Military Embedded Systems

Zephyr Photonics Recognized as Department of Defense Category 1A Trusted Supplier

Zephyr Photonics — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:19:23 +0000

Zephyr Photonics today announced that it has received accreditation as a Category 1A Trusted Source by the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA). The accreditation recognizes the company as a trusted supplier of foundry microelectronics goods and services to the Department of Defense (DoD) and other end users within the United States Government. Receiving trusted supplier status assures the DoD and prospective defense customers that Zephyr Photonics solutions meet the highest standards of control and security. The Category 1A certfication is the highest designation awarded by the DoD.

“The government’s Trusted Foundry Program was started to help support the DOD’s growing need for trusted manufacturing partners that can produce reliable and secure solutions for global programs and operations,” said Tom Steding, president and CEO of Zephyr Photonics. “Receiving this accreditation is a major victory for our company as we continue to develop and introduce new products to the market. We have served the defense community for more than 25 years, and we are honored to be one of the few companies to have received the Trusted Accreditation. This is truly a validation of our efforts and a true compliment to the Zephyr Photonics’ team.”

Zephyr Photonics has independently developed products critical to national defense utilizing distinctive optoelectronic technology – available nowhere else in the industry – with a distinctive capability to operate in very harsh environments. In addition to being a trusted DoD foundry, Zephyr Photonics is also an ITAR-compliant, vertically integrated, ISO9001 supplier and has six-sigma certifications in both its component and module divisions.

About Zephyr Photonics

Founded in 1987, Zephyr Photonics (formerly OptiComp) is focused on providing solutions to the Department of Defense, and the aerospace, industrial, energy, and intelligence industries. For the past 25 years, Zephyr has worked as a research and development company, creating its unique technology over 60 contracts from U.S. government agencies, communication companies, and defense prime contractors. Zephyr Photonics has independently developed its first commercial solution, a patented VCSEL technology available nowhere else in the country. The innovative technology enables the production of harsh environment, integrated optoelectronic modules for ultra-wide bandwidth data networking and optical interconnect applications. For more information, visit www.zephyrphotonics.com.

Carbon Design Systems Unveils Off-the-Shelf Performance Analysis for ARM Cortex-A Processors

Carbon Design Systems — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:51:12 +0000

Carbon Design Systems® Inc., the leading supplier of virtual platform and secure model solutions, today introduced the Carbon Performance Analysis Kit (CPAK) family for accelerating the analysis, optimization and verification of system-on-chip (SoC) performance.

CPAKs enable architects and engineers to begin analyzing performance and power within hours of installation, and months before tapeout, reducing overall time-to-market pressures and minimizing the risk of a complete re-design. They can be customized using models from Carbon's IP Exchange model portal, SystemC or Carbon Model Studio.

The CPAK family for ARM® Cortex™ A-Series processors contains reference hardware and software designs along with analysis and debug software for the Cortex-A9, Cortex-A15 and Cortex-A7 cores, and the ARM big.LITTLE™ subsystem.

It comes pre-configured with bare-metal initialization software, Linux or Android OS for analyzing, optimizing and verifying performance and power. In addition, the CPAK Family is pre-configured with the multicore task migration software layer between the big.LITTLE processing cluster, which includes ARM Cortex-A15 MPCore and Cortex-A7 MPCore processors, and the client OS.

"Designers often attempt to use 85-90% cycle-accurate solutions that they claim are good enough for system analysis," comments Joe Tatham, Carbon's vice president of engineering. "What typically happens, though, is that model is only 50-60% accurate for certain areas. Designers are making multi-million dollar decisions based upon data that's about as accurate as the flip of a coin. Carbon is the only vendor that offers 100% cycle-accurate models, where design teams can guarantee performance results will match the final silicon, minimizing the risk of a re-design."

Demonstrations During DAC

Carbon will demonstrate the CPAK for ARM big.LITTLE at this year's Design Automation Conference (DAC) in San Francisco's Moscone Center June 4-6. Carbon will exhibit and offer presentations in the ARM Connected Community Pavilion, Booth #802.

Availability

The CPAK Family for ARM Cortex Processors will be available in bare metal and Linux configurations in the second quarter of calendar year 2012, and in Android configurations in the second half of calendar 2012.

Details about Carbon's Performance Analysis Kit Family, including compatibility with ARM tools and popular software debuggers, can be found at: www.carbondesignsystems.com/cpak.

About Carbon Design Systems

Carbon offers the industry's only unified virtual prototype solution along with the leading solution for accurate IP model creation. Carbon virtual prototypes can execute at 100s of MIPS and with 100% accuracy to enable application software development, detailed architectural analysis and secure IP model distribution. Its solutions are based on open industry standards, including SystemC, IP-XACT, Verilog, VHDL, OSCI TLM, MDI, CASI, CADI and CAPI. Carbon's customers are systems, semiconductor, and IP companies that focus on wireless, networking, and consumer electronics. Carbon is headquartered at 125 Nagog Park, Acton, Mass., 01720. Telephone: (978) 264-7300. Facsimile: (978) 264-9990. Email: info@carbondesignsystems.com. Website: www.carbondesignsystems.com.

EVE Unveils 10-Gigabit Ethernet Validation Platform

EVE — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:51:12 +0000

EVE, the leader in hardware/software co-verification, today announced immediate availability of a 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) validation platform for its ZeBu (Zero Bugs) family of system-on-chip (SoC) hardware-assisted verification platforms.

The e-zTest 10GbE software is a transaction-based environment for high-speed validation of 10GbE functions in network routers, switches and controllers, and SoC application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) containing 10GbE ports.

"We continue to maintain our leadership position by supplying the broadest range of accelerated virtual verification environments," affirms Luc Burgun, EVE's chief executive officer and president, who adds that more than 30 virtual debug environments are available for ZeBu. "These application-specific debug solutions offer design teams the ability to lead their markets with working silicon faster than their competition."

(EVE also announced today a variety of new software to expand the capabilities of ZeBu, including power-aware verification, post-run debugging, two vertical application validation platforms, low-power and Flash memory models, and ESL tool interfaces. See news release titled, "EVE Adds New Applications for Leading SoC Emulation Platform Environment," for details.)

e-zTest 10GbE supports half- and full-duplex modes, variable frame lengths and inter-frame gap modeling. Application programming interfaces allow easy integration with user testbenches as well as commercial Ethernet test generation and protocol analysis applications. The e-zTest 10GbE frame monitoring and capture environment allows exporting frames in Packet Capture (PCAP) format, and is compatible with the open source Wireshark toolkit for network packet analysis. PCAP files also support Ethernet frame generators such as packETH and Tcpreplay to stimulate the design under test (DUT) deterministically using captured network traffic.

EVE provides accelerated SoC transaction-based verification for hardware and software developers who access ZeBu as a network resource to leading semiconductor, communications, video, and portable and stationary consumer product companies. ZeBu provides a library of off-the-shelf, synthesizable emulation virtual components to debug GbE, 10GbE, PCIe, USB, video/HDMI, I2C, I2S and AMBA protocols and integration with virtual platform development environments for pre-silicon software development. EVE's ZEMI-3 product generates custom, synthesizable transactors for user custom protocols.

Typical projects achieve verification speeds that range from five-to-15 MegaHertz with ZeBu-Blade2 and ZeBu-Server. With Smart Debug, ZeBu provides 100% accessibility into the device under test and a hierarchical debug methodology to trace problems.

EVE will offer demonstrations of the ZeBu SoC hardware-assisted verification platform family in Booth #1926 at the 49th Design Automation Conference (DAC) June 4-6 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

About EVE

EVE is the worldwide leader in hardware/software co-verification solutions, offering fast transaction-based co-emulation and in-circuit emulation, with installations at five of the top six semiconductor companies. EVE products shorten the overall verification cycle of complex integrated circuits and electronic systems designs, and can be integrated with transaction-level ESL tools and software debuggers, target hardware systems, as well as Verilog, SystemVerilog and VHDL simulators. EVE is a member of OCP-IP, the MIPI Alliance and Si2, along with ARM, Mentor Graphics, Real Intent, Springsoft and Synopsys Partner programs. Its United States headquarters is located in San Jose, Calif. Corporate headquarters is in Wissous, France. Other offices are located in India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Tunisia. Visit EVE online at: www.eve-team.com.

EVE Adds New Applications for Leading SoC Emulation Platform Environment

EVE — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:51:12 +0000

EVE today announced a variety of new software to expand the capabilities of its ZeBu system-on-chip (SoC) emulation platform, including power-aware verification, post-run debugging, two vertical application validation platforms, low-power and Flash memory models, and electronic system level (ESL) tool interfaces.

"Today's emulation platforms have evolved into complex verification environments to address hardware/software integration and embedded software validation of large designs," remarks Luc Burgun, EVE's chief executive officer and president. "ZeBu has evolved as well and is now the industry trendsetter, as well as market leader, meeting EVE's goal to offer the most comprehensive and commercially available hardware/software co-verification solution."

A new power-aware verification package for ZeBu enables functional verification of power switching in low-power designs. Power islands can be turned on/off dynamically to ensure that power switching does not adversely affect a design's functional integrity. The first release shipping now supports the Unified Power Format (UPF) standard.

The ZeBu Smart debug methodology has been enhanced with a new post-run debug capability that provides a deterministic methodology for tracing complex bugs. In a ZeBu emulation run, the entire state of the SoC emulation environment is captured in "frames," including the design configuration, design under test (DUT) register and memory states, and the corresponding input stimulus to the DUT.

Post-run debug is particularly valuable when problems are identified deep in a long test run or when problem scenarios are difficult to re-create. With post-run debug features, once a problem is identified, the designer has a mechanism to quickly debug it. With the collected data, a debug run can be initiated at any point, and the captured stimulus can be applied to re-create a problem scenario, eliminating the need to start from the beginning of a long test sequence.

EVE has also expanded its library of ZeBu vertical application validation platforms, now exceeding 30 transactors, virtual bridges and ICE speed-rate adapters to easily integrate ZeBu-emulated SoC designs with system-level verification and validation environments (See accompanying news releases also issued today titled, "EVE Unveils e-zTest 10-Gigabit Ethernet Validation Platform.")

The e-zTest PCIe Gen 3 validation platform with up to 16 lanes of support, including a PCIe frame Viewer for debug, is now available, as is a new e-zTest 10Gbit Ethernet validation platform. The ZeBu memory model catalog includes the latest low-power and Flash memory models.

Finally, EVE is unveiling new transaction-level interfaces to leading electronic system level (ESL) software. These links enable a high-performance, hybrid virtual development environment where software integrated development environments (IDEs) are used to debug software executing on ESL virtual platforms with the available RTL code being run and debugged at accelerated emulation speeds in ZeBu. For leading-edge designs, which typically include 50% or more RTL reuse, engineers can access the more accurate, hybrid hardware/software co-verification environment early in the project and identify timing-related issues not found in a pure ESL virtual platform.

Pricing is available upon request.

EVE will offer demonstrations of the entire ZeBu hardware-assisted verification family in Booth #1926 at the 49th Design Automation Conference (DAC) June 4- 6 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

About EVE

Rockwell Collins selects INTEGRITY-178B tuMP RTOS for Shadow UAS mission computer

John McHale, Editorial Director, OpenSystems Media — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:57:05 +0000

Introducing the NanoVTV video scan converter from Advanced Micro Peripherals

Advanced Micro Peripherals — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:29:47 +0000

New York, USA and Cambridge, England, May 16 2012 - Advanced Micro Peripherals (AMP), a leading manufacturer of embedded video solutions, is delighted to announce the introduction of its NanoVTV video scan converter.

Smaller than a credit card, the NanoVTV packs a host of advanced features and converts computer VGA signals into high quality PAL/NTSC/RSI170 to drive a comprehensive range of electronic displays.

Despite its compact size, the NanoVTV is both rugged and robust. It delivers consistent high-quality video scan conversion and is almost miserly in its low power consumption. The NanoVTV also requires minimal configuration and is low maintenance.

Ideally suited for multi-purpose displays in fighting vehicles, illuminated panels, aircraft and avionics displays and display systems for simulators, the NanoVTV gives systems integrators, embedded display system designers and specialists involved in aircraft or ground vehicle upgrades access to industry leading, versatile video scan conversion.

Commenting, Lee Foss, Founder and CEO of Advanced Micro Peripherals said: “Our aim is to provide the highest quality video solutions that are low power, utterly reliable, high quality and low maintenance and the NanoVTV is a prime example of achieving that objective.

“We also offer comprehensive software support tools to minimise the time to market as well as full technical support from Advanced Micro Peripherals’ video experts.”

Unlike conventional scan converters, the NanoVTV features on-board Frame Store and a DSP unit which performs scan conversion, flicker filtering, scaling and colour space conversion in the digital domain.

The NanoVTV features a board micro controller allowing it to operate completely standalone without run-time control from an external system. The settings of the card can be modified via a serial link and application-specific configuration can be stored to the non-volatile storage of the card.

iC-LO: optical triangulation position sensor with ambient light suppression for up to 13.9 kHz switching frequencies

iC-Haus — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:01:16 +0000

The new iC-LO device is a triangulation position sensor specifically designed as a system on chip for the assembly of diffuse reflective photoelectric sensors with switching outputs. Thanks to the high integration of the functions, which includes the photodiodes, LED driver, microcontroller interface, signal conditioning circuitry, and signal filter unit, the overall system is extremely small. Besides the iC-LO, all that is needed to create a triangulation measurement setup are a transmitting LED and a low-cost microcontroller.

The specially designed optical array is divided into one near diode, 127 middle diodes, and one far diode. Two AC amplifiers are integrated together with the optical array to enable high interference and ambient light suppression and a dynamic range of up to 100 dB. Using a filter glass, an ambient light suppression of up to 100 kLux can be obtained.

The number of averaged measurements can be set to digitally filter the signals with measurement rates of up to 13.9 kHz. The integrated lowside LED driver generates transmitting pulse currents of up to 1.2 A. An external laser diode driver can also be activated for laser triangulation. The pulse duration of the illumination signal can be set through the SPI interface.

