NXP captures tools for ARM micros with Code Red buy
NXP Semiconductors has decided to buy tools supplier Code Red Technologies to help build up software support for its ARM-based microcontrollers.
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DAC 2013 Preview IV: Management and Training Days
DAC 2013 will offer a series of dedicated training courses in SystemVerilog, SystemC, and ARM-based design as well as its regular management day bridging the gap between technology and business.
ARM intros single-use licence for Big-Little
ARM has decided to put together a package deal for some of the components that will let prospective customers implement a multiprocessor subsystem in a single SoC design
DATE: ARM proposes ‘unit of compute’ as basis for energy-efficient systems
ARM CPU chief proposes 'unit of compute' as building block for energy-efficient computation systems
Samsung lines up tool providers for finFET tapeouts
14nm finFET test-chip designs are moving through Samsung's fab as ARM, Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys continue to check their flows on the new process.
Altera and ARM unite FPGA and processor debug
Altera has cut a deal with ARM to bring unified debug support to the FPGA fabric and Cortex-A9 processors inside the Cyclone SoC products, using a specialized version of ARM’s DS5 tool.
FD-SOI vs finFETs mulled during IEDM
Can planar devices on fully depleted SOI resist the relentless rise of finFETs as the next device architecture of choice for the semiconductor industry? An evening panel at IEDM explored the trade-offs
Companies go for patent protection in MIPS deal
ARM is among the companies aiming to avoid a patent portfolio falling into the wrong hands after the break up of MIPS Technologies.
Standards group forms to push ‘white space’ radio
A group of companies based in the UK have formed a group that hopes to develop and promote standards for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications that employ gaps in radio spectrum rather than relying on dedicated frequency bands.
ARM’s 64bit shift provides clean-up opportunity
ARM has named the first pair of processor cores that employ its 64bit architecture and revealed that an architectural clean-up is likely to result in the smaller of the pair requiring less silicon real estate than the existing 32bit Cortex-A9.