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JTAG Technologies Answers Demand for On-board Test Control

JTAG Technologies is pleased to announce a new support package for board-level and system designers looking to implement a convenient BIT (Built-In Test) access for boundary-scan testing and on-board device (re)programming.

For the first time since the introduction of the IEEE Std. 1149.1 in 1990 existing USB to JTAG resources, which design engineers frequently now include on their boards, can be linked to high-level boundary-scan test software. In conjunction with FTDI Ltd, JTAG Technologies is pleased to offer a support option for the popular FTDI 2232D and the new FT2232H/4232 … Read More → "JTAG Technologies Answers Demand for On-board Test Control"

C-to-FPGA Integration Accelerates DSP Prototyping by ten

Northwich, Cheshire, 2nd September 2010. Kane Computing Ltd (KCL), today announced that the popular Impulse C to FPGA tool set, that they sell in the UK has now been integrated to Stone Ridge Technology products. The integration enables software developers to write HLL (High Level Language) signal, imaging or data processing algorithms that rapidly compile to optimized … Read More → "C-to-FPGA Integration Accelerates DSP Prototyping by ten"

Aldec Awarded 2010 Best FPGA Development Tool in China

HENDERSON, Nevada-September 7, 2010 – Aldec, Inc., a leader in mixed RTL simulation and verification, announces that Active-HDL was awarded the 2010 Best FPGA Development Tool by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China. The award was presented at the Ministries annual FPGA Industry Development Forum on August 31, 2010. The Ministry of Industry and Information is the governing body responsible for development, coordination, regulation, and standardization of the semiconductor industry in China.
The award recognized Active-HDL as the superior choice for FPGA designers in China based on its powerful, easy-to-use FPGA design creation, project management and … Read More → "Aldec Awarded 2010 Best FPGA Development Tool in China"

CEVA’s New 1 GHz Programmable DSP Core Offers Exceptional Performance and Power Efficiency for Next Generation Communications and Multimedia SoCs

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – September 07, 2010 – CEVA, Inc. [(NASDAQ: CEVA); (LSE: CVA)], the leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores, today introduced the CEVA-X1643™, a  highly-energy efficient,1 GHz DSP core designed to boost overall chip performance for a broad range of applications including wireline and wireless communications, surveillance, portable multimedia and more. The CEVA-X1643 is the latest family member of the widely used CEVA-X DSP architecture, which has been licensed by more than 25 customers and shipped in over 100 million devices to … Read More → "CEVA’s New 1 GHz Programmable DSP Core Offers Exceptional Performance and Power Efficiency for Next Generation Communications and Multimedia SoCs"

Adeneo Embedded provides Windows Embedded CE 6.0 drivers for TI’s WiLink™ 6.0 connectivity solution

Bellevue, WA, USA, and Ecully, France, September 7th, 2010: Adeneo Embedded, a Microsoft® Windows® Embedded Gold Partner with facilities in Europe and in the USA, today announced availability of its Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® technology drivers for the WiLink™ 6.0 single-chip solution (WL1271) from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) which support Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3. The customizable, combined solution makes the design … Read More → "Adeneo Embedded provides Windows Embedded CE 6.0 drivers for TI’s WiLink™ 6.0 connectivity solution"

Non-Standard

It seemed pretty straightforward based on the press release headline: “Synopsys and IEEE-ISTO launch industry body to evolve Interconnect Modeling Standard.”

Always interested in filling yet another in my seemingly endless supply of pockets of ignorance, I made a couple phone calls to understand a bit more about what was being standardized.

And in so doing, I waded into something of a minor hornet’s nest. Actually, that’s a bad metaphor, because, had I done that, I would have been badly stung. As it is, I … Read More → "Non-Standard"

Psych!

The “Peanuts” comic strip made the situation iconic.  Lucy would place the tip of the football on the ground, holding it upright with one finger (American-style football in this case – sorry international audience – bear with us, this is how one player holds the ball while another does a stationary-type of kick.) Charlie Brown is skeptical.  Lucy has tricked him with this before, waiting until the last instant, then yanking the ball away, causing him to fall head over heels in a nasty tumble.  She … Read More → "Psych!"

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