Design

DDC-I and LDRA today announced the integration of DDC-I’s DO-178B-certifiable DeosTM real-time operating system and LDRA’s tool suite. The integrated solution will help developers get to market faster with optimised, robust and certifiable software that meets the most demanding safety-critical requirements, including DO-178B Level A, the FAA’s highest level of safety criticality.

Synopsys, Inc. today announced that it has created an optimised reference implementation methodology for the ARM Cortex-A8 processor that achieves greater than 2GHz (4000 DMIPS) at 540mW. This result was accomplished by combining optimised methodology, tools and ARM Physical IP to enable new classes of mobile and tethered devices requiring the combination of high performance and energy efficiency.

Atmel Corporation today announced its CryptoAuthentication Starter Kit. The AT88CK109STK3 is a modular and versatile development kit for Atmel’s CryptoAuthentication AT88SA102S and AT88SA100S client security devices and AT88SA10HS host security companion IC. Atmel’s CryptoAuthentication devices are the industry’s most secure authentication ICs that include an embedded SHA-256 engine and 256-bit cryptographic key to make them vir...

GOEPEL electronic, the vendor of JTAG / Boundary Scan solutions compliant with IEEE Std. 1149.x, announces the development of a special model library for Stellaris Mixed Signal MCU from Luminary Micro to support the innovative emulation technology VarioTAP.

Altera has announced availability of the Cyclone III LS FPGA Development Kit. The kit features hardware and software solutions that allow customers to prototype and test designs for Altera's Cyclone III LS FPGAs, the lowest power FPGAs at less than 0.25W of static power for 200K logic elements (LEs). Customers can take advantage of the redundancy and information security features of the Cyclone III LS FPGA for a number of military and industrial ...

Wind River is showcasing its latest aerospace and defense software solutions at MILCOM 2009, the premier international conference for military communications, held in Boston, Mass. at the World Trade Center from October 18 to 21, 2009. At this year's MILCOM, conference attendees will be able to see firsthand Wind River's VxWorks MILS development environment for multilevel secure (MLS) systems and cross domain solutions; its industry-leading, high...

Norbit, a Norwegian Original Design Manufacturer, has signed an agreement with Zuken to transition their total PCB layout and system level design environment to Zuken’s CR-5000 solution. Operating within a highly competitive and innovative market means that it is critical for Norbit to have design tools that allows them to implement the latest technology and continue to push the technological boundaries. In 2008 they had come to a critical poi...

UltraSoC Technologies, a pioneer of next-generation debugging technology for embedded systems, has been awarded a grant from the East of England Development Agency (EEDA). The grant will part-fund an eight month project, of value up to £115k, to assess the technology and commercial feasibility of an innovative system which will be a key part of UltraSoC’s debugging platform.

Zuken is launching the latest version of its high-speed design and verification environment CR-5000 Lightning, focused on ease of use and advanced capabilities for cutting edge high-speed designs. Version 12.0 highlights include the introduction of automatic ‘escape routing’ and ‘smart fan-out’ to simplify the routing process, along with support for S-parameter models, easy-to-use parameter sweep and waveform comparison functionality, and...

Zuken has announced the launch of version 12 of the PCB layout, placement and routing solution CR-5000 Board Designer, which has been developed with the core objective of increasing electronic product design quality through enhanced editing functionality, collaboration, and verification within Zuken’s enterprise-wide environment CR-5000 and selected third party solutions.