Data is output through two antivalent switching outputs and an additional output for the weak received light alarm. Alternatively, the SPI interface implemented for the configuration of the device can be used to output sensor results and states to a field bus interface through a microcontroller.

iC-LO operates from 4.5 V to 5.5 V in an operating temperature range of -40°C to +85°C. The 15-pin optoBGA package can be used with SMDs and requires just approximately 4 mm x 9 mm of board space. The design-in process is supported by ready-to-operate demo boards and software for evaluation with a PC.

Introducing iC-Haus

iC-Haus GmbH is a leading independent German manufacturer of standard iCs (ASSP) and customized ASiC semiconductor solutions. The company has been active in the design, production, and sales of application-specific iCs for industrial, automotive, and medical technology for over 25 years and is represented worldwide. The iC-Haus cell libraries in CMOS, bipolar, and BCD technologies are fully equipped to realize the design of sensor, laser/opto, and actuator ASiCs, among others.

The iCs are assembled in standard plastic packages or using iC-Haus chip-on-board technology to manufacture complete microsystems, multichip modules, and optoBGATM, the latter in conjunction with sensors.

Further information is available at www.ichaus.com .

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Further information is available at the iC-Haus booth on the Sensors Expo 2012, Rosemont IL, June 06-07, Booth 503, or at www.ichaus.com/LO .

OpenSystems Media Expands, Hires Embedded Veteran Jim Turley

OpenSystems Media — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:32:31 +0000

FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz., May 15, 2012 — OpenSystems Media (OSM), LLC today announced the addition of a new embedded moderator, Jim Turley, internationally known industry leader and editor, effective immediately. He is the former Editor-in-Chief of Embedded Systems Design magazine and Embedded Systems Conference Chair. Turley will be working with OpenSystems Media moderating embedded webcasts and virtual events. Turley will be the Embedded Moderator for Embedded Computing Design magazine.

OSM is one of the largest providers of editor-moderated webcasts in the embedded space. OSM, the leading producer of embedded E-casts in the industry, continues to be successful with their webcasts because they provide the right tools, leading editorial staff, and a robust streaming architecture, which delivers a seamless experience for online attendees.

The first major initiative is OSM’s Fundamentals of Embedded Computing webcasts. Topics will include:

• Choosing a Processor

• Choosing an Operating System

• Tools, Debugging, Support, and Training

• ARM vs. Anyone Else

• Designing a GUI

• MCU Upgrade: Moving up From 8-bit to 16/32-bit

• Ins and Outs of Open Source

“We are very excited to have yet another industry leader/veteran added to our webcasting team. OSM continues to drive the brightest minds with the best topics for our embedded webcasts,” said Christi Long, Director of Online Business, OpenSystems Media. “We are the largest provider of topics covering the embedded marketplace.”

“In the recent months, some publishers have abandoned their coverage of the embedded space. Our hiring of Jim Turley and our newest Embedded App reinforces our print and online commitment,” said Patrick Hopper, Publisher, OpenSystems Media.

“OSM continues to be a driving force and leader in the embedded marketplace. I am excited to be a part of the OpenSystems Media team and I look forward to adding my 25 years of experience to their expanding webcast initiatives,” said Turley.

Turley is an acknowledged authority on microprocessor chips, semiconductor technology, and embedded systems. He is founder and principal analyst at Silicon Insider, a technology consulting firm specializing in microprocessors and embedded software, providing technical and financial/market analysis for microprocessors, semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP), embedded technology, computers, and silicon technology. Turley is the editor of Electronic Engineering Journal and former Editor-in-Chief of the prestigious industry journal Microprocessor Report. He is the author of seven books and is a popular speaker at industry events.

If you are interested in any of the upcoming webcasts or would like Jim Turley to moderate a webcast, please contact Patrick Hopper.

Jim Turley can be reached at jturley@opensystemsmedia.com

Pat Hopper can be reached at phopper@opensystemsmedia.com

Christi Long can be reached at clong@opensystemsmedia.com

About OpenSystems Media

OpenSystems Media has been a leading publisher of electronics magazines, e-mail newsletters, websites, and product resource guides for more than 20 years. OpenSystems Media is also the leader in driving leads and awareness through social media and is the largest producer of lead-generation tools such as webcasts, whitepapers, product directories, Tech E-Briefs, TechChannels, and Techcasts. OpenSystems Media offers E-casts and Techcasts for engineers and provides interactive tools where engineers can communicate directly with presenters and top industry editors. OpenSystems Media also offers the Embedded Computing Design iPhone and iPad app for the embedded industry. Current publications include: Embedded Computing Design; Military Embedded Systems; CompactPCI, AdvancedTCA, & MicroTCA Systems; DSP-FPGA.com; PC/104 and Small Form Factors; and VITA Technologies. For more information, visit www.opensystemsmedia.com.

X-ES Introduces SWaP-Optimized Rugged Embedded Router, Running Cisco IOS Software

Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. (X-ES) — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:05:00 +0000

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) announces XPedite5205, a versatile, Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP)-optimized, embedded router module hosting Cisco IOS® IP Routing software. The XPedite5205 Embedded Services Router (ESR) provides mobile, ad hoc networking for military and emergency response, and it extends the Cisco enterprise infrastructure beyond the reach of traditional fixed-network infrastructure for oil and gas, mining, smart grid, transportation, and public safety applications.

The XPedite5205 ESR incorporates Cisco Mobile Ready Net capabilities to provide highly secure data, voice, and video communications to stationary and mobile network nodes across both wired and wireless links. Combining the XPedite5205 ESR with UHF, VHF, Wi-Fi, and other radio platforms enables integrators to create mobile, wireless, ad hoc networks, without requiring a connection to central infrastructure.

As a PMC/XMC module, the XPedite5205 can be retrofitted instantly for use in any available PMC or XMC site, leveraging 20 years of deployed VME, CompactPCI, VPX, and custom systems. It also can be mounted on an application-specific carrier card or used on an X-ES development carrier. The rugged XPedite5205 ESR module can be deployed in the harshest environments for embedded applications with SWaP constraints.

The XPedite5205 ESR features include:

• Freescale Power Architecture Processor

• Four integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports

• Cisco IOS Release 15.2GC Software

• Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express (CME) support

• Cisco Mobile Ready Net, which allows for mobile ad hoc networking and Radio Aware Routing (RAR) with Dynamic Link Exchange Protocol (DLEP)

• On-board hardware acceleration and encryption

• Integrated threat control using Cisco IOS Firewall, Cisco IOS Zone-based Firewall, Cisco IOS Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), and Cisco IOS Content Filtering

• Identity management using authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) and public key infrastructure

• Conduction- or air-cooled PMC/XMC form factor with max power consumption of 15W

“We estimate there are 6,000,000 open PMC module sites that could host an XPedite5205 tomorrow running Cisco IOS. These open module sites span across industries, from telecommunications base stations to industrial mining operations to hardened military systems,” states Bret Farnum, VP Sales & Marketing at X-ES. Adds Farnum, “With the clear majority of IT professionals being trained on Cisco IOS, adding an XPedite5205 to an already deployed system requires no training time or expense.”

“With the introduction of the Cisco 5205 Embedded Service Router, Cisco is extending the flexible, ruggedized options available to customers and partners for embedded deployments,” states Tony Jeffs, senior director of marketing, Cisco Global Government Solutions Group. “Collaborating with X-ES, an embedded computing leader, enabled us to bring a product to market much more quickly. X-ES is expanding the Cisco IOS market by providing rugged routers based on Cisco IOS IP Routing software for embedded applications in harsh environments. This release of Cisco IOS is based on the same software that we use in our enterprise class routers; and therefore, it will leverage the on-going development and support of greater Cisco over the long haul.”

About X-ES — Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. (X-ES), a 100% U.S.A. based company, designs and builds single-board computers, I/O boards, power supplies, backplanes, chassis, and system-level solutions for embedded computing customers. X-ES offers cutting-edge performance and flexibility in design, plus an unparalleled level of customer support and service. For further information on X-ES products or services, please visit our website: www.xes-inc.com or call (608) 833-1155.

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Honeywell Test & Measurement Launches Industrial Pressure Sensors for Rugged Applications

Honeywell Sensing & Control — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:53:10 +0000

New IP Series offers a pre-configured combination of the most popular features and options for industrial monitoring applications.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 15, 2012 – Honeywell (NYSE:HON), a leading supplier of test and measurement sensor solutions, has expanded its industrial pressure sensor portfolio with the new Honeywell IP Series of industrial pressure sensors.

This new product line includes two new models, designed to offer reliable, repeatable pressure measurements in a variety of industrial manufacturing environments and applications. Pre-configured with the most popular features and options for typical industrial monitoring applications, Honeywell’s Model IPG1 and IPG2 offer robust pressure measurement performance with accuracies of 0.15 % and 0.25%, respectively.

“The new IP Series of sensors from Honeywell is compatible with a wide range of media, including liquids, chemicals, and gases and are designed to perform in demanding industrial environments where consistent measurements over changing temperature ranges or spikes is essential,” said David Baucus, senior product manager for Honeywell Test and Measurement products. “Honeywell’s IP Series offers a combination of popular product features cost-effectively packaged to provide reliable, repeatable performance for many types of rugged industrial monitoring applications.”

Typical users for this product include customers in transportation, industrial, medical, and oil & gas industries. Typical applications include heavy equipment hydraulic and pneumatic monitoring, process and factory automation, component and material test, and process monitoring (such as: hydraulic, pneumatic, fluid, tank, and leaks.)

Built on Honeywell’s time-proven Sensotec pressure platform, the Model IP pressure product is CE certified and offered in common psi (5 to 10,000) and bar (0.5 to 700) ranges. Unlike other pressure sensors on the market, Honeywell’s line of IP sensors includes temperature in its Total Error Band (TEB) configuration, offering increased measurement confidence and eliminating the need for supplementary calculations by the user.

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Honeywell International (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell’s shares are traded on the New York, London, and Chicago Stock Exchanges. Honeywell Sensing and Control is a leading global supplier of custom-engineered sensors, switches, machine safeguarding and other devices that offer enhanced precision, repeatability and durability to a variety of original equipment manufacturing applications across the medical, industrial, transportation, aerospace, and test and measurement segments. For more news and information on Honeywell Sensing and Control, please visit sensing.honeywell.com.

Highly Collaborative Matrox Mura-Powered Video Wall to Display Military Simulation Prowess at ITEC 2012

Matrox Graphics Inc. — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:50:08 +0000

Montreal, Canada, May 15, 2012 — Matrox Graphics announced today that three of its high-performance graphics solutions – a Mura MPX Series video wall controller board, an Avio F120 KVM extender, and a TripleHead2Go Digital Edition external multi-display adapter – will drive a highly collaborative four-monitor, 2x2 setup for military training and simulation environments at ITEC 2012 in London. Avio will deliver uncompressed flight simulation content on a remote TripleHead2Go Digital Edition-powered triple-display setup using fiber-optic cable. Mura will then capture the Avio signals as inputs to display the remote desktop’s on-screen content across four Sharp 60”, professional ultra-slim-bezel LCD panels.

Avio F120 KVM extenders enable the remote operation of a graphics-intensive, dual-display desktop without any dropped frames or latency up to 2 km away from a host system. Using multiple Avio transmitter/receiver pairs, a whole fleet of host systems can be centrally localized within a secure location, making it a viable solution within the military and other sectors requiring strict security standards. TripleHead2Go Digital Edition adapters meanwhile leverage a given system’s existing GPU, letting users add up to three external displays for a solid platform suitable for a variety of applications including combat simulators.

Mura input/output controller boards are compatible with Mura MPX-V8 and MPX-V16 analog capture cards, the Mura MPX-SDI video output board, and Matrox Streaming Media Decoder (SMD) Series 2 cards, providing system integrators with maximum I/O flexibility. Superior scalability enables anything from small-scale, single-board configurations for presentation and simulation systems for educational purposes to medium and large-scale multi-board systems for military command and control centers.

For more information about these and other breakthrough graphics solutions from Matrox, visit stand #L120 at ITEC 2012, www.matrox.com/graphics/itec2012, or contact Matrox Graphics at graphics@matrox.com to book an appointment in advance.

What: ITEC 2012

When: Tuesday, May 22 – Thursday, May 24, 2012

Where: Stand #L120

ExCeL London

One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock

London

About Matrox Graphics Inc.

Matrox Graphics is a leading manufacturer of graphics solutions for professional markets. In-house design expertise, top-to-bottom manufacturing, and dedicated customer support make our solutions the premier choice in industries that require stable, high-reliability products. Founded in 1976, Matrox is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with representation and offices in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

Satin Technologies to Introduce Automated Design Monitoring at DAC 2012

Satin Technologies — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:40:36 +0000

MONTPELLIER, France – May 14, 2012 – Satin Technologies, the company that reinforces design flows with flexible and automated monitoring capabilities, will introduce a new product at DAC 2012 -- SatinTech MS™. SatinTech MS is a software solution that allows companies to create an automated monitoring environment for existing design and delivery practices and to make this environment available to designers for immediate productivity gains.

With SatinTech MS, methodologists and project leads can quickly build multiple checklists to reflect existing design processes, and then designers can run these checklists at any design step, in association with their current log files and other design flow artifacts. As a result, raw design data are turned into actionable information, and smart design decisions can be made with fact-based accountability. Extracting and presenting information in real time helps engineers to monitor issues before they impact the bottom line. Fast, easy collaboration based on a common set of facts not only fosters team communication but also reduces error and enables faster time to market.

Until recently, design teams have had to address their monitoring needs with home-made, ad hoc systems, generally based on Excel checklists that engineers fill in at every design stage. Home-made scripts can, in some cases, facilitate checklist updating, but overall the process remains largely manual. SatinTech MS is dedicated commercial software, more flexible and easier to keep current than solutions built upon spreadsheets and home-made scripts.

