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Synopsys’ New Silicon-Proven DesignWare USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 femtoPHY IP Cut Area by 50 Percent

April 29, 2014

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ —

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TI’s latest Code Composer Studio™ IDE v6 offers a new App Center, simplified user interface and intelligent learning tools

April 29, 2014

DALLAS, TX (Apr. 29, 2014) – Consistently delivering the resources to ease software development and reduce accompanying costs, Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN), introduces the latest version of its Code Composer Studio™ integrated development environment (IDE) – version 6. Based on the latest version of the popular, industry-standard, open-source Eclipse software framework, Code Composer Studio v6 provides numerous updates, features and integrated tools to ease the software development experience. Running on both Windows and Linux® operating systems, Code Composer Studio v6 is available in a number of different license configurations, including … Read More → "TI’s latest Code Composer Studio™ IDE v6 offers a new App Center, simplified user interface and intelligent learning tools"

Wind River Adds Security Boost for the Internet of Things to Its Market-Leading Linux Platform

April 29, 2014
  • New Security Profile for Wind River Linux addresses growing security vulnerabilities as more devices become connected and intelligent.
  • Updated Carrier Grade Profile for Wind River Linux includes support for the latest Linux kernel 3.10 LTSI release.
  • Both software profiles are compatible with the Yocto Project, which allows improved cross-platform compatibility and component interoperability.

EMBEDDED LINUX CONFERENCE – SAN JOSE, Calif. – April 29, 2014 – Wind River®, a world leader in delivering software for intelligent connected systems, has announced Security Profile for Wind River Linux, a software offering … Read More → "Wind River Adds Security Boost for the Internet of Things to Its Market-Leading Linux Platform"

Zuken promotes smarter teamwork with concurrent product design enhancements

April 29, 2014

Zuken continues to add new team design capabilities with new versions of its System Planner and Design Gateway software, part of the CR-8000 single and multi-board design solution. Zuken’s CR-8000 is the industry’s only next-generation product-centric design solution for creating complex product designs.

System Planner and Design Gateway – at the core of Zuken’s CR-8000 2D/3D single and multi-PCB and IC packaging design solution (which was introduced in 2011) – contain enhancements that allow teams of engineers to work concurrently on the same design, new checks to ensure integrity in hierarchical and system level designs, and … Read More → "Zuken promotes smarter teamwork with concurrent product design enhancements"

Mentor Graphics Nucleus Innovate Program With Atmel Provides Integrated Solution for Internet-of-Things (IoT) Application Development

April 29, 2014

WILSONVILLE, Ore., April 29, 2014 – Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that Atmel Corporation is part of the Mentor® Embedded Nucleus® Innovate Program targeting the emerging Internet of Things (IoT) market. The Nucleus Innovate Program provides a free license of the industry-leading Mentor Embedded Nucleus RTOS and Sourcery™ CodeBench tools for Atmel’s SAM3x and SAM4x microcontroller (MCU) devices for businesses under $1M in annual revenue to kick-start their embedded projects. Mentor Graphics’ collaboration with Atmel will accelerate the development of medical, industrial, smart energy,   … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Nucleus Innovate Program With Atmel Provides Integrated Solution for Internet-of-Things (IoT) Application Development"

Integrated EDA Tool Suite from Tanner EDA, Incentia and Aldec Helps ASIC Design House Lower Cost and Increase Efficiency with No Compromise in Performance

April 29, 2014

MONROVIA, California – April 29, 2014 – In today’s ‘always on’, Internet of Things connected world, the demand for high-performance, mixed-signal ASICs continues to grow.  Many thousands of mixed-signal devices are produced on mainstream process nodes in foundries worldwide.  Designers working on these mainstream devices do not always need, nor can they afford, the EDA tools from the vendors focused on serving the most advanced process nodes.  Tanner EDA, through its partnerships with Incentia Design Systems, Inc. and Aldec, Inc., provides a fully-integrated, complete analog/mixed-signal tool suite to address the mainstream with no compromise in performance.

Dresden-based … Read More → "Integrated EDA Tool Suite from Tanner EDA, Incentia and Aldec Helps ASIC Design House Lower Cost and Increase Efficiency with No Compromise in Performance"

Accellera Systems Initiative advances the SystemC ecosystem with new releases of the core language and verification libraries

April 28, 2014

Napa, Calif., April 24, 2014 – Accellera Systems Initiative announces two new libraries have been released for the SystemC core language (SystemC 2.3.1) and SystemC verification (SCV 2.0). Ratified as IEEE Std. 1666-2011™ “Standard SystemC Language Reference Manual, “SystemC is a high-level language used in the design and development of electronic and embedded systems. The SystemC 2.3.1 proof of concept library is an update to the standard that was released in 2011 which included transaction-level modeling. The SystemC Verification Library (SCV) version 2.0 contains an implementation of the verification extensions.  Both libraries are fully compatible with IEEE Std. 1666-2011 and are available at Read More → "Accellera Systems Initiative advances the SystemC ecosystem with new releases of the core language and verification libraries"

Bluetooth Smart environmental sensors deliver high accuracy, low cost, smart home monitoring to consumers and can run for up to three years off a coin cell

April 28, 2014

Oslo, Norway – April 28, 2013 – Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OSE: NOD) today announces that Canadian startup, Wimoto Technologies Inc., has specified Nordic’s multiple award-winning nRF51822 System-on-Chip (SoC) to provide Bluetooth® Smart wireless connectivity between iOS and Android smartphones, tablets, and computers, and Wimoto’s ‘Mote’ environmental sensors.

In operation, Motes are claimed to employ industrial-grade sensor technologies, interface seamlessly with a free Wimoto app over a range of up to 35 meters (around 100-ft), and run for up to three years from a coin cell (CR2450) battery.

Motes are weather-proof … Read More → "Bluetooth Smart environmental sensors deliver high accuracy, low cost, smart home monitoring to consumers and can run for up to three years off a coin cell"

Advantech Releases a Series of Embedded I/O Modules with MiniPCIe Interface for Fast I/O Extension

April 28, 2014

April 25, 2014, Irvine, CA – Advantech, a global leader in the IoT embedded market, is glad to announce a series of new Embedded I/O Modules for Touch, CANBus, Parallel, Serial, GigaLAN, SATA III, and USB 3.0 using standard full-size MiniPCIe interface. Using this standard design, customers can simply extend extra interface ports without board modification and easily integrate with their solutions to fulfill a diverse range embedded applications for Industrial PC, Embedded, Transportation, Automation, and Networking Infrastructure systems.

< … Read More → "Advantech Releases a Series of Embedded I/O Modules with MiniPCIe Interface for Fast I/O Extension"

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