Hardware-Software Test Offering Supports DO-178 Systems
December 22, 2011 7:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsLDRA has integrated its tool suite with National Instruments LabVIEW Virtual Instruments. The LDRA-NI solution offers hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation, a technique used to develop and test the complex real-time embedded systems commonly
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EcoCAR 2 Competition Electrifies University of Washington Team
December 21, 2011 7:26 am | by Tyler Rose, Outreach Coordinator, UW EcoCAR 2 Team; posted by Chris Warner | Blogs | CommentsOver the next three years, the University of Washington team will compete amongst 15 Universities from the United States and Canada to develop a plug-in hybrid vehicle power train for a donated 2013 Chevrolet Malibu; build a showroom quality vehicle; acquire local sponsors; and launch an exhaustive outreach program intended to educate consumers on green vehicle technology.
LISTED UNDER: SoftwareAegis software improves engagement for customer Spectrum Assembly
December 21, 2011 5:05 am | Product Releases | CommentsSpectrum Assembly has recently purchased Aegis iLaunch and iView Manufacturing Operation Software modules for their Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) operation. Together, these provide SAI with a distributed, paperless environment to replace their earlier paper-based manufacturing process instructions.
LISTED UNDER: SoftwareSoftware Tools Optimized for TriCore Microcontrollers in Complex Automotive Applications
December 20, 2011 4:12 am | News | CommentsWind River is collaborating with Infineon Technologies as part of a multi-year partnership to extend its integrated software tools portfolio by optimizing Wind River Diab Compiler for the TriCore microcontroller architecture
LISTED UNDER: SoftwareQNX Announces Availability of First RTOS to Achieve Both Safety and Security Certification
December 16, 2011 5:29 am | Product Releases | CommentsQNX Software Systems Limited today announced that QNX Neutrino RTOS Certified Plus, the first realtime operating system to provide both safety and security certification, is now available for order.
LISTED UNDER: SoftwareCEVA and Idea! Electronic Systems Partner to Deliver Software-Based ISDB-T Solution for DTV Demodulation
December 15, 2011 6:35 am | Product Releases | CommentsCEVA today announced a new software-based product offering for multi-standard DTV demodulation based on its CEVA-XC DSP core. The company has partnered with Idea! Electronic Systems to develop a complete, ISDB-T solution based on a multi-standard reference architecture...
LISTED UNDER: SoftwarePremier Farnell sets new benchmark for board-level design solutions across CAD libraries, PCB design and PCB prototyping
December 15, 2011 6:31 am | Product Releases | CommentsPremier Farnell today announced the immediate availability of over 45,000 CAD model files for use by its electronics design customers. The models support products from many of the world’s leading electronic component and semiconductor suppliers, and used alongside PCB design tools, help designers to quickly and accurately realise their printed circuit board (PCB) design.
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Designing Better ThinkPads
December 14, 2011 3:35 am | by Nick O’Donohoe, a science and technology writer in Providence, RI | Blogs | CommentsThe Lenovo ThinkPad line of laptops is known for its striking aesthetics. The shape of the original IBM design was inspired by Japanese bento lunch boxes (a form still used in ThinkPads today).
LISTED UNDER: SoftwareCypress’s PSoC Creator 2.0 Design Environment Now Available to All Users
December 13, 2011 6:09 am | Product Releases | CommentsCypress Semiconductor today announced that Version 2.0 of its revolutionary PSoC Creator Design Environment for the PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 programmable system-on-chip families is available for free download for all users at www.cypress.com/go/psoccreator.
LISTED UNDER: SoftwareThree-Dimensional EM Simulation Platform Enhances RF Simulation Speed
December 13, 2011 3:45 am | Agilent Technologies | Product Releases | CommentsAgilent Technologies announced shipment of the latest release of its Electromagnetic Professional software, EMPro 2011.11. The updated 3-D modeling and simulation platform features enhancements to further speed and improve RF design and verification.
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The Tinker's Toolbox - Tom De Schutter of Synopsys on Transaction-Level Models
December 12, 2011 10:01 am | Podcasts | CommentsIn this podcast we talk to Tom De Schutter, Senior Product Marketing Manager, System Level Solutions at Synopsys about transaction-level models, which raise designer productivity by increasing the level of abstraction at which they design.
LISTED UNDER: SoftwareFRAMOS Announces USB3.0 Super-Speed Interface for Visiosens VFU Camera Platform
December 12, 2011 7:02 am | Product Releases | CommentsFRAMOS announces the new USB3.0 Super-Speed Interface for the Visiosens VFU Camera Platform enabling data transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps.
LISTED UNDER: SoftwareDfR Solutions and ISD Italia Partner on Sherlock ADA Software
December 12, 2011 6:20 am | Product Releases | CommentsDfR Solutions announced today that ISD Italia has joined forces with DfR Solutions’ North American (NA) sales teams in offering DfR Solutions’ revolutionary automated design analysis tool, ‘Sherlock’.
LISTED UNDER: SoftwarePCB Software Provides Professional Board Design
December 12, 2011 4:15 am | Product Releases | CommentsCadSoft Computer announced the launch of version 6 of its ‘EAGLE’ PCB software for professional board design, which focuses on flexibility and time-saving by optimizing and integrating new features such as BGA escape routing, differential pair routing, automatic meanders, and undo/redo logs.
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Integrated PLC and Advanced Motion Controller Provides 30% to 50% Reduction in Development Time
December 9, 2011 7:30 am | Product Releases | CommentsAerotech’s A3200 MotionPAC is a software-based Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) that is completely integrated with Aerotech’s A3200 motion controller to increase programming efficiency, decrease development time and to increase quality.
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