Semiconductor makers now field sensor equipment complete with built-in safety systems that specifically target autonomous driving applications. LANCE WILLIAMS | ON Semiconductor Increasingly sophisticated advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) are helping cars move up through defined levels of autonomy toward the day when fully autonomous driving is a reality. ADAS is an automotive megatrend that […]
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PCIe in the embedded world
PCI Express (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express), also known as PCIe, is a high-speed serial bus standard that is better known in IT circles for use with personal computers and servers, but PCIe is used in embedded systems, as well. As the line between high-performance computing and embedded systems blurs, embedded systems require operating systems as […]
Centralized processing for autonomous vehicles
Engineers say the best way to make vehicles fully autonomous is to analyze all sensor signals and driving situations with a centralized processor. AMIN KASHI, MATTHIAS POLLACH, NIZAR SALLEM, Mentor Graphics, a Siemens Business It’s no secret that elbow room may be growing scarce among the companies working on self-driving tech. A Comet Labs tally […]
Embedded Linux support for Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoCs
Mentor, a Siemens business, today announced an update to its market-leading embedded product portfolio with broad coverage for the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC ZCU102 Evaluation Kit. This release provides developers with support for the unique combination of multicore processors on the MPSoC development platform with Mentor Embedded Linux, Nucleus RTOS, Mentor Embedded Hypervisor, Code Sourcery […]
Mini DVR is embeddable
The Model 4031 is an ultra-compact digital video recorder (DVR) optimized for embedding in OEM systems. Developed by Sensoray, it records audio and video (A/V) on microSD storage media in MP4 format and captures JPEG images on-the-fly without interrupting recording. The A/V outputs allow live video, recorded A/V or JPEG snapshots to be displayed on […]
NAND Flash meets AEC-Q100 automotive quality standards
Macronix International Co. today announced that it has launched its AEC-Q100 Grade 2/3 compliant NAND Flash memory product. With over 27 years of experience and capabilities in semiconductor design and fabrication, Macronix NAND Flash memory has passed all the stringent AEC-Q100 reliability standards, and becomes the first AEC-Q100 full compliant NAND Flash product supplier for Automotive […]
Bluetooth Mesh chips helps IoT developers cut time to market
To help developers simplify the design of mesh-networked devices for the Internet of Things (IoT), Silicon Labs introduced a comprehensive suite of software and hardware that supports the new Bluetooth mesh specification. The new Bluetooth mesh solution includes development tools, a software stack, and mobile apps supporting Silicon Labs’ wireless system-on-chip (SoC) devices and certified […]
Version 7.0 of QNX features ARM Cortex A9-based embedded module
TQ is launching with the new Version 7.0 of QNX with its TQMa6x embedded module based on ARM Cortex A9. A Version 7.0 of BSP will soon also be available for the two Cortex modules TQMa6ULx and TQMa7x. By implementing these BSPs, TQ is looking further into the future and is combining its innovative ARM […]
Android 6.0 development tools handle multiprocessor SoCs
Mentor, a Siemens business, today announced the availability of Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) for the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+™ MPSoC. By combining the features of the Mentor Embedded software solutions and the Xilinx heterogeneous multiprocessor system-on-a-chip (SoC), developers can safely introduce Android into advanced applications targeting the industrial, medical, automotive, and aerospace and defense markets. This Android […]
What is an embedded bootloader?
Anyone who has turned on a computer might be familiar with the boot-up sequence as computer flashes lines of text on screen before the Windows logo appears. What you are seeing is a bootloader in action, loading essential software to get the minimum running on the processor chip before higher-level software can run. Embedded bootloaders […]
