The European magazine for embedded
design
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Volume 10
Number 73
March 2006
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News
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SMA and Congatec sign agreement; Microsoft extends embedded legal
support; GPS software - Rutronik & Fastrax; Voice improvement -
VMTS & SPIRIT; Advanced MC deal - Motorola & Interphase; Book
in development - Kontron & Franzis Buchund
Software-Verlag
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Esmertec invests in Java developer - Esmertec & Javaground;
Financing for ATEME; Deal set up for software distribution - Proven
Software Solutions & Abacus Polar; Work on transformation
technology - Artisan Software Tools and Aquintos
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IBM and Freescale move up a gear; Lantronix introduces EMEA Premier
Partner Programme; Duo collaborate - SDC & Arcom; U.S.
expansion - Imsys Technologies; USB on key - Jungo Software
Technologies & Korg Italy; Kontron goes global; LonMark
expansion; Flexray upgrade - Austriamicrosystems
Technology
34K
core for multi-threded designs - MIPS
Technologies
Core
Duo ready for embedded use - Intel,
Digital-Logic, Congatec, Kontron
Cyan
triples speed of eCOG MCU - Cyan
Technology
16-bit
MCUs fill out NEC Flash line - NEC
Electronics
Special Focus:
FPGAs &
PLDs
LatticeSC
FPGAs have ASIC blocks - Lattice
Tool
suite improves system design/Xilinx works with Xylon to produce board
for automotive infotainmnet - Xilinx
Graphics
controller is reconfigurable -
Altera/TES
Mitrionics
adds diagnostics and optimization to FPGA
platform - Mitrionics
Soft
ARM7 core optimised for FPGAs - Actel
QuickLogic
embeds SDIO interfaces in to FPGAs -
QuickLogic
Special Focus:
Design
Software
Debug
of embedded SoCs within a distributed team environment
- Novas Software
Using
co-simulation for functional verification of RTL
implementations - The Mathworks
Esterel
Technologies introduces version 5.1 of
SCADE - Esterel Technologies
Features
Using
the LXI standard in switching systems
David Owen of Pickering Interfaces describes how products based on
the LXI (LAN extensions for instrumentation) standard can be used to
support switching functions in test systems.
Embedding
modems
Shahram Tadayyon of Silicon Laboratories describes one design that
meets all speeds and is suitable for all countries.
Implementing
H.264 encoding algorithms
Frank Lee of Stretch describes how algorithms can be implemented on a
software configurable processor.
New Products
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Portable scopes provide 500kpoint memory - LeCroy; Rugged in-system
programmer - InDART-One; Freescale open source tools
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SBC with choice of Geode or Pentium M - Digital-Logic; 32-bit MCU
with Flash for automotive use - Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe;
Service provides instant GPS information - U-blox
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USB host has SPI interface on-chip - Maxim Integrated Products; SST
Flash in Toshiba 16-bit microcontrollers; Analyzer for Flexray/CAN -
Hitex Development Tools; Mobile intent - Tao Group
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Improving signal integrity and event identification - Agilent
Technologies' Infiniium 80000B Series; IAR adds to ARM debug line;
SBC provides TFT control - Distec Galaxy
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Portable DPO improves debug of data - Tektronix; MEN Core Duo board
has a dual role; MCU evaluation on a USB stick - Texas Instruments
