NXP Semiconductors has announced BlueBox 3.0, a new and expanded version of NXP’s flagship safe Automotive High-Performance Compute (AHPC) development platform. Designed for software application development and validation ahead of silicon device availability, BlueBox 3.0 now offers a flexible way to address user-defined vehicles, safety Level 2+ (L2+) automated driving, and the evolving vehicle architectures […]
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Embedded virtualization hypervisor runs on RH850/U2A MCUs
Green Hills Software announced the release of µ-visor, its safe and secure embedded virtualization hypervisor, for the Renesas RH850/U2A microcontroller (MCU). Designed to support the emerging automotive cybersecurity requirements of ISO/SAE 21434 and UNECE WP.29 and to meet ISO 26262 ASIL D functional safety, µ-visor for MCUs expands Green Hills leadership in safe and secure virtualization […]
J-Link Remote Servers speed embedded system debugging
SEGGER announces that it now operates a worldwide network of J-Link Remote Servers, enabling a user to debug target systems from anywhere in the world at even higher speeds than before. The J-Link Remote Servers are available to every J-Link user at no cost. While using the closest server significantly increases communication speed, customers still […]
Utilities speed software development on complex MCU cores
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the release of IP Utilities – a new series of solutions aimed at simplifying the development of devices incorporating Renesas intellectual property (IP). The new IP Utilities include application packages and evaluation kits, as well as expanding Renesas’ growing portfolio of leading-edge IP licenses. With the emergence of CPUs based on […]
New IDE linker program shrinks executable code by 15%
SEGGER’s Embedded Studio for RISC-V now comes with the SEGGER Linker in addition to the GNU linker. The SEGGER Linker has been developed from the ground up to create executables for Embedded Systems. For RISC-V, it shrinks the size of the resulting programs by up to 15%, shortens link time, delivers a detailed map file, […]
RISC-V is growing and offers stability, scalability and security
RISC-V is growing rapidly. Semico Research has projected that 62.4 billion RISC-V CPU cores will be sold in 2025. While that’s only about 6% of the overall CPU core market, RISC-V is an emerging technology that most designers should follow and become increasingly familiar with. RISC-V is becoming more commercially attractive as a result of […]
Development tools help meet EN 303 645, consumer IoT security standards
Secure Thingz, an IAR Systems Group company, presents updated versions of its security development tools Embedded Trust and C-Trust. These new versions support next-generation Secure Install technologies intended to prevent malware throughout device lifecycles, enhance the protection of Intellectual Property (IP) and inhibit the cloning and counterfeiting of embedded applications. These new capabilities will also […]
Software speeds development of IEEE 1588 system integration
Silicon Labs announced a new complete solution designed to simplify the implementation of IEEE 1588 in communications, smart grid, financial trading, and industrial applications. Silicon Labs’ ClockBuilder Pro software enables designers to accelerate the development of IEEE 1588 system integration by combining PTP profile selection, PTP network configuration, and physical-layer clock/port configuration in a single, […]
Software tools help build Linux-based environments for Renesas RX MCUs
IAR Systems adds support for Renesas RX microcontrollers (MCUs) in build tools supporting implementation in Linux-based frameworks for automated application build and test processes. This addition further extends IAR Systems’ offering for flexible automated workflows. Modern industrial applications are smarter, more feature-rich, and more complex than ever before. This drives a need in making the […]
SOC design software features verification planning, memory-aware debug and performance analysis
Synopsys, Inc. announced the availability of the industry’s first Verification IP (VIP) for Compute Express Link (CXL) 2.0 designed for breakthrough performance in data-intensive system-on-chips (SoCs). CXL is the next-generation open standard interconnect that enables an ecosystem for high-speed communication between the CPU and workload accelerators, such as GPUs, FPGAs, and other purpose-built accelerator solutions, as well […]
