Design

LDRA, the leading provider of automated software verification, source code analysis, and test tools, has integrated the LDRA tool suite and Microchip Technology’s MPLAB PIC18, PIC24 and dsPIC32/33 tool chains. Leveraging the scalability of its components, LDRA can scale the LDRA tool suite down to run application code on small processor footprints. Thanks to this integration, very low-cost and low-power PIC processors can be used in DO-178B qua...

Eurotech Group, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems announces the highly configurable Helios edge controller platform. Helios is a programmable edge controller that provides a flexible application ready hardware platform with enhanced wireless capabilities. It combines a fast and rugged Intel Atom processor with flexible communication and software options, making Helios easy to configure for any application.

VIA Technologies, Inc today announced the latest VIA EPIA-M800 Mini-ITX and VIA EPIA-N800 Nano-ITX boards. Featuring the 64-bit, high-performance VIA Nano processor, these new embedded boards bring advanced digital multimedia performance to the next wave of embedded devices on forthcoming Windows 7-based technologies.

Cadence Design Systems (I) Pvt Ltd., a subsidiary of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that Cosmic Circuits, a leading provider of differentiated analog IP cores, has adopted the Cadence® Virtuoso® IC 6.1 custom design platform. After extensive and rigorous testing, Cosmic selected Virtuoso IC 6.1 for its complex analog and mixed-signal layout flow, and immediately ga...

Cadence Design Systems today announced that Zoran Corp., a leading provider of digital solutions in the digital entertainment and imaging markets, taped out a complex, advanced technology mixed-signal chip using the Cadence® Virtuoso® suite of design and simulation products. Zoran adopted the Virtuoso technology to address the growing complexities and challenges its engineers faced moving to advanced nodes.

Tensilica, Inc. today announced that it now provides out-of-the-box automated design flow support for key technologies within Synopsys' Galaxy Implementation Platform, including DC Ultra RTL synthesis and IC Compiler place-and-route, for Tensilica's new Xtensa 8 and Xtensa LX3 dataplane processors (DPUs). This latest design flow provides up to 15% improvement in processor speed, area and power, in addition to faster design closure over previous S...

Cadence Design Systems today announced that Applied Micro Circuits Corporation has selected the Cadence Encounter Digital Implementation (EDI) System for its large, complex advanced-node designs. EDI System joins other multiprocessing-capable offerings in the AppliedMicro methodology to form a standardized design infrastructure based set of tools.

Timesys today announced that LinuxLink customers can have their platform and development environment for NetLogic Microsystems’ Alchemy Au1250 and Alchemy Au1300 ultra low-power processors up and running within days. The Timesys LinuxLink software development framework gives Au1250 and Au1300 processor users access to a competitively priced, intuitive environment for developing a wide range of Linux-based media and navigation products.

Energy Micro today announced a development kit for its EFM32 Gecko MCU family providing users with a unique Advanced Energy Monitoring (AEM) system. Via a large in-built LCD screen and preconfigured GUI, AEM enables users to accurately view a prototype application's current consumption data in real time, enabling early identification and removal of adverse energy drains.

Green Hills Software, Inc. will be featuring demonstrations of secure networking and medical device platforms, multicore development and JTAG debugging at Embedded World, Nuremberg 2-4 March 2010.