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Green Hills Software Announces Support for Multicore Processors in INTEGRITY-178B High-Assurance Multi-Level-Secure Real-Time Operating System

May 11, 2011

SANTA BARBARA, CA — May 11, 2011 — Green Hills Software, the proven worldwide leader in FAA/EASA- and NSA-certified high-assurance operating systems, today announced that its newest version of the INTEGRITY-178B real-time operating system (RTOS) supports multicore processors with initial availability on Freescale Semiconductor’s family of QorIQ™ processors. Green Hills Software has raised the bar by offering the embedded computing markets a safety- and security-critical operating system for multicore processors from a trusted and reliable supplier of high-assurance operating systems. This update of INTEGRITY-178B maintains its exceptional support for robust partitioning, yet now provisions this … Read More → "Green Hills Software Announces Support for Multicore Processors in INTEGRITY-178B High-Assurance Multi-Level-Secure Real-Time Operating System"

Microchip Introduces Accessory Development Kits for Android™

May 11, 2011

CHANDLER, Ariz., May 10, 2011 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced its Accessory Development Starter Kits for Android™, which enable accessory development for Google’s Android platform. Specifically, Android versions 2.3.4 and 3.1 and later include a new framework that allows apps to communicate directly with an accessory connected to a smartphone or tablet, via USB. The kits consist of a development board and a software library, available via free download from http://www.microchip. … Read More → "Microchip Introduces Accessory Development Kits for Android™"

Cadence Acquires Altos Design Automation

May 11, 2011

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced it has acquired Altos Design Automation, Inc., the technology leader in enabling foundation IP development for the delivery of complex SoCs at advanced nodes. Shrinking process geometries increase process variations and make creation of accurate noise, power and timing models for foundation IP very complex given smaller time-to-market windows. Altos tools enable ultra-fast and accurate characterization of memory, standard cell libraries and other foundation IP, generating required models for … Read More → "Cadence Acquires Altos Design Automation"

IAR Systems announces support for ARM application processors

May 11, 2011

Embedded Systems Expo, Tokyo, Japan and Uppsala, Sweden—May 11, 2011—IAR Systems® today announced that its software development tool suite IAR Embedded Workbench® now supports code generation and debugging on the ARM Cortex-A8 and ARM Cortex-A9 processor cores. IAR Embedded Workbench allows engineers to build and debug software for applications requiring high computing performance and low power consumption.

“We are committed to provide customers with reliable and powerful development tools for current and future ARM processors” said Stefan Skarin, CEO of IAR Systems. The availability of a … Read More → "IAR Systems announces support for ARM application processors"

Renesas Electronics America Introduces Three New Intelligent Power Devices for Automotive Lighting Applications

May 11, 2011

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 10, 2011-Renesas Electronics America Inc., a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced three new intelligent power devices (IPDs), the μPD166011, μPD166013 and μPD166014, for use in automotive lighting systems for turn signals and brake light applications. The new IPDs integrate into a single package power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (power MOSFETs) as switching elements and control circuits for protection and self-diagnostic functions.

The new IPDs include the μPD166011 device with a 12-pin power HSSOP package and two output channels with an on-state … Read More → "Renesas Electronics America Introduces Three New Intelligent Power Devices for Automotive Lighting Applications"

Enea Extends its Optima Tools to Support Heterogeneous Multicore and Linux

May 11, 2011

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 3, 2011 – Enea (NASDAQ OMX Nordic:ENEA) today announced extended support in its Eclipse-based integrated development environment (IDE) Enea® Optima(www.enea.com/optima) for heterogeneous multicore systems-on-chips (SoC) with both CPU and DSP processor architectures. In addition to the profiling, log and debug capabilities for the Enea OSE® RTOS on both CPUs and DSPs, Optima now also supports the Linux operating system with C/C++ application debug functionality and visualization and … Read More → "Enea Extends its Optima Tools to Support Heterogeneous Multicore and Linux"

Mercury Signal Processing Subsystems Support Spectral Dominance

May 11, 2011

CHELMSFORD, Mass. -May 10, 2011-Mercury Computer Systems, a trusted provider of commercially developed ISR subsystems, announced new 3U and 6U OpenVPX^™ modules in support of customers developing Electronic Warfare/Signals Intelligence (EW/SIGINT) applications. The new modules combine multiple technologies used in systems to detect, deceive and defeat electronic transmissions from opposing forces in missions ranging from radar targeting suppression to counter-IED.

“Today’s electronic battlefield is defined by complex technical challenges,” said Didier Thibaud, senior vice president and general manager of Mercury Computer Systems’ Advanced Computing Solutions business … Read More → "Mercury Signal Processing Subsystems Support Spectral Dominance"

Carbon Design Systems and MIPS Technologies Collaborate to Enable Virtual Platforms

May 11, 2011

ACTON, MASS. –– May 11, 2011 –– Carbon Design Systems™ and MIPS Technologies (NASDAQ: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital, home, networking and mobile applications, announced today that they are collaborating to create and distribute virtual platform models of MIPS Technologies’ processor intellectual property (IP) cores.

The first models are available already from Carbon, the leading supplier of solutions for architectural analysis, performance optimization and pre-silicon firmware debug.

Carbon’s processor models are generated from the production register transfer level (RTL) code for each … Read More → "Carbon Design Systems and MIPS Technologies Collaborate to Enable Virtual Platforms"

Enea Announces Bare Metal Performance Tools for NetLogic Microsystems’ XLP® Multi-Core, Multi-Threaded Processors

May 11, 2011

STOCKHOLM, Sweden and Santa Clara, California, May 3, 2011 – Enea® (NASDAQ OMX Nordic:ENEA) today announced an industry first tools solution for “bare metal” multicore implementations on the NetLogic Microsystems (NASDAQ: NETL) XLP® multi-core processor, called the Enea® Bare Metal Performance Tools (Enea BMP Tools). The term “bare metal” refers to multicore applications whereby a given processor core executes a function or application without any sort of multitasking executive – usually a simple control loop that runs in an OS-free environment for minimal overhead and maximum processing bandwidth.</ … Read More → "Enea Announces Bare Metal Performance Tools for NetLogic Microsystems’ XLP® Multi-Core, Multi-Threaded Processors"

Springsoft Rolls Out Advanced Technology Platform For Certitude Functional Qualification System

May 11, 2011

HSINCHU, Taiwan, May 11, 2011 — SpringSoft, Inc., a global supplier of specialized IC design software, today announced advancements to its Certitude™ Functional Qualification System that enable broader and more efficient deployment of verification qualification methodologies. New detection automation and checker qualification capabilities are among the key innovations developed to quickly identify potential problems in chip verification environments with fewer resources and drive continuous improvements throughout the verification flow.

Functional verification is the process of confirming that chip design implementations function as specified. Certitude software is … Read More → "Springsoft Rolls Out Advanced Technology Platform For Certitude Functional Qualification System"

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