Techcon3 2009, Santa Clara, CA — October 21, 2009 — Green Hills Software, Inc., the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, today announced INTEGRITY Secure Virtualization for ARM® TrustZone® technology. INTEGRITY® Secure Virtualization (ISV) is built on Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY RTOS, the first and only operating system technology to be certified by the NSA to EAL6+ High Robustness, the highest level of security ever achieved for any software product.

INTEGRITY Secure Virtualization reduces costs through processor consolidation, improves system security and reliability, and reduces the certification burden in mission critical applications such … Read More → "Green Hills Software Announces Comprehensive Solution for ARM TrustZone Technology-based Devices"

Optimized Implementation Methodology Enables 2GHz Fully Synthesizable ARM Cortex-A8 Processor for Advanced Mobile and Consumer Applications

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) , a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that it has created an optimized reference implementation methodology for the ARM® Cortex(TM)-A8 processor that achieves greater than 2GHz (4000 DMIPS) at 540mW. This result was accomplished by combining optimized methodology, tools and ARM Physical IP to enable new classes of mobile and tethered devices requiring the combination of high-performance and energy efficiency.

Best-in-Class Solutions Speed Design-to-Silicon Success of PCI Express Technology

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ — Denali Software, Inc., a world-leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and intellectual property (IP), today announced that Cray has adopted Denali Databahn(TM) PCI Express (PCIe) controller core and PureSpec(TM) verification IP (VIP), which support the latest PCIe 3.0 specifications from the PCI-SIG. The 16-lane PCIe 3.0 controller from Denali can deliver 128 GT/s of raw bandwidth, surpassing a 100G Ethernet interface. This is equivalent to transferring a full 3-hour high-definition movie file in under one second.

“Our systems are … Read More → "Industry’s Highest Capacity PCI Express 3.0 Controller IP Core From Denali Software Adopted by Cray"

MIPS32® 24KEc™ is Core of Choice for DTV, STB, DVD, Portable Media Applications

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – October 20, 2009 – MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqGS: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for home entertainment, communications, networking and portable multimedia markets, today announced that Novatek Microelectronics Corp. has licensed the MIPS32® 24KEc™ processor core to power advanced chip designs for a variety of multimedia devices for the digital home. Based in Taiwan, Novatek is a world leader in the development of solutions for high-growth markets including flat panel displays, DTVs, … Read More → "MIPS Technologies Licenses High-Performance, Power-Efficient Processor to Novatek for Next-Generation SoC Designs"

MILPITAS, CA – October 20, 2009 – Linear Technology announces the LT3743, a synchronous step-down DC/DC converter designed to deliver constant current to drive high current LEDs. The device’s 5.5V to 36V input voltage range makes it ideal for a wide variety of applications, including industrial, DLP projection and architectural lighting. The LT3743 provides up to 20A of continuous LED current from a nominal 12V input, delivering in excess of 80 Watts. In pulsed LED applications, it can deliver up to 40A of LED current or 160 Watts from a 12V input. Efficiencies as high as 95% eliminate any need for external heat … Read More → "Synchronous Step-Down LED Driver Delivers Over 20A of Continuous LED Current"

First commercial Linux support for new OpenVPX platforms

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ — Timesys® Corporation (http://www.timesys.com), provider of LinuxLink, the first commercial software development framework for building custom embedded Linux®-based products, today announced LinuxLink support for four Ensemble™ 3000 Series and Ensemble 6000 Series modules from Mercury Computer Systems: the HCD3200, HCD6220, HCD6410 and SBC6120 platforms.

The newly supported processing modules each support one or more dual-core MPC8640D or MPC8641D processors. They are components within Mercury’s 3U and 6U OpenVPX systems, which deliver rugged solutions for high-density, high-performance … Read More → "Timesys Announces LinuxLink Support for Four Mercury Computer Systems Ensemble 3000 and Ensemble 6000 Series Modules"