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The Smart Approach to Designing with the ARM® Architecture

Volume 9, Number 2, 2010

Introduction:
The way we live our lives

The way we live our lives today are dramatically different then 10 years ago - – from
the hi-tech coffee machine in your kitchen to the cell phone in your pocket, the notebook
that greets you at work and the home entertainment system that welcomes you
at night.

It is hard to believe that before EDA (electronic design automation) tools, circuits were
painstakingly designed by hand and quite literally laid out manually. Now, three
decades since the birth of the EDA industry, software tools, services and Intellectual
Property (IP) continues to evolve to address the increasingly complex advanced semiconductor
and system design requirements.
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We Got Ourselves A Convoy!

(Page(s) 46-48)

Peterbilt Motors Company, based in Texas, are renowned for engineering ‘best in show’ trucks. Having spotlighted its innovative engineering and fuel efficient solutions, the company has now turned its attention to in-truck telematics and infotainment. The result – the PACCAR-in-dash SmartNav system, powered by an ARM11™ processor, which it claims will change the face of the trucking industry as we know it.

The articles in this section include:

We Got Ourselves A Convoy!

By Jan Howells, ARM
With the arrival of hi-tech, on-board devices such as the PACCAR-in-dash SmartNav system, Peterbilt is confident that their latest device will provide the industry with a major leap forward in mobile connectivity.
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Integrating Audio Effects in Android™

By Sonal Gupta, Senior Engineer, Multimedia Systems & Audio Codecs, Ittiam Systems Pvt. Ltd
(Page(s) 11-15)

Sitting at the core of the newly emerging embedded devices is the Android™ Operating System. The open-source, complete mobile software stack by Google™, is spreading way beyond expectations.

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Making Mobile Wallets a Success

By Tim Jefferson, Managing Director, The Human Chain
(Page(s) 16-21)

Technology is changing the way consumers behave and the mobile wallet has the potential to be at the forefront in transforming this behavior. But this technology will only get off the ground and gain the traction it needs to be a success when the hurdles to its adoption have been removed.

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Getting More for Less

By Rasmus Christian Larsen, Support and Training Manager, Energy Micro
(Page(s) 22-25)

The deployment of ‘energy sensitive applications’ is increasing and it refers to devices that must – for a variety of reasons – operate for extended periods of time from a single battery.

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Symmetric Multiprocessing in Windows Embedded Compact 7

By Kurt Kennett, Windows Embedded Core Team, Microsoft Corporation
(Page(s) 26-29)

Microsoft takes advantage of ARM SMP features in Windows Embedded Compact 7, their latest multi-architecture multi-platform operating system for smart, connected service-oriented devices.

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Cadence and ARM CoreLink™ Technology Work Together in SoC Integration

By Nick Heaton, Senior Solution Architect, Front-End Solutions RnD, Cadence Design Systems
(Page(s) 30-33)

Cadence and ARM have teamed up to address these challenges and ensure designers have the right tools and flows in order that they can easily architect the complex products currently planned.

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Build the System You Want with the Features You Need

By Rajiv Nema, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Actel Corporation
(Page(s) 34-39)

Taking into account the ability to design exactly the system you need, unparalleled IP security plus the ease of design now available to FPGA, embedded and analog designers, SmartFusion devices offer innovative, intelligent integration at its best.

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Verifying ARM-based SoC Designs with Advanced Open Verification Methodology

By Ping Yeung, Mike Andrews, Marc Bryan, Jason Polychronopoulos, Mentor Graphics
(Page(s) 40-45)

The demand for smarter, more powerful consumer electronics devices is increasing the complexity and integration of underlying SoC designs. This, in turn, is making it harder to build a comprehensive test environment.

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