Viavi Solutions Inc. announced that the VIAVI TeraVM 5G testing solution supports standalone (SA) specifications according to the latest 3GPP standards, in addition to non-standalone (NSA) mode. With the capability to reliably emulate 5G RAN and core network elements, TeraVM enables end-to-end, wraparound testing of gNodeB base stations (gNBs) and 5G core network functions, accelerating 5G development […]
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Quick Start software now available for automotive SoC
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the new Perception Quick Start Software based on its R-Car V3H system-on-chip (SoC). The solution delivers reference software for camera obstacle detection (COD), LiDAR obstacle detection (LOD), and road feature detection (RFD) – three key recognition areas for sensor-based Level 2+ autonomous vehicle systems. The R-Car V3H SoCs deliver a combination […]
SoC verification software delivers 5X faster design load and tracing
Synopsys announced a new release of its Verification Continuum Platform with new native integrations across verification tools, enabling up to 5X higher verification performance. Verification Continuum is built from the industry’s fastest engines developed by Synopsys, including Virtualizer™ virtual prototyping, SpyGlass static and VC Formal® verification technologies, VCS simulation, ZeBu emulation, Synopsys HAPS prototyping, Verdi […]
Automated security validation platform identifies vulnerabilities in firmware and SoC designs
Tortuga Logic, a cybersecurity company specializing in hardware threat detection and prevention, announced the launch of Radix-M, the industry’s first platform capable of performing security validation of firmware on complex system-on-chip (SoCs) designs. Built with funding support from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Radix-M identifies and prevents unknown firmware vulnerabilities. It also automates previously manual […]
Training courses teach functional safety/security standards for critical software apps
LDRA has announced that the company is bringing its popular three-day software-development public training courses to multiple US locations. The LDRA tool suite Training Course is scheduled for June 18–20 in San Jose, Calif., and June 25-27 in Huntsville, Ala. Additional locations are being added on-demand, with the next courses planned for Boston, Mass., and Dallas, […]
Emulation-based power analyzer sized up billion-cycle software workloads
Synopsys announced its ZeBu Power Analyzer solution for software-driven system-on-chip (SoC) power analysis delivering results 1,000 times faster than traditional simulation-based methods. ZeBu Power Analyzer adds novel, multi-threaded power analysis engines to the industry-leading, high-performance ZeBu Server 4 emulation platform. It allows SoC design teams to systematically analyze power usage of their designs when executing […]
AI stack upgrade provides 10x boost in performance with <1 W power consumption
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation announced major performance and design flow enhancements for its award-winning Lattice sensAI solutions stack. The Lattice sensAI stack provides a comprehensive hardware and software solution for implementing low power (1mW-1W), always-on artificial intelligence (AI) functionality in smart devices operating at the edge. Additionally, enhancements to the stack’s memory schemes address a key […]
Hardware IoT platform enables building of rich IoT interfaces using a drag and drop
LabRecon empowers engineers, hobbyists and students to create rich graphical interfaces for remote IoT or local measurement and control applications. A drag-and-drop panel builder and graphical programming environment allows one to easily build an interface and create the operating logic for any project. A USB connected “Breadboard Experimentor” circuit board provides the measurement and control […]
Digital-twin simulation includes auto hardware/software sub-systems, full vehicle models, sensor data, traffic flows and more
Siemens has introduced the PAVE360 pre-silicon autonomous validation environment — a program established to enable and accelerate the development of innovative autonomous vehicle platforms. PAVE360 provides a comprehensive environment for multi-supplier collaboration across the automotive ecosystem for the development of next-generation automotive chips. PAVE360 also extends digital twin simulation beyond processors to include automotive hardware […]
Software verifies NVDIMM-P DDR5/4 memory designs
Synopsys, Inc. announced the availability of the industry’s first verification IP (VIP) for Non-Volatile Dual In-line Memory Module (NVDIMM-P) for DDR5/4. NVDIMM-P is the next-generation storage-class memory for enterprise applications ranging from big data, storage, and in-memory databases, to real-time processing; with challenging requirements of performance, security, and endurance, as well as persistence, reliability, and […]
