MathWorks

Cadence Design Systems and The Mathworks have implemented the first phase of an integration program to link tools such as Virtuoso ADE to Matlab.

Ascent Lint adds checks for DO-254, tighter integration with HDL Coder, more SystemVerilog support and new VHDL and Verilog rules in March update.

National Instruments wants to shift the focus for many embedded systems designers away from hardware cost optimization towards graphical programming as a way of reducing the time it takes to get targets up, running and productive.