SatinTech MS enables designers to focus on developing reliable products with better productivity and collaboration rather than on the limitations of a given monitoring system. SatinTech MS is comprised of two components – Checklist Editor and Dashboard Composer™. More than just a dashboard, SatinTech MS can support any customer methodology, any design flow and any delivery practice. Checklist Editor helps assemble checklists in minutes by gathering individual metrics and quality criteria for simultaneous assessment. If needed metrics do not exist, they can be created on the fly and made self-assessable, with defined verdict rules. Dashboard Composer applies one or more checklists to a design project. A simple click on the “compute” button ensures that the dashboard is up to date. Dashboards can be composed and inspected in different views. Decision support features allow users to focus on their own business, anticipate potential issues and take corrective actions when needed.

Satin Technologies will be demonstrating SatinTech MS in booth #2210 at DAC 2012 in the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, from June 4th to 6th. For additional information, please see www.satin-tech.com/products.html

About Satin Technologies

Satin Technologies provides a design monitoring environment that moves all members of a design team beyond scripts and spreadsheets. SatinTech MS™ is a software solution that allows customers to create an automated monitoring environment for any target product (from IP to system) and any design and delivery practice. It’s child’s play to create multiple checklists as a reflection of existing quality processes, link these checklists to design data, and produce fact-based, automated dashboards upon demand by application of one or several checklists to any current project.

EVE's ZEMI-3 Methodology Used by Fujitsu Microelectronics Solutions to Implement Integrated Algorithm-to-Emulation Flow

EVE — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:22:19 +0000

EVE, the leader in hardware/software co-verification, today announced that its ZeBu hardware-assisted verification platform and ZEMI-3 transaction-level modeling methodology have been adopted by Fujitsu Microelectronics Solutions Limited of Kanagawa, Japan.

Fujitsu Microelectronics Solutions implemented an integrated algorithmic C verification to register transfer level (RTL) emulation flow for its high-level synthesis (HLS) design methodology.

"An HLS design methodology accelerates functional verification by raising the abstraction level, decreasing the time and cost of RTL design," remarks Takashi Nishikawa, of the Design Technology Department, Technology Development Division at Fujitsu Microelectronics Solutions Limited. "Accordingly, we are continually improving our HLS design methodology with great success. We built an RTL verification environment using the SystemVerilog DPI-C (Direct Programming Interface-C), and implemented the integrated flow from algorithmic C verification to RTL emulation with ZEMI-3 and ZeBu, deployed since 2006. When we deployed the flow with ZEMI-3 and ZeBu in designing a wireless application, it provided 1,300X acceleration against simulation."

"We are delighted to see a successful deployment of ZEMI-3 and ZeBu in a real design environment," says Luc Burgun, EVE's chief executive officer and president. "The results reported by Fujitsu Microelectronics Solutions are proof of the value of our emulation platform in developing modern designs."

More details will be available during an educational seminar hosted by EVE Friday, June 15, in Yokohama, Japan.

About EVE

EVE is the worldwide leader in hardware/software co-verification solutions, offering fast transaction-based co-emulation and in-circuit emulation, with installations at five of the top six semiconductor companies. EVE products shorten the overall verification cycle of complex integrated circuits and electronic systems designs, and can be integrated with transaction-level ESL tools and software debuggers, target hardware systems, as well as Verilog, SystemVerilog and VHDL simulators. EVE is a member of OCP-IP and ARM, Mentor Graphics, Real Intent, Springsoft and Synopsys Partner programs. Its United States headquarters is located in San Jose, Calif. Corporate headquarters is in Wissous, France. Other offices are located in India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Tunisia. Visit EVE online at: www.eve-team.com.

Forte's SystemC High-Level Synthesis Licensed by HighIP Design Company

Forte Design Systems — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:22:19 +0000

Forte Design Systems™, a leading provider of software products that enable design at a higher level of abstraction and improve design results, today announced High-IP Design Company, a SystemC intellectual property (IP) provider, has licensed Forte's Cynthesizer™ SystemC high-level synthesis (HLS).

As part of the licensing agreement, Forte will resell a high-level, re-targetable USB 2.0 device and embedded host controller for systems on chip (SoCs) and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) in synthesizable SystemC form and Verilog register transfer level (RTL) code. A USB 3.0 device and embedded host controller will be available later in the year.

"HighIP has concluded that we can produce state-of-the-art IP using Forte's Cynthesizer and SystemC," says Phil Tharp, principal engineer at HighIP. "The use of this methodology has allowed us to produce high-quality IP with fewer resources and has the added advantage that we can offer high-level TLM models that are guaranteed accurate."

"Design groups have been building SystemC IP to promote design reuse and faster time-to-market for more than a decade," add Brett Cline, Forte's vice president of sales and marketing. "HighIP's adoption of Cynthesizer HLS allows them to bring the next generation of reusable IP to the general market in less time and at a lower cost."

Forte will offer continuous demonstrations of Cynthesizer in Booth #1430 during the 49th Design Automation Conference (DAC) June 4-6 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

The demonstration will highlight Cynthesizer's complex hierarchy support, custom transaction-level modeling (TLM) interfaces and other advanced features on an ARM-based image processing system with control- and datapath-type blocks. In addition, Phil Tharp will host a discussion on using Cynthesizer for the design of the HighIP USB models with a demonstration of the live hardware at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 6, in Booth #1430.

About HighIP Design Company

HighIP Design Company of Palo Alto, Calif., was founded in 2010 to create hardware intellectual property (IP) products at a higher level of abstraction for better verification, retargeting to different implementation technologies and flexibility for customizable IP. For more information, visit: www.highip.com.

About Forte Design Systems

Forte Design Systems is a leading provider of software products that enable design at a higher level of abstraction and improve design results. Its innovative synthesis technologies and intellectual property offerings allow design teams creating complex electronic chips and systems to reduce their overall design and verification time. More than half of the top 20 worldwide semiconductor companies use Forte's products in production today for ASIC, SoC and FPGA design. Forte is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in England, Japan, Korea and the United States. For more information, visit www.ForteDS.com.

Kilopass NVM IP Cores First to Deliver Footprint and Pin Compatibility Across Eight Top-Tier Silicon Foundries for the 130/110nm Process Node

KIlopass Technology — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:22:19 +0000

Kilopass Technology Inc., a leading provider of semiconductor logic non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP), today announced that SoC designers can select any hard IP core -- IP supplied as GDSII hard macro -- from the entire library of Kilopass XPM (eXtra Permanent Memory) and Gusto NVM IP, drop it into a design for fabrication at any of eight top-tier foundries at the 130/110nm node. Kilopass' NVM IP common implementation for the eight top-tier silicon foundries at the 130/110nm process node means designers can use the same interface and achieve the same area at all of the eight foundries at the 130/110nm, thus making foundry mobility far simpler than before.

"In the past, it might have been possible to move a design from one foundry to another but the size and interface of the NVM IP block would vary from one foundry's process to another. Designers would need to tweak the interface, and accept or redesign for differences in area that individual foundry 130/110nm processes produced," said Lee Cleveland, vice president of engineering at Kilopass Technology Inc. "Kilopass has developed a common implementation at the 130/110nm node that allows all our XPM and Gusto NVM IP cores to be fabricated at any of eight top-tier silicon foundries and deliver the same area using the same interface at each."

The 2T CMOS anti fuse bit cell enabling Kilopass' common implementation is fabricated in standard CMOS logic process technology without requiring additional process steps or design rule waivers. Given the maturity of the 130/110nm process, the physical design kits (PDK) are industrial baseline thus enabling ease of footprint and pin compatibility across eight foundries while each foundry's GDSII remains unique. Kilopass has ported XPM embedded NVM and Gusto high-density memory to over 40 processes from 180nm to 28nm at pure play foundries and IDMs. To ensure over 10 years of reliable product operation, Kilopass 2T bit cell undergoes comprehensive high-temperature operating life (HTOL) and high temperature storage life (HTSL) qualification testing. Kilopass NVM IP offerings in 130/110nm include 16-bit register files and 1kb to 128kb XPM IP blocks, and 256Kb to 2Mb Gusto blocks to fit a wide variety of applications from securely storing copy protection algorithms, security codes, and encryption keys to IP addresses, analog/mixed signal trimming data, and boot code storage.

"No other NVM IP vendor enables the breadth of NVM IP hard cores over as many pure play foundries as Kilopass at the 130/110nm node," said Linh Hong, vice president of marketing and sales at Kilopass. "We are seeing more multi-foundry strategies deployed by our customers to ensure supply even during foundries' high-capacity periods as well as maintaining cost competitiveness. In addition to delivering high-quality and reliable logic CMOS embedded NVM to our customers, Kilopass' common implementation platform in 130/110nm enables our customers the flexibility without the added cost of reworking the NVM IP to meet their multi-foundry needs. "

Pricing & Availability

Kilopass 16-bit XPM register files, 1kb to 128kb XPM IP blocks, and 512kb to 2Mb Gusto blocks are available for eight top tier silicon foundries at the 130/110nm node. Contact info@kilopass.com for pricing; a list of the foundries where Kilopass products are available; and for information on availability for the 180nm node at the eight top-tier foundries.

About Kilopass

Kilopass Technology, Inc., a leading supplier of embedded NVM intellectual property, leverages standard logic CMOS processes to deliver one-time programmable (OTP) and many-time programmable (MTP) memory. With 58 patents granted or pending and more than 800,000 wafers shipped from a dozen foundries and Integrated Device Manufacturers (IDM), Kilopass has more than 100 customers in applications ranging from storage of firmware and security codes to calibration data and other application-critical information. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. For more information, visit www.kilopass.com or email info@kilopass.com. Follow Kilopass on Twitter at twitter.com/#!/Kilopass_.

iGATE Government Solutions Focuses on U.S. Government

iGATE — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:17:52 +0000

McLean, VA, May 15, 2012 – iGATE Corporation (Nasdaq:IGTE), the first Business Outcomes driven integrated Technology and Operations (iTOPS) solutions provider, today announced it has spun off its successful Government division as a separate, wholly-owned subsidiary, to better serve the needs of its U.S. Government customers.

Timothy Coffin, formerly VP, iGATE Public Sector, has been promoted to President of iGATE Government Solutions. Mr. Coffin has extensive experience in the Government marketplace. With over 28 years of experience, including 14 years of service in the Air Force, Mr. Coffin has spent the last 14 years working with IT companies serving the Government, including Adelphia Business Solutions; Institute for Defense Analyses, a nonprofit serving the Defense and Space industry; and Celtiq LLC, where he served as President/CEO.

“I’m looking forward to increasing iGATE’s involvement in the Government marketplace, helping Government agencies work more efficiently with shrinking budgets by leveraging our business outcomes-based model, where our customers pay only for the results delivered,” said Mr. Coffin. “This approach ties our success to the customer’s results, and will help Government organizations save significantly, while dramatically improving outcomes delivered.”

Mr. Coffin has assembled a strong team of executives with extensive government and IT experience, to serve this important marketplace. iGATE Government Solutions is dedicated to ensuring that Government organizations’ specific procurement and compliance issues are met, and IT challenges are addressed to best help Government support its mission.

About iGATE Government Solutions:

iGATE Government Solutions provides full-spectrum consulting, technology and business process outsourcing, and product engineering services on a Business Outcomes-based model, specifically for government organizations. Armed with over three decades of IT Services experience and powered by the iTOPS (Integrated Technology and Operations) platform, iGATE Government Solutions is supported by its corporate parent, iGATE’s multi-location global organization. With a talent pool of over 27000 people, iGATE consistently delivers effective solutions to over 360 Fortune 1000 clients spanning across verticals like: banking & financial services; insurance & healthcare; life sciences; manufacturing, retail, distribution & logistics; media, entertainment leisure & travel; communication, energy & utilities; public sector; and independent software vendors. Visit: www.igate.com.

Peerless Electronics Inc. Announces Six New Vertical Market eCommerce Stores

Peerless — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:23:22 +0000

Bethpage, New York USA, April 25, 2012.........Peerless Electronics, Inc., a major factory authorized, stocking distributor of electromechanical and interconnect products, has launched its new online eCommerce Vertical Market Initiative.

Peerless customers will save time, view at-a-glance status and find it easier to shop online from product catalogs tailored to their specific industry from Peerless’ large inventory of electro-mechanical and interconnect components.

Each online product includes specs, technical descriptions, manufacturer hyperlinks, photos (many with zoom-in capabilities) and drawings/PDFs to assist customers in selecting the right parts for their application.

Each of the six new eCommerce stores serves customers in a specific vertical market including:

1. Aerospace and Avionics

2. Military/Defense

3. Heavy Equipment

4. Transportation

5. Medical

6. Industrial

The six stores offer widely sought and hard to find products such as switches, relays, circuit breakers, contactors, connectors, terminal blocks, splices, heat shrink tubing and indicator lights and fuses.

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Peerless Electronics Announces Six… page 2

The six new eCommerce stores are accessible directly (www.peerlesselectronics.com/store) or from the Peerless home page (www.peerlesselectronics.com).

A factory authorized, stocking distributor since 1945, Peerless Electronics specializes in electromechanical and interconnect components for specific Vertical Markets. Their lines include:

• Honeywell Sensing and Control (switches, potentiometers & sensors including Micro Switch® and Hobbs®)

• Sensata Technologies (Klixon® and Airpax® thermal and magnetic circuit breakers and thermostats)

• Dialight (Indicator lights)

• TE Connectivity (AMP®, Raychem®, P&B®, Kilovac® contactors, connectors, heat shrink tubing, relays, circuit breakers, splices, etc.)

• Esterline Power Systems Leach International (relays and contactors)

• Switchcraft (Plugs, jacks, connectors)

• Cooper Bussmann (Fuses, limiters and circuit breakers)

• OTTO Controls (Switches)

• Eaton (Switches, relays, contactors, circuit breakers)

• Danfoss (Pressure Switches and Transducers)

• Electroswitch (Switches and encoders)

For more information on this development, contact Mr. Dave Rome, Peerless Electronics Chief Marketing Officer @ 516-594-3500.

