IoT

ARM aims to recruit more startups to develop IoT SoCs around the Cortex-M0 with design-house network and easier access to EDA tools.

Cortus has added to its version 2 architecture a processor core that offers hardware support for floating-point code.

Wind River aims to change its business model to collect money from cloud services for IoT instead of selling licences for embedded devices.

IP supplier CEVA has made a development platform intended to speed up the prototyping of IoT and similar devices based on its TeakLite-4 DSP core.

Low-power IP and software portfolio includes security hardware, Bluetooth and ISB interfaces, configurable processors and sensor subsystems

Following Mentor's acquisition of Tanner EDA, management expect the integration will help with a drive into IoT applications and systems that need to go beyond standard IC lithography.

Silicon Cloud is preparing to expand access to its network-based design environment beyond the universities using it today to commercial users

Gold Standard Simulations (GSS) has launched a tool intended to help fabless chipmakers squeeze more out of existing processes rather than accept the risk and expense of moving to more advanced, finFET-based processes.

CAST and SoC Solutions have teamed up to put together pre-integrated platforms, with designs that reach down into the 8bit space.

Arduino Due shield interface makes adding peripherals to a Cortus-based SoC prototype easier.