ARCHIVES - NOVEMBER 2005

FEATURE ARTICLES

Redefining Software Defined Radio
BitWave’s SDR for the Masses
(November 29, 2005)

Supercomputing To Go
HPEC Raises its Head at SC|05
(November 22, 2005)

Changing Waves
Moving from Moore to Multi-core
(November 15, 2005)

RTOS Roundup
Ambiguity Abounds in Device Software
(November 8, 2005)

Chillin’ with QuickLogic
PolarPro Brings FPGAs to BatteryLand
(November 8, 2005)

The Case for Hardware/Software Co-Verification
Can’t I Do That With a Development Board?
by Ross Nelson, Mentor Graphics Corporation
(November 8, 2005)

Tyranny of the Metaphor
The Slippery Slope of Scheduling Software
(November 1, 2005)

NEWSLETTERS

November 29, 2005 :: volume I, no. 09

November 22, 2005 :: volume I, no. 08

November 15, 2005 :: volume I, no. 07

November 8, 2005 :: volume I, no. 06

November 1, 2005 :: volume I, no. 05
PRESS RELEASES

November 30, 2005

Renesas Technology's SH-Mobile is Now Supported by Wipro's Linux-based Mobile Phone Reference Framework, AQUA; Linux Solution For SH-Mobile Reduces Software Development Burden for Mobile Phone Manufacturers

Avnet Electronics Marketing Launches New Speedway Workshop Series Focusing on Analog Devices' Blackfin Processor and Signal Chain Solutions

SafeNet Announces High End Integrated Security Processor for SME Networking Equipment; SafeXcel-5160 is the Most Cost Effective Security Processor for Gigabit Class SME Appliances

Mocana Announces Significant New Customer Wins for Standards-Based Embedded Security Suite; Mocana Delivers High Performance Standards-Based Security Solutions for Connected Wireless and Wireline Devices to Innovative Customers

TimeSys Introduces LinuxLink Subscriptions for Freescale's ColdFire(R) MCF547x and MCF548x Processor Families

In-Stat Announces Call for Papers for Spring Processor Forum 2006

Debate Between NAND and HDD for Portable Consumer Electronics Will Heat Up, IDC Believes

November 29, 2005

TTAutomotive Joins AUTOSAR

MontaVista Partners with SKY MobileMedia, Bluefin Mobile and Digital Airways to Demonstrate Integrated Mobile Phone Solution

Nintendo Selects Cypress's PSoC(R) Mixed-Signal Array For Hot New Game Boy(R) Micro; Programmable System-on-Chip(TM) Product Saves Development Time and Cost, Helping Nintendo Hit Critical Sub-$100 Price Point

M-Systems and Renesas Technology Announce Supply and Strategic Collaboration Agreements; Companies to Collaborate Utilizing Advanced, High-Performance AG-AND Multi-Level Cell Flash Memory and Flash Management and Control Technologies

eMagin 3DVisor Brings Simulation To Life at I/ITSEC; 3D and Headtracking Provide Depth and Scope for Simulations

Trolltech Launches First Linux-Based VoIP Framework for Handheld Devices; Qtopia 2.2 Empowers Manufacturers to Develop Fully Converged Linux-Based Mobile and Wireless Devices

November 28, 2005

Zero Capacitor Memory Technology Proved Realisable on FinFET/TriGate Device Geometries; Highest Density Memory Provider Proves sub-45nm Capability

Motorola and Skyworks Sign Development Agreement for the Helios(TM) DigRF Radio Solution for Next-Generation EDGE Platforms

Freescale Manufactures World's First 24-Mbit Silicon Nanocrystal Memory

Demand Spreads for ReadyOn; Ardence's ReadyOn Software Installed in Fujitsu PCs

Mosys 1T-SRAM(R) Selected as Pixim(R) D2500 Video Imaging System's Embedded Memory Solution; Multi-Megabit Embedded Memory, High-Quality Digital Video Chipset Reaches Volume Production

Microchip Technology Announces C Compiler and Free Student-Edition C Compiler for All 70 16-bit PIC24 MCUs and dsPIC(R) DSCs

StarGen Sponsors Industry Education on Advanced Switching Interconnect Standard for PCI Express

Altera Programmable Solutions Accelerate Blaupunkt's Automotive Navigation Product Development

November 22, 2005

National Instruments Introduces New Line of HMIs for LabVIEW

Atmel Launches BCDMOS Fail-Safe System IC ATA6814 Designed for Safety-Critical Automotive Applications

November 21, 2005

New Version of Sonics Memory Scheduler Eliminates Critical SoC Design Challenge for Convergence Applications; MemMax Version 2.0 Removes Memory Performance Bottleneck; Improves Bandwidth, Power Consumption and Area

Condor Engineering's BusTools/1553-API Now Supports the INTEGRITY(R) RTOS Real-Time Operating System

Stretch Selects SlickEdit Technology

-40 Degrees to +85 Degrees C CompactFlash Provides High Endurance and Wide Operating Temperature for Industrial Applications