Agency Contact: Jamie Stanco: jpstanco@pmgstrategic.com

Rugged small form factor router running Cisco IOS released by X-ES

John McHale, Editorial Director, OpenSystems Media — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:55:42 +0000

HERCULES(r) Ruggedized Interconnect System Exemplifies Superb Electrical Signal Integrity

Meritec — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:21:26 +0000

(Painesville, Ohio – May 14, 2012) Hercules Ruggedized Interconnect System Exemplifies Superb Electrical Signal Integrity. Meritec’s HERCULES Connector System exceeded expectations, while under the most stringent conditions.

A 1 meter, 28 Awg, MIL-DTL-38999 Size 23 Meritec Hercules plug cable assembly was mated with the compatible MIL-DTL-38999 Size 23 Meritec Hercules flange mount board receptacle with press-fit tails. The tested cable assembly was well within the InfiniBand 10Gbps (QDR) insertion loss specification. The two pairs of connectors have a total of -1.4dB of loss at 5 GHz, or -0.7 dB of loss for a single mated cable plug and board receptacle. The cable assembly and board receptacle setup also exhibited very good return loss of less then -10dB up to 7GHz.

Hercules sizes 9, 17 & 23 are now complete and work has begun on expanding the Hercules product line into other MIL-DTL-38999 sizes.

To view the complete test report click here.

About Meritec

Meritec and its West Coast affiliate, Joy Signal Technology, are signal integrity leaders and preferred vertically integrated manufacturers of high-performance electrical and electronic interconnect embedded systems and connectors.

Army, Raytheon BBN to track metaphors under IARPA research program

John McHale, Editorial Director, OpenSystems Media — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:04:10 +0000

WIN Enterprises Announces Affordable Desktop Appliance Featuring Intel D2500HN Mini-ITX SBC

WIN Enterprises — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:01:47 +0000

North Andover, Mass. – May 14, 2012 – WIN Enterprises announces the PL-60570, an affordable, compact desktop appliance with Intel® D2500HN, a mini-ITX SBC. The Intel® Desktop Board D2500HN optimizes the performance of the Intel® Atom™ processor D2500 and the Intel® NM10 Express Chipset. The appliance supports general computing, thin client applications, and delivers plenty of performance to support the rich Internet experience demanded by today’s business user.

The 1.86GHz processor features integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3600, enabling high definition video playback. Four channels of High Definition Audio and GbE LAN are also featured. A two-year lifecycle is provided by the device.

PL-60570 is the first in a new series of compact 2U networking appliances from WIN Enterprises called the WIN Gisele Series. These flexible networking platforms will feature the latest boards in an attractive chassis for OEMs wishing to go to market with a uniform appearing family line.

Features

• Latest generation Intel Atom D2500HN (1.86GHz) mini-ITX board

• Max memory size 4 GB

• VGA graphics output

• 8x USB 2.0, 2x SATA, 1x GbE, 1x PS2

• Ventilated 2U enclosure with attractive aluminum front panel

NEW 3200 MHz VCO FROM CRYSTEK CORPORATION

Macrovision Inc. — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:38:11 +0000

Fort Myers, FL – May 11, 2012 – Crystek's CVCO55CCQ-3200-3200 VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) operates at 3200 MHz with a control voltage range of 0.5V~4.5V. This VCO features a typical phase noise of -115 dBc/Hz @ 10KHz offset and has excellent linearity. Output power is typically +6 dBm.

Engineered and manufactured in the USA, the model CVCO55CCQ-3200-3200 is packaged in the industry-standard 0.5-in. x 0.5-in. SMD package. Input voltage is 6V, with a typ. current consumption of 27 mA. Pulling and Pushing are minimized to 0.3 MHz and 0.1 MHz/V, respectively. Second harmonic suppression is -12 dBc typical.

The CVCO55CCQ-3200-3200 is ideal for use in applications such as digital radio equipment, fixed wireless access, satellite communications systems, and base stations.

For pricing details, contact Crystek Corporation.

Family datasheets are available for download at www.crystek.com. For more information,

contact sales at Crystek Corporation, 12730 Commonwealth Drive, Ft. Myers, FL 33913.

Tel: 800-237-3061 or 239-561-3311; Fax: 239-561-1025; E-mail: sales@crystek.com;

Web: www.crystek.com.

Crystek Corporation® has been providing frequency products since 1958, including quartz crystals, XOs (clock oscillators), TCXOs (temperature compensated oscillators), VCOs (voltage controlled oscillators), and VCXOs (voltage controlled crystal oscillators). Crystek operates two divisions dedicated to frequency control. Crystek Crystal is dedicated to the development and manufacture of frequency products using quartz-based resonators. Crystek Microwave develops of frequency control and support products for the microwave industry.

Agilent Technologies Offers DVD with 2012 DesignCon Material

Agilent Technologies — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:23:13 +0000

What: A composite of the 2012 DesignCon educational forums & workshops. This new DVD showcases tools, demos, videos, and presentations including:

· Design and Simulation

· Validation of a Model

· Debug, Validate and Characterize

· System Test

· Compliance Testing

· Compliance Standards Information

When: Available now

Where: www.agilent.com/find/HSD-Pinpoint

Additional

Information: www.agilent.com/find/HSD

Mercury solution delivers sensor data directly to coprocessors for electronic warfare applications

John McHale, Editorial Director, OpenSystems Media — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:37:20 +0000

NEW Dual Frequency Multi-GNSS Constellation Simulator

Spectracom — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:46:24 +0000

ROCHESTER, NY USA — Spectracom, a business of the Orolia Group (NYSE Alternext Paris – FR0010501015 – ALORO) and the leading provider of practical test solutions for GPS and GNSS devices and systems, today announced its new L1+L2 dual frequency 32-channel multi-GNSS simulator, the GSG-62. The GSG-62 offers multiple frequency band operation, multiple GNSS constellation simulation, and expansion capability for more frequency bands and channels.

Spectracom’s newest addition of industry leading simulators extends the brand’s reputation for portability, flexibility and ease-of-use, with expanded capabilities for those who are testing more than GPS L1. John Fischer, Spectracom CTO, said “We understand the challenges our customers have in fast-paced development, migration and delivery of products with ever changing embedded GNSS receivers. As such, we are excited to introduce this next generation multi-signal instrument that allows for real time scenarios, is intuitive to understand, quick to deploy and, given its design to support upgrades to L2C, L5 and future GNSS frequencies and systems, protects our customer’s investment in test gear.” Fischer continued, “In addition to a wide variety of technical challenges, we also understand our customers must balance the ability to quickly develop solutions and improve cost performance in their operations. We believe the price (just under $30k), unique features and form factor of the GSG-62 will allow them to do both.”

Versatile, reliable, and powerful, the GSG-62 is ideal for manufacturing and development test with its ability to simulate all the visible satellites for the receiver under test. With 16 channels for L1 frequency and 16 channels for L2 frequency, channels can be assigned to GPS or GLONASS, P-code or C/A code. Channels may also be used for SBAS simulation of EGNOS, WAAS, GAGAN, or MSAS satellites, or for multipath and interference signals.

The GSG-62 incorporates all the features of our previous models, including compatibility with GSG StudioView™ PC software for easy creation and editing of simulation scenarios via Google Maps.

About Spectracom

Spectracom, a business of the Orolia Group, supports a variety of applications in vital communications networks and high throughput test & measurement throughout the world. Our products, systems and services enable our customer’s success by Synchronizing Critical Operations®. We offer outstanding customer service backed by continuous certification to ISO9001 and other quality programs in locations covering the globe. For more information, visit www.spectracomcorp.com.

About Orolia

Orolia is a high-technology group specialized in precise Positioning, Navigation and Timing. Orolia provides high-precision electronics equipments that generate, distribute, measure and process the High-precision Time & Frequency signals that Critical Operations use to detect, trace, control, analyze or synchronize time and location-critical events. High-precision timing, positioning and synchronization solutions are vital for critical applications in growing markets such as Defense, Public Safety, and Telecom & Broadcasting in land, maritime, air or space environments. Since 2006, the Orolia group has been able to establish itself as one of the leaders in PNT solutions at a global level through its strong brands: Spectracom, SpectraTime, T4Science, McMurdo, Kannad Aviation, Kannad Marine integrated into two Customer-Focused Divisions : “Positioning” and “Timing, Test & Measurement”. Orolia’s headquarters are located in Les Ulis, (France). The company also has main offices in Neuchâtel (Switzerland), Rochester (New York), Basingstoke (UK), Portsmouth (UK) and Guidel (France). (France). Orolia has both OSEO “Innovative Company” & "OSEO Excellence" Labels and wins the Bold Creativity Prize (2010) and the Deloitte 1st Prize in aeronautical sector at the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 annual award (2011).

www.orolia.com

EVE Becomes Member of Si2

EVE — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:14:16 +0000

EVE, the leader in hardware/software co-verification, announced today that it has become a member of the Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2), an organization of 95 industry-leading companies in the semiconductor, electronic systems and electronic design automation (EDA) industries.

By joining Si2, EVE will have an opportunity to work cooperatively with other EDA tool providers on the development and adoption of standards to improve verification methodologies.

"Over a 24-year period, Si2 has proven to be remarkably effective," says Lauro Rizzatti, general manager of EVE-USA. "We look forward to having the opportunity to participate."

Adds Steve Schulz, president and chief executive officer of Si2: "We welcome EVE into Si2. As an innovative developer of hardware-assisted verification products, we will look to EVE to provide direction and input on the challenges of verifying complex chips."

EVE's ZeBu (for Zero Bugs) hardware-assisted verification platform is in use in production environments at leading semiconductor, communications, video and portable and stationary consumer product companies. EVE will offer demonstrations of the ZeBu hardware-assisted verification family in Booth #1926 at the 49th Design Automation Conference (DAC) June 4-6 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Si2 will present a co-located event at DAC titled, "Si2 Round-Up @ DAC: Standards in Action," Monday, June 4. More information can be found at: www.dac.com/colocated+conferences.aspx?event=27[...]

About Si2

Si2 is the largest organization of industry-leading semiconductor, systems, EDA and manufacturing companies focused on the development and adoption of standards to improve the way integrated circuits are designed and manufactured, in order to speed time-to-market, reduce costs, and meet the challenges of sub-micron design. Now in its 24th year, Si2 is uniquely positioned to enable timely collaboration through dedicated staff and a strong implementation focus driven by its member companies. Si2 represents nearly 100 companies involved in all parts of the silicon supply chain throughout the world. See www.si2.org.

About EVE

EVE is the worldwide leader in hardware/software co-verification solutions, offering fast transaction-based co-emulation and in-circuit emulation, with installations at five of the top six semiconductor companies. EVE products shorten the overall verification cycle of complex integrated circuits and electronic systems designs, and can be integrated with transaction-level ESL tools and software debuggers, target hardware systems, as well as Verilog, SystemVerilog and VHDL simulators. EVE is a member of OCP-IP and the MIPI Alliance, along with ARM, Mentor Graphics, Real Intent, Springsoft and Synopsys Partner programs. Its United States headquarters is located in San Jose, Calif. Corporate headquarters is in Wissous, France. Other offices are located in India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Tunisia. Visit EVE online at: www.eve-team.com.

Space vehicle from Alenia Aerospace to use Curtiss-Wright Controls data handling and telemetry subsystems

John McHale, Editorial Director, OpenSystems Media — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:44:31 +0000

Extreme Engineering Solutions Recognized by Lockheed Martin as Outstanding Business Partner

Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. (X-ES) — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:11:19 +0000

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) has been recognized by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) as an outstanding small business provider.

Each year, Lockheed Martin business units in Orlando, Fla., and Dallas, Texas, nominate and select small businesses that have consistently provided outstanding support and products during the past year. Though the corporation has thousands of suppliers, only a few of the small businesses are recognized for their outstanding quality in goods and service.

Executives from Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control and Global Training and Logistics recently presented awards to 18 companies.

“We are fortunate to have a strong base of critical suppliers that support our 14 major U.S. operations from California to New England,” said Jim Berry, president of Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control business. “Small business firms provide unique talents that help us produce superior defense systems and advanced technologies to protect allied warfighters.”

"Our small business partners add relevant capabilities we incorporate into the solutions we provide to our customers," said Denise Saiki, president of Lockheed Martin’s Global Training and Logistics business. "We have developed valuable relationships with our partners and are happy to recognize their significant role in supporting our customers’ needs."

“When a customer chooses to outsource an embedded computing product to us, they are putting their trust in us. Receiving this award reinforces that X-ES is a trusted extension to the engineering groups we work with at Lockheed Martin,” states Rob Scidmore, President and CEO, X-ES. “We are honored to receive this award from Lockheed Martin and we will continue to work hard to keep their trust.”

Mercury Computer Systems Introduces 10 Teraflop ISR Subsystem Capability for Defense and Aerospace Applications

Mercury Computer Systems — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:37:21 +0000

CHELMSFORD, Mass.  May 10, 2012  Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mc.com), a trusted provider of commercially developed application-ready ISR and EW subsystems for defense prime contractors, announced StreamDirect™, a highly efficient method for delivering streams of sensor data directly to specialized coprocessors such as general purpose graphics processing units (GPGPUs). StreamDirect increases the efficiency of GPGPU-based embedded computing systems, resulting in a three times performance improvement over previous generation GPGPU systems. StreamDirect increases performance by enabling terabytes of raw sensor data to be processed in real-time by optimizing the transfers from the I/O sensors to the GPGPUs, supporting over 10 teraflops (TFLOPS) of processing capability in a rugged OpenVPX™ system. Mercury has previously deployed StreamDirect in a number of programs and it is now being made available in Mercury’s standard product – the 6U OpenVPX GSC6201. The GSC6201 is a carrier card that incorporates industry-standard GPGPU MXMs and is designed to accept those based on the NVIDIA Fermi™ and recently launched Kepler™ architectures.

