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• Mentor Graphics First to Provide Co-Verification Support for MIPS32 34K Multi-Threading Processor Cores (Monday Mar. 12, 2007)
  Developed jointly with MIPS Technologies, this new C-based PSP supports transaction-level (TLM) and register-transfer level (RTL) simulation to give engineers a consistent platform upon which to view, validate and co-verify the multi-threaded hardware/software interactions occurring on the 34K processors
  
  
• TES Announces New Reference Platform for Telematics Applications (Monday Mar. 12, 2007)
  TES Electronic Solutions, the global electronics design and manufacturing services company, today announces a new telematics reference platform based on Texas Instruments' DM644x DaVinci processor. It is the CDM/RP-DVTM, the third reference platform launched by TES as part of its Custom Design and Manufacturing (CDM) strategy.
  
  
• ARM Announces Development Kit To Reduce Time-To-Market Of Mobile Gaming Platforms (Monday Mar. 05, 2007)
  ARM today announced the ARM® Mali™ Software Development Kit (SDK), which enables game developers to quickly transition from generic application development to ready-to-use designs for a wide range of handsets. The Mali SDK enables developers to create and test games before silicon exists, thereby ensuring that new games are available on the day the handset is released and maximizing the time for which their games are marketable.
  
  
• Gaisler Research announces Linux 2.6 Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) support for the LEON3 processor (Thursday Mar. 01, 2007)
  The Linux 2.6 SMP is able to automatically load balance applications across multiple LEON3 cores. The SMP support also enables developers to realize the performance potential of multicore architectures while maximizing software reuse.
  
  
• TES Announces Second Reference Platform For Gateway and Router Applications (Thursday Mar. 01, 2007)
  The platform, CDM/RP-PQGR, is the first reference design to be based on the Freescale MPC8321E PowerQUICC(TM) II Pro processor and is designed as a core unit targeting Gateway and Router applications, in high-growth areas such as VoIP or VDSL2 for the telephone marketplace.
  
  
• Texas Instruments Launches New Development Platform for DaVinci Technology to Speed Development of Digital Video Products (Monday Feb. 26, 2007)
  Combined with the aggressive pricing and high-performance of the new DM643x processors the new DM6437 DVDP provides developers with a comprehensive platform they can use throughout the entire design process to accelerate the development of digital video across a wide range of applications, including in-flight entertainment systems, IP net cameras, video phones and vision systems.
  
  
• Sasken Application Framework Powers Rich Media Phones on Texas Instruments OMAP-Vox Platform (Thursday Feb. 22, 2007)
  The Sasken Application Framework is now available on TI's ''LoCosto'' and OMAP-Vox platforms, providing a solution that is completely reusable and scalable from low- to mid-tier mobile phones across both platforms.
  
  
• AM3D's 3D Mobile Handset Audio Now Available for Tensilica's HiFi 2 Audio Engine (Tuesday Feb. 06, 2007)
  Tensilica, Inc. and AM3D A/S today announced that AM3D's Zirene Audio Enhancement and Diesel Power MobileTM 3D Audio products are now available for Tensilica's HiFi 2 Audio Engine and Diamond Standard 330HiFi processor core
  
  
• Gaisler Research announces VxWorks 6.3 support for the LEON processor (Thursday Jan. 25, 2007)
  Gaisler Research AB, the leader in System on Chip (SoC) design, today announced the immediate availability of a complete port of the Wind RiverVxWorks 6.3 real-time operating system for the LEON processor. The combination of VxWorks 6.3 and the LEON processor yields the most advanced hardware/software architecture for high reliability systems.
  
  
• Plurality Ltd. Announces its New HyperCore Architecture Line (HAL) of Multicore Processors (Wednesday Jan. 24, 2007)
  The design was implemented on an Altera Stratix® II-180 FPGA and incorporates 16 32-bit RISC cores managed by a high flow rate Synchronizer/Scheduler, sharing a common memory. The FPGA design comprises a 4-Mbit data cache, a 2-Mbit instruction cache, 4 32-bit multipliers and 4 64-bit dividers.
  
  
• Xilinx Announces Immediate Availability of Virtex-4 FX Based Development Platform (Monday Jan. 22, 2007)
  High Performance FX60 FPGA With Dual Embedded IBM PowerPC Processors Provides Powerful Embedded System Development Platform
  
  
• Toshiba Launches First Microcontroller Based On New 8-Bit CPU Core (Monday Jan. 22, 2007)
  Next-Generation 8-Bit Device with SuperFlash® Technology Provides Low Power, Low Voltage, Large-Capacity Memory and Performance Comparable to That of 16-Bit MCUs
  
  
• TI's Latest DaVinci Processor Drives Growth of Portable Digital Video Applications (Thursday Jan. 18, 2007)
  The DM6441 is a dual-core SoC that consists of an ARM9® and TMS320C64x+™ digital signal processor (DSP) core plus video/imaging co-processors. By offering this device, TI expands the possibilities of DaVinci technology for those seeking video performance of H.264, MPEG 2, MPEG 4 or VC-1, among others, at 30 frames per second combined with power efficient optimizations for a whole new realm of consumer applications
  
  
• EEMBC Announces Benchmark Scores for Infineon's TriCore(R)-Based TC1796 Automotive Microcontroller (Monday Jan. 15, 2007)
  The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium today announced publication of certified benchmark scores for the TC1796, the first member of the TriCore(R)-based AUDO-NG family of automotive microcontrollers from Infineon Technologies.
  
