The European magazine for embedded
design
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Volume 10
Number 7
May 2006
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News
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Toshiba signs to use ARC tools; AMD’s Geode LX EPIC Reference Design Kit; FPGA module - DRC Computer/ Celoxica; Workbench approval - IAR; Java MCU supply deal - Comprel/Imsys Technologies
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Abacus expands embedded group; Microsoft releases beta of Widows CE 6; eXtremeDB for phones – - IP Trade//McObject; Boeing communications - TTTech; Automotive opening - 3SOFT; CANopen guide - CAN in Automation
Technology
CAST supplies French 32-bit cores – CAST
Altera updates Quartus and Nios tools to ease FPGA design – Altera
Virtex-5 exploits advantages of 65nm – Xilinx
VMETRO aims to ease Virtex-5 development with boards – VMETRO
EDA companies ready with tools for Virtex-5 – Synplicity, Mentor & Magma
Wind River extends DSO to management – Wind River
Agilent expands logic analysis options – Agilent Technologies
Programmable DSP has four cores; Freescale adds RS08-based 8-bit microcontroller – Freescale
SEA platform for multicore solutions – IntellaSys
Atmel ARM-9 based MCUs provide ARM7 compatibility – Atmel
ARM Coretx-R4 ready for mid range – ARM
Special Focus:
Displays & Interfaces
A custom development for a kiosk - Display Technology
Single analog switch provides complete VGA video switching - Maxim Integrated Products
EL developer ties up Chinese deal - Pelikon
Special Focus:
Wireless Connectivity
Migrating M2M applications to IP-based cellular networks - ConnectOne
ABI warns of pitfalls in the road to the next generation Wi-Fi
The freedom of wireless – proving the case for wireless connectivity - Lantronix
Choosing a 802.16 radio for use in a WiMAX application - Atmel
Broadcom ships production draft 802.11n solutions
Features
Safety-critical design for secure systems
Safety critical programs require a comprehensive approach, that combines the use of specialized languages and tools, rigorously controlled testing, and the use of formal methods. Robert B. K. Dewar of AdaCore surveys the use of these techniques, and explains their use to build error-free software systems.
New Products
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Fairchild adds high end op amps; Tool eases auto network design & test - Vector; Viewer for Altium projects; ARM Development Suite support for the Philips LPC210X ARM-based microprocessors - Crossware;
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Starter kit eases ARM-based STR912F design - Hitex Development Tools; In-circuit JTAG emulator for ARM 7 and 9 processors - Embest/Computer Solutions; ROM MCUs enable designers to switch from Flash devices - Microchip
