to download and fully test an application on the target. Thanks to the interface, rigorous safety-critical testing and certification-a traditionally time-intensive, manual process-is automated, enabling a broad range of microcontroller and processor-ba...
CSR Quatro 4300 Processor Powers Pringo Pocket-Size Printer
CSR has revealed that its Quatro 4300 SoC is behind the high-performance of the new Pringo pocket-size printer from HiTi Digital. The printer, which will be launched and demonstrated for the first time at Computex in Taipei (stand #C0328), is the first mobile Wi-Fi enabled dye-sub photo printer to be introduced into the market, enabling consumers to affordably print high-resolution photographs on the go.
Qualcomm Announce Reference Design For High-Performance Tablets
Qualcomm has expanded its Qualcomm Reference Design portfolio with a reference design made specifically for tablets running on its Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM 8230 and MSM 8030 processors. Both 7-and 10-inch versions of this tablet based on this Qualcomm Reference Design will be on display at Computex 2013 in Taiwan.
ADLINK Introduces its First Quad-Core PXI Embedded Controller
ADLINK Technology today announced the introduction of its PXI-3980, ADLINK's first quad-core PXI embedded controller featuring the high-performance Intel Core i7-2715QE 2.1 GHz processor, with up to 16 GB of 1333 MHz DDR3 memory, for seamless execution in multitasking environments and reduced test times.
New Zuken software boosts product planning and logical design
Zuken has released new versions of its System Planner and Design Gateway engineering solutions that accelerate and streamline product planning and logical design for engineers. System Planner includes new functions that allow design architects to study behavior, signal quality, and 3D space constraints.
AAEON Introduces New Products Based on the 4th Gen Intel Core Processors
AAEON announces a new series of high performance, scalable and optimized low-power embedded products: COM-QM87, IMBA-Q87A, EMB-QM87A, GENE-QM87 and FWS-7810. Designed based on the 4th Generation Intel Core processor family together with the Mobile Intel QM87 Express or Intel Q87 Express chipsets, these products offer full-function availability, enhanced graphic performance and high affordability for customers to expedite graphic-intensive works.
Fairchild Announce Innovative BLDC Motor Control Reference Design
R&D engineers worldwide face various issues as their local industries align with the global trend toward BLDC electric motors, transitioning away from traditional AC designs. To help designers meet these challenges, Fairchild Semiconductor's Global Power Resource Center has developed a reference design for Brushless DC motor controller applications using SPM smart power modules, and incorporating Power Factor Correction, to enable designers to si...