Design
Hitex - Self-test software library for NXP’s Cortex-M3 based LPC1000 family
Hitex Development Tools has successfully processed a service project for NXP Semiconductors to meet the IEC 60335 standard for automatic electronic controls.
Perforce releases new version of its Software Configuration Management (SCM) system for electronics designers
Perforce Software today released version 2009.2 of its Software Configuration Management (SCM) system. This new release offers a variety of major productivity improvements with the addition of shelving, real-time metadata replication and additional functionality for working offline.
NEC Electronics Europe Announces 78K0R – SENSE IT! Development Kit
NEC Electronics Europe announced the release of the 78K0R/Lx3 — SENSE IT! development kit. SENSE IT! is a single-board, LCD control development platform designed specifically for the evaluation of NEC Electronics’ 16-bit 78K0R/Lx3 microcontroller. It includes an on-chip liquid crystal display (LCD) driver circuit, optimized especially for the fields of handheld healthcare diagnostic instruments such as blood glucose meter, building utility me...
Synopsys speeds timing signoff by 2X with latest multicore technology
Synopsys announced the immediate availability of PrimeTime 2009.12, delivering up to 2X speed up of timing signoff through the addition of threaded multicore processing. With this latest addition, Synopsys’ PrimeTime tool provides a new level of flexibility enabling design teams to achieve optimal runtime performance across their heterogeneous multicore compute environments by utilising distributed and threaded multicore processing in tandem. ...
Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. Debuts Seven Embedded Products Based on the Latest Intel Corei7 Processor
Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. announces the availability of seven embedded computing products based on the new Intel Core i7 processor. X-ES is committed to supporting the Intel Core i7 embedded processor across Extreme Engineering’s entire line of form factors with support for the Intel Core i7-610E, i7-620LE, and i7-620UE processors. All products from X-ES based on the Intel Core i7 embedded processor are available in commercial, air-co...
congatec announces new COM Express small form factor module based on latest Intel Core i7 processor
congatec AG extends its COM Express product family with the highest performance module conga-BM57. It features the latest Intel Core i7-620M processor with a core speed of 2.66 GHz, with 4 MByte L2 cache and up to 8 GByte fast (1066 MT/s) dual channel DDR3 memory. The conga‑BM57 is a two chip solution which utilizes the powerful Mobile Intel QM57 Express Chipset. The integrated graphics controller is supporting the Intel® Flexible Display ...
EU’s FP7 SATURN project delivers UML/SysML-based hardware/software co-design solution based on Artisan Studio
Artisan Software Tools has announced the first technology solution to emerge from the European Union’s Framework7 SATURN project – a UML/SysML-based hardware/software co-design environment based on Artisan Studio.
New Ultra Low Power Tiny processor module from ICOP UK suits headless applications
Drawing less than 320mA, the new VDX-6317-X 800MHz Tiny processor module from ICOP UK provides embedded system designers with a cost effective solution to headless applications where a graphical interface is not required. By designing a board without a graphics chipset, ICOP’s 6317-X offers increased security and reduced cost.
Wind River VxWorks 6.8 Broadens Multicore Capabilities and Processor Support
Wind River today announced the immediate availability of VxWorks version 6.8, the embedded industry's leading real-time operating system (RTOS). Wind River’s continued investment in VxWorks has delivered improvements in multicore support and fundamental operating system features, decreasing time-to-market while lowering costs and improving quality for device manufacturers.
ADLINK Technology Announces COM Express Module with Intel's Latest Graphics Core and DDR3 Memory Support
ADLINK Technology, Inc debuts the Express-MV. The Express-MV is a COM Express Type 2 module supporting the Intel Core 2 Duo and Celeron M processors. Based on the Intel GS45 Express Graphic Controller Hub SFF (Small Form Factor) and the Intel I/O Controller Hub ICH9M-SFF, the Express-MV has outstanding graphics performance and is specifically designed for high-end data and media-processing applications.