Mentor Graphics, Lauterbach Team on Verification of Embedded Systems
Mentor Graphics Corp. (Nasdaq: MENT), the leader in advanced system verification solutions, and Lauterbach GmbH, the world’s largest supplier of hardware-assisted embedded debug tools, announced they have collaborated to deliver a hardware-accelerated, software-development and debug platform for the verification of Systems-on-Chip (SoCs) and embedded systems.
GL Studio Safety Critical Embedded C++ Supports OpenGL ES v1.1, v2.0
DiSTI, a global leader in Empowering the Human Machine Interface (HMI), has announced the availability of OpenGL ES v1.1 and v2.0 support for GL Studio’s Safety Critical Embedded C++ (SCEC++) run-time library. This new expansion of capability enables users of the GL Studio Embedded C++ Code Generator to rapidly target compliant hardware display systems with industry leading interface graphic designs.
VectorCAST 5.1 Supports Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration
Vector Software, the leading provider of software test tools for embedded systems, announced support for the Agile methodology’s Test Driven Development (TDD) and Continuous Integration (CI). This new functionality available in VectorCAST v5.1 extends the traditional unit and integration test capabilities currently used in Waterfall or V-Model software development methodologies.
SEMATECH Reports on CMOS Logic, Memory Device Technology, 3D TSV
To continue the industry’s historical trend of performance scaling, SEMATECH experts reported on integrated approaches to CMOS logic and memory device technology and 3D TSV (through silicon via) manufacturing at the International Symposium on VLSI Technology, System and Applications (VLSI-TSA) on April 26-28, 2010. In a series of eight research papers, an international team of SEMATECH researchers addressed the various challenges and process solutions for extending advanced memory and logic technologies. The papers, selected from hundreds of submissions, outlined leading-edge research in areas such as high-k/metal gate (HKMG) materials, flash memory, and planar and non-planar CMOS technologies.
Synopsys Debuts DesignWare Universal DDR Protocol, Memory Controllers
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, announced the availability of the high-performance DesignWare® Universal DDR Protocol and Memory Controllers, both supporting the DDR2, DDR3, Mobile DDR and LPDDR2 SDRAM standards. The DesignWare Universal Memory Controller helps reduce both the latency and silicon area by up to 50 percent compared to Synopsys’ previous generations of DDR memory controllers thus improving the DRAM interface performance and reducing overall chip costs.
Cadence Design Systems Shares EDA Vision for Semiconductor Industry
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the global leader in EDA360, laid out a new vision for the semiconductor industry, EDA360. In outlining an application-driven approach to system design and development, Cadence issued a challenge to the semiconductor and electronic design automation (EDA) communities to address the growing “profitability gap” that threatens the vitality of the electronics industry.
LDRA, Codice Software Team on Agile Development Framework for Embed-X
LDRA, the leading provider of automated software verification tools, and Codice Software, developer of the Plastic SCM, the next-generation software change and configuration management solution, have partnered to provide Agile development capability to Embed-X, the only ALM product focused on the development and verification of critical, embedded software systems. Although Agile development has previously been considered at cross-purposes with safety-critical software development, LDRA and Codice have solved these challenges by incorporating Plastic SCM’s Agile benefits into the Embed-X application lifecycle management solution.
IAR Systems Helps Reduce Power Consumption in Embedded Systems
IAR Systems® announced an innovative technology specifically designed to enable software developers to reduce power consumption in embedded systems. With a rapidly increasing demand for low-power solutions in embedded systems, IAR Systems’ new technology signifies a great leap in embedded software development, and advances the product leadership of the company. The technology will start with new functionality in our world-leading product IAR Embedded Workbench®, and will continue with additional products and solutions as an integrated part of our core technology.
Digi and Rabbit Feature Cloud Connectivity for Embedded Systems
Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII) announced that all Digi and Rabbit embedded products will be configured to easily connect to the iDigi[tm] “cloud” out of the box. Cloud computing is Internet-based computing that allows organizations to increase IT capacity or add capabilities on the fly without investing in new infrastructure, training new personnel or licensing new software. iDigi is the embedded systems industry’s first ready-to-use cloud computing platform for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) network management. It enables secure remote access, control and management of network-connected devices and complete cloud-based application development.
Freescale, Enea, Green Hills Software, Mentor Graphics Team on Solutions
Freescale Semiconductor has signed strategic alliance agreements with Enea, Green Hills Software and Mentor Graphics to establish comprehensive enablement solutions for Freescale’s QorIQ, PowerQUICC and StarCore processors. Freescale and its strategic software partners intend to share IP, invest jointly in product and technology roadmaps, and collaborate on go-to-market activities.
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