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| Intelligence |
| ARM Enhances Development Support for Texas Instruments' DaVinci Technology and OMAP35xSmartphones
ARM® RealView® family of development tools provides enhanced support for the Texas Instruments’ (TI) DaVinci technology and OMAP35x platform... read the article |
| Dialog Semiconductor Licenses ARM7TDMI for Next-Generation 42V Automotive Battery Sensing Products
Dialog Semiconductor has licensed the ARM7TDMI-S™ processor, enabling Dialog Semiconductor to design an intelligent car battery sensing solution... read the article |
| ARM Leads the Mobile Market into Console-Quality 3D Gaming Single-chip 45nm Multi-mode Solutions for Mass-market Smartphones
ARM announced the ARM® Mali-JSR297™ software for 3D graphics at the Game Developers’ Conference ... read the article |
| Synopsys Introduces the Eclypse Low Power Solution
Synopsys announces its Eclypse Low Power Solution, the industry's most comprehensive suite of proven system-level, verification, implementation and signoff tools, intellectual property (IP), methodologies and services ... read the article |
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| Technology In-Depth |
| Integrating, Testing, and Debugging 'Old' C Code with 'New' UML-Generated Sources
Soon,it will no longer be possible to master the growing complexity of software without the use of softwaredevelopment tools,and in particular,Model-driven development tools.The Unified Model Language (UML),especially,has enabled the uniform design of modular software components,including automatic ... read the article |
| by Rudolf Dienstbeck, Lauterbach Datentechnik |
| Powerwise Power Management Solutions in Embedded Systems
This article explains how to overcome the current power management design challenges for various embeddedsystems and showcases how an online embedded developer website (www.EmbeddedDeveloper.com),can easethe digital design engineer’s decision making and selection process when it comes to sourcin... read the article |
| by: Alan Hutton, National Semiconductor, Germany |
| Mobile Internet Devices: Transforming Communication in Revolutionary Ways
As the world embraces new wireless technologies,unique market segments like Mobile Internet Devices (MID),are developing within the mobile marketplace.This article examines the evolution and key driveers of the MIDmarketplace,and the technology foundation required for these new devices to realize su... read the article |
| by: Ramesh Iyer, Texas Instruments |
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| Design Strategies & Methodologies |
| Accelerating Time-to-Market with ARM RealView SoC Designer and Carbon Model Studio
This article is a case study detailing how Sarnoff Corporation utilized Carbon Model Studio from Carbon Design Systems to create models of their internal IP and ARM SoC Designer to model their ARM IP and overall SoC platform,which enabled them to establish a robust virtual prototyping methodology.... read the article |
| by Bill Neifert, Carbon Design Systems |
| Open Verification Methodology: Fulfilling the Promise of SystemVerilog
Until this year,no available verification methodology met all the requirements for interoperability and openness.The situation changed dramatically with the release of the Open Verification Methodology (OVM)earlier this year.A joint effort by Cadence Design systems and Mentor Graphics,OVM provides a... read the article |
| by: Thomas L. Anderson, Cadence Design Systems |
| Aonix Takes Off with Port to EABI in Corporate Jets
High Flyers can expect cutting edge multimedia from their inflight entertainment systems when they take to the skies,thanks to the availability of Aonix’s PERC Ultra Virtual Machine and its Freescale i.MX processor run-ning Mobilinux from Monta Vista.... read the article |
| by: Jan Howell, Editor, ARM IQ Online |
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| Consumer Lifestyles |
| Magellan Puts Live Information in Reach of Drivers
Magellan is casting OneTouch as the next-generation of navigation device,enabling instant access to itsmany features and to search for points of interest directly from the display,without distracting you when youare behind the wheel.... read the article |
| by Jan Howell, Editor, ARM IQ Online |
| Console Market Gears Up for Fierce Competition
The console household is not about bringing more consoles into the homes,as we have seen with TVs,forexample.It is about getting entire families to interact with the console for alternative activities to gaming,such as web browsing and utilizing the device as an information source.... read the article |
| by: Jan Howell, Editor, ARM IQ Online |
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| Tools of the Trade |
| Tools of the Trade: National's PowerWise Analog Solutions for Hitex NXP Starter Kits
USB-based in-circuit debuggers are fast becoming the defacto norm for low cost development tools.By offering a number of hardware interfaces,they are designed to offer a simple hardware solution capable ofmeeting key requirements in a small low-cost form factor.This article outlines the features and... read the article |
| by Alan Hutton, National Semiconductor, Germany |
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| Special MCUs Section |
| Cortex-M3: Initiating the Consolidation of the MCU Market
This article speculates that the ARM Cortex-M3 processor core will likely trigger the consolidation in the micro-controller market--a phenonomen that usually occurs in large markets as they mature.This argument is foundedon the premise that,due to the fact that the ARM architecture already dominates... read the article |
| by Jean Anne Booth, Luminary Micro |
| 32-Bit Microcontrollers in an 8-Bit World
32-Bit devices are now widely available below $2 and simplified programming models enable those who onceregarded 32-Bit MCUs as out of range are now reconsidering their design roadmap.Not only has ease of useimproved substantially,but so has code size,with 32-bit code being the same size or smaller ... read the article |
| by: Hayden Povey, ARM |
| Power Consumption and System Performance Testing Using Hardware and Software Floating Point Math
The NXP microcontroller is well suited for embedded applications requiring high performance and low powerdissipation.This article establishes test criteria available to validate this claim--presenting benchmark data on anNXP microcontroller collected using tools developed by the Embedded Microproces... read the article |
| by: Robert Cosaro, Zeljko Stefanovic, and Joseph Chung, NXP Semiconductors |
| The Benefits of Global Security Peripherals in STM32-based Applications
The Cortex-M3 based STM32 from STMicroelectronics include a set opf peripherals which make applicationsmore secure and significantly extend the chip capabilities,including anti-tamper and flash protection features,etc.This article illustrates for the first time how a Cortex-M3 based MCU with these e... read the article |
| by: David Bellegarde, STMicroelectronics |
| Next Generation Smart Control Panels Take User Interfaces to a New Level
The continuous decrease in cost and size of solid-state memories enables a large amount of content to be stored in many products such as portable media players or smart phones.At the same time the deployment of the internet and the ability to connect to the net virtually anywhere gives products acce... read the article |
| by: Jacko Wilbrink, Atmel Corporation |
| Connecting the Automotive and Consumer Worlds
The automotive infotainment market is experiencing unprecedented acceleration in the rate of change and userexpectations thanks to the dynamism of the consumer electronics world.Freescale i.MX processors offer the best of both worlds by combining leading edge technology from consumer systems with au... read the article |
| by: Jim Bridgewater, Freescale Semiconductor |
| Real-Time Trace: Serial Wire Viewer
ARM processors employ many advanced technologies to provide debugging power.The latest is The latest isSerial Wire Viewer--the ability of the core to send real-time trace information out a single wire port called theSerial Wire Output.This article examines various existing debug modules and then how... read the article |
| by: Robert Boys, ARM |