Mercury’s StreamDirect enables direct communication of data from the source, such as a sensor input device, into a coprocessor’s memory, such as a GPGPU, without intermediate storage in the CPU. Previously, systems that used GPGPUs had to first pass the data to a CPU’s memory and then transfer the same data from the CPU’s memory to the GPGPU, a cumbersome two-step process. StreamDirect eliminates this copy step, creating a direct, high-bandwidth DMA channel between the sensor and the GPGPU. StreamDirect leverages Mercury’s POET™/ICS technology and NVIDIA® GPUDirect to provide a system-wide communication capability that enables applications such as EO/IR, radar, cyber and electronic warfare to benefit from faster intelligence.

“The GSC6201 is our third generation OpenVPX MXM-based GPGPU carrier card, building upon our eight year track record of deployed GPGPU solutions,” said Scott Thieret, Technical Director at Mercury Computer Systems. “With StreamDirect, we can now configure GSC6201-based systems with three times the performance of previous generation systems by eliminating intermediate data store-and-forward steps and enabling sensors to communicate directly with NVIDIA GPGPUs. Additionally, the combination of StreamDirect and the GSC6201 allows multiple GPGPU carrier cards to be hosted by a single CPU, significantly improving the overall system SWaP and GFLOPS/Watt.”

To keep pace with the rapid advances in GPGPU innovations, Mercury adopted the industry standard MXM form factor to quickly deliver the latest GPGPU technology in a modular, rugged OpenVPX module. While the GSC6201 is available today with NVIDIA’s embedded EXMF104 Fermi GPGPU, it can be quickly and easily upgraded to the latest GPGPU architectures as soon as they are available, such as the embedded Kepler MXM. The modular GPGPU MXM design enables customers to preserve their software and IP investments while accelerating their program development schedules and reducing program risk.

“The latest fighter jets and drone aircraft incorporate new sensors that demand huge amounts of real-time processing, making them ideally suited for NVIDIA’s newest GPGPUs,” said Vineet Gupta, Vice President of Global Automotive and Embedded Solutions at NVIDIA. “Mercury Computer Systems’ StreamDirect unleashes the potential of multi-GPGPU systems, bringing leading-edge performance to defense-based systems when using the latest NVIDIA GPGPUs.”

NVIDIA CUDA®, OpenCL™ and Mercury’s Scientific Algorithm Library (SAL™) software development platforms are supported on the GSC6201, providing highly optimized processing functions based on open standards, cross-platform support, and porting of legacy applications to leverage massively parallel stream processing with GPGPUs.

StreamDirect for NVIDIA GPGPUs is available now. The GSC6201 is available now in commercial and rugged versions including air- and conduction-cooled configurations.

For more information on StreamDirect and the GSC6201, visit www.mc.com/gpgpu, or contact Mercury at (866) 627-6951 or info@mc.com.

Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. – Where Challenges Drive Innovation®

Mercury Computer Systems (www.mc.com, NASDAQ: MRCY) is a best-of-breed provider of open, commercially developed, application-ready, multi-INT subsystems for defense prime contractors. With over 30 years of experience in embedded computing, superior domain expertise in radar, EW, EO/IR, C4I and sonar applications, and more than 300 successful program deployments including Aegis, Global Hawk and Predator, Mercury’s Services and Systems Integration (SSI) team leads the industry in partnering with customers to design and integrate system-level solutions that minimize program risk, maximize application portability, and accelerate customers’ time to market.

Mercury is based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and serves customers worldwide through a broad network of direct sales offices, subsidiaries, and distributors.

Intilop delivers Nano-TOE IP Core with another record breaking Ultra-Low latency of 76 nanoseconds & 20 G bit bandwidth for high performance networking applications.

Intilop corporation — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:56:20 +0000

Santa Clara, CA. - May. 10, 2012 -- Intilop, Inc. a pioneer and a recognized leader in providing complex Ultra-Low latency networking IP building blocks and systems, today announced the release of their new Ultra-Low latency 4th Gen 10G Nano-TOE. This product announcement extends their leadership of more than 3 years in providing Ultra-Low-Latency Full TCP Offload technology and solutions. Their mature, network proven, and real-time deployed series of TOE's have been implemented in hundreds of networks worldwide.

This Nano-TOE IP-Core delivers unmatched latency measured at 76 nanoseconds at 100% 10G line-rate at full duplex. Its Full TCP Offload is fully compliant with IEEE802.3 specifications and required RFCs of the TCP/IP protocol. It uses Streaming FIFO interface for data and configuration is done via industry standard AXI/PLB and other CPU Interfaces that allow seamless drop-in integration with Altera, Xilinx, Tabula FPGA devices and ASICs.

The Nano-TOE IP-Core series implements many key features in pure hardware such as; IPv4, ARP, ICMP, VLAN, Jumbo frames up to 9K bytes plus many more options. The standard Core supports up to 256 concurrent TCP sessions which can easily be scaled down or up depending upon available FPGA resources and user design requirements. In addition, protocols filtering with partial or full bypass are supported. Many internal or external memory interfaces e.g. DDR, QDR are also available. Many TCP protocol and several performance level features are fully customizable as design options, e.g. scalable size of Rx and Tx FIFOs, more than 256 sessions, multiple TOEs in a single FPGA or adjacent FPGAs, selective ACKs, Slow Start etc. Using these robust feature-sets and design options, network system architects are successfully designing and deploying world-class systems and applications tailored to their specific needs and to differentiate their solutions from others.

This Nano-TOE is also pre-integrated with Intilop’s high performance 20-nanosecond EMAC as an IP-Core bundle that delivers unprecedented lowest industry total latency of 96 nanoseconds for the EMAC’s input to TOE User_FIFO out. Moreover, the Nano-TOE is also available as pre-integrated full system with Intilop’s PCIe/DMA IP block. An optimized version of which can deliver a 10G total system wire to user-space latency close to 1 us. Finally, the Nano-TOE’s scalable architecture is designed to allow seamless upgrade/migration path to 40G networks and beyond.

“Our Nano-TOE IP Core and solutions extend our leadership in the industry. Our existing series of IPs and solutions have been delivering very high performance and cost-effective systems for the most complex networks out there, and this translates into tremendous ROI and unmatched performance edge for our customers”, says Kelly Masood, Intilop’s CTO.

Manage the Code, Manage the Device: Open Source Governance in Linux Embedded Systems Live Event: May 10, 2012 (2:00 p.m. EDT/11:00 a.m. PT) MontaVista and Black Duck Software participate in OpenSystems Media's E-cast

MontaVista and Black Duck Software — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:47:15 +0000

This growth in the embedded Linux marketplace has created a complex multi-source software supply chain as developers combine in-house developed packages with packages easily found on sites managed by various associations or groups, as well as individuals who offer free code. Learning how to manage the open source development process has become crucial to organizations' success and risk mitigation.

MontaVista and Black Duck Software will discuss how proper governance of open source can help realize the full benefits of the organization’s Linux-based embedded systems. Both companies will be available for a Q&A session immediately following the E-cast.

• Who: Joe Pearson, Director of Quality Assurance and Build, MontaVista and Phil Odence, Vice President of Business Development, Black Duck Software

• What: Industry experts from MontaVista and Black Duck Software present a live OpenSystems Media E-cast, “Manage the Code, Manage the Device: Open Source Governance in Linux”

• When: Thursday, May 10, 2012 at (2:00 p.m. EDT/11:00 a.m. PT)

• Where: To attend the E-cast, participants can register at ecast.opensystemsmedia.com/326

About OpenSystems Media

OpenSystems Media has been a leading publisher of electronics magazines, e-mail newsletters, websites, and product resource guides for more than 20 years. OpenSystems Media is also the leader in driving leads and awareness through social media and is the largest producer of lead-generation tools such as webcasts, whitepapers, product directories, Tech E-Briefs, TechChannels, and Techcasts. OpenSystems Media offers E-casts and Techcasts for engineers and provides interactive tools where engineers can communicate directly with presenters and top industry editors. Current publications include: Embedded Computing Design; Military Embedded Systems; CompactPCI, AdvancedTCA, & MicroTCA Systems; DSP-FPGA.com; PC/104 and Small Form Factors; and VITA Technologies. For more information, visit www.opensystemsmedia.com.

Excellicon Selects Verific Design Automation's Industry-Standard Parser Platform

Verific Design Automation — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:20:31 +0000

Excellicon, a first-time exhibitor of end-to-end Timing Constraints Solution at the Design Automation Conference (DAC), today announced it adopted Verific Design Automation's industry-standard, IEEE-compliant front-end platform for use with its software for timing constraints authoring, verification and management.

Verific's SystemVerilog and VHDL parsers and register transfer level (RTL) elaborator have been tightly integrated with Excellicon's Timing Constraints Compiler. Excellicon's products are targeted at solving complexity associated with latest requirements in timing constraints, including multi-mode constraints generation, verification and management, as well as full mode analysis capabilities. They will be demonstrated during DAC in Booth #610 June 4-6 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

"Selecting Verific's front-end software enabled us to focus on our core competency and get our products to market much faster," remarks Peter Petrov, founder and chief executive officer of Excellicon. "Its reputation for quality, reliable software and excellent support is well earned. The Verific team should be commended for its customer support and service."

Excellicon's Constraints Manager ConMan is based on patented formal technology targeted at solving complex problems facing chip designers, from initial planning through final timing closure where implementation expertise is needed. Its tools provide the infrastructure to develop, track, optimize and verify information for the entire design for faster time to tapeout. They also enable designers to seamlessly propagate constraints for any mode in the design to any layer of hierarchy with ease.

Michiel Ligthart, Verific's president and chief operating officer, says: "We take great pride in working with EDA startups such as Excellicon. It is addressing a critical area of the design flow by tackling timing constraints closure with a promising approach and wisely elected to outsource its front-end software needs to us."

Since its founding in 1999, Verific's software has served as the front end to a wide range of EDA and FPGA tools for analysis, simulation, verification, synthesis, emulation and test of register transfer level (RTL) designs. The Verific Parser Platform includes support for SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHDL and UPF. Verific's software is distributed as C++ source code and compiles on all 32- and 64-bit Unix, Linux and Windows operating systems.

Verific will offer demonstrations of its RTL front-end solutions in DAC Booth #1807. Additionally, its software will be demonstrated in 20 other DAC exhibitor booths.

About Excellicon

Founded in 2008, Excellicon is a privately funded EDA company focused on developing software solutions to address timing constraints authoring, verification and management. It offers a unique and new approach to compile and generate constraints correct by construction. Excellicon's patented software is designed for semiconductor professionals from a developer's perspective and covers the spectrum of constraints development, including timing constraints compilation, verification, formal validation and management through a multi-mode approach. It is headquartered in Laguna Hills, Calif. For more information on Excellicon, visit: www.excellicon.com.

About Verific Design Automation

Verific Design Automation, with offices in Alameda, Calif., and Kolkata, India, provides de facto standard front-end solutions supporting SystemVerilog, Verilog and VHDL design. Verific's software is used worldwide by the EDA and semiconductor community in synthesis, simulation, formal verification, emulation, debugging, virtual prototyping, and design-for-test applications, which combined have shipped more than 40,000 copies. Corporate headquarters is located at: 1516 Oak Street, Suite 115, Alameda, Calif. 94501. Telephone: (510) 522-1555. Facsimile number: (510) 522-1553. Email: info@verific.com. Website: www.verific.com.

IEEE Council on EDA Presents Talk on Digital Analog Design by Stanford's Mark Horowitz During DAC

IEEE Council on EDA — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:20:31 +0000

Mark Horowitz, chairman of Stanford University's Electrical Engineering Department, will offer a look at Digital Analog Design during the 49th Design Automation Conference (DAC), as part of the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA) Distinguished Speaker Series.

The talk will be held during lunch Tuesday, June 5, from 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in Room #303 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. It is open to all DAC attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.

In his talk, Professor Horowitz will describe the advances in digital design tools over the last 30 years, contrasting the more modest progress in analog tools. He will illustrate digital tools' use of abstractions to allow them to validate that implementations match functional models and that the composition of cells matches the composition of the functional models. Professor Horowitz will explain why this is more difficult for analog circuits and outline how it can be done by illustrating ways to formally validate analog models, define analog fault models, and efficiently explore the effect of process variations.

In addition to his role as department chair, he is the Yahoo! Founders Professor at Stanford University and a founder of Rambus, Inc. Professor Horowitz is a fellow of IEEE and ACM and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Science. Dr. Horowitz's research interests span using electrical engineering and computer science analysis methods to problems in molecular biology to creating new design methodologies for analog and digital VLSI circuits. He received Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering from MIT, and a Ph.D. from Stanford.

Professor Horowitz's talk is organized by Joel Phillips of Cadence Design Systems and Technical Activities chair for CEDA. To learn more about CEDA and its Distinguished Speaker Series or details, go to: www.c-eda.org.

Details on this year's DAC can be found at: www.dac.com.

About the IEEE Council on EDA

The IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA) provides a focal point for EDA activities spread across six IEEE societies (Antennas and Propagation; Circuits and Systems; Computer; Electron Devices; Microwave Theory and Techniques; and Solid State Circuits). It sponsors more than 12 conferences, including the Design Automation Conference (DAC), International Conference in CAD (ICCAD) and Design Automation and Test in Europe (DATE). CEDA publishes IEEE Transactions on CAD and the IEEE Embedded Systems Letters. CEDA is increasingly involved in recognizing its leaders via the A. Richard Newton Award, Early Career Award and Phil Kaufmann Award. CEDA welcomes volunteers and local chapters. For more information, go to: www.c-eda.org.

EVE's Hardware-Assisted Verification Platform Accelerates Embedded Software Development for Texas Instruments' OMAP 5 Platform

EVE — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:20:31 +0000

EVE, the leader in hardware/software co-verification, confirmed today that Texas Instruments Incorporated used its ZeBu-Server (for Zero Bugs) hardware-assisted verification platform to accelerate development of its embedded software for the OMAP™ 5 platform.

