To help product innovators streamline prototyping and development of connected smart objects, STMicroelectronics has created the SPBTLE-1S ready-to-use Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) module that integrates all the components needed to complete the radio subsystem. The new BLE module integrates ST’s proven BlueNRG-1 application-processor System-on-Chip (SoC) and balun, high-frequency oscillators, and a chip antenna, among others. Developers can use […]
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IP cores feature building blocks for creation of unique video bridging applications
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation announces the availability of seven new modular IP cores for its award winning CrossLink FPGA product for increased design flexibility to support consumer, industrial and automotive applications. These modular IP cores offer the building blocks for customers to create their own unique video bridging solutions. The mobile industry, through its demand for high […]
Custom programming service to include AVR and SAM MCUs
Microchip Technology Inc. has expanded its custom programming service to include AVR and SAM microcontrollers (MCUs). For the first time ever, users can add their custom code to MCUs from more than 30 AVR and SAM families, along with nearly all PIC MCUs and memory devices, directly from the manufacturer via microchipDIRECT. Microchip is the only company […]
Next-generation in-circuit debugger for PIC, dsPIC processors
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced the MPLAB ICD 4, an in-circuit programming and debugging development tool for Microchip’s PIC microcontroller (MCU) and dsPIC digital signal controller portfolios. The MPLAB ICD 4 debugger includes all the features of the popular MPLAB ICD 3 tool while adding increased speed through a faster processor and increased RAM. The MPLAB ICD 4’s significant […]
Pre-qualified, Bluetooth 5 protocol stack now available for download
Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA today announces the immediate availability of their production-ready Bluetooth 5 software platform for the nRF52832 SoC, The S132 v5.0 and nRF5 SDK v14.0. This solution enables developers making high-performance Bluetooth 5-ready products using the nRF52832 SoC. The platform consists of the S132 v5.0 SoftDevice, a 20-link […]
Smart widgets editor tool and smart objects to GUI development tool
Workshop4 PRO from 4D Systems enhances the standard features of the base version of the Workshop4 IDE with options that extend productivity for developing advanced GUIs for embedded applications. The Workshop4 IDE features four different development environments that provide an integrated editor, compiler and linker toolchain from which to create application code and incorporate graphical […]
High-bandwidth memory 2 IP includes PHY, controller and verification facilities
Synopsys, Inc. introduced its complete DesignWare High Bandwidth Memory 2 (HBM2) IP solution consisting of controller, PHY and verification IP, enabling designers to achieve up to 307 GB/s aggregate bandwidth, which is 12 times the bandwidth of a DDR4 interface operating at 3200 Mb/s data rate. In addition, the DesignWare HBM2 IP solution delivers approximately ten times better […]
Software module notes errors, violations during Bluetooth development efforts
Teledyne LeCroy, Inc. the worldwide leader in Bluetooth protocol analysis and testing services is pleased to introduce the Bluetooth Protocol Expert System software module, enabling accelerated development of Bluetooth devices and speeding development and troubleshooting of device interoperability in the Internet of Things (IoT). The Bluetooth Protocol Expert System software module presents errors, warnings, and violations impacting […]
Emulation platform for system-level, RTL, GL hardware gets ISO 26262 compliance certification
Mentor, a Siemens business, announces that independent compliance firm SGS-TÜV Saar has certified the ISO 26262 compliance of tool qualification reports for key software elements of its groundbreaking new Veloce® Strato™ emulation platform. The certification extends Mentor’s leadership in functional safety assurance and hardware emulation technology, while helping chip designers meet and exceed the increasingly […]