IDC Worldwide PC Microprocessor 3Q10 Stats
According to International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide PC microprocessor unit shipments and revenues in the third calendar quarter of 2010 (3Q10) increased 2.1% and 2.5%, respectively, compared to 2Q10. Worldwide PC microprocessor unit shipments and revenues in the third calendar quarter of 2010 (3Q10) increased 8.6% and 24.1%, respectively, compared to the third quarter of [...]
Silicon Labs Symbol Model Library for Embedded Systems
Silicon Laboratories launched a web-based library of schematic symbols and printed-circuit board (PCB) footprints. The online symbol library features PCB footprints and schematic symbols that are available for download in a vendor neutral format. The library speeds the development of embedded system applications based on Silicon Labs’ embedded mixed-signal products.
EEMBC to Benchmark Embedded Processors with Floating Point Units
The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) is developing new benchmarks that will track the performance of embedded processors with floating-point hardware units. Floating point (FP) refers to the ability of an embedded processor to crunch numbers that are too large or small to be represented as integers. Many embedded processors include hardware FP units (FPUs) [...]
IAR KickStart Kit for NXP LPC1114 Microcontroller
IAR Systems introduced the IAR KickStart kit for NXP LPC1114. The IAR KickStart Kit includes a development board fitted with the LPC1114 microcontroller, an 8K KickStart edition of IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM, and a 20-state evaluation edition of IAR visualSTATE. IAR KickStart Kit for LPC1114 is priced at $139 (€ 100). According to IAR [...]
Viosoft Android Adoption Kit for MIPS Digital Multimedia Designs
Viosoft launched the Android Adoption Kit for MIPS-Based digital multimedia designs. The Android Adoption Kit includes Sigma Designs’ Vantage 8654 Development Platform, the Viosoft Arriba IDE/Debugger, access to the latest Android on MIPS and Linux source code from the MIPSAndroid community portal, and online support from Viosoft. The Android Adoption Kit is available now and [...]
Arriba for Android Porting Kit for the MIPS
MIPS Technologies introduced the Arriba for Android Porting Kit (APK) for the MIPS architecture. With the Arriba APK, OEMs can quickly tailor and optimize Android for specific platforms. The Arriba APK is available now. The Arriba APK includes the first year of development tool maintenance, along with 60 days of support from Viosoft. Viosoft’s Arriba [...]
IAR Embedded Workbench Supports TI 4th Gen Stellaris Microcontrollers
IAR Embedded Workbench® for ARM® and IAR PowerPac for ARM now supports the fourth generation of Texas Instruments’ ARM Cortex[tm] -M3-based Stellaris® microcontroller (MCU) family. IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM is a set of sophisticated and easy-to-use development tools. It incorporates an ARM Cortex-M3 C/C++ compiler, assembler, linker, librarian, text editor, project manager, and debugger [...]
Evatronix T8051 Microcontroller IP Core
Evatronix SA recently introduced the T8051 IP Core, which is the smallest microcontroller that implements Intel 8051 Instruction Set Architecture. The design has one of the best performance-to-size ratios on the market. The T8051 IP core is available for licensing now. Standard deliverables include various sets of scripts for trouble-free synthesis and simulation as well [...]
Microchip MASTERs Conference
Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHP) will hold their Worldwide MASTERs Conference at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. The main conference will take place from July 23-26 and a pre-conference on July 21 and 22, 2008. The MASTERs Conference offers design engineers a forum for sharing and exchanging technical information on [...]
10 Years, 10 Lessons: A View from the Multiprocessing Trenches
QNX Software Systems is offering a webinar titled, “10 Years, 10 Lessons: A View from the Multiprocessing Trenches.” The one-hour webcast will take place on Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET. The online seminar may be of interest to embedded software development managers, architects, and developers who are considering or [...]
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