  
• Silicon Hive Announces Partnership With AllGo Embedded Systems Pvt. Ltd. (Wednesday Jan. 10, 2007)
  Partnership strives to expand both company’s offerings in video signal processing markets building on AllGo’s software algorithmic expertise and Silicon Hive’s HiveFlex processor families.
  
  
• DTS' and Coding Technologies' MPEG-4 aacPlus/DTS Transcoding Solution Gains Major Support from Chip Set Manufacturers (Tuesday Jan. 09, 2007)
  Availability Of Chip Sets Spurs the Adoption of aacPlus For Multi-Channel Audio in Digital TV
  
  
• CES 2007 a Showcase for Growing Numbers of Innovative ARC-Based Solutions (Monday Jan. 08, 2007)
  There are close to 140 companies using ARC's patented configurable subsystems and processors to create leading-edge products for a range of high-growth markets.
  
  
• Crossware Enhances ARM Development Suite with Support for More NXP Chips (Tuesday Jan. 02, 2007)
  Crossware has added support to its ARM® Development Suite for 21 more NXP Semiconductor ARM-based microcontrollers. All of NXP’s LPC21xx and LPC22xx chips are now supported.
  
  
• BitSim releases BADGER, a HW Reference platform to evaluate, develop and demonstrate solutions for Displays in Embedded Systems (Thursday Dec. 21, 2006)
  BADGER can handle multiple video streams and provides Hardware Acceleration for text and 2D Graphics. Text, symbols and menus can be overlaid on the video windows. Graphic content can be stored as compressed data on the board.
  
  
• Green Hills Software Announces Support for ARM Cortex Processor Family (Thursday Dec. 21, 2006)
  Availability of Leading DSO Solution for the Cortex-M3, Cortex-A8, Cortex-R4, and Cortex-R4F Processors
  
  
• Cypress Introduces Five New PSoC Development and Evaluation Kits (Wednesday Dec. 20, 2006)
  New Kits Give Designers Easy-to-Use Tools for Fast Design Of a Variety of Consumer and Industrial Applications
  
  
• Sasken Powers Affordable Multimedia Phones on Texas Instruments ''LoCosto'' Platform (Thursday Nov. 30, 2006)
  
  
  
• Evatronix 8051XC Microcontroller Now Fully Supported by Keil 8051 Professional Developer’s Kit (PK 51) (Wednesday Nov. 29, 2006)
  The enhancements to the Keil PK51 toolchain enable embedded software developers to make full use of the Evatronix R8051XC advanced features with regard to the code generated by Keil C compiler.
  
  
• First Silicon Solutions Introduces Eclipse-Based Navigator IDE For MIPS New SOC-it Platform (Wednesday Nov. 29, 2006)
  The FS2 Navigator IDE supports all MIPS32 ® and MIPS64 ® processor cores and is fully integrated with the MIPS ® GNU-based SDE toolkit, providing design engineers with a complete development environment and a rich set of software utilities that is easy to install and use.
  
  
• Express Logic's ThreadX RTOS Gains MIPS SDE Kernel-Aware Debug Support (Tuesday Nov. 28, 2006)
  Eclipse Plug-in Now Offers ThreadX Kernel-Aware Debugging For MIPS® Cores
  
  
• Powerful Bluetooth development tool helps cut the size and cost of innovative headset for hard-of-hearing (Monday Nov. 27, 2006)
  The xIDE software development kit from Cambridge Consultants allowed Sound ID to eliminate the need for a separate microprocessor in its in-ear headset, by fully exploiting the 'free' processor that comes as part of the Bluetooth chip to control the overall hearing system
  
  
• ALi Corporation Adopts Ocean Blue MHEG-5 Software (Thursday Nov. 23, 2006)
  UK-based Ocean Blue Software and ALi Corporation, based in Taipei, have completed a software engineering project to adapt the Ocean Blue Voyager MHEG-5 & DSMCC software to ALi M3101 and M3330 chipsets.
  
  
• Embedded software execs say outsourcing is the answer (Thursday Nov. 23, 2006)
  More than half embedded software (ESW) executives say they outsource or plan to outsource many of their activities, including software testing, maintenance of ESW legacy code, and new ESW development due to a shortage in talent
  
  
• ARM TrustZone and Discretix CryptoCell Technologies Combined to Create Next-Generation Security for Mobile Content (Thursday Nov. 16, 2006)
  Complementary technologies will be available as a complete security system; benefits include resistance to both hardware and software attacks, performance optimization and compliance with major industry standards
  
  
• CML Microcircuits and SPIRIT DSP form a Strategic Agreement to Produce Low Bit-Rate Vocoder IC's (Tuesday Nov. 14, 2006)
  Under the terms of the agreement, CML will provide integrated circuits (IC’s) to the worldwide communication markets based upon SPIRIT’s proprietary Low Bit-Rate vocoder technology.