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Daddy, It’s So Difficult!

Do you remember the first time you sat on a bicycle? The thing wobbled and slid so that you thought you would never get to ride it like the other children. Or when co-ordinating clutch and gas pedal seemed impossible? The car jumped like a kangaroo and then stopped dead. Of course, with an automatic that isn’t a problem: you just sit down and press.

Developing software is hard. So people are always looking for easier ways, looking perhaps for the software equivalent of replacing the gearbox and clutch with an automatic transmission. This need … Read More → "Daddy, It’s So Difficult!"

What’s Old Is New

We’ve noted here before how old-school analog designers are. While digital designers have moved up in abstraction layer by layer by layer, analog designers still do things the old way. They still draw schematics. They still push polygons. OK, they don’t cut rubylith anymore, but that’s about it.

That’s not to say that they’re stuck in the past; it’s just that no one has really given them a better alternative – or at least not one that’s natural and easy to use. So … Read More → "What’s Old Is New"

Lattice Programmable Logic Devices “Go Green” for Consumer Electronics

HILLSBORO, OR – SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 – Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the availability of halogen- and lead-free packages for its ispMACH® 4000ZE CPLD family, a popular programmable logic solution for high-volume consumer electronics. Bromine and chlorine, halogens associated with ozone depletion, have been replaced with metal oxides or red phosphorous.  Lead and halogens have been eliminated from several components of the ispMACH 4000ZE IC package material to comply fully with industry standards such as Japan’s JEIDA and Europe’s WEEE.  For lead-frame … Read More → "Lattice Programmable Logic Devices “Go Green” for Consumer Electronics"

Bosch Selects SIE Computing Solutions to Custom-Design New Chassis and Backplane for the ADAM-M Compact Intercom Matrix Frame

Brockton, MA – September 21, 2010 – SIE Computing Solutions Inc., a provider of rugged electronic systems for performance-critical embedded computing platforms deployed in harsh environments, today announced that RTS Intercom Systems, part of the Bosch Group, chose SIE as its custom engineering partner in the design of the new ADAM-M compact intercom matrix frame. RTS … Read More → "Bosch Selects SIE Computing Solutions to Custom-Design New Chassis and Backplane for the ADAM-M Compact Intercom Matrix Frame"

Open-Silicon, MIPS Technologies, and Dolphin Technology Achieve ASIC CPU Performance of Over 2.4GHz in TSMC 40nm

MILPITAS, SUNNYVALE and SAN JOSE, Calif. – September 21, 2010: Open-Silicon, Inc., MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS), and Dolphin Technology today announced the successful tapeout of a high-performance ASIC processor at over 2.4GHz under typical conditions.  This achievement, as measured in timing closure against TSMC reference flow signoff conditions, will make this one of the highest frequency ASIC processors ever built, highlighting the companies’ industry-leading technologies for building high-performance processor-based systems.  This high-performance ASIC processor is a follow-on test chip to the 65nm, 1.1GHz test chip announced by Open-Silicon and MIPS Technologies at the end of last … Read More → "Open-Silicon, MIPS Technologies, and Dolphin Technology Achieve ASIC CPU Performance of Over 2.4GHz in TSMC 40nm"

AdaCore Announces Enhanced Solutions for Multi-Language Systems

NEW YORK and PARIS, September 21, 2010 – Embedded Systems Conference Boston
AdaCore, a leading supplier of Ada development tools and support services, today announced a comprehensive set of tools and support services for projects where Ada is used in conjunction with other programming languages. Available with GNAT Pro 6.3, the latest release of AdaCore’s Ada Development Environment, the solutions include tools and libraries to handle the various ways in which multi-language systems are designed and constructed.

“‘One Language Fits All’ is … Read More → "AdaCore Announces Enhanced Solutions for Multi-Language Systems"

ADLINK Technology Presents Extreme Rugged COTS Military Systems

San Jose, Calif, September 21, 2010 – ADLINK Technology, Inc. a leading supplier of embedded computers, today announced availability of Extreme Rugged™ Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) military computers based on the Intel® Core™2 Duo and Atom™ N270 processors, the MilSystem™ 840 and the MilSystem™ 735. Ampro by ADLINK™ MilSystem products are designed for users and integrators of military grade embedded systems that want the latest Intel technology and require high reliability, long life-cycles and complete configuration control. Both systems leverage Ampro by ADLINK’s extensive expertise as a worldwide leader in … Read More → "ADLINK Technology Presents Extreme Rugged COTS Military Systems"

LynuxWorks Announces LynxSecure 4.0 support for New Intel Embedded Platforms

BOSTON, MA, Embedded Systems Conference−September 21, 2010  LynuxWorks™, Inc., a leader in secure virtualization technology, today announced availability of LynxSecure 4.0 on the latest hardware platforms from Intel®. The Core™ i7 family has been widely used in the desktop and laptop market, and now the … Read More → "LynuxWorks Announces LynxSecure 4.0 support for New Intel Embedded Platforms"

Lattice Announces Low Cost Programmable SPI-4.2 Solution

HILLSBORO, OR–(Marketwire – September 20, 2010) –  Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the immediate availability of its full rate SPI-4.2 solution based on a low cost, low power FPGA fabric. Consisting of a LatticeECP3™ FPGA and a Lattice-developed soft Intellectual Property (IP) core, the solution is fully compliant with the Optical Internetworking Forum’s (OIF) System Packet Interface Level 4 (SPI-4) Phase 2 Revision 1 Standard, a popular parallel interface found in telecom/datacom applications at 10Gbps rates and below. The ability to operate at the full 10Gbps … Read More → "Lattice Announces Low Cost Programmable SPI-4.2 Solution"

Actel’s CEO John East to Deliver Keynote Address at ESC Boston 2010

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., September 20, 2010 — Actel Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTL) today announced that its CEO, John East, will deliver a keynote address at the 2010 Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) Boston on September 22nd. East’s keynote address, CONVERGENCE: The Prequel, will highlight the trend towards smaller and smarter designs in the electronics industry. Tapping into nearly 40 years of experience, East will share some of the lessons he learned and wisdom to be passed on by those who participated him in the creation of the electronics industry as we know it.

WHEN: Wednesday, September 229:30 a.m. – 10:30 … Read More → "Actel’s CEO John East to Deliver Keynote Address at ESC Boston 2010"

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