Spansion Introduces High-Density 64 Mb Serial Flash Memory Device; MirrorBit Technology Enables Continued Expansion into Low-Cost Serial Flash Memory Market

Atmel Launches Highly Integrated RoHS-compliant SiGe Front-End IC for Private Mobile Radios (PMR)

November 17, 2005

The MathWorks and AspenTech Collaborate to Deliver Link between Simulink and Aspen Dynamics

Xilinx Sets Up Authorized Training Provider Network to Accelerate the Growth of the PLD Market in Asia Pacific

November 16, 2005

LTX Introduces Fusion MX - the New Mixed Signal Cost of Test Benchmark; Optimal Performance and Price for Wireless, Power, Datacomm and Automotive Devices

M-Systems and Infineon Sign Supply Agreement for Mobile-RAM; Infineon Mobile-RAM will be used for DiskOnChip(R)-based Multi-Chip Package Products for Mobile Handsets

Freescale ColdFire(R) Microprocessors Enable High Performance Human-Machine Interface for Industrial Markets

Tarari Announces RAX-XSLT: World's First Silicon-or-Software XSLT Engine; Two New XSLT Engines -- One Silicon-Based and One ``Pure Software'' -- Extend Tarari's Leadership in XML Content Processors for Networking, Appliance, and Server OEMs

November 15, 2005

Cisco Launches New Era for Wired and Wireless Networking; Debuts Unified Wireless Network Strategy and Services into Premier Routing and Switching Platforms

PTC Integrates Windchill(R) with IBM Rational ClearCase; Synchronizes Software Development with Electrical and Mechanical Product Development for Faster Time-to-Market and Higher Quality Products

@Road to Showcase Wi-Fi Enabled Mobile Resource Management Data Communications Hub at OSP Expo

Spansion and M-Systems Partner to Develop an Innovative, Secure, Memory Design; Companies Intend to Integrate M-Systems' Flash Management and Logic IP with Spansion's MirrorBit(TM) Flash Memory

Atmel's New 200 MIPS ARM9 MCU Draws Only 2.5 uA Standby, and 350 uA/MHz at Maximum Performance

Atmel Targets Contactless Credit Card Markets With Introduction of Industry's secureAVR Microcontroller

Broadcom Demonstrates Windows-Based Solution for HPC Applications at Supercomputing 2005

Oki Electric Licenses ARM Technology for Digital Consumer Electronics and In-Vehicle Equipment

November 14, 2005

TTP In Universal Avionics Test Solution: Tech S.A.T Extends its ADS2 System Integration Bench for Testing of TTP-Based Avionics Systems

Freescale and Cadence Partner to Innovate Semiconductor Product Design

BlueShark Adds GraphOn's GO-Global Software to Apriza Thin-Client Hardware; Appliances Pre-Configured with GO-Global for Windows CE Client Software

Tensilica Announces Design Center Agreement With Tata Elxsi Ltd.; New Authorized Design Center Will Provide Turnkey LSI Design Services for Tensilica Customers

M-Systems Expands Its Product Portfolio with the Availability of Memory Cards for Mobile Handsets and Consumer Electronics Devices

Industry Leading SDR Development Tool Now Available for Real Time Operating System

Green Hills Software Introduces the First Commercial High Assurance, Crash-Safe File System; Partitioning, Journaling File System (PJFS) Meets Most Stringent Reliability, Safety and Security Requirements

Denali Simulation Models to Accelerate MMC-Enabled Product Designs

Benchmarking Shows AMD, Scali and SilverStorm Empower Highest Performance for CD-adapco Simulation and Modeling Applications

Microsoft Announces Xbox 360 Day One Launch Lineup - Strongest Launch in the History of Video Game Consoles

Atmel Introduces Industry's First Multiple Smart Card Reader Interface IC for POS and Health Card Reader

November 10, 2005

Solidica and Freescale Semiconductor Unveil New Embedded Wireless Technology for Military Diagnostics

November 9, 2005

Trolltech Partners With Nissin Systems to Accelerate Embedded Linux Adoption in Japan; Nissin Systems to Resell Trolltech's Qtopia as Part of Complete Software Solution

NCT's ClearSpeech Noise Reduction Technology Available for Enea's OSEck Real-Time OS; Enhances Mobile Communications Voice Quality by Removing Background Noise

Source Electronics Provides High-Volume Programming Service for Microchip's PIC10F, the World's Smallest Microcontroller

Zeligsoft and Harris Corporation Now Offering Complete Development Environment for Software Defined Radio

Atmel Announces 0.18um RF CMOS Foundry Process for Low Volume Applications

Altera's Dr. Misha Burich to Present SDR Forum Keynote Address on FPGAs and System-Level Optimization

Intellitech Announces Next Generation SystemBIST IC for Flexible FPGA Configuration Combined with Embedded PCB Self-Test

November 8, 2005

AccelChip DSP Synthesis with IP-Explorer Technology to Be Demonstrated at SDR Forum

