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Agilent Technologies Announces ‘Compliant by Design’ Signal Integrity Seminar

October 27, 2011

What: The Agilent DSiM2011 ‘Compliant by Design’ seminar will give you practical ‘hands-on’ experience with the latest methodologies and tools for modeling high speed interconnects and making accurate signal integrity measurements. This seminar, co-hosted with Granite River Labs, provides important information to assist you in accurate simulation during early design. It shows how to properly understand and model the impact the physical channel has on your signal as it travels from the transmitter to the receiver.

When: Available now

NXP Cortex-M0 Microcontrollers in High-Volume TSSOP and SO Packages Target 8/16-bit Applications

October 27, 2011

Eindhoven, Netherlands and San Jose, California, October 25, 2011 – NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced the availability of new low-pin-count package options – SO20, TSSOP20, TSSOP28 and DIP28 – for its market-leading ARM® Cortex™-M0 LPC1100 family of microcontrollers. The new LPC111x devices are the world’s first 32-bit ARM microcontrollers in low-pin-count packages, and open the door for a broader range of applications previously closed to typical 32-bit MCUs due to package footprint or … Read More → "NXP Cortex-M0 Microcontrollers in High-Volume TSSOP and SO Packages Target 8/16-bit Applications"

Xilinx and Cadence Introduce an Extensible Virtual Platform to Enable Software-Centric Approach for Embedded Software Developers

October 26, 2011

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced that they have teamed to develop the industry’s first virtual platform to enable system design, software development, and testing of Xilinx Zynq(TM)-7000 Extensible Processing Platform (EPP) based systems in advance of hardware availability. This solution further enhances the development environment being put into place for Xilinx’s ARM® processor-based processing platform and changes the development flow … Read More → "Xilinx and Cadence Introduce an Extensible Virtual Platform to Enable Software-Centric Approach for Embedded Software Developers"

IAR Systems provides Stack Usage Analysis

October 26, 2011

Uppsala, Sweden—October 26, 2011—IAR Systems® today announced stack usage analysis functionality in its popular product IAR Embedded Workbench® for ARM®. The stack is a fundamental property of an embedded system. A proper setup of the stack is essential to system stability and reliability. Incorrectly used it may cause your system to wreak havoc in the strangest ways. Calculating the stack space is notoriously hard for all but the smallest embedded systems. Worst case maximum stack depth is very useful information in most embedded projects, as it … Read More → "IAR Systems provides Stack Usage Analysis"

Xilinx Launches Open Source Linux Support and Developer Community at ARM TechCon for Zynq-7000 Extensible Processing Platform

October 26, 2011

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today launched its general Open Source Linux support and developer community for developing embedded software applications targeting the Zynq(TM)-7000 Extensible Processing Platform (EPP), further building out the development model for the new family of devices. Linux software developers can begin developing their applications now with a GNU tool chain including C/C++ compilers, NEON optimized runtime libraries, debuggers and a QEMU system model of the Zynq-7000 EPP’s dual Cortex(TM)-A9 MPCore(TM) processor system.

ARM TechCon attendees can see demos … Read More → "Xilinx Launches Open Source Linux Support and Developer Community at ARM TechCon for Zynq-7000 Extensible Processing Platform"

Synopsys’ DesignWare Audio IP Achieves First-Pass Silicon Success in Leading 65-nm and 55-nm Process Technologies

October 26, 2011

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ –Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, today announced that its DesignWare® 96 dB Hi-Fi Audio IP has achieved first-pass silicon success in 65-nanometer (nm) and 55-nm process technologies for multiple foundries. The DesignWare 96 dB Hi-Fi Audio IP is optimized for high-performance, low power dissipation and small area, making it ideal for consumer electronic system-on-chip (SoC) applications such as portable media … Read More → "Synopsys’ DesignWare Audio IP Achieves First-Pass Silicon Success in Leading 65-nm and 55-nm Process Technologies"

Freescale Semiconductor and Green Hills Software Collaborate on Virtualization Technology for Freescale’s i.MX Multimedia Applications Processors

October 26, 2011

SANTA CLARA, CA — October 26, 2011 — ARM Technology Conference 2011 — Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) and Green Hills Software announce a new alliance grounded in a shared vision for the expanding role of system virtualization technology in ARM®-based embedded and mobile applications. The initiative is intended to enable intelligent and dynamic use models, reduce device development and production costs, and improve reliability, safety, and security.

The alliance brings together industry leaders in providing ARM architecture-based solutions to the automotive, smart devices and enterprise mobility markets. Green Hills Software is the largest independent vendor of embedded software … Read More → "Freescale Semiconductor and Green Hills Software Collaborate on Virtualization Technology for Freescale’s i.MX Multimedia Applications Processors"

14-Bit 310Msps Dual ADC Family Enables Linearization of 60MHz Transmit Bandwidth Using Digital Predistortion

October 26, 2011

MILPITAS, CA – October 26, 2011 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces a family of dual (LTC2158-14) and single (Read More → "14-Bit 310Msps Dual ADC Family Enables Linearization of 60MHz Transmit Bandwidth Using Digital Predistortion"

Avnet Electronics Marketing and ARM Launch Embedded Software Store

October 26, 2011

PHOENIX & CAMBRIDGE, England—October 26, 2011 — Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), and ARM today announced the launch of the Embedded Software Store – an online information and e-Commerce-based website dedicated to the embedded design community. The Embedded Software Store accelerates software innovation for embedded … Read More → "Avnet Electronics Marketing and ARM Launch Embedded Software Store"

Atmel Samples First ARM Cortex-M4 based Flash Microcontroller; Unveils Fifth-Generation Family

October 26, 2011

SAN JOSE, CA, October 26, 2011—Atmel^®Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced sampling of the Atmel SAM4S16, the first device in the Cortex™-M4 processor-based family, to lead customers. With a continued commitment to its ARM^® processor-based microcontroller (MCU) offerings, Atmel is also unveiling its fifth generation Cortex-M4 based Flash MCUs. Throughout 2012, the Atmel … Read More → "Atmel Samples First ARM Cortex-M4 based Flash Microcontroller; Unveils Fifth-Generation Family"

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