"The EVE team and ZeBu-Server played a critical role in helping us enable Android software on our OMAP 5 platform," says Vincent Verfaillie, development platforms and tools manager, TI. "We were able to boot the Android OS on the OMAP5430 processor mapped onto ZeBu-Server in about seven minutes, which is more than 30 times faster than EVE's closest competitor. Our TI team is very satisfied with the ZeBu technology, in addition to EVE's pre- and post-sales support."

ZeBu-Server combines fast speed of execution, scalable capacity that ranges from a few million to more than one billion ASIC-equivalent gates, along with design debugging capabilities in a small footprint. Utilizing ZeBu-Server, TI was able to cut the development of the OMAP5430 processor's embedded software by six to nine months.

In 2011, TI worked to develop embedded Android software for the smart multicore OMAP5430 processor. ZeBu-Server served as a key tool in TI's Android Development. Android was up and running on the first OMAP5430 processor less than two weeks after engineering samples became available. As a result, TI was able to offer public demonstrations of the Android OS booting up on the OMAP 5 processor at CES in January 2012.

"TI's success highlights real-world evidence of ZeBu-Server's effectiveness," adds Luc Burgun, EVE's chief executive officer and president. "Accelerating embedded software development is imperative in a highly competitive environment and we are proud to provide ZeBu-Server for accelerated product designs."

About EVE

EVE is the worldwide leader in hardware/software co-verification solutions, offering fast transaction-based co-emulation and in-circuit emulation, with installations at five of the top six semiconductor companies. EVE products shorten the overall verification cycle of complex integrated circuits and electronic systems designs, and can be integrated with transaction-level ESL tools and software debuggers, target hardware systems, as well as Verilog, SystemVerilog and VHDL simulators. EVE is a member of OCP-IP and the MIPI Alliance, along with ARM, Mentor Graphics, Real Intent, Springsoft and Synopsys Partner programs. Its United States headquarters is located in San Jose, Calif. Corporate headquarters is in Wissous, France. Other offices are located in India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Tunisia. Visit EVE online at: www.eve-team.com.

Apache test pilots take out moving targets with DAGR from Lockheed Martin

John McHale, Editorial Director, OpenSystems Media — Wed, 09 May 2012 11:58:22 +0000

PragmaDev to present the results of its 2012 on-line survey on software modeling technologies and their usage.

PragmaDev — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:37:27 +0000

This on-line survey took place in February and March 2012 and gathered 119 participants, most of them out of our existing contacts. The raw results are available on our web site. Feel free to use this information as long as you quote it is coming from PragmaDev.

Respondent average profile is:

- from Europe,

- working in a large telecom company,

- has indifferently between 0 and 30 years of experience,

- the target platform runs an operating system (short majority for Linux),

- the application is written in C or C++,

- it is based on Finite State Machines and is object oriented.

Pentair Schroff signs distribution agreement with Newark element14

Newark/element14 — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:46:40 +0000

CHICAGO - May 8, 2012 Newark/element14, the leading distributor of electronic components and engineering solutions in the Americas and a business of Premier Farnell (LSE:pfl), announced today it has signed an agreement with Pentair Technical Products to stock the full line of Schroff® electronics packaging solutions.

Schroff’s system solutions include instrument and system cases, subracks, front panels and accessories. Offering complete system integration, design engineers can utilize these plug-and-play products for 19” equipment designs. Applications include telecommunications and datacom, energy, control and instrumentation, medicine automation, safety and defense.

Margie Basney, Vice President Sales for Pentair Americas, said,” With nearly 50 years of industry-leading expertise worldwide, we are proud to offer our innovative solutions through a long-standing and well-respected distributor with global reach.

“We’re delighted to introduce a leading brand like Schroff to our extensive customer base of electronics design and production engineers,” commented Jeff Uden, Vice President, Product Management, Newark element14.

The full Schroff offering is available for same-day shipping.

About Newark element14

Newark element14 is a high-service distributor of technology products and engineering solutions for electronic system design, maintenance and repair. Bringing together the latest products, services, and development software, all connected to an innovative online engineering community where purchasers and engineers can access peers and experts, a wide range of independent technical information and helpful tools. Whether researching a new technology, designing an electronic product, or looking for parts to repair an existing system, Newark/element14 is the trusted source to find the answers and parts they need to keep projects on the fast track, right from the start.Newark element14 is the operating business of Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl) in North America and Mexico.

OpenVPX(tm) Architectural Framework Specification Updated

VITA — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:45:08 +0000

SCOTTSDALE, AZ, May 8, 2012 — VITA, the trade association for standard computing architectures serving critical embedded systems industries announces the ratification by ANSI of the second edition of the OpenVPX™ system specification under ANSI/VITA 65.0-2012. This is a planned update to the architecture framework that defines system-level VPX interoperability for multivendor, multi-module, integrated system environments. This release adds several profiles for payload, peripheral, and switch slots, plus profiles for backplanes to accommodate the InfiniBand® protocol and the VITA 67 coaxial connector type.

The VITA 65 working group is continually reviewing profile candidates for inclusion in the OpenVPX specification as part of their mission to support it as a living document that adapts to changing technology. The working group also clarified and reorganized several existing sections to improve consistency and usability of the specification.

“As planned in the original OpenVPX effort, we knew that the specification would need room to grow the technology and meet future industry needs without impacting current projects,” said Valerie Andrew, Chair of the VPX Marketing Alliance. “This revision has taken steps to make additions possible without disturbing existing content.”

VPX is gaining design wins in many data-intensive applications where performance in throughput and high-compute density (size) are critical factors. Example applications in which VPX systems are expected to be deployed in the coming year include signal and video processing, radar, communications, transportation, and control and management. As new applications for VPX emerge, new requirements sometimes mean that new profiles must be defined to help guide the interoperability points necessary for integrating module to module, module to backplane, and chassis. OpenVPX will continue to evolve and incorporate new fabric, connector, and system technologies.

In support of the VPX family of specifications, VITA members have been rolling out a wide range of products suited to a variety of applications, from backplanes and chassis to 3U and 6U boards of various types. Nearly 300 products are listed in the VITA product directory under VPX, with more added each month.

Companies that develop VPX products are encouraged to contact VITA to join the VPX Marketing Alliance. For more information, visit the VPX Marketing Alliance website at www.vita.com/vpx.

The standard document is available from VITA. Logos, roadmaps and other images are available upon request.

About VITA

Founded in 1984, VITA is an incorporated, non-profit organization of suppliers and users who share a common market interest in critical embedded systems. VITA champions open system architectures. Its activities are international in scope, technical, promotional, and user-centric. VITA aims to increase total market size for its members, expand market exposure for suppliers, and deliver timely technical information. VITA has ANSI and IEC accreditation to develop standards (VME, VXS, VPX, OpenVPX, VPX REDI, XMC, FMC, etc.) for embedded systems used in a myriad of critical applications and harsh environments. For more information, visit www.vita.com.

VITA and the VITA, VMEbus Technology, VXS, VPX, OpenVPX, VPX REDI, XMC, and FMC logos are trademarks of VITA in the United States and other countries. Other names and brands may trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Source: VITA

VME64x Backplanes From Pixus Feature Various Power Options

Pixus Technologies — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:43:45 +0000

Pixus Technologies, a supplier of backplane, enclosure, and embedded component solutions, now offers VME64x backplanes in high-power, pluggable, and standard versions.

VME64x (VME64 extensions) backplanes typically come in a 6U height. Pixus offers 6U VME64x backplanes in various slot sizes with power bugs above and below the slots. To meet VITA 1.7 Increased Current specification or high-power VME applications, Pixus also offers 6.5U high backplanes with extra power bugs on the bottom of the board. The backplanes feature automatic daisy chaining, chassis ground connections, and a 10-layer (typical) multilayer construction. They also have a utility connector for sense, fail, reset, and ground signals.

Another power option for VME-based systems is to use a pluggable 47-pin connector. These can be implement in vertical-mount backplanes parallel to the signal slots. Or, the PSU connectors can be incorporated in horizontal-mount backplanes, extending outside of the card cage in a 9U monolithic format. This is also a common configuration for CompactPCI SlimBox backplanes. Pixus offers 9U VME64x backplanes in the horizontal format in 2-8 slot sizes.

The Pixus Backplane Division also offers backplanes in OpenVPX, CompactPCI, PCIe, ATCA, and custom designs.

Avnet Express Announces In-Stock Availability on Products from Maxim, Molex and NXP Semiconductor

Avnet Electronics Marketing — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:42:44 +0000

Avnet Express, the e-Commerce engine for Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), announces the immediate, in-stock availability of the latest product families from Maxim, Molex and NXP Semiconductor. With the largest online catalog of more than five million electronic component parts, Avnet Express is committed to stocking the products that help design engineers meet today’s design needs. Orders placed before 8 p.m. EDT through Avnet Express will ship same-day. For more information or to view Avnet’s entire offering, visit www.avnetexpress.com.

“Avnet’s robust e-Commerce offering delivers one of the largest online catalogs of electronic components in the world,” said Beth Ely, senior vice president, Avnet Express. “Our customers’ needs come first and we are making sure to stock the critical products that allow engineers to bring their products to market faster.”

Maxim’s MAX9922 ultra-precision, high-side current sense-amplifiers feature ultra-low offset voltage and laser-trimmed gain accuracy – allowing for precise current measurements at very small sense voltages. The MAX9922 is available in a small 10-pin µMax® package and is specified over the -40°C to +85°C temperature range.

NXP Semiconductor’s RF amplifier module, part number CGY1032112, features excellent stability and reliability within a thermally optimized design offering superior levels of ESD protection. Available in a SOT115J package, this hybrid amplifier module operates at a supply voltage of 24V direct current (DC) using heterojunction field effect transistor (HFET) GaAs dies. The datasheet is available for download, here.

Also available for same-day shipping is the Molex Micro SD, part number 0496191611. These memory card sockets from Molex feature 1.10 mm/1.27 mm pitch with reverse mount with detect switch and 8-Pin SIM. To view the entire Molex offering from Avnet, visit the Avnet Express website.

Avnet Express gives design engineers and purchasing professionals online access to the world’s largest catalog of electronic component products. Avnet Express offers parametric searching capabilities and the ability to upload a bill of materials (BOM) for easier sourcing of products and a consistent global platform of localized content. The site can be accessed in nine languages and 13 currencies.

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) XPedite7332 CompactPCI SBC Achieves VMware Ready(tm) Status

Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. (X-ES) — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:17:26 +0000

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES), embedded computing market leader, today announced that its XPedite7332 has achieved VMware Ready™ status. This designation indicates that the CompactPCI Single Board Computer (SBC) has passed a detailed evaluation and testing process managed by VMware and is now listed on the VMware Solution Exchange (VSX). Product listing location – https://solutionexchange.vmware.com/store/produ[...]

Passing the extensive VMware-specified testing helps ensure that the XPedite7332 SBC makes best use of VMware technology and is ready for deployment in customer environments.

“We are pleased that the XPedite7332 qualifies for the VMware Ready™ logo, signifying to customers that it has passed specific VMware testing and interoperability criteria and is ready to run in production environments,” said Sheryl Sage, Director, Alliance Programs, VMware. “Customers now have more choices with VMware vSphere ™, which has been expanded to cover a broad range of embedded processors, I/O devices, and servers.”

“By using the XPedite7332 with VMware Hypervisor (aka ESXi 5.0 Update 1) enterprises can run multiple mission-specific and advanced networking applications from Cisco, such as Unified Communications Manager (UCM), Virtual Wide Area Application Services (vWAAS), and Security Gateway on a rugged CompactPCI SBC to extend the same enterprise services that Cisco applications provide running on rack-mount servers to rugged, deployed systems in vehicles and aircraft,” said Bret Farnum, VP of Sales and Marketing for X-ES.”

The VMware Ready program is a VMware co-branding program for qualified partner products and is a benefit of the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. With more than 2,000 members worldwide, the VMware TAP program works with best-of-breed technology partners to provide them a comprehensive set of VMware technical and marketing services, support, tools and expertise to deliver enhanced value to joint customers.

Extreme Engineering Solutions XPedite7332 SBC can be found within the online VMware Solutions Exchange at solutionexchange.vmware.com.

Sonar upgrade installed on Navy minehunting fleet

John McHale, Editorial Director, OpenSystems Media — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:11:26 +0000

Success of 3D NanoCompass will enable Baolab to create low cost, smart, reconfigurable Inertial Measurement Unit

Baolab — Tue, 08 May 2012 09:15:04 +0000

Barcelona, Spain – 8 May 2012. Baolab Microsystems has announced that it expects to be able to modify the structures that it designed for its 3D NanoCompass™ to build a range of other motion sensors and, ultimately, to create low cost, smart, reconfigurable Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs). These NanoIMUs™ will use Baolab’s patented, award winning NanoEMS™ technology to create nanoscale MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) within the standard metal structure of a high volume manufactured CMOS wafer.

“We have designed ways to modify the structure that we developed for the 3D NanoCompass so that it can be used to create gyroscopes and accelerometers as well as magnetometers” explained Dave Doyle, Baolab’s CEO. “As we have the ability to build combinations of these different types of sensors simultaneously on the same chip along with the associated electronics to provide control and intelligence, we will be able to create the product that the industry is wanting – multi-sensor IMUs that can be activated and configured dynamically as required by the application. The key is that our technology enables us to build MEMS using standard CMOS production techniques so we can make as many as we like of whatever mix of sensors that are required at the same time, integrated with the analog and digital electronics running fusion software to make them smart.”

The traditional way of making MEMS sensors requires a different production process to make each type of sensor. Baolab’s NanoEMS approach will enable the costs of making smart, multi-sensor IMUs to be slashed dramatically, accelerating the drive to provide ubiquitous multi-sensor awareness into almost any device for enhanced performance and features.

