News & Analysis
Green Hills Software Announces Networking Solutions Centre
Green Hills Software has announced its Networking Solutions Center, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Solutions Center is staffed by a team of engineering veterans dedicated to advancing network protocol technology, industry protocol collaboration, and network security.
Green Hills Software Launches Embedded Virtualization Business Unit
Green Hills Software has announced its new Embedded Virtualization Business Unit, representing a significant investment and commitment to virtualization in the embedded and special-purpose computing market. The business unit’s flagship product, INTEGRITY Secure Virtualization (ISV), supports hosting of Windows, Linux, VxWorks and other general purpose operating systems in secure virtual containers on ARM, Intel, Power and other processor archit...
Texas Instruments, C.G. Development and Quanta Microsystems deliver complete solution to support RF4CE development
Texas Instruments, C.G. Development Ltd. and Quanta Microsystems, Inc. today announced a complete, easy-to-use RF4CE development platform for advanced RF remote control applications. This development platform is based on TI’s latest IEEE 802.15.4 chipset, CC2530, along with TI’s ultra-low power MSP430™ MCUs and related software stacks supporting ZigBee® PRO and ZigBee RF4CE.
Plextek wins 'Consultancy of the Year' at the BEEAs
Plextek, the Cambridge-based electronics and communications design consultancy has been named 'Consultancy of the Year' at the 2009 British Engineering Excellence Awards (BEEAs). In winning the award Plextek beat off stiff competition from other nominees including Lotus Engineering, Shearline, ARRK R&D and Aardvark Engineering. The BEEA judging panel was impressed with Plextek's range of design capabilities and its market reach within the com...
PRQA showcases Management Information System at ESC UK
PRQA | Programming Research had the first public demonstration, at ESC UK, of its Management Information System (MIS) – a product that will change the landscape for software code quality measurement and provide quality management professionals with a previously unheard-of level of diagnostic tools.
ARM and GLOBALFOUNDRIES establish strategic partnership
ARM and GLOBALFOUNDRIES have announced a long-term strategic relationship to provide their mutual customers with an innovative SoC enablement program. To support the long-term relationship, GLOBALFOUNDRIES and ARM have signed a broad agreement on processor implementation and circuit optimization to provide mutual customers with a robust enablement program geared towards next-generation applications.
Synopsys’ Sentaurus TCAD used to simulate solar cell performance characteristics at NREL
Synopsys has announced that the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a leading government laboratory pursuing research in photovoltaic devices, has adopted Synopsys’ Sentaurus TCAD for simulating solar cell characteristics to improve performance.
GOEPEL electronic expands to China
GOEPEL electronic will open a new subsidiary in Hong Kong on 12th October 2009. This is in response to the enormously increased demands in new test and program technologies in the production areas “high volume” and “high mix”, and therefore future augmented customer support on the South Asian market. In particular application support and development services are a key operational focus.
Trident Microsystems and NXP to Combine Digital TV and Set-Top Box Businesses
Trident Microsystems and NXP Semiconductors today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement whereby Trident will acquire NXP’s television systems and set-top box business lines. Trident would remain fabless with a significant presence in Asia and as a result of the transaction would have a global leadership position in the digital home entertainment market. Under the terms of the transaction, NXP will receive newly issued shares of...
STMicroelectronics Technology Chosen for Electronic Power Metering in Spain
STMicroelectronics has announced that it has been chosen by Enel, Italy’s largest power company, to provide the semiconductor components for new electronic power meters destined for distribution in Spain. The power meters are key elements of the new remote management solution to be installed by Endesa, the largest electricity supplier in Spain.