Design
Cypress and Keil Team Up to Deliver High-Performance Compiler Options for Cypress's New PSoC® 3 and PSoC 5 Architectures
Cypress Semiconductor has teamed up with Keil, the tools division of ARM, to deliver high-performance compiler options for the PSoC Creator IDE for the PSoC® 3 and PSoC 5 programmable system-on-chip architectures.
New release 3.5 of AVIX RTOS
AVIX-RT announced version 3.5 of its AVIX RTOS. Building on the unmatched capabilities of its predecessor this new version offers functionality to exploit the energy saving capabilities of the applied microcontroller. Especially beneficial for battery powered devices applying this new version of the AVIX RTOS can result in a substantial decrease in energy consumption.
Aeroflex realises 60x performance improvement using Synopsys CustomSim solution
Synopsys announced that Aeroflex Colorado Springs, Inc., a global provider of high-technology solutions to the aerospace, defense and broadband communications markets, has successfully deployed Synopsys’ CustomSim unified circuit simulation solution for the development and verification of its high reliability integrated circuits (ICs). The CustomSim solution delivers performance improvements of up to 60x over SPICE, increasing designer producti...
Evatronix USB 2.0 Controller Secures USB Certification for Richnex High Speed USB Transceivers
The silicon intellectual property (IP) provider, Evatronix SA and the mixed signal IC design company Richnex announced today the successful USB certification of the Richnex USB transceiver - RN1170, in which the Evatronix USB High Speed On-The-Go Controller IP was implemented as a reference design.
Agilent Technologies Announces NXP Semiconductors' Design Kit for RF Small Signal Products in Advanced Design System
Agilent Technologies announced the availability of an NXP Semiconductors' design kit for RF small-signal products within Agilent's Advanced Design System (ADS). The design kit provides NXP's customers with easy access to comprehensive libraries of models within ADS for NXP's RF wideband devices, diodes, junction FET's, dual-gate MOSFET's and MMIC's. With the new design kit, customers can run simulations in ADS prior to moving to prototype. This ...
ITTIA releases white paper on breaking the flat file barrier
ITTIA, a global supplier of embedded lightweight relational database software, has released a white paper detailing the challenges of hard-coded data management: Breaking the Flat File Barrier for Embedded Developers. This paper explores the use of custom binary and text file formats, and shows how they are inadequate for applications that are better served by a more suitable lightweight relational database solution.
Nexcom Launches Embedded CPU Boards For Vertical Markets
Nexcom has launched a range of embedded CPU boards aimed at Automation, Multimedia and HMI/Kiosk applications. All products are designed for 24-7 operation and enjoy long-term CPU support.
Kontron integrates Intel Core i7 processor technology across multiple embedded platforms
Kontron today announced the integration of the new Intel Core i7 processor across many of the company's popular embedded platforms including AdvancedMC, CompactPCI, COM Express and VPX. As a leader in standards-based and custom embedded solutions, Kontron's complete portfolio of Intel Core i7-based platforms is designed to reduce system development time and provide high reliability and long product life resulting in a lower total cost of ownershi...
Flat NanoServer with Full HD
For sophisticated graphic and computing applications, DSM Computer is presenting the extremely flat NanoServer E8-GM45 at the embedded world trade show. The high-end computer based on the Intel® GM45/ICH9M chipset integrates the high-performance Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator GMA 4500MHD with DirectX 10 support. Thanks to its video decoding capability, the graphic controller can decode high-resolution HD videos in AVC/VC2/MPEG2 format and so...
Byte Paradigm announces the availability of GP-24100
Byte Paradigm has announced the availability of GP-24100 a PC-controlled USB 2.0 high speed device featuring digital pattern generator and digital data sampling capabilities. GP-24100 is used as logic signal source early in the digital system development cycle to substitute for components that are not yet available.