“We have proved that we have solved all the challenges of making MEMS within the CMOS wafer with our production of working 3D NanoCompasses,” added Dave Doyle. “We will be introducing a series of nanosensor products as we work our way through the roadmap towards our goal of ultra low cost, smart, multi-sensor NanoIMUs.”

Baolab Microsystems www.baolab.com info@baolab.com Tel.: +34-93-394-17-70

Baolab has developed an innovative technology called NanoEMS™ that enables MEMS to be created inside the CMOS wafer using standard manufacturing techniques. This enables them to be made an order of magnitude smaller than existing techniques of building MEMS on the surface of the wafer and also at a fraction of the cost. Privately owned, Baolab is based in Barcelona, Spain.

To learn more about Boalab’s NanoEMS technology and products, visit www.baolab.com/compass.htm or email info@baolab.com

Rohde & Schwarz Topex announces its presence at TWC 2012, Dubai

Rohde & Schwarz Topex — Tue, 08 May 2012 06:48:18 +0000

The TETRA World Congress exhibition showcases 100+ of the very best solutions and products that the industry has to offer. If you want to discover new applications, compare networks and terminals or simply find out what TETRA can offer End-Users, the TWC exhibition has it all under one roof.

At TETRA World Congress Rohde & Schwarz Topex will show their highly communication & traffic control system for mission critical applications.

Rohde & Schwarz Topex’s platform bringing together analogue, digital radio and VoIP communications into a decentralized dispatching solution is addressing navy, public safety and public transport markets. The dispatching system features several types of voice interfaces distributed through reliable and scalable subsystems, allowing connection to VoIP, PSTN, GSM/UMTS, TETRA, TETRAPOL and analogue radio networks.

Rohde & Schwarz Topex will also exhibit Topex IP Radio Gateway product which provides the convergence between IP network, IP dispatchers, SIP terminals or SIP phones and the existent radio networks. As a gateway between VoIP and radio, Topex IP Radio Gateway solution allows the interconnection between dispatching systems or other SIP based terminals with analogue and digital radio networks.

Taking part at TETRA World Congress show represents a great experience for Rohde & Schwarz Topex to meet with the leading professionals in the industry, to present the new and improved equipments to all the potential customers and also to see the latest technology and services from international manufacturers and suppliers in this business environment.", declared Mr. Constantin Dumitrescu, Sales and Marketing Director for Rohde & Schwarz Topex.

TETRA communications have been adopted by over 115 countries worldwide and Europe is the fastest-growing TETRA market in the world. The interactive schedule for 2011 will focus on Critical Communications for an Evolving World and will incorporate a mixture of case study presentations, workshop-based discussions, panel sessions, interviews, seminars and master classes.

About Rohde & Schwarz Topex:

Rohde & Schwarz Topex SA, a subsidiary of Rohde & Schwarz, is among the most innovative, fast growing European manufacturers of telecommunications equipment, providing a wide range of telecommunications applications. The company has over 20 years of experience in research, development and manufacturing of both civil and military telecommunications devices. Rohde & Schwarz Topex SA.’s expertise includes: ATC voice communications systems (VCS), next generation network solutions (NGNS), softswitch, media gateways for TDM, VoIP, GSM and CDMA (2G, 3G), signaling gateways (SS7, ISDN, R2, SIP and H323), broadband Wi-Fi mobile routers and fixed-mobile terminals (2G, 3G).

Vennsa Technologies Moves Beyond Debug With OnPoint 2.0

Vennsa Technologies — Tue, 08 May 2012 03:13:40 +0000

Vennsa Technologies Inc. today began shipping OnPoint™ 2.0 debugging and error localization software with advanced causality analysis for forward debugging, along with a set of performance features to enhance scalability, accuracy and resolution.

Vennsa, the leading supplier of automated debugging and error localization software for register transfer level (RTL) debugging, will demonstrate OnPoint in Booth #1901 during the 49th Design Automation Conference (DAC) June 4- 6 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

"OnPoint 2.0 is a major release for Vennsa, incorporating two years' worth of designer feedback," says Dr. Andreas Veneris, Vennsa's president and chief executive officer. "With this breakthrough release, the tedious, manual and time-consuming backward debugging process becomes sharply faster and much more intuitive."

According to most technology roadmaps, functional debugging accounts for approximately 60% of the verification effort. When a failure occurs, the engineer typically dumps debug messages and simulation traces, and loads waveform and structural circuit viewers to trace signals backward from the failure points. This entails looking up signal values in the waveform, jumping to the driving signals and statements in source code, and speculating whether suspect pieces of source code are responsible for the error.

Engineers periodically take guesses and start to engage in a forward way of thinking by postulating if changes in suspect signal values can fix the erroneous behavior of the design. If the guesses are not successful, they revert back to the time-consuming back-tracing debug process to discover more potential root-causes for the error.

Debugging Forward with OnPoint 2.0

OnPoint 2.0 automates the manual back-tracing debugging task and introduces advanced causality analysis automation to guide the forward thinking step to reduce the bug localization and fixing effort.

It performs root cause analysis of a failure by leveraging complex algorithms and advanced mathematical models. Within minutes and with the push of a button, OnPoint returns all suspect signals, statements and other constructs that can undergo a functional change to correct the failure. It also bins those suspects into a handful of groups based on paths the error takes to failure points.

For each suspect, the tool suggests fixes for new logic signal values that can propagate through the circuit to remedy the buggy behavior. This allows designers to immediately apply a forward design-like way of thinking because they are presented with all necessary information to pose questions about how to fix the error.

OnPoint 2.0 includes increased capacity up to the sub-system level and debugging of error traces of thousands of cycles. It supports Verilog, SystemVerilog and VHDL, SystemVerilog and PSL assertions and the Open Verification Library. OnPoint is integrated with most simulation and formal tools as well as verification intellectual property blocks.

OnPoint 2.0 is shipping now. Pricing is available upon request.

About Vennsa

Vennsa Technologies Inc. is dedicated to the automation of debugging and error localization. Its breakthrough OnPoint™ tool is the industry's only automated debugging software that localizes the source of functional errors without any user guidance. When failures occur, OnPoint quickly identifies the root cause of errors and provides error fixes so the user can remove the bugs. Vennsa Technologies is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with dedicated sales force in US and in Japan. Telephone: (416) 829-0091. Email: info@vennsa.com. Website: www.vennsa.com.

EVE Joins MIPI Alliance

EVE — Tue, 08 May 2012 03:13:40 +0000

EVE, the leader in hardware/software co-verification, announced today that it has joined the MIPI Alliance as a MIPI Adopter.

The MIPI Alliance is a global, collaborative organization comprised of companies that span the mobile ecosystem committed to defining and promoting interface specifications for mobile devices. By joining the alliance, EVE will complement its family of fast ZeBu (Zero Bugs) emulation systems with a fast, robust synthesizable emulation verification components supporting MIPI standards.

"MIPI has emerged as the gold standard for mobile SoC device functions and interconnect," remarks Luc Burgun, EVE's president and chief executive officer. "We welcome an opportunity to participate in this industry standards setting group to better serve the design and verification community in need of MIPI standards."

EVE provides accelerated system-on-chip (SoC) transaction-based accelerated verification for hardware and software developers who access ZeBu as a network resource. ZeBu is in use in production environments at leading semiconductor, communications, video and portable and stationary consumer product companies. It provides a library of off-the-shelf, synthesizable emulation virtual components. More than 30 are available to verify SoCs for wireless and wired communications, processors and consumer products, and provide co-emulation with virtual platform development environments for pre-silicon software development. EVE's ZEMI-3 generates custom, synthesizable transactors for user custom protocols.

Typical projects achieve verification speeds that range from five to 30 MHz with ZeBu Blade II and ZeBu-Server. With Smart Debug, ZeBu provides 100% accessibility into the device under test and a hierarchical debug methodology to trace problems.

EVE will offer demonstrations of the ZeBu hardware-assisted verification family in Booth #1926 at the 49th Design Automation Conference (DAC) June 4- 6 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

About EVE

EVE is the worldwide leader in hardware/software co-verification solutions, offering fast transaction-based co-emulation and in-circuit emulation, with installations at five of the top six semiconductor companies. EVE products shorten the overall verification cycle of complex integrated circuits and electronic systems designs, and can be integrated with transaction-level ESL tools and software debuggers, target hardware systems, as well as Verilog, SystemVerilog and VHDL simulators. EVE is a member of OCP-IP and the MIPI Alliance, along with ARM, Mentor Graphics, Real Intent, Springsoft and Synopsys Partner programs. Its United States headquarters is located in San Jose, Calif. Corporate headquarters is in Wissous, France. Other offices are located in India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Tunisia. Visit EVE online at: www.eve-team.com.

Highly Flexible Silicon Power Cables for Military Helicopter Applications

Cicoil — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:18:26 +0000

Valencia, CA; May 1, 2012: Cicoil's Hi-Flex Single Conductor Silicone Power Cables provide extreme all-weather flexibility, perform exceptionally well when exposed to chafe and severe heat & cold (-65°C to +260°C), and excel in tight bend radius applications. This combination of features, make Cicoil’s highly reliable silicone power cable the ideal choice for mission critical military helicopter applications.

Cicoil’s halogen-free and flame retardant (UL 94 V-0) design is naturally more flexible than other types of single conductor power cable, and is immune to extreme shock, vibration, mechanical stress, salt water, sunlight, acid rain, ice, corrosion, coarse sand, UV light, weld spark, ozone, corrosion, radiation, and most chemicals.

Cicoil's proprietary crystal-clear silicone encapsulation needs no external "armor" or conduit for protection, is tear-resistant and will not deform or wear during a lifetime of more than 10 million cycles, even under tight bending radius and high speed motion conditions. Cicoil's ultra-durable silicone is "self-healing" from small punctures and cable jacket damage can easily be repaired in the field.

Rated for voltages up to 42,000 Volts DC, Cicoil’s Hi-Flex Single Conductor Power Cables (4 AWG to 30 AWG) are available from stock in continuous lengths, cut to order, or as assemblies, complete with lugs or connectors of your choice, 100% tested and inspected. In addition, Cicoil offers anti-friction coatings, low smoke-zero halogen, custom colors and lower/higher voltage designs by request.

Cicoil's UL Recognized, CE Conforming and RoHS & REACH Compliant cables are manufactured in an automated, climate controlled environment, and exceed the NASA 1124 outgassing specifications for space use and vacuum requirements.

Cicoil has been a leader in designing and manufacturing high performance flat cable assemblies for over fifty years. The company's unique silicone coated flat cables provide high flexibility, extremely long life, and they can withstand temperature extremes from -65 degrees to +260 degrees Celsius. Cicoil's flat cables are used in thousands of demanding applications; including aircraft fuel control cells, semiconductor automation, and the Space Shuttle. Cicoil designs and manufactures its cable and cable assemblies in an automated facility in Valencia, California. Cicoil's quality assurance system is certified to the ISO 9001 (AS9100) standard. Visit www.cicoil.com for more information, or call 661-295-1295 to speak to an application engineer.

Curtiss-Wright Controls VPX3-685 Secure Router Undergoes Common Criteria Evaluation/Certification

Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions — Mon, 07 May 2012 20:37:32 +0000

ASHBURN, VA – May 7, 2012 – Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions (CWCDS), a business unit of Curtiss-Wright Controls, has announced that the industry leading rugged embedded VPX3-685 Secure Ethernet Router has been accepted for Common Criteria certification under the Communications Security Establishment Canada’s (CSEC) Common Criteria Evaluation and Certification Scheme (CCS). With much of the evaluation already underway, Curtiss-Wright expects to complete the EAL2+ (Evaluation Assurance Level 2) certification in the next three to four months.

“We are excited and proud to have reached this notable milestone in our goal to meet the commercial and financial world’s stringent Common Criteria certification process, bringing the highest level of product security to the embedded COTS defense and aerospace market with our VPX3-685 Secure Ethernet Router,” said Lynn Bamford, senior vice president and general manager of Curtiss Wright Controls Defense Solutions. “This compact, rugged 3U VPX card delivers a very high level of performance and delivers the robust network communications and security demanded by the most sensitive military and government applications”.

Common Criteria establishes Protection Profiles that describe which types of Information Assurance (IA) protections are applicable to different product types. Curtiss-Wright has adopted the Network Device Protection Profile (NDPP) as a network Switch and Router, and will augment this profile with the additional security functionality of an embedded Firewall (FW) and a Network Intrusion Detection System (IDS).

The VPX3-685 is also currently undergoing a FIPS 140-2 government security evaluation process to validate the cryptographic functionality of the product against strict standards. The combination of both FIPS 140-2 and Common Criteria evaluations makes the VPX3-685 a top choice in the rugged embedded market.

About the VPX3-685 Secure Ethernet Router

The VPX3-685 is now listed as a Product in Evaluation on the CSE website: www.cse-cst.gc.ca. The VPX3-685 is a rugged OpenVPX™-compliant 3U VPX module that can be configured with up to 20 gigabit Ethernet interfaces. It also provides up to two (2) 10Gb/s Ethernet ports to support switch-to-switch expansion, dual-redundant networks (fail-over), or for architecting high-performance 10Gb/s network backbones. This compact open standards-based board is incorporates the functionality of a switch, router, firewall, VPN/IPSec encryption device, and an IDS system into a single optimized package. The VPX3-685 is designed and highly optimized for use in environments where Size, Weight and Power/Price/Performance (SWaP3) are of concern, such as land vehicles or airborne systems.

The VPX3-685 simplifies the integration of secure gigabit switching and routing into embedded systems designed for harsh environment applications. Targeting highly secure IPv4/v6 Intra-Platform Networks (IPNs), the VPX3-685 is designed to prevent unauthorized access to critical information. It can be used to secure a data storage network, protect critical data across wireless or wide-area networks, or to protect mission critical applications from hostile attacks in the forms of viruses, IP Spoofing, Denial of Service (DoS), and Trojan Horses. Working with network security industry leaders CWCDS designed the VPX3-685 to incorporate a hardware-accelerated SNORT® engine, the de-facto industry standard for Intrusion Detection and Protection. To optimize the board’s performance, CWCDS provides regular IDS signature updates to counter the latest security threats. The VPX3-685 provides unmatched perimeter defense for critical data at the edge of the network.

