ABI Research Comments on M2M Module Commoditization
Wavecom, a leading M2M wireless module vendor, recently announced a partnership with M2M mobile operator Jasper Wireless to offer Wavecom's "StarService" on Jasper Wireless' global service platform. StarService, which enables customers to obtain the WM50 module from Wavecom for free with the remote device management service, is an interesting approach toward ameliorating the commoditization pressures facing the wireless module industry. These pressures include tightening gross margins in the short term, and anxiety over possible obsolescence of modules in the M2M value chain over the longer term, as wireless connectivity potentially becomes directly integrated into end-equipment.
Synopsys Donates oaViewer to OpenAccess Coalition
The Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2) announced that Synopsys has donated an oaTcl-based OpenAccess graphical visualization program (oaViewer) to the OpenAccess Coalition. OaViewer will be demonstrated at the OpenAccess Conference on November 5, 2007 at the Sun Microsystems Santa Clara Conference Center.
Sarnoff Licenses Carbon Design Systems Model Studio
Sarnoff Corporation and Carbon(TM) Design Systems announced that Sarnoff has licensed Carbon's model generation technology to develop cycle-accurate system models directly from its Register Transfer Level (RTL) source code. Sarnoff will use the models to create a virtual prototype of its high-performance, ARM-based system on chip (SoC). This platform will give Sarnoff a time-to-market advantage as it develops its next low-power, mobile vision product line.
The MathWorks Presents Model-Based Design at SAE Congress
Peter Maloney of The MathWorks will participate on a panel with participants from Cummins, General Motors, International Truck and Engine Corp., John Deere and Ohio State University to discuss analytical engine calibration techniques. Experts from The MathWorks will present papers about applying Model-Based Design to the commercial vehicle industry. Jon Friedman of The MathWorks will co-chair a two part session on Model-Based Design (Embedded Systems).
Advanced Knowledge Associates Announces ARINC 429 IP Core
Advanced Knowledge Associates (AKA) – the leader in miniaturized, reconfigurable, fully self-contained and high-performance system-on-module technology – announced that it has added the ARINC 429 core to the extensive portfolio of IP integrated within its range of Prepackaged Reconfigurable Integrated System-on-Module (PRISM) solutions. Based on industry-standard programmable logic platforms and including processor cores and the necessary I/O and peripheral circuitry, these building blocks are fast replacing other custom and standard platforms as they reduce system size, cut costs, minimize time to market and protect against obsolescence.
Ramtron Qualifies FM25L04-GA 4 Kilobit FRAM Memory Device to +125 C
Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR), a leading developer and supplier of non-volatile ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) and integrated semiconductor products, expanded its line of +125 degrees Celsius FRAM memory automotive devices. The FM25L04-GA , a 4Kb (kilobit), 3 volt, serial peripheral interface (SPI) FRAM, is now Grade 1 AEC-Q100-specified to operate over the automotive temperature range of -40ºC to +125ºC and is guaranteed to retain data for 9,000 hours at that extreme temperature.
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