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| MimoOn Fields LTE Software for Multiple Processor Vendors |
By BDTI, 9/2/2010
 With the growth in mobile data traffic, there is increasing interest in fourth-generation (4G) cellular technologies, especially the Long Term Evolution (LTE) of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) – the successor to GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSxPA technologies. LTE has gained a decided momentum advantage over WiMax and is expected to be the most important 4G technology. BDTI recently spoke with mimoOn, a company headquartered in Duisburg, Germany that licenses LTE software for both terminals and base stations. mimoOn was founded in 2006 by Thomas Kaiser, a researcher from University of Duisburg-Essen. mimoOn currently employs about 50 people, including wireless experts with backgrounds at companies such as BenQ, TTPCom, and Nokia.
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| Texas Instruments’ Graphical Programming Tool Generates Prototyping Code |
By BDTI, 9/2/2010
 Texas Instruments (TI) recently introduced C6EZFlo, a graphical programming tool for its C6000 and DaVinci DSP families. C6EZFlo is a prototyping tool to help users quickly develop initial software implementations of their applications. In particular, C6EZFlo is designed to help programmers develop initialization, configuration, and framework code for their applications. C6EZFlo generates C code and project files intended to be loaded into TI’s C language Code Composer Studio tool suite for further development.
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| ARM Introduces Cortex-M4 Core for Digital Signal Controllers |
By BDTI, 7/29/2010
 This spring, ARM added the Cortex-M4 digital signal controller (DSC) to its processor core line-up. This product brings digital signal processing capabilities to ARM’s microcontroller core line (the Cortex-M family). At the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose in April, NXP demonstrated a prototype Cortex-M4-based chip running at approximately 150 MHz. In June, Freescale announced its Kinetis line, also based on the Cortex-M4. ST Micro and Texas Instruments have also announced their intentions to use the Cortex-M4.
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| Xilinx Unveils High-Performance ARM-based CPU-FPGA Hybrid Platform |
By BDTI, 5/20/2010
 Xilinx recently unveiled a new chip architecture integrating an ARM processor with an FPGA fabric. This platform centers around a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor complex, including hardened memory interfaces and peripherals. The platform architecture, shown in Figure 1, is intended to behave like a CPU first and an FPGA second. Specifically, the CPU will boot independently—without requiring that the FPGA first be configured. Xilinx is targeting markets that require both complex software and high-performance data processing, such as automotive driver assistance, intelligent video surveillance, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, and next-generation wireless products.
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| AutoESL’s AutoPilot High-Level Synthesis Tool Achieves BDTI Certification |
By BDTI, 2/16/2010
 BDTI recently completed an in-depth analysis of AutoESL’s AutoPilot high-level synthesis tool via the BDTI High-Level Synthesis Tool Certification Program™. BDTI evaluated the process of implementing applications on a Xilinx FPGA using AutoPilot, comparing it with traditional FPGA design based on hand-written RTL code, and with DSP processor software development. Overall, AutoPilot demonstrated a strong ability to generate high-quality RTL code—with equivalent resource utilization to hand-written RTL code.
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| Texas Instruments Introduces New Multi-Core System-on-Chip Architecture |
By BDTI, 2/16/2010
 TI has unveiled a new chip-level architecture for high-performance, multi-core DSP-processor-based SoCs. Most notable among its features are new on-chip and chip-to-chip interconnection mechanisms, an upgraded high-performance DSP core, and both hardware and tools support for programming concurrent applications. The architecture is optimized to run at 1.0 to 1.2 GHz in 40 nm process technology.
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| Microchip Offers High-Performance DSP Library for PIC32 |
By BDTI, 4/22/2009
This Article was updated on April 27, 2009.
This month Microchip announced a “high-performance” software library of common DSP functions for its 32-bit microcontroller family, the PIC32. This library replaces Microchip’s earlier DSP library for the PIC32, which was quietly released last October. The library includes 16- and 32-bit vector math routines, 16-bit filters, and 16- and 32-bit FFTs.
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| Improving Products and Product Announcements—Cost-Effectively |
By BDTI, 3/18/2009
We all know that test marketing is the best way to see if a product meets buyers’ needs. Household and consumer product manufacturers test their products with a select test market as a matter of course. They use test marketing as a rehearsal for product introduction and to avoid disasters. For technology developers and vendors, test marketing can be just as valuable, but finding the right test market can be tricky. After all, the right test market is the target market—and when this is the case, there’s little room for error.
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| ST Offers DSP Software Components for STM32 |
By BDTI, 12/17/2008
 ST Microelectronics recently announced a new library of digital signal processing software components for its low-cost microcontroller family, the STM32. STM32 chips are based on ARM’s Cortex-M3 core, and they target low-cost embedded applications, particularly motor control. The software component library includes a speech codec and variety of DSP and control-oriented functions, such as FIR and IIR filters, a PID controller, and an FFT. The PID controller is available in both C and assembly, and one of the two IIRs is also written in C; other functions are implemented in assembly only. The speech codec (there is currently only one codec in the library) is based on the Speex open-source format. Library functions can be used with the IAR, Keil and Raisonance tool chains for the STM32.
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