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• Mentor Graphics Nucleus Innovate Program Boosts Embedded Development for Start-up Companies (Thursday Nov. 15, 2012)
  Mentor Graphics today announced its Mentor® Embedded Nucleus® Innovate Program designed to help businesses with less than $1M in annual revenue kick start their embedded development projects.
  
  
• Imagination announces latest Rich Communications Suite and HelloSoft V.VoIP mobile and embedded SDK (Wednesday Nov. 14, 2012)
  Imagination Technologies announces the latestrelease of the HelloSoft’s Rich Communications Suite client, an integrated multimedia communication solution.
  
  
• A better way to cloud: TI's new KeyStone multicore SoCs revitalize cloud applications, enabling new capabilities and a quantum leap in performance at significantly reduced power consumption (Tuesday Nov. 13, 2012)
  To most technologists, cloud computing is about applications, servers, storage and connectivity. To Texas Instruments Incorporated it means much more. Today, TI is unveiling a BETTER way to cloud with six new multicore System-on-Chips (SoCs).
  
  
• New OMAP 5 processor-based modules spur easier, faster industrial designs (Tuesday Nov. 13, 2012)
  Expanding the OMAP™ processor footprint in embedded applications, Texas Instruments, together with six leading system-on-module (SoM) vendors, today introduced OMAP 5 processor-based modules designed to simplify and speed industrial development.
  
  
• System Fabric Works Announces Two New Products based on the Calxeda EnergyCore SOC (Monday Nov. 12, 2012)
  The SystemFabriCore EnergyCore Compute (SFC-ECC) model is a 2U chassis comprising 48 Calxeda EnergyCore™ SOC (System on a Chip) on 12 EnergyCards configured on a single system board. Each EnergyCore contains an ARM® Cortex™-A9 Quad-core CPU.
  
  
• Dialog Semiconductor announces most powerful integrated power management IC for ARM quad-core application processors (Friday Nov. 09, 2012)
  Dialog Semiconductor announces the most powerful and most integrated configurable power management IC (PMIC) for ARM® quad-core and dual-core application processors.
  
  
• eSOL's eCROS Real-Time OS-Based Software Platform Extends CPU Support to ARM Cortex-R Series (Thursday Nov. 08, 2012)
  eSOL, a leading developer of real-time embedded software solutions, today announced that its eCROS real-time OS-based integrated software platform now supports the ARM(R) Cortex(TM)-R processor series.
  
  
• Fujitsu Semiconductor Widely Expands Lineup of 32-bit General Purpose Microcontrollers with the Release of Products Adopting 2 New ARM Cores (Wednesday Nov. 07, 2012)
  Fujitsu Semiconductor today announced the launch of the new FM4 Family of 32-bit general purpose RISC microcontrollers based on ARM ® Cortex™-M4 processor core, as well as the new FM0+ family adopting the Cortex-M0+ core.
  
  
• Coolpad Americas and Imagination Technologies announce completion of VoLTE for Coolpad series of Smartphones (Thursday Nov. 01, 2012)
  Coolpad Americas and Imagination Technologies announce the completion of IR-92 compliant VoLTE interoperability Testing (IOT) of Coolpad’s Quattro 4G series of smartphones with the industry’s highest performance 4G integrated Hellosoft VoLTE mobile device client, licensed from Imagination Technologies.
  
  
• Elliptic Technologies Delivers Hardware-assisted Premium Content Protection on Mobile and Home Entertainment Devices (Wednesday Oct. 31, 2012)
  Elliptic Technologies has announced that it is driving the adoption of system-wide, hardware-assisted security solutions for streaming high definition (HD) content on connected devices.
  
  
• AMD Changes Compute Landscape as the First to Bridge Both x86 and ARM Processors for the Data Center (Tuesday Oct. 30, 2012)
  In a bold strategic move, AMD announced that it will design 64-bit ARM® technology-based processors in addition to its x86 processors for multiple markets, starting with cloud and data center servers. AMD’s first ARM technology-based processor will be a highly-integrated, 64-bit multicore System-on-a-Chip (SoC) optimized for the dense, energy-efficient servers that now dominate the largest data centers and power the modern computing experience.
  
  
• ARM Cortex-A15 and Cortex-R4 Fast Processor Models Provided by Imperas and OVP (Monday Oct. 29, 2012)
  Imperas, which is a member of the ARM Connected Community, has released its models of the ARM Cortex-A15, Cortex-R4, Cortex-R4F and ARM1176 processor cores. These models, as with all OVP models of the ARM processor cores, are now available from Open Virtual Platforms (OVP).
  
  
• ARM, Red Hat and AppliedMicro Aim to Develop Disruptive 64-bit Server Platform (Friday Oct. 26, 2012)
  ARM, Red Hat, Inc. and AppliedMicro today announced a collaboration that aims to develop a disruptive 64-bit server design platform to dramatically lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) of cloud computing, data centers and enterprises.
  
  
• Dell Extends ARM-based Server Ecosystem Enablement with Open Source Development for the Apache Community (Thursday Oct. 25, 2012)
  As an extension to its ARM-based server ecosystem enablement and to further application development and testing to this technology, Dell today announced a donation of an ARM-based server concept to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the volunteer community that develops, stewards and incubates nearly 150 open source software projects and initiatives.
  
  
• CEVA Partners with Galileo Satellite Navigation to Offer Low Power, Software-based GNSS Solutions (Thursday Oct. 25, 2012)
  CEVA and Galileo Satellite Navigation today announced a partnership to offer software-based GNSS solutions for the CEVA-XC and CEVA-TeakLite-III DSP platforms.
  
