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| Intelligence |
| Russian Design House Milandr Licenses ARM Cortex-M3 Processor for Automotive MCU Applications
Russian-based IC design company, Milandr, has become the first synthesizable ARM license in the emerging Russian market. Milandr has licensed ... read the article |
| ARM Unveils IP Portfolio Program—New Model for ARM IP
The ARM IP Portfolio Program is an innovative business and engagement model for companies offering custom ASIC design services. The initiative provides access ... read the article |
| Secura Key Picks Luminary Micro’s Stellaris MCUs for RFID Reader and Access Control Products
Luminary Micro and Secura Key announced today that Secura Key has chosen Luminary Micro’s Stellaris microcontrollers for its new RFID reader and access control ... read the article |
| Adobe and ARM Accelerate Flash and AIR for ARM Platforms
At the Adobe 2008 MAX conference, Adobe Systems Incorporated and ARM announced a technology collaboration to optimize and enable Adobe Flash Player 10 and Adobe AIR ... read the article |
| First Automotive Dual Core, Floating Point MCUs from TI for Safety Critical Applications
Helping designers differentiate complex safety critical applications, Texas Instruments has introduced the TMS570F microcontroller (MCU), the industry’s first ... read the article |
| Atmels AT91SAM9G20 Supported by Latest Mainline Linux Kernel
Atmel Corporation has announced the availability of the latest Linux mainline release, v2.6.27, for its 400 MHz ARM926EJS-based AT91SAM9G20 embedded ... read the article |
| ARM Announces Support for OpenHandset Alliance
ARM has announced it will participate in the Open Handset Alliance. ARM has been working with the open Android platform for some time and is committed to delivering a ... read the article |
| ARM and Canonical to Bring Full Ubuntu Desktop Experience to ARM Devices
Canonical Ltd, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu®, today announced that it will bring the full Ubuntu Desktop operating system to the ARMv7 processor architecture to ... read the article |
| Arium Annouces Heterogenous ARM ETM Support in CoreSight Environment
Arium, an industry leader in hardware-assisted development tools, has announced new debug support for software and firmware developers working in an ARM CoreSight ... read the article |
| What’s the Buzz on IQ Online?
We start off by opening Pandora’s box, a pretty unique open device in that it has been designed on the base of the input of thousands of forum users with one common ... read the article |
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| Technology In-Depth |
| Next Generation Secure Mobile Devices
There is no denying the increased worldwide consumer adoption of mobile devices, driven by the emergence of many killer applications, including mobile e-mail, Internet browsing, digital identity and commerce applications, and the enjoyment of multimedia – anytime, anywhere. As the mobile ... read the article |
| by David Kleidermacher, Green Hills Software |
| A Platform-based Low-Power Design Flow for an Advanced Mobile Applications Processor
Low-power has become a focal point for SoC designers. Advanced techniques such as multi-supply voltages, power gating, and dynamic voltage scaling are conceptually easy to understand, but difficult to implement in practice. Faraday, a top-tier ASIC service provider, offers successful low-pow... read the article |
| by: Albert Chen, Faraday Technology |
| Ways to Use USB in Embedded Systems
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a connectivity specification that provides ease of use, expandability, and good performance for the end user. It is one of the most successful interconnects in computer history. Originally released in 1995 for PCs, it now is expanding into use by embedded systems and is... read the article |
| by: Albert Chen, Faraday Technology |
| Advantages of the Cortex-M
ARM introduced its new line of Cortex architectures in 2004, tackling the embedded marketplace with a three-pronged solution. Firstly, the Cortex-A family provides high-performance applications processors. Next, the Cortex-R family targets real-time, deeply-embedded solutions. Finally, the Cortex-M ... read the article |
| by: Brian Nagel, Micrium |
| ARM Fast Models—Virtual Platforms for Embedded Software Development
As more processors are integrated into modern SoCs and as the software content increases significantly, representing in many cases, 50 percent of the chip functionality or more, it has become crucial to start the development of the software ahead of the availability of any hardware prototype to ensu... read the article |
| by: Nizar Romdan, ARM |
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| Design Strategies & Methodologies |
| An Introduction to Symbian and Symbian OS
Symbian OS is an advanced, market-leading, open operating system used by the world’s leading mobile phone manufacturers. It is designed specifically for the requirements of advanced 3G mobile phones and beyond, and combines the power of an integrated applications environment with mobile telephon... read the article |
| by Malcolm Box, Symbian |
| MPEG Surround—A Bright New Future for Surround Sound
Developed by Fraunhofer IIS, Dolby Laboratories, LSI Corporation and Philips, MPEG Surround is a feature-rich open ISO standard compression technique for multi-channel audio signals. It can operate on top of any core audio codec – for example, AAC, HE-AAC and MPEG-1 Layer II – and provides a... read the article |
| by: Matthias Rose and Jan Nordmann, Fraunhofer |
| Apart Yet Blended—eT Kernel Multi-Core Edition Memory Partitioning
ARM11 MPCore and Cortex-A9 MPCore are excellent multicore processors, appropriate for both SMP and AMP. These advanced processors open up design opportunities for innovative system solutions. It is, however, likely that such system to be more complex, and yet more integrated. System partitioning, is... read the article |
| by: Masaki Gondo, eSol |
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| Consumer Lifestyles |
| ARM in the Outback: Helping Farmers Protect Water from Wildlife
Researchers from two Universities in Australia have collaborated on an innovative, ARM powered, animal recognition system that utilizes solar panels, a computer and webcam to separate domestic farm animals from wildlife. The solution allows farmers to ensure their livestock get water and feed, while... read the article |
| by Jan Howell, ARM |
| Get Behind the Wheel!
Take a trip with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel next time you switch on a racing game – driving has never felt so real! The wireless steering wheel controller has been designed to simulate the sensation of being behind a vehicle’s steering wheel by using Force Feedback techno... read the article |
| by: Jan Howell, ARM |
| Open is the Name of the Game
We are all familiar with the big brand gaming devices that appear in ads on our TV screens, but a new raft of ARM powered, Linux-based ‘open’ devices are emerging that are asking gamers to go one step beyond – encouraging them get their hands dirty, take the hood off, get inside and even... read the article |
| by: Jan Howell, ARM |
| ARM-Powered Virtual Neighborhood Watch
If you want to keep an eye on your office or home when you are away, the ARM powered Easy Connect Network IP camera just could be the answer. The surveillance camera is no-longer the preserve of the rich and famous. This easy-to-install camera will let you keep tabs on your property via a 3G ... read the article |
| by: Jan Howell, ARM |
| Bunny Robot Hops Ahead with ARM
The Robot Bunny, which is being used by students at the University of Plymouth in the UK to research human-robot interaction, is about to energize itself. The Bunny is being moved across to Texas Instruments' OMAP platform, built on the ARM Cortex-A8 core, which will take it to a new dimension. Once... read the article |
| by: Jan Howell, ARM |
