EEMBC launches expanded benchmark suite
The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) has released a benchmark suite aimed at applications processors and higher-performance microcontrollers with floating-point units.
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Embedded world wakes up to security
Unsettled by attacks on embedded devices such as the point-of-sale terminals used by retailers such as Target and the potential for hackers to target critical infrastructure, the industry focused squarely on security at this year’s Embedded World in Nürnberg, Germany.
Cadence combines HLS tools in Stratus release
Cadence Design Systems has tied together the Forte Synthesiser and the internally developed C-to-Silicon tools into a new high-level synthesis (HLS) environment the company has titled Stratus.
All aboard the IoT starter kit bandwagon
A variety of organizations used Embedded World to introduce kits to attract a broader base of developers looking at Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
Visual tool probes processor, memory and network use on embedded devices
Express Logic has developed a tool to monitor the real-time resource requirements of multithreaded embedded systems that lets designers tune task priorities, stack usage and other factors for improved efficiency and memory usage.
HCC adds web, mail, time services to ‘reliable’ network stack and extends flash support
HCC Embedded has extended the TCP/IP stack the company wrote using MISRA rules and formalized V-model processes to include web server, mail, time, and network management protocols.
Accellera sets up group for one-stop verification stimulus
Accellera has set up a working group to develop a language-independent way of capturing and managing test stimuli that can be used across a wide range of verification environments.
ARM to upgrade smartphone processing with Cortex-A72 combination
ARM has launched a 64bit processor core aimed at high-end mobile phones, coupled to a new graphics processor and cache-coherent interconnect.
Cadence updates Sigrity tools and license options
Cadence Design Systems has added LPDDR4 support and a topology explorer to its Sigrity lineup for signal and power integrity analysis of PCB-based designs, as well as more flexible licensing options.
ARM to provide safety docs for real-time processors
ARM has picked up TÜV Süd certification for a version of its C compiler and produced an ISO 26262 documentation pack for the Cortex-R5 processor