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ASSET’s Arium software debugger turbo charges ARM’s System Trace Macrocell

October 30, 2013

Richardson, TX (October 29, 2013 ? ARM TechCon Booth 603) ? Accelerating the tracking of software bugs through mountains of trace data back to their root causes shortens the development of multicore, multithreaded systems-on-a-chip (SoC) by months and delivers new products to market sooner. Enhancements to ASSET® InterTech?s Arium hardware-assisted SourcePoint? debugger optimizes the processing of ARM?s System Trace Macrocell (STM), which provides developers a system-level perspective of trace data.

ASSET, (www.asset-intertech.com) through its ScanWorks® platform for embedded instruments, is a leading supplier of … Read More → "ASSET’s Arium software debugger turbo charges ARM’s System Trace Macrocell"

Avnet Electronics Marketing Unveils Xylon Touchscreen HMI Reference Design for the MicroZed Evaluation Kit

October 29, 2013

PHOENIX—October 29, 2013—Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, … Read More → "Avnet Electronics Marketing Unveils Xylon Touchscreen HMI Reference Design for the MicroZed Evaluation Kit"

Cadence Announces Availability of Interconnect Workbench for Performance Analysis and Verification of ARM-based SoCs

October 29, 2013

Highlights:

Cadence Interconnect Workbench helps optimize performance of SoCs incorporating ARM® CoreLink(TM) CCI-400(TM), NIC-400(TM), NIC-301(TM) and ADB-400(TM) system Intellectual Property (IP)
Enables teams to rapidly generate performance analysis testbenches that previously required up to several weeks to construct by hand
Cadence and ARM will jointly present a technical session titled “Measure and Optimize System Performance of a Smartphone RTL Design” at ARM TechCon on October 30, 2013

SAN JOSE, Calif., Read More → "Cadence Announces Availability of Interconnect Workbench for Performance Analysis and Verification of ARM-based SoCs"

LeddarTech Unveils Its Ground-Breaking Industrial Leddar™ Sensor

October 29, 2013

QUEBEC CITY, CANADA, October 28, 2013 – LeddarTech, owner of the patented Leddar™ LED-based detection technology is pleased to introduce its new Industrial Leddar™ Sensor, a unique detection and ranging product offering the best cost/performance ratio on the market.

Distinctive Features

This novel sensor can detect, locate and measure all types of objects—solid or liquid—even in the harshest conditions. As it contains no moving parts and comes in an IP67 enclosure, it is rugged and weather-resistant, always ensuring unparalleled performance.

Optimized for 0 to 50 meter (165 ft.) detection and ranging … Read More → "LeddarTech Unveils Its Ground-Breaking Industrial Leddar™ Sensor"

Altera Announces Quad-Core 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 for Stratix 10 SoCs

October 29, 2013

Santa Clara, Calif., ARM TechCon, October 29, 2013—Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced that its Stratix 10 SoC devices, manufactured on Intel’s 14 nm Tri-Gate process, will incorporate a high-performance, quad-core 64-bit ARM Cortex™-A53 processor system, complementing the device’s floating-point digital signal processing (DSP) blocks and high-performance FPGA fabric. Coupled with Altera’s advanced system-level design tools, including OpenCL, this versatile heterogeneous computing platform will offer exceptional adaptability, performance, power efficiency and design productivity for a broad range of applications, including data center computing acceleration, radar … Read More → "Altera Announces Quad-Core 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 for Stratix 10 SoCs"

Wind River Enhances Market-Leading Embedded Linux Platform to Further Support Open Source Innovation

October 28, 2013

EMBEDDED LINUX CONFERENCE EUROPE, Edinburgh, United Kingdom – Oct. 24, 2013 – Wind River®, a world leader in embedded software for intelligent connected systems, has introduced the latest version of Wind River Linux. The new version includes expanded hardware support for the latest ARM, Intel®, MIPS, and Power architectures. Wind River Linux is also updated with the current Linux kernel, toolchain, and user space based on the latestYocto Project release</ … Read More → "Wind River Enhances Market-Leading Embedded Linux Platform to Further Support Open Source Innovation"

New Automotive Diagnostics Communications Chip Integrates Multiple Configurable Automotive Buses, MOSFET Switch Array and Power Management Functions

October 28, 2013

San Jose, CA October 28, 2013 – Fabless Analog ASIC Company, JVD Inc., a leader in Custom Analog ICs, has announced the volume production of its newest automotive integrated circuit, the JV700, an ODB-II Diagnostics Interface/Controller. Designed and produced for Launch Tech Co., Ltd, a leader in professional automotive diagnostics equipment, the JV700 is a custom Analog ASIC that resides in a small dongle that plugs into the vehicle’s ODB-II connector (typically located under the dash). The JV700 incorporates all the critical analog functions required to interface and communicate through the ODB-II connector with all major automotive buses. … Read More → "New Automotive Diagnostics Communications Chip Integrates Multiple Configurable Automotive Buses, MOSFET Switch Array and Power Management Functions"

Exar Delivers Industry-First Hardware-Accelerated Compression Solution for Apache Hadoop

October 28, 2013

Fremont, CA, October 28, 2013 – Exar Corporation (NYSE: EXAR), a leading supplier of high performance analog mixed-signal components and data management solutions, today announced AltraHD, the industry’s first hardware-accelerated compression solution for Apache(TM) Hadoop®. AltraHD enables all applications in the Hadoop stack to be transparently compressed using hardware acceleration, delivering unparalleled performance and storage efficiency.

AltraHD combines Exar’s state of the art software technology with its leading-edge hardware compression accelerators to remove costly I/O bottlenecks and optimize the storage capacity … Read More → "Exar Delivers Industry-First Hardware-Accelerated Compression Solution for Apache Hadoop"

Microchip Makes Developing 3D Gesture Systems Easy With Hillstar Development Kit

October 28, 2013

CHANDLER, Ariz., Oct. 28, 2013 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the new MGC3130 Hillstar Development Kit for 3D gesturing systems. The kit provides designers with an easy, step-by-step approach to develop 3D gesturing systems with Microchip’s MGC3130 and electrodes that meet their specific space requirements. The MGC3130 is the world’s first single-chip 3D gesture/free space position tracking solution. The MGC3130 Hillstar Development Kit is a … Read More → "Microchip Makes Developing 3D Gesture Systems Easy With Hillstar Development Kit"

Lime, Azio and E-Elements team up to launch Myriad RF connector board for multiple FPGA platforms

October 28, 2013

28 October 2013: A multi-carrier FPGA connector board for field programmable RF transceiver systems has been launched to significantly cut the cost of RF product development.

The ESO-001 board is a joint development between field programmable RF chip developer Lime Microsystems, distributor Azio Electronics and FPGA system designers E-Elements. It will be sold via the Azio website sales portal.

The twin-standard mezzanine board supports both DE0-Nano and FMC FPGA interfaces, enabling it to link the majority of field programmable RF boards – … Read More → "Lime, Azio and E-Elements team up to launch Myriad RF connector board for multiple FPGA platforms"