White Paper: IEEE P1687 IJTAG Taps into Embedded Instrumentation
ASSET InterTech recently published a white paper, IEEE P1687 Internal JTAG (IJTAG) taps into embedded instrumentation. The technical paper explains how the new IEEE P1687 IJTAG standard will enable instruments that were originally embedded into chips for chip characterization and test can be re-used later in circuit board design validation, volume manufacturing test and field [...]
White Paper: Fanless Design for Embedded Applications
Intel sent us a technical paper about fanless design for embedded applications. Here is the abstract: Embedded systems opportunities for Intel architecture components exist in point-of-sale, digital signage, and digital security surveillance, to name a few. When selecting Intel architecture, several key metrics are performance/watt, thermal design power (TDP), and fanless thermal solutions. The objective [...]
CoolBio Ultra-low Power Biomedical Signal Processor
Imec, Holst Centre and NXP partnered on the CoolBio ultra-low power biomedical signal processor. The CoolBio biomedical processor is optimized between performance and power consumption. Medical device companies, semiconductor manufacturers and fabless design houses can evaluate the CoolBio or develop their own bioprocessor by joining imec’s research program on ultra-low power processing for body area [...]
Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems Webinar
VDC Research is offering a webinar titled, A Market Update on Embedded / Real-Time Operating Systems. The webcast will take place at 1pm (EST) on June 16, 2010. The online seminar will present data from VDC Research’s 2010 study on embedded real-time operating systems. the speaker of the webinar is Steve Balacco, VDC Research Director [...]
Reconfigurable Multi-Standard Wireless Transceiver in 40nm CMOS
imec, Renesas Technology, and M4S announced a complete transceiver with RF, baseband, and data converter circuits in 40nm low-power CMOS. The fully reconfigurable transceiver is compatible with various wireless standards and applications, including the upcoming mobile broadband 3GPP-LTE standard. In a next phase of imec’s ‘green radio’ research program, the focus will be on further [...]
Imec and Holst Centre Debut ADC with 30fJ Energy per Conversion Step
imec and Holst Centre announced an ultra-low power 8 bit analog to digital convertor (ADC) that consumes only 30fJ energy per conversion step. The ADC is ideal for upcoming low energy radios in the ISM (industrial, scientific and medical) radio bands such as low-energy Bluetooth or IEEE 802.15.6 for body-area networks.
Analog Signal Processor for Ambulatory Heart Signal Monitoring Systems
imec and Holst Centre announced an analog-signal processor (ASP) ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) that reduces the overall power consumption of an ambulatory heart activity signal monitoring systems by more than 5 times. This breakthrough is a major step towards constant ambulatory monitoring of people using energy harvesting, which increases the comfort level of patients and [...]
Intel Architecture White Papers
Why Intel Architecture is Right for your Embedded Application “Make” versus “buy” is a complex business decision faced by all embedded system Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Expediency, time-to-market challenges, upfront hardware development costs, and the broad availability and breadth of commercial solutions frequently tilt the scale in favor of using proven, off-the-shelf products. The top-to-bottom [...]
ADRES Processor Architecture for Dynamically Reconfigurable Embedded Systems
IMEC announced the second generation of their ADRES processor architecture (architecture for dynamically reconfigurable embedded systems). ADRES now supports multithreading, and has doubled its performance and energy efficiency compared to the first ADRES generation. This positions ADRES as a building block for future 4G devices. ADRES can be licensed from IMEC and is targeted at [...]
VDC Embedded Real-Time and Mobile Application OS Research
According to VDC Research Group’s research report on Embedded/Real-Time & Mobile Application OSs, the challenging economic climate has led to a more cautious embedded systems development approach. Previously, engineering staffs would have made more of the software purchasing decisions. Now the process has become more controlled and process-oriented. As a result of reduced engineering resources, [...]
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