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Atmel Simplifies MCU Design with New Atmel Studio 6, Expands ARM Cortex-M Series Processor Portfolio

San Jose, CA, February 28, 2012 – Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today continued its commitment to deliver innovative new solutions to the ARM market with the introduction of Atmel Studio 6, the latest version of its popular integrated development environment (IDE) that now supports both Atmel 32-bit ARM® Cortex™-M series processor-based and Atmel 8/32-bit AVR® based microcontrollers (MCUs). For the first time, the extensive AVR customer base of … Read More → "Atmel Simplifies MCU Design with New Atmel Studio 6, Expands ARM Cortex-M Series Processor Portfolio"

Freescale and Green Hills Software Announce Optimized Tools for Freescale’s Next-Generation Automotive Microcontrollers

NUREMBERG, GERMANY — February 28, 2012 — Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) and Green Hills Software today announced their commitment to an aligned product roadmap for the new Freescale MPC57xx family of Qorivva automotive microcontrollers (MCU). Green Hills Software’s MULTI® multicore debugger, optimizing compiler, TimeMachine™ suite and processor probes will leverage Qorivva’s powerful Power Architecture® core and enhanced peripherals, multicore debug and high-speed processor trace interfaces. Through the collaboration, automotive carmakers and Tier 1 developers of powertrain, hybrid, body and instrument cluster applications will enjoy early access and global software support for the MPC57 … Read More → "Freescale and Green Hills Software Announce Optimized Tools for Freescale’s Next-Generation Automotive Microcontrollers"

IAR Systems® launches extended technology platform with new product portfolio

Embedded World, Nuremberg, Germany—February 28, 2012—Today, IAR Systems® launches an extended technology platform as an outcome of the strategic acquisition of Signum Systems Corporation in September of 2011.

An immediate deliverable of the extended technology is a product portfolio of in-circuit debugging probes, targeted for simplified, seamless and more flexible development workflows.

All products within the new portfolio complement and add to each other’s technical functionality, covering different needs from initial to more advanced development. The new line of products is developed in-house by IAR … Read More → "IAR Systems® launches extended technology platform with new product portfolio"

Cavium’s PureVu(TM) to Enable Best-in-Class Wireless Display Consumer Experience for HTC’s New Smartphones and Tablets

BARCELONA, SPAIN–(Marketwire – February 27, 2012) – The new PureVu-based Medialink HD adapter, when combined with HTC’s media sharing application on their smartphones and tablets, enables consumers with superior content sharing and viewing experience. Whether stored locally or streamed from the cloud, content can be projected from the small screen of the mobile device to the larger screen of a high definition TV. With support for both screen projection and DLNA-based streaming capability, the Medialink HD is designed to turn HTC’s mobile devices into the center of consumer entertainment and media sharing at home.Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: Read More → "Cavium’s PureVu(TM) to Enable Best-in-Class Wireless Display Consumer Experience for HTC’s New Smartphones and Tablets"

Connect One First to Unveil Miniature WiFi Module for Embedded Linux and Windows at Single-Digit Price

Nuremburg, Germany, February 28, 2012 —Connect One™, the Device Networking Authority™, today announced Nano WiReach™ USB, a miniature WiFi module that immediately brings wireless connectivity to consumer devices not originally intended to support wireless functionality. Because integrated CPU and memory manage the wireless LAN functions on module, Nano WiReach boasts robust, high-speed, 802.11n-compliant wireless LAN for home gateways, set-top boxes, … Read More → "Connect One First to Unveil Miniature WiFi Module for Embedded Linux and Windows at Single-Digit Price"

Cavium and Partners to Demonstrate Innovative Market-Leading, Security Solutions for Data Center, Enterprise and Cloud Computing at RSA 2012

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – February 27, 2012) – Enterprise, data center and service provider equipment manufacturers have deployed Cavium solutions across a wide range of equipment including Application Delivery Controllers (ADC), UTM & Anti-Virus Gateways, Mail and Search Servers, Cloud Appliances, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), VPN/Firewalls, Web, URL Filtering and Content Security appliances, Government, Financial & Healthcare systems, Routers & Switches, WAN and WLAN Controllers, Data Leakage Protection (DLP) & Storage Appliances and 4G wireless.Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products … Read More → "Cavium and Partners to Demonstrate Innovative Market-Leading, Security Solutions for Data Center, Enterprise and Cloud Computing at RSA 2012"

Visure Solutions Announces Test Management Extension for IRQA

Madrid, Spain and Bowie, MD, February 27, 2012 — Visure Solutions, the market leader in Requirements Engineering, has integrated test management into its IRQA requirements engineering solution. By including testing in the requirements matrix, Visure sets itself apart from other requirements management solutions, which stop short of proving requirement validation. With this addition to IRQA, developers of safety- and mission-critical software can … Read More → "Visure Solutions Announces Test Management Extension for IRQA"

ODB++ Solutions Alliance Established to Support Best Practices in Implementing PCB Design-Through-Manufacturing Flow

IPC APEX EXPO 2012, SAN DIEGO, Calif., February 27, 2012–The ODB++ Solutions Alliance has been established today to provide an open forum for implementers and developers of the ODB++ format, an intelligent, single-data structure for transferring printed circuit board (PCB) designs into fabrication, assembly and test. Introduced in 1995 by Valor Computerized Systems, ODB++ was the industry’s first open format for unified data exchange globally between PCB design and manufacturing companies. The proven and available ODB++ format … Read More → "ODB++ Solutions Alliance Established to Support Best Practices in Implementing PCB Design-Through-Manufacturing Flow"

Calypto Delivers Bus Interface Libraries to Easily Connect High Level Synthesis Models to ARM Platform

SANTA CLARA, Calif., – February 27, 2012 – Calypto® Design Systems, Inc., the leader in Electronic System Level (ESL) hardware design and Register Transfer Level (RTL) power optimization, today announced bus interface libraries that connect hardware subsystems implemented with Calypto’s High Level Synthesis product (HLS), Catapult® Synthesis, with AMBA® AXI™ bus interfaces. The libraries include master and slave interfaces with both Transaction … Read More → "Calypto Delivers Bus Interface Libraries to Easily Connect High Level Synthesis Models to ARM Platform"

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