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Altium Announces New Software Integrity Analysis Solution for Automotive Safety Applications

Amersfoort, Netherlands – 12 November 2015 — Altium Limited <http://www.altium.com/>  a global leader in Smart System Design Automation, 3D PCB design (Altium Designer) and embedded software development (TASKING <http://tasking.com/> ), has announced that its software integrity analysis solution will be made available as a stand-alone solution for safety-related code analysis in automotive applications. The TASKING Integrity Checker … Read More → "Altium Announces New Software Integrity Analysis Solution for Automotive Safety Applications"

Arbor Solution Introduces Latest Compact, Ultra-Versatile Computer Board

San Jose, CA – Arbor Solution, a leading industrial-PC (IPC) provider of embedded computing solutions, announces the introduction of its latest compact computer board, the 3.5” EmCORE-i230G, featuring either an Intel low-power dual-core Atom E3825 1.33GHz or quad-core E3845 1.91GHz processor soldered onboard. As part of Intel’s E3800 family of processors, both deliver outstanding computer and graphics performance. The economically priced EmCORE-i230G is offered in both extended temperature (-4 – 158 degrees Fahrenheit) and wide temperature (-40 – 185 degrees Fahrenheit) models.

“The EmCORE-i230G is one of our most versatile computer boards yet,” commented Brian Yurkiw, … Read More → "Arbor Solution Introduces Latest Compact, Ultra-Versatile Computer Board"

Mentor Graphics Announces New FloTHERM Product with Automated Calibration for Package Model Accuracy

WILSONVILLE, Ore., Nov. 12, 2015—Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced the newest version of its market-leading FloTHERM® product, the industry’s most powerful and accurate computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software solution. The FloTHERM product was developed to quickly identify potential thermal issues early in the design process to avoid expensive late stage re-design and warranty costs arising from thermal failures in the field. The newest version of the FloTHERM product delivers an automated method to calibrate simulation models to match transient thermal measurements recorded with the … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Announces New FloTHERM Product with Automated Calibration for Package Model Accuracy"

Cavium and Leading Partners Showcase ThunderX™ ARMv8-based Server Platforms for Next Generation Cloud Data Center at ARM TechCon 2015

San Jose, CA, Nov 11, 2016 – Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for enterprise, data center, cloud, wired and wireless networking, today announced the demonstration of ThunderX based workload optimized server platformsfor next generation Cloud and Hyperscale Data Centers at ARM TechCon 2015 in the Santa Cara convention center in California.  The show Expo dates are Wednesday, November 11th and Thursday, November 12th.  

ThunderX is Cavium’s 64-bit ARMv8 server processor family for next generation Cloud and high performance computing – workloads. With up to 48 high-performance custom cores, single … Read More → "Cavium and Leading Partners Showcase ThunderX™ ARMv8-based Server Platforms for Next Generation Cloud Data Center at ARM TechCon 2015"

Synopsys Enables Next-Level of Productivity with Addition of System-Level Capabilities to Verification IP for ARM Cache Coherent Protocols

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) announces the availability of advanced system-level capabilities in its next-generation VC Verification IP (VIP) for the ARM AMBA 4 ACE and AMBA 5 CHI protocols, as well as availability of verification IP for the newly announced AMBA 5 AHB5 protocol. The AMBA 4 ACE specifications are used for full coherency between processors, and AMBA 5 CHI is an architecture for system scalability in enterprise SoCs. The expanded capabilities of Synopsys Verification IP include system level test-suites, a system monitor, protocol-aware debug and performance analysis. With the growth of cache-coherent designs, checkers and performance analysis are … Read More → "Synopsys Enables Next-Level of Productivity with Addition of System-Level Capabilities to Verification IP for ARM Cache Coherent Protocols"

Alpha Data Announces OpenPower-Based CAPI Acceleration Solution for Xilinx Ultrascale FPGA Board

November 11, 2015: Denver, CO & Edinburgh, UK

Alpha Data announces the immediate availability of a CAPI enabled acceleration board featuring Xilinx UltraScale(TM) FPGAs.   The CAPI support package for theADM-PCIE-KU3 will enable designers to utilize Xilinx All Programmable FPGA attached to the coherent accelerator processor interfaces on IBM® POWER8™ systems.  The CAPI kit includes the PSL (Power Service Layer) to provide the infrastructure connection to the POWER8 chip, examples of user defined AFU (Accelerator Function Units), as well as OS Kernel extensions and library functions specifically for CAPI.  This solution significantly reduces the development time required to offload … Read More → "Alpha Data Announces OpenPower-Based CAPI Acceleration Solution for Xilinx Ultrascale FPGA Board"

Express Logic ThreadX® RTOS Now Supports ARMv8 64-Bit Processors

San Diego, CA — November 11, 2015 — Express Logic, Inc., the worldwide leader in royalty-free, real-time operating systems (RTOSes) with over 2 billion units deployed, today announced that its industry-leading ThreadX® RTOS supports ARMv8 64-bit processors, including the Cortex-A53, Cortex-A57, and Cortex-A72 processors. Although 32-bit devices currently dominate the embedded space—with the ARM 32-bit Cortex processors commanding the lion’s share of the market—there is a growing demand for 64-bit … Read More → "Express Logic ThreadX® RTOS Now Supports ARMv8 64-Bit Processors"

Device Solutions Inc Introduces Cellio LoRa, an Internet of Things Wireless System for Remote Monitoring and Remote Control

  • Cellio LoRa makes it simple and cost effective to wirelessly connect industry equipment to the network and report data from the field to you 24×365
  • Includes connectivity, hardware, software, and cloud intelligence for asset mapping, supply chain, sales force and inventory management and ROI optimization

November 10, 2015 – Morrisville, North Carolina, USA

Device Solutions Inc today announced the availability of their new Cellio LoRa long-range low-power wireless network system for end-to-end automation and instrumentation in Factories, Farms, Warehouses, Transportation, Agriculture, and many other industries.

Cellio wireless gateways and transceivers use LoRa (Long … Read More → "Device Solutions Inc Introduces Cellio LoRa, an Internet of Things Wireless System for Remote Monitoring and Remote Control"

MOST® Linux Driver for Microchip’s MOST Network Interface Controllers Added to Open Source Linux Mainline Kernel 4.3

CHANDLER, Ariz., Nov. 10, 2015 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced that the MOST® Linux Driver supporting Microchip’s MOST network interface controllers has been incorporated into the staging section of the Linux Mainline Kernel 4.3 operating system. The increasing demand for reliable and simple solutions to support audio, video and data communications in cars is driving the trend toward using Linux and open-source software in combination with MOST technology, the de-facto standard for high-bandwidth automotive multimedia networking.</ … Read More → "MOST® Linux Driver for Microchip’s MOST Network Interface Controllers Added to Open Source Linux Mainline Kernel 4.3"

Synopsys and ARM Expand Collaboration to Accelerate Software Development for ARM-based Designs

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 10, 2015 Highlights:

  • New agreement builds on successful multi-year virtual prototyping partnership and enables access to the latest ARM Fast models, including the recently announced ARM Cortex®-A35 processor
  • Synopsys Virtualizer Development Kits (VDKs) include processor models, reference designs, multicore software debug and analysis tools and reference software stacks enabling efficient OS bring-up, driver and firmware development up to 12 months prior to silicon
  • VDKs are a key element of Synopsys’ end-to-end prototyping solutions that enable rapid architecture exploration, software development, hardware/software integration, and … Read More → "Synopsys and ARM Expand Collaboration to Accelerate Software Development for ARM-based Designs"
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