Design

Synopsys announced that Aeroflex Colorado Springs, Inc., a global provider of high-technology solutions to the aerospace, defense and broadband communications markets, has successfully deployed Synopsys’ CustomSim unified circuit simulation solution for the development and verification of its high reliability integrated circuits (ICs). The CustomSim solution delivers performance improvements of up to 60x over SPICE, increasing designer producti...

The silicon intellectual property (IP) provider, Evatronix SA and the mixed signal IC design company Richnex announced today the successful USB certification of the Richnex USB transceiver - RN1170, in which the Evatronix USB High Speed On-The-Go Controller IP was implemented as a reference design.

Agilent Technologies announced the availability of an NXP Semiconductors' design kit for RF small-signal products within Agilent's Advanced Design System (ADS). The design kit provides NXP's customers with easy access to comprehensive libraries of models within ADS for NXP's RF wideband devices, diodes, junction FET's, dual-gate MOSFET's and MMIC's. With the new design kit, customers can run simulations in ADS prior to moving to prototype. This ...

ITTIA, a global supplier of embedded lightweight relational database software, has released a white paper detailing the challenges of hard-coded data management: Breaking the Flat File Barrier for Embedded Developers. This paper explores the use of custom binary and text file formats, and shows how they are inadequate for applications that are better served by a more suitable lightweight relational database solution.

Nexcom has launched a range of embedded CPU boards aimed at Automation, Multimedia and HMI/Kiosk applications. All products are designed for 24-7 operation and enjoy long-term CPU support.

Kontron today announced the integration of the new Intel Core i7 processor across many of the company's popular embedded platforms including AdvancedMC, CompactPCI, COM Express and VPX. As a leader in standards-based and custom embedded solutions, Kontron's complete portfolio of Intel Core i7-based platforms is designed to reduce system development time and provide high reliability and long product life resulting in a lower total cost of ownershi...

For sophisticated graphic and computing applications, DSM Computer is presenting the extremely flat NanoServer E8-GM45 at the embedded world trade show. The high-end computer based on the Intel® GM45/ICH9M chipset integrates the high-performance Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator GMA 4500MHD with DirectX 10 support. Thanks to its video decoding capability, the graphic controller can decode high-resolution HD videos in AVC/VC2/MPEG2 format and so...

Byte Paradigm has announced the availability of GP-24100 a PC-controlled USB 2.0 high speed device featuring digital pattern generator and digital data sampling capabilities. GP-24100 is used as logic signal source early in the digital system development cycle to substitute for components that are not yet available.

NXP Semiconductors today announced the availability of a low-cost, web-enabled development tool platform, LPCXpresso, for the LPC ARM processor family of microcontrollers. The LPCXpresso features an easy-to-use interface and supports the complete product design cycle, providing an end-to-end development solution. NXP is also announcing today the launch of the industry’s first Cortex™-M0 design competition, the “LPC1100 Cortex-M0 Design Chal...

At the International Gaming Expo 2010, ed networXX is showcasing a development platform especially suited for the design of gaming applications. This platform includes the M-Box embedded computer, as well as displays that meet the special requirements of gaming applications. By using this package, designers of gaming applications can significantly shorten development times and save development costs. The platform can also be adapted to other appl...