  
• Renesas Electronics Europe Unveils New Microprocessor Roadmap (Tuesday Oct. 23, 2012)
  Renesas Electronics Europe today disclosed details of its roadmap for next-generation microprocessors (MPUs). The new family of ARM-based high-performance embedded MPUs will be called the “RZ Family” and will be developed for applications requiring high-speed data processing in excess of 300 MHz, specifically Human Machine Interfaces and Networking.
  
  
• New Marmalade SDK 6.1 Supports the MIPS Architecture, Bringing High-Value Content to MIPS-Based Devices (Tuesday Oct. 23, 2012)
  MIPS Technologies and Marmalade announced that the new Marmalade Software Development Kit (SDK) 6.1 provides full support for the MIPS® architecture.
  
  
• CEVA, Rubidium Partner to Deliver Speech Processing Solutions based on the CEVA-TeakLite Family of DSPs (Tuesday Oct. 23, 2012)
  CEVA and Rubidium today announced the companies have partnered to deliver enhanced speech processing solutions for smart devices, integrating Rubidium's market-proven suite of speech recognition, text-to-speech and biometric speaker identification & verification software with the CEVA-TeakLite family of DSPs, including the CEVA-TeakLite-4.
  
  
• Calxeda Lays Out a Vision for the Hyper-Efficient Datacenter (Wednesday Oct. 17, 2012)
  Calxeda, the company that first invented the concept of using ARM® technology to slash datacenter power, today announced its vision and roadmap to extend the company’s leadership in the hyper-efficient computing market.
  
  
• Intrinsic-ID Launches Cloud Security Application Using "Electronic Fingerprint" (Wednesday Oct. 17, 2012)
  Intrinsic-ID launches Saturnus®, an application that puts users back in control of their digital lives. With Saturnus, users can easily protect data with their mobile devices before sending it to the cloud. Intrinsic-ID’s Hardware Intrinsic Security™ (HIS) technology gives Saturnus users peace of mind regarding the confidentiality of their data.
  
  
• IntegrIT's Wideband Acoustic Echo Canceller Now Available on Tensilica's HiFi Audio/Voice DSP (Tuesday Oct. 16, 2012)
  Tensilica today announced the immediate availability of the AEC WB (acoustic echo cancellation, wideband) technology from IntegrIT DSP Design House, a leading supplier of DSP (digital signal processing) software solutions. The AEC WB codec has been optimized and ported to Tensilica’s HiFi Audio/Voice DSP, the leading audio/voice DSP IP core.
  
  
• Antix Announces Collaboration with MIPS Technologies to Deploy High-Quality Integrated Services for On-the-Move and In-Home Gaming (Monday Oct. 15, 2012)
  Antix Labs announced it is collaborating with MIPS Technologies to provide integrated game services that will work both in the home and on-the-move. Antix's rich media service is designed to work across devices-regardless of operating system, hardware, input device or screen resolution.
  
  
• Atmel Showcases World's First Cortex-M4 Processor-Based Single-Chip Solution for PRIME Smart Metering Applications (Monday Oct. 15, 2012)
  Atmel today showcased the world's first single-chip power line communications (PLC)-based solution using an ARM® Cortex™-M4 processor-based microcontroller (MCU) targeting the rapidly growing PRIME smart metering market
  
  
• Express Logic's ThreadX RTOS Supports ARM and TI DSP Processors on Critical Link's MityDSP-L138F Board (Wednesday Oct. 10, 2012)
  Express Logic today announced that Express Logic’s popular ThreadX® RTOS now supports Critical Link’s MityDSP-L138 board.
  
  
• Freescale Expands QorIQ T Series with Four Pin-Compatible, 64-Bit Processors (Wednesday Oct. 10, 2012)
  Freescale is extending its QorIQ T1 and T2 families of 64-bit processors with four new products, including the quad-core T1040 “router on a chip”– the industry’s first embedded 64-bit processor to integrate a gigabit Ethernet switch.
  
  
• CEVA, NXP Software Partner to Deliver Enhanced HD Voice Processing Solution based on the CEVA-TeakLite-4 DSP (Tuesday Oct. 09, 2012)
  CEVA and NXP Software today announced the companies have partnered to deliver an enhanced HD voice processing solution for the smartphone market, integrating NXP Software's market-leading LifeVibes VoiceExperience software with the CEVA-TeakLite family of DSPs, including the CEVA-TeakLite-4.
  
  
• ARM gets weapon in server battle vs. Intel (Wednesday Oct. 03, 2012)
  Russian engineers are developing software to run x86 programs on ARM-based servers. If successful, the software could help lower one of the biggest barriers ARM SoC makers face getting their chips adopted as alternatives to Intel x86 processors that dominate today’s server market.
  
  
• DTS Expands Enhanced Audio Offerings Available on Tensilica HiFi Audio/Voice DSP Cores (Wednesday Oct. 03, 2012)
  DTS today announced that libraries for two of its latest audio enhancement suites targeting the TV and PC markets, Studio Sound™ and Premium Sound™, acquired through SRS Labs, are now available for Tensilica’s HiFi DSP cores.
  
  
• Texas Instruments unveils the Stellaris LaunchPad - a fully-functional, flexible and low-price kit for ARM Cortex - M4 developers (Wednesday Sep. 26, 2012)
  Expanding its innovative LaunchPad portfolio to the ARM ecosystem, Texas Instruments today announced a new low-price, easy-to-use Stellaris® LM4F120 LaunchPad evaluation kit.
  
  
• ARM announces the new Keil MDK-Fujitsu Microcontroller Development Kit for Fujitsu FM3 Family (Tuesday Sep. 25, 2012)
  ARM® today announced the availability of the Keil™ MDK-Fujitsu Microcontroller Development Kit, a complete C/C++ software development environment for the ARM® Cortex™-M3 processor-based microcontroller Fujitsu FM3 microcontroller family.