RoweBots Unison Ultra Tiny Linux RTOS for Actel SmartFusion FPGA
The RoweBots Unison ultra tiny Linux compatible OS is now available for Actel SmartFusion devices. Thanks to the partnership, developers now have the option for Linux-based embedded systems when using SmartFusion intelligent mixed signal FPGAs. Unison consists of a set of modular software components that are either free or commercially licensed. All Unison versions are [...]
Opal Kelly Experts Program
Opal Kelly introduced the Opal Kelly Experts Program. The program features expert consultants to augment in-house expertise and bandwidth for completing FPGA and FrontPanel-based development. The consultants in the Opal Kelly Expert Program have been selected for their expertise in HDL, FPGA, and software design. The founding consultants of the Opal Kelly Expert Program are [...]
Altera TUV-Qualified Industrial Safety Data Package
Altera introduced an industrial safety data package for automation applications. Altera created a pre-qualified development tool chain, including safety manuals and safety intellectual property (IP) cores. The Altera solution will shorten development time and lower total system cost in safety-critical industrial applications, such as servo and inverter drives, safety devices, and automation controllers. Altera’s industrial [...]
Xilinx Selects Samsung Foundry 28nm HKMG Process Technology for FPGA
Xilinx selected Samsung Electronics as their foundry partner for 28nm high-k metal gate (HKMG) process technology manufacturing optimized for a balance of performance and power efficiency. The 28nm HKMG process technology of Samsung Foundry enables Xilinx to implement a new generation of FPGAs that offer up to 50% lower power savings over devices built on [...]
Actel Meets SAE/AS9100 and ISO 9001 Standards
Actel has established ongoing compliance with both the SAE/AS9100 Aerospace Certification and the ISO 9001:2000 quality standards. The AS9100 standard was developed by Working Group 11 of ISO TC20 and was supported by the International Aerospace Quality Group in order to satisfy internal, government, and regulatory requirements.
Inrevium Spartan-6 FPGA Consumer Video Kit
Xilinx announced the Spartan-6 FPGA Consumer Video Kit. The Xilinx Consumer DTV Targeted Design Platform streamlines development of advanced video algorithms with the latest video interface standards, including DisplayPort, V-by-OneHS, HDMI, and LVDS. The kit is optimized for creating digital television (DTV) solutions with the low-cost, low-power Xilinx Spartan-6 field programmable gate array (FPGA) family.
Giving Away a TouchSmart 600 Computer from HP
I’m giving away a HP TouchSmart 600 computer on my dad blog. The HP TouchSmart 600 PC is a multi-touch computer. It features full HD display, integrated webcam, wireless LAN, and Bluetooth. Currently, there are two series in the TouchSmart 600 family: 600t and 600xt (same as 600t, but with a faster processor, bigger hard [...]
Acadia II SoC Development Platform
Sarnoff announced the Acadia II Development Platform (A2-DP-1). The A2-DP-1 is an engineering platform for evaluating and integrating the capability of the Acadia II SoC, along with user developed algorithms and system level processing. The Development kit offers an integrated platform combining the Acadia II SoC, including the embedded four-processor ARM11 MPCore, with a high [...]
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Xilinx Drives Development of DO-254 and ED-80 Avionics Systems
Xilinx is mobilizing a global ecosystem of technology and service providers, industry-proven tool flows, and design expertise to aid the development of avionics systems certified to U.S. RTCA/DO-254 and its European equivalent EUROCAE/ED-80 standards. The efforts build on the existing DO-254-capable Xilinx Virtex and Spartan silicon platforms to ensure that avionics developers continue to benefit [...]
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