LDRA announced enhanced automation capabilities in the LDRA tool suite that will save time and money for those companies that must adhere to and prove compliance with functional safety and security standards. This unprecedented level of automation streamlines compliance by providing the infrastructure for transparent and auditable development workflows necessary in industries such as automotive (ISO 26262), medical devices (IEC […]
Aerospace and Defense
Rugged 6U VME SBC carries data-secure multi-core processor
Aitech Defense Systems Inc. now offers a new rugged 6U VME single board computer (SBC) that brings the powerful QorIQ T1042, or higher performance T2081, multi-core processor to embedded systems, significantly increasing previous generation computing capabilities. The C114 is backward compatible with Aitech’s popular earlier generation PPC-based C106 and C108 boards, while incorporating the NXP Secure Boot […]
High-speed, radiation-tolerant FPGAs now in CQFP package
Microsemi Corporation today announced its RTG4 high-speed signal processing radiation-tolerant field programmable gate array (FPGA) engineering samples in a ceramic quad flat pack (CQFP) package are now available. The new CQ352 package, which conforms to the CQFP industry standard for space applications, features 352 pins to enable a more cost-effective integration than higher pin count […]
GNSS boards provide positioning and orientation data
Trimble introduced a new family of Trimble BD GNSS boards for high-precision guidance and control applications. The BD boards’ simple connectivity and configuration allow system integrators and OEMs to easily add GNSS positioning and orientation—with the ability to upgrade its capabilities—using the same board footprint, connectors and software interface for specialized and custom hardware solutions. […]
Polarfire mid-range FPGAs carry 100K to 550K logic elements
Microsemi Corporation today announced its PolarFire™ field programmable gate array (FPGA) engineering samples (ES) are available for ordering. The PolarFire FPGA family provides the lowest power, cost-optimized mid-range devices spanning from 100K logic elements (LEs) to 500K LEs. Its PolarFire Evaluation Kit, already shipping to key customers, is also available for ordering from the company and its distribution […]
High-speed I/O processors sport 64-bit time-predictable and energy efficient cores
Kalray announced that it will launch the third-generation of its high-performance MPPA processor: the MPPA3 Coolidge. With the success of its second-generation MPPA2-256 Bostan processor, selected by numerous automotive and aeronautic OEMs and Tier1’s, Kalray has taken its unique manycore technology to the next level in terms of performance. The third-generation of the MPPA will be […]
12-core Xeon-based controllers designed for aero mission computing needs
Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division today announced the highest performance member of its industry-leading family of Parvus DuraCOR mission computers. The growing sophistication of defense and aerospace sensor payloads demands that mission computers deployed on air, land and maritime platforms have the processing power, memory capacity, and I/O flexibility needed to keep pace with huge quantities […]
3U OpenVPX boards meet FAA safety standards
Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division today introduced the newest addition to its growing family of DO-254 DAL A safety certifiable COTS single board computers (SBC), the new VPX3-152, a rugged 3U OpenVPX™ board that features NXP®’s QorIQ® T2080 multicore SOC. For safety-certifiable SBC designs, this quad core AltiVec™-equipped 64-bit Power Architecture® SOC processor has emerged as […]
Partial reconfiguration tech for FPGAs permits changes on the fly
Xilinx, Inc. announced the 2017.1 release of the Vivado® Design Suite HLx Editions, with broad availability of Partial Reconfiguration technology to enable dynamic field updates and increased systems integration in a broad range of applications such as wired & wireless networking, test & measurement, aerospace & defense, automotive, and data centers. Xilinx Partial Reconfiguration technology […]
RTOS meets stringent safety requirements of ARM Cortex-M4-based applications
Mentor, a Siemens business, today announced ARM® Cortex®-M4 processor support from the Mentor® Embedded Nucleus® SafetyCert real time operating system (RTOS), targeting high-performance, next-generation safety-critical systems for industrial, medical, automotive and airborne markets. Combining high performance, low power, and cost-efficiency, the ARM Cortex-M4 processor is ideal for a diverse array of vertical market segments, including those […]