IPFlex Starts Taking Orders for DAPDNA(R) Ethernet Platform Products

Bitform Releases SDK That Provides Precise, Robust Access to Unstructured Data Locked inside Complex File Formats

NI LabVIEW Simulation Module Adds New Optimization and Analysis Functionality; National Instruments LabVIEW Simulation Module 2.0 Offers Improvements to Performance and Usability

ASSET(R) Works to Include System-Level Boundary-Scan Test into the MicroTCA Spec; As First Boundary-Scan Company in PICMG, ASSET Defines JTAG's Implementation in Industry Standard

Airbee Wireless Announces ZigBee(TM) Platform Compliance

Wave Systems Demonstrates Embassy(R) Strong Authentication Technologies at the DoD Public Key Enabling Trade Show

Tensilica's Xtensa LX Core and Vectra LX DSP Engine Honored with ''Top Product of EDN China 2005 Innovation Award''; Tensilica's Technical Superiority Proven Again

InterNiche Extends Specialist TCP/IP Device Networking Leadership with NicheStack 3.0

LogicBlaze Joins Eclipse Foundation

The MathWorks Announces New Version of Video and Image Processing Blockset; New Detection and Tracking Features Allow Engineers Across Industries to Develop Intelligent Video Systems Using Model-Based Design

LG Electronics Demonstrates First Handset Powered by SavaJe Technologies' Java-based Open OS

November 7, 2005

NEC Solutions America and Shimon Systems Bring NEC Fingerprint Matching Technology to Embedded Devices; NEC Ports its Best-In-Class Fingerprint Matching Technology to Low-Cost Embedded Devices

QuickLogic Introduces PolarPro FPGA Architecture to Tackle Power Sensitive Applications

AdaCore Announces Support for Wind River's VxWorks 6

IMlogic Launches First Embedded Solution for Instant Messaging Management and Security

Microchip Announces 1 Mbit I2C(TM) Serial EEPROM Devices; New EEPROMs Provide Highest Memory Density Available for I2C Bus

CoWare SPW Advances Verification of 3G Wireless Modems; New HSDPA Models in 3GPP Library Reduce Design Risk for High-Speed Cellular Modems

Identify Announces Beta Availability of AppSight 6.0 for Microsoft Development Environments; New Release Extends and Enhances Microsoft's Platform for Building, Operating, and Reliably Supporting Mission-Critical Applications

Microsoft Joins Customers and Partners to Launch SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006

Sybase Extends Functionality of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

Atmel's New Rad-Hard SPARC Processor Improves Speed Versus Power Consumption Ratio by Eight

Wind River Releases Commercial Grade Updates to Its Industry-Leading, Real-Time Device Software Platforms

Wind River Announces Commercial Grade Workbench 2.4 Development Suite With New Unit Tester and Diagnostic Products, Updated Eclipse 3.1 Technology

Socle Licenses ARM Processor for Mobile and Consumer Devices

November 3, 2005

Parvus Releases Statement on RoHS Compliance; Parvus to Transition to Lead-Free Production of Embedded PC Products by July 1, 2006; Parvus to Focus on Reliability Assurance and Risk Mitigation Techniques with High-Reliability Customers

Bitstream Releases Font Fusion 3.1, the Leading Font Rendering Solution for Small Embedded Systems; New Release Optimizes Caching for Memory-Constrained Consumer Devices and Mobile Phones

November 2, 2005

New Embedded Development Tool from Rowley Associates, CrossWorks, Simplifies Evaluation of the MAXQ(TM) 16-bit RISC Microcontrollers from Dallas Semiconductor

Cypress's Programmable Radio-on-a-Chip(TM) (PRoC(TM)) Wins EEPW Magazine's 2005 Award for ''Best New Embedded System Technology''; New Product Combines Cypress's WirelessUSB(TM) and PSoC(TM) Technologies

Green Hills Software and Communications Research Centre Canada to Present at 2005 Software Defined Radio Technical Conference and Product Exposition

Actel Delivers Secure, Comprehensive Design Flow for Complex FPGA Development Using ARM7 Family Processor

November 1, 2005

Sarnoff Offers H.264 Video on MIPS(R) Architecture

Atmel Launches DVD-SoC Industry's Most Integrated and Powerful DVD-Single Chip

Nadatel Ships Planetweb(R) SpectraWorks(TM) on DVR Products; Nadatel Cites SpectraWorks Rapid Application Customization and Reduced Time to Market as Key Benefits

Avnet Electronics Marketing Launches New SpeedWay Workshop Series Featuring Virtex-4-Based Embedded Processing and DSP Solutions from Xilinx

EnOcean's New Energy Harvesting Magnet Sensor Enables Batteryless, Wireless Door/Window Contacts

KVH Introduces Embedded TracVision Automotive Satellite TV System for OEM Applications

Tower Semiconductor Begins Production of Biomorphic's 2.0 and 1.3-Megapixel CMOS Image Sensors for Cell Phones; Tower Technologies Result in Superior Sensor Capabilities for Camera-Enabled Devices
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