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Curtiss-Wright Controls Introduces New 4-Slot OpenVPX™ Compact Rugged 3U Multi-Platform Mission Computer Sub-System

January 12, 2011

SAN DIEGO, CA — January 11, 2011 — Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing (CWCEC), a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX, VXS and CompactPCI products for the rugged deployed defense and aerospace market, has introduced a new compact, natural convection-cooled rugged 4-slot OpenVPX™ system, the MPMC-9341 Multi-Platform Mission Computer. Developed by CWCEC’s Embedded Systems group in San Diego, CA, the MPMC-9341 features a built-in power supply and four (4) 3U OpenVPX system slots that can be configured to accommodate up to four single board … Read More → "Curtiss-Wright Controls Introduces New 4-Slot OpenVPX™ Compact Rugged 3U Multi-Platform Mission Computer Sub-System"

Synopsys Announces Android Operating System Support for DesignWare ARC Processor Cores

by Kevin Morris

January 12, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced Android operating system (v2.2 FroYo) support for the DesignWare™ ARC™ 750D processor core. The DesignWare ARC 750D host processor, which runs at 1.1 GHz and delivers 1800 DMIPs in an industry standard 40-nanometer (nm) process, is an ideal choice for designers requiring a high-performance, low-power and cost-effective microprocessor to drive Android-based applications. The DesignWare ARC 750D processor now … Read More → "Synopsys Announces Android Operating System Support for DesignWare ARC Processor Cores"

CEVA’s New DSP Core Delivers Highest Audio Performance, User Flexibility, and Broad Codec Support

by Kevin Morris

January 12, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., January 12, 2011 — CEVA, Inc. [(NASDAQ: CEVA); (LSE: CVA)], the leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores, today announced the latest addition to its CEVA-TeakLite-III DSP architecture. The CEVA-TL3211 is an advanced DSP targeting the growing needs of low cost smartphones and high-definition (HD) audio features within digital televisions (DTV), set-top-boxes (STB), and Blu-ray Disc players. The CEVA-TL3211 delivers the industry’s highest levels of performance, power efficiency, user flexibility, and smallest memory footprint to address the requirements of 2G/3G modems and advanced audio processing, including fully-certified … Read More → "CEVA’s New DSP Core Delivers Highest Audio Performance, User Flexibility, and Broad Codec Support"

Other People’s Code

You down with OPC?

by Bryon Moyer

January 11, 2011

Ownership is a big thing for an engineer. When you’re done with a project, you can stand back and state proudly, “I made that!”

Well, it used to be that simple. Perhaps now it’s more like, “See your TV? Well, it needs backlights to work and those backlights are divided into zones and something has to decide how to light the zones to keep power usage down and there’s a big chip that controls a lot of this stuff and a portion of the chip handles … Read More → "Other People’s Code"

Windows Ported to ARM

World Doesn’t End

by Jim Turley

January 11, 2011

OMFG!!! Microsoft is porting Windows to ARM processors! It’s the end of the Intel/x86 dominance! It’s the start of a new age!

Or it’s no big deal. You decide.

At last week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Microsoft officially admitted that it is porting Windows—real Windows, not just Windows CE or Windows Embedded or Windows Phone—to ARM-based processors. The operating system we know and love from millions of PCs will soon be available on another platform. … Read More → "Windows Ported to ARM"

TI selects Movea’s MotionIC platform for Remote Control Design

by Amelia Dalton

January 11, 2011

Grenoble, France, January 11, 2011 – Movea, the pioneer in motion-sensing and motion-control technologies, along with Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), announced today a new high-performance, RF4CE remote control reference design that will allow consumers to experience a highly interactive and immersive style of home entertainment by enabling in-air operating controls through motion recognition.

“Our partnership with Texas Instruments on their new RF4CE remote control reference design builds on TI’s industry leading engineering prowess for creating robust, high performance hardware systems and better enables a growing market with a valuable combination of technologies in … Read More → "TI selects Movea’s MotionIC platform for Remote Control Design"

IAR Systems to extend comprehensive Renesas Electronics microcontroller support with addition of RL78 device

by Amelia Dalton

January 11, 2011

January 11th, 2011 – Uppsala, Sweden. IAR Systems today announced it will extend its range of Renesas Electronics microcontroller (MCU) support to include its latest low power RL78 family of MCUs. Already providing an extensive tool chain for all Renesas Electronics MCU devices, the new RL78 MCUs will use the same integrated development environment (IDE), IAR Embedded Workbench. Using the same environment makes it easier for a developer to switch between Renesas Electronics’ MCU targets, reuse code between projects and reduce project risks.

“Our customers continue to benefit from the close cooperation we have with IAR Systems”, comments Mohammed … Read More → "IAR Systems to extend comprehensive Renesas Electronics microcontroller support with addition of RL78 device"

Mazda Adopts Synopsys’ Virtual Prototyping Solution for Electronic Control Unit Verification

by Amelia Dalton

January 11, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that Mazda Motor Corporation, a leading producer of automobiles, has adopted Synopsys’ CoMET®-METeor® virtual prototyping solution to verify their Electronic Control Units (ECUs). Over the last year, Mazda has been using the METeor embedded software development environment to conduct its ECU system verification in a virtual environment. By decreasing the number of tests on real automobiles and hardware-in-the-loop simulation (HILS) test equipment, the virtual prototyping solution will enable Mazda to … Read More → "Mazda Adopts Synopsys’ Virtual Prototyping Solution for Electronic Control Unit Verification"

TI’s new low-cost floating-point Piccolo™ MCUs provide optimized performance and power line communications capabilities for energy-efficient applications

by Amelia Dalton

January 11, 2011

HOUSTON, TX (January 11, 2011) – Bridging the gap between low-cost Piccolo and high-performance Delfino™ floating-point microcontrollers (MCUs), Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced its new low-cost TMS320F2806x Piccolo floating-point MCUs. Rooted in TI’s 25+ years of digital signal processing leadership, the new Piccolo MCUs offer an enhanced math engine specifically designed to simplify programming and optimize performance in real-time control applications that may require integrated communications. Developers of energy-efficient motor control and renewable energy applications can now use a single F2806x MCU to cost-effectively execute control loops as well as power line communications ( … Read More → "TI’s new low-cost floating-point Piccolo™ MCUs provide optimized performance and power line communications capabilities for energy-efficient applications"

60V Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Controller Specified up to 150°C

by Amelia Dalton

January 11, 2011

MILPITAS, CA – January 11, 2011 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC3810H-5, a high input voltage synchronous step-down DC/DC controller with guaranteed specifications for junction temperatures as high as 150°C. This device employs a constant on-time valley current-mode control architecture, delivering very low duty cycles and extremely fast transient response with accurate cycle-by-cycle current limit without requiring a sense resistor. This rugged controller can directly step down … Read More → "60V Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Controller Specified up to 150°C"

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