Qualcomm Incorporated announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., has introduced two new mobile platforms, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 and 630, both designed to support a leap in performance enabling advanced photography and enhanced gaming, in addition to long battery life and fast LTE speeds. The Snapdragon 660 and 630 Mobile Platforms include the Snapdragon […]
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VIP and source code test suite handles MIPI designs
Synopsys, Inc. announced the availability of the industry’s first verification IP (VIP) and source code test suite for MIPI CSI-2℠ v2.0, MIPI D-PHY℠ v2.1, MIPI C-PHY℠ v1.2, and MIPI M-PHY℠ v4.1. Synopsys VC VIP for the latest MIPI specifications enables system-on-chip (SoC) teams to design next-generation mobility products with ease of use and integration, resulting in accelerated verification closure. “MIPI […]
Expansion board brings network controller ICs to STM MCU dev boards
The creation of cost-efficient and compact industrial slave devices that can connect to any Real-Time Ethernet network is now simplified through the combination of the STM32™ ecosystem with the multi-protocol flexibility of Hilscher’s netX control ICs. The results of this collaboration are the I-NUCLEO-NETX expansion board for use with any STM32 Nucleo-64 or STM32 Nucleo-144 […]
RTOS trace debug tool for VxWorks updated
Percepio AB, the leading specialist in software tracing tools for real-time operating systems today announced the release of Tracealyzer for VxWorks version 3.1.2, now available for download. Changes include several bug fixes and plenty of useful improvements, such as: User Event Log This view shows a text log of custom “User Events” that have been added in the […]
Embedded software tracing tool available for RTOS
Percepio AB announced immediate availability of Tracealyzer for ThreadX from Express Logic, the leading embedded RTOS with over 5 billion units deployed worldwide. Tracealyzer for ThreadX leverages the already existing trace library in ThreadX bringing world-class visualization to thousands of ThreadX developers. Tracealyzer for ThreadX displays kernel events such as context switches and ISRs as […]
IoT development kit adds modules for Bluetooth low energy (BLE), sub-GHz RF, and Wi-Fi
The new high-connectivity STM32L4 IoT Discovery kit (B-L475E-IOT01A) from STMicroelectronics gives flexibility for developers building IoT (Internet of Things) nodes by supporting multiple low-power wireless standards and Wi-Fi, while integrating a complete collection of motion, gesture, and environmental sensors, unavailable on other kits in the market. Designed to help promptly connect IoT devices to Cloud […]
Tightly coupled interface peripheral IP reduces SoC area and power
Synopsys, Inc. announced it has enhanced its DesignWare® ARC®Data Fusion IP Subsystem with a new suite of tightly coupled interface peripherals including pulse density modulation (PDM), I2S and I3C, as well as an audio processing software library to speed application software development. The Data Fusion IP Subsystem is an integrated, pre-verified hardware and software IP product optimized for […]
RTL verification software cuts verification turnaround by 10x
Mentor, a Siemens business, announced new formal-based technologies in the Questa Verification Solution that provide RTL designers and verification engineers with the ability to more easily perform exhaustive formal verification analysis. The new interactive multi-platform graphical user interface (GUI) for the Questa PropCheck and Questa CDC apps enables users to be productive anywhere. The Questa […]
Better development systems for IoT apps
It can be tough for engineers to plan IoT systems around services based in the cloud. New generations of development systems simplify the task. WIREN PERERA ON SEMICONDUCTOR All indications are that after a long-protracted period of discourse and speculation, 2017 is going to be the year when the Internet of Things (IoT) finally begins […]
I/O carrier cards handle VPX, XMC, PCI Express duties
Acromag expands their tech-refresh design of the AcroPack Series to include a superb selection of I/O carrier cards. The AcroPack carriers come equipped with up to four AcroPack or mini-PCIe mezzanine module slots to offer maximum I/O density in VPX, XMC and PCI Express based systems. AcroPack carriers offer a unique secure plug-in connection to […]