Design
Simplicity Studio from Energy Micro cuts microcontroller development time
Energy Micro has released its first version of Simplicity Studio, a complete software console providing instant access to all the tools, documentation, software and other resources needed in the development of systems based on its energy friendly EFM32 Gecko microcontrollers. With the objective of helping to reduce embedded system development times by a half, Simplicity Studio consolidates control of everything from source code and third party I...
Microsemi and ESCRYPT Partner to Deliver Cryptographic FPGA Solutions with Enhanced Security
Microsemi Corporation and ESCRYPT GmbH today announced the immediate availability of several new cryptographic cores with enhanced resistance to differential power analysis (DPA). These cores, designed for use on Microsemi's FPGAs, are part of ESCRYPT's CycurCORE product family comprised of fast and efficient IP-cores for all common cryptographic primitives. The cores are available for use with Microsemi's ProASIC®3, IGLOO®, Fusion and SmartFus...
Kontron cooperates with Softing on Industrial Real-Time-Ethernet FPGA Stacks and IP Cores
At the Embedded World trade fair in Nuremberg Kontron has announced a new cooperation with Softing Industrial Automation GmbH on FPGA-based Real-Time-Ethernet solutions. Softing's IP cores and stacks for PROFINET, EtherCat, EtherNet/IP and MODBUS TCP will soon be available for application-ready implementation in the FPGA-based I/O hubs of Kontron's new processor boards and can also be licensed via Kontron. With these types of services, customers ...
congatec presents a COM Express Compact mini carrier board for quick design-in
congatec AG introduces the new conga-MCB, a mini carrier board for COM Express Compact modules that is perfect for space-critical applications. It is ideal for the quick construction of prototypes but can also be used for high performance mobile applications.
HDR Video Camera Development Kit And Evaluation Reference Design Now Available For LatticeECP3 FPGA Family
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation today announced the release of the Lattice HDR-60 Video Camera Development Kit, a production-ready High Definition (HD) video camera development system based on the LatticeECP3™ FPGA family.
congatec presents new COM Express Compact module based on Intel® Atom(tm) E6xx processor series
congatec AG introduces the conga-CA6 module, which is based on the new Intel Atom E6xx processor series and the Intel Platform Controller Hub EG20 for COM Express Type 2. All components of this embedded design are specified for the industrial temperature range of -40 to +85°C, making the conga-CA6 an ideal solution for extreme applications.
congatec future-proofs ETX and XTX standard
congatec AG is giving the ETX and XTX form factors a viable future with the integration of AMD Fusion technology. Modules based on AMD Fusion processors deliver significant improvements with regard to performance and scalability.
Synopsys and Xilinx Collaborate on the Industry's First Methodology Manual for FPGA-Based Prototyping of SoC Designs
Synopsys, Inc. and Xilinx, Inc. today announced the availability of the FPGA-Based Prototyping Methodology Manual (FPMM), a practical guide to using FPGAs as a platform for system-on-chip (SoC) development. The FPMM captures valuable design and verification expertise contributed by engineering teams from BBC Research & Development; Design of System on Silicon, S.A. (DS2); Freescale Semiconductor; LSI, Inc.; NVIDIA Corp.; STMicroelectronics; and T...
Two new Kontron embedded motherboards support 2nd generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processors
Kontron announced today two new embedded motherboards built on the 2nd generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processors, the Kontron Flex-ATX embedded motherboard KTQ67/Flex and the Kontron Mini-ITX embedded motherboard KTQM67/mITX. These high-quality and rugged boards offer best-in-class quad core processors with increased processor performance and double the graphics performance of predecessor platforms. With long-term availability, these are Kontron'...
2nd generation Intel Core i5/i7 processors available on the Kontron 6U CompactPCI processor board CP6003-SA
Today Kontron introduced the 6U CompactPCI processor board CP6003-SA based on the 2nd generation Intel Core i5/i7 mobile processor technology. Designed to bring leading-edge performance with low power consumption and low heat dissipation to a broad range of applications, the Kontron CP6003-SA is an ideal fit for communications, military, aerospace, medical, industrial and monitoring systems.