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Atmel AVR Studio 5 Provides Fully Integrated Development Platform for Embedded Microcontroller Designs

Embedded World Nuremberg 2011, Nuremberg, Germany, March 1, 2011 – Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced a new fully integrated platform of easy-to-use development tools for its fast-growing community of over 100,000 users of 8- and 32-bit AVR® embedded microcontrollers (MCUs). The new Atmel AVR Studio 5 is an enhanced version of the popular Atmel Integrated Development Environment (IDE) with support for all 8- and 32-bit AVR MCUs, making developers significantly more effective, and enables seamless migration between Atmel’s 8-bit and 32-bit AVR MCUs.

AVR Studio® 5 makes editing and debugging source code … Read More → "Atmel AVR Studio 5 Provides Fully Integrated Development Platform for Embedded Microcontroller Designs"

Green Hills Software Announces Software Platform for Smart Energy

NUREMBERG, GERMANY and KNOXVILLE, TN, USA — March 1, 2011 — Embedded World and Smart Grid Cyber Security Summit East — Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions and the only provider of an EAL6+, High Robustness NSA-evaluated and NIAP-certified real-time operating system (RTOS), introduced today the Green Hills Platform for Smart Energy. The new platform provides a robust and expandable end-to-end solution for intelligent electronic device development and deployment; including optimized software development tools, hardware trace probes, and industry-proven real-time operating system technology. Uniquely, this platform addresses a wide range of applications and provides a scalable … Read More → "Green Hills Software Announces Software Platform for Smart Energy"

Mentor Graphics and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Extend RET and OPC Collaboration to 28nm

WILSONVILLE, Ore., March 1, 2011—Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) and GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced that the companies have extended their collaboration on computational lithography to the 28nm technology node. Building on a successful deployment at 65nm and 45nm, GLOBALFOUNDRIES will leverage Mentor’s Calibre® computational lithography platform to support its advanced mask production needs at 28nm. The announcement underscores the two companies’ commitment to collaboration in order to deliver enablement technology for advanced nodes.  

“Mentor continues … Read More → "Mentor Graphics and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Extend RET and OPC Collaboration to 28nm"

Pentek Enhances ReadyFlow Board Support Package to Speed Embedded System Development

  • C-callable functions provide complete control of board resources
  • Command Line Interface simplifies board configuration with pre-compiled executable code
  • User-friendly Signal Analyzer displays live signals in time and frequency domains 

NUREMBERG, GERMANY, Embedded World Conference–March 1, 2011 – Pentek, Inc., today announced new features for its ReadyFlow® board support package (BSP) to simplify embedded development for the popular Cobalt®, Xilinx® Virtex®-6 based FPGA module family. Enhancements include a Command Line Interface that … Read More → "Pentek Enhances ReadyFlow Board Support Package to Speed Embedded System Development"

GrammaTech Streamlines ISO 26262 Compliance for Functional Safety in Automotive Industry

NUREMBERG, GERMANY, Embedded World 2011−March 1, 2011−GrammaTech, Inc., manufacturer of the most in-depth source-code analysis technology, today announced a new resource for simplifying the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Draft International Standard (DIS) 26262 compliance process with static analysis. ISO 26262, titled “Road vehicles — Functional safety,” is a Functional Safety standard that is currently in the final draft. This … Read More → "GrammaTech Streamlines ISO 26262 Compliance for Functional Safety in Automotive Industry"

Applied Materials and Magma Integrate CAD and Inspection Systems for Faster Yield Ramp at Advanced Nodes

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 1st, 2011 – Applied Materials, Inc. and Magma Design Automation, Inc. announced today that they have integrated Magma’s CAD (computer-aided design)-based navigation and yield analysis software with Applied’s advanced inspection systems. This unique combination of design and manufacturing tools has accelerated lithography qualification and improved chip yields at multiple customers for the development and production of advanced technology nodes.

“The introduction of CAD-based inspection technology for defect analysis and monitoring at GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 1 has helped improve defect management efficiency and reduce cycle time for process optimization,” … Read More → "Applied Materials and Magma Integrate CAD and Inspection Systems for Faster Yield Ramp at Advanced Nodes"

Microsemi Announces Expanded Industrial Ecosystem for SmartFusion Intelligent Mixed Signal FPGAs

NUREMBERG, Germany (Embedded World) and Irvine, Calif.,  – March 1, 2011 Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at building a smart, secure, connected world, today announced an expanded industrial ecosystem for SmartFusion™ intelligent mixed signal FPGAs. This new ecosystem strengthens the current SmartFusion device ecosystem and includes further support by Microsemi partners. Customers now have a broader choice of operating systems and communication protocols for implementation on SmartFusion FPGAs, enabling the acceleration of their designs in industrial and networking applications.

“The range of peripherals SmartFusion devices offer for the ARM® … Read More → "Microsemi Announces Expanded Industrial Ecosystem for SmartFusion Intelligent Mixed Signal FPGAs"

Microsemi Announces SmartFusion Intelligent Mixed Signal FPGAs Now Available with uClinux

NUREMBERG, Germany (Embedded World) and Irvine, Calif.,  – March 1, 2011 — Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at building a smart, secure, connected world, today announced that open source U-Boot firmware and uClinux™ are now available on SmartFusion™ intelligent mixed signal FPGAs. The availability of Linux on SmartFusion devices provides a convenient design environment as well as an array of open-source projects offered as starting points when developing support for required hardware interfaces. Emcraft Systems, a recent addition to the Microsemi partner program, provides SmartFusion customers a powerful, royalty-free software option with … Read More → "Microsemi Announces SmartFusion Intelligent Mixed Signal FPGAs Now Available with uClinux"

Xilinx Demonstrating Targeted Design Platforms for Motor Control, Ethernet, Automotive and Extensible Processing Platform at Embedded World, Nuremberg 2011

Embedded World 2011 

Where:

Messe Nuremberg, Hall 12, Stand 515

When:

March 1-3, 2011

Exhibits:

Tuesday, March 1 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 2 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 3 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced its participation in Embedded World, Nuremberg, from March 1-3, 2011, Hall 12, Stand 515. Xilinx will showcase its Targeted Design Platforms for embedded processing, DSP, high-speed connectivity, industrial and automotive applications. The … Read More → "Xilinx Demonstrating Targeted Design Platforms for Motor Control, Ethernet, Automotive and Extensible Processing Platform at Embedded World, Nuremberg 2011"

All Members Of Lattice’s Award Winning Platform Manager Family Released To Production

HILLSBORO, OR  MARCH 1, 2011  Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that its award winning Platform Manager™ family of products has been fully qualified and released to volume production.  Coinciding with this production release is the updated PAC-Designer® 6.0.1 design software, which enables analog and board designers to integrate a circuit board’s power management and digital board management functions into the Platform Manager device family.  In … Read More → "All Members Of Lattice’s Award Winning Platform Manager Family Released To Production"

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