VPX3-685 Performance Features:

Comprising a single card Unified Threat Management (UTM) system, the VPX3-685’s advanced security and network features include:

• Support for VLANs and VPN (IPSec/PPTP/L2TP) to protect dedicated networks

• A statefull packet inspection firewall to protect against multiple evasive attacks

• Network Address Translation (NAT) routing for IPv4 masquerading

• Port and protocol-based Access Control Lists (ACL) to prevent unauthorized access

• Broadcast Storm Control to protect against network disruption due to packet flooding

• IPv6 with IPSec tunneling for secure communications channels

• Advanced standards based cryptographic functions (encryption, decryption, and authentication)

• Intrusion Detection and Prevention System (IDS/IPS) protects against malicious attacks

The VPX3-685 Secure Router is the newest addition to CWCDS’ broad family of board and stand-alone switch/router products, including the 683 and 684 series VPX FireBlades, the 680 and 682 series of VME FireBlades, the 3U CompactPCI 681 and the SwitchBox line of fully integrated switch/router subsystems. These networking products complement CWCDS’ extensive range of Single Board Computers, Digital Signal Processors, Graphics and Communications and I/O products.

About Common Criteria

In order to facilitate the rigorous Common Criteria certification process, CWCDS has partnered with Corsec Security, Inc., a leading independent consulting firm with more than fourteen years of security validation experience. “The VPX3-685 Secure Ethernet Router continues to surpass rugged router expectations by pursuing the stringent Common Criteria evaluation process,” said Matthew Appler, CEO, Corsec Security. “Curtiss Wright Controls’ dedication to security standards is clearly exemplified by their diligence throughout this certification effort.”

Common Criteria is an internationally recognized set of guidelines (ISO 15408), which define a common framework for evaluating security features and capabilities of Information Technology security products. The standard consists of several predetermined evaluation assurance levels, each one more stringent than the last. Common Criteria allows vendors to have their products tested against a chosen level by an independent third-party testing laboratory. The Common Criteria Mutual Recognition Agreement (CCRA) is a pact which was designed to allow Common Criteria evaluations to be recognized by all participating countries, regardless of where the evaluation was completed. There are currently 26 countries involved in the CCRA, including the United States and Canadian governments, with others that follow unofficially such as the EU.

Common Criteria certification of security products is mandated by the U.S. government for federal purchases. The National Information Assurance Acquisition Policy, NSTISSP No. 11, requires agencies to purchase only those commercial security products which have met specified third-party assurance requirements and have been tested by an accredited national laboratory.

FIPS Evaluation

Last year, CWCDS announced that VPX3-685 Secure Router is currently undergoing a stringent Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 Level 2 cryptographic validation at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP). For more information on the VPX3-685 validation please visit csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp.

Federal agencies, Department of Defense (DoD), industry, and the public rely on cryptography for the protection of information and communications used in electronic commerce, critical infrastructure, and other application areas. Cryptographic modules such as the VPX3-685 process data using sophisticated, secure cryptographic algorithms that provide systems with security services to protect data confidentiality, integrity, and authentication.

Sales & Editorial Contacts

For additional information on CWCDS and its products, please visit: www.cwcdefense.com.

For editorial information regarding Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions products or services, contact John Wranovics, public relations director, Curtiss-Wright Controls, Tel: (925) 640-6402; email. jwranovics@curtisswright.com.

Sales inquiries: Please forward all Sales and reader service inquiries to Jerri-Lynne Charbonneau, Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions, Tel: (613) 254-5112; Fax: (613) 599-7777; e-mail: sales@cwcdefense.com.

About Corsec Security, Inc.

Corsec Security, Inc. specializes in helping companies navigate through the complex process of receiving FIPS 140-2 and Common Criteria (CC) certifications. Corsec’s consulting, document creation, and project management services deliver unmatched expertise in achieving government validation efforts at a firm, fixed price. Corsec partners with companies around the world to achieve local and international certification and to add security functionality to a wide range of products. Corsec minimizes the time, effort and money a vendor needs to invest in validation while ultimately maximizing the return on that investment. For further information, please visit www.corsec.com.

About Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions

Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions (CWCDS) is a long established technology leader in the development of rugged electronic modules and systems for defense applications. CWCDS serves as a technology and integration partner to its customers, providing a full range of advanced, highly engineered solutions from modular open systems approaches to fully custom optimized solutions. Our unmatched capabilities and product breadth span from industry standard based COTS modules to complete electronic subsystems. The company’s modules and systems are currently deployed in a wide range of demanding defense & aerospace applications including C4ISR systems, unmanned subsystems, mission computing, fire control, turret stabilization, and recording & storage solutions. Additionally, the company’s broad engineering capabilities combine systems, software, electrical, and mechanical design expertise with comprehensive program management and a broad range of life-cycle support services. For more information visit www.cwcdefense.com.

About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.

Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Curtiss-Wright Controls is the Motion Control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. With manufacturing facilities around the world, Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading technology-based organization providing niche motion control products, subsystems and services internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.

Pushbutton, ASCII or Contact Closure Control with 8-to-1 DB9 Network Switch

www.electrostandards.com — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:29:58 +0000

The PathWay® Model 7301 is an 8-to-1 DB9 Switch that allows the sharing of a single interface device or network among eight others with both front panel pushbutton control as well as remote control operation via Contact Closure or RS232 Serial Data. The Model 7301 is housed in an anodized black box packaging that provides EMI/RFI shielding and fits securely into a standard 19” rack, taking only 1U of rack space.

The Model 7301 has eight front panel pushbuttons for local control. This network switch can also be controlled remotely via a DB9 port using ASCII Commands or via Contact Closure through HD26 port. The remote RS232 ASCII commands allow the user to control the switch position, lockout the front panel operation and obtain the switch status through the DB9 Remote port. Remote Contact Closure commands allow the user to control the switch position through the HD26 port.

The Model 7301 maintains its last set position on power loss and continues to pass data. The unit switches all 9 pins of the DB9 interface and is transparent to data speed and format. Eight front-panel LED’s display the switch position and power status.

The Model 7301 is supplied with a UL approved 100VAC/240VAC, 50Hz/60Hz wall mount power module that supplies 12 VDC, 500 mA to the unit. This module features a 2-prong, US, non-polarized plug. Optionally available is Cat. No. 517277, a CE, RoHS and UL listed table mount wide range power module. This module features 100VAC/240VAC, 50Hz/60Hz and an IEC 60320 C14 inlet that is ideal in supporting international applications.

This Model 7301 DB9 switch is manufactured in the USA by Electro Standards Laboratories in Cranston RI, a premiere manufacturer of network products for over 30 years. To view more about Model 7301, visit: www.electrostandards.com/ProductDetail/?product[...]. Electro Standards’ staff of knowledgeable sales engineers is available to assist with product and application questions: 401-943-1164, eslab@electrostandards.com

Air Force launches second Advanced EHF military communications satellite

John McHale, Editorial Director, OpenSystems Media — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:39:33 +0000

A mixed bag – Defense industry gabs about U.S. Army’s plan for homogeneous FVL fleet

Sharon Hess, Managing Editor — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:47:27 +0000

Matrox Extio to Remotely Drive Market-Leading Video Management Software Across Four Displays at IFSEC International 2012

Matrox Graphics Inc. — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:39:37 +0000

Montreal, Canada, May 4, 2012 — Matrox Graphics announced today that it will be appearing at IFSEC International 2012, showcasing the Extio F2408 KVM extender and connecting to partner Milestone Systems’ XProtect™ corporate server. Extio will drive a remote 2x2 multi-monitor configuration displaying Milestone’s open-architecture video management software (VMS). The Extio 2408 separates I/O devices and multiple displays by up to one kilometer away from the host computer with a single fiber-optic cable, providing system operators with a high-performance, latency-free platform critical to security and surveillance environments while uniquely offering the ability to remotely operate up to 16 displays.

Matrox representatives will be on hand to answer questions pertaining to Extio and any of their other high-performance multi-display solutions in Milestone’s booth #4/F90 in IFSEC’s IP/Network Security’s product area.

The Matrox Extio F2408 separates the keyboard, mouse, audio peripherals, and displays of a workstation via fiber-optic cable and PCI Express bus-extension technology. The Extio F2408 supports the extension of up to four remote analog, digital, or DisplayPort™ displays, while a supplemental Extio F2408E Expander unit enables support of up to eight. A second PCIe interface card, alongside a separate Extio F2408/F2408 Expander combo, meanwhile enables up to 16 possible remote displays from a single system, providing remote HD resolution support within a wide variety of markets, including security & surveillance.

For more information about this and other breakthrough graphics solutions from Matrox, visit booth #4/F90 at IFSEC International 2012, www.matrox.com/graphics/ifsec2012, or contact Matrox Graphics at graphics@matrox.com to book an appointment in advance.

What: IFSEC International 2012

When: Monday, May 14 – Thursday, May 17, 2012

Where: Milestone Systems Partner Booth #4/F90

Hall 4

National Exhibition Centre (NEC)

Birmingham

About Matrox Graphics Inc.

Mantracourt Expands Production of Instrumentation Equipment

Mantracourt Electronics Ltd — Fri, 04 May 2012 08:48:29 +0000

UK based instrumentation equipment manufacturer Mantracourt has announced that it has expanded its production capabilities in order to address the growing demand for its range of instrumentation products.

In response to a strong business performance during 2011, Mantracourt has invested in new surface mount pick and place equipment for its production line, as well as new component storage equipment and the addition of five new members to their production team.

Mantracourt is a leading manufacturer of industrial measurement technologies and a world leader in the design and manufacture of electronics for measurement technologies, including strain gauge, temperature, resistance, pressure, voltage, current, potentiometer, rate, flow, LVDT and displacement in either analogue, digital or wireless form.

"Last year was a very good year for Mantracourt," said Kelly Voysey, Sales and Marketing Manager at Mantracourt. "Our T24 wireless range of instrumentation products is being adopted worldwide and has helped boost our exports and overall sales figures. We also saw growth across the rest of our range, with established products such as our load cell amplifier and load cell indicator still performing well in the marketplace."

The Mantracourt T24 wireless telemetry range is a flexible low power radio system designed to enable the transmission of high accuracy measurement data from load cells, inclinometers, accelerometers, temperature, displacement and pressure sensors. With a combination of transmitter and receiver technologies, engineers are able to remotely monitor instrumentation readings.

"Looking ahead, we are planning further investment in our production capability," said Kelly Voysey. "We are also planning to add more products to the T24 wireless range and to increase the number of global partners that we use to promote, distribute and support our products worldwide.”

Mantracourt’s new SMT production equipment is a British made DEK 'Horizon 03ix' solder screen printer. A feature of this machine is an optical inspection technology that ensures the quality of the PCB build as well as increased throughput of the surface mount pick and place line. A new dry storage cabinet with its ability to control humidity, prevents the risk of moisture damage to sensitive semi conductive components which improves long term reliability of the product.

About Mantracourt

Mantracourt design and manufacture instrumentation for load cells, strain gauges, pressure sensors, torque transducers, flow sensors, temperature sensors, for signal conditioning, display and control using analogue, digital and radio wireless telemetry techniques. Based near Exeter in the South-West of England, Mantracourt Electronics has become firmly established as a key technology provider to many major OEM sensor manufacturers and now has a product range of over 1000 designs. Key to its commercial success is Mantracourt's specialist engineering team that is constantly developing new products using the latest technologies and components. Mantracourt was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise in International Trade in 2009. www.mantracourt.co.uk/

HCC Releases MISRA-Compliant TCP/IP Stack for TI Hercules(tm) ARM(r) Safety MCUs

HCC Embedded — Fri, 04 May 2012 08:36:16 +0000

HCC’s MISRA-compliant embedded TCP/IP is a compact, high-quality stack that supports both IPv4 and IPv6 protocols. It implements a strongly typed subset of the ‘C’ language that complies with the MISRA-C:2004 standard and is supplied with detailed test and verification reports.

First introduced by the automotive industry, MISRA has now developed into a ‘best-practice’ coding standard that is widely used in the medical, industrial, telecom and aerospace industries. HCC has com-bined MISRA with its own rigorous coding standard to create a concise subset of the C language for use in embedded communications systems. The result is clean, clear and robust code without ambiguities, appropriate for use in many safety critical embedded applications.

“At TI, we understand the chip is only the beginning of the safety design process,” says Dev Pradhan, Her-cules safety MCU product line manager, TI. “Our goal is to provide a complete system solution with soft-ware, and through our robust ecosystem is one way we do this. We’re excited to work with HCC to deliv-er the MISRA-compliant TCP/IP stack for our Hercules safety MCUs to deliver faster processing and certi-fied solutions.”

The innovative stack design can process packets up to four times faster than some other widely available stacks and requires only 14KB of ROM and 12KB of RAM in a fully configured system. When coupled with the Hercules family’s advanced integrated safety features and performance, it provides an industry-leading standard of design integrity.

Abstractions are available to support many popular RTOSs, or it can be used without an RTOS, allowing engineers to choose what is appropriate for their project. The stack is available for immediate delivery on TMS570 and RM4x MCUs.

About the Texas Instruments Design Network

HCC-Embedded is a member of the TI Design Network, a premier group of independent, well-established companies that offer products and system-level design and manufacturing services complementing TI’s semiconductors to a worldwide customer base to accelerate product innovation and time-to-market. Network members provide product design, hardware and software system integration, turnkey product design, RF and processor system modules, reference platforms, software development, proof-of-concept design, feasibility studies, research, certification compliance, prototyping, manufacturing, and product life cycle management. For more information about the TI Design Network, please visit www.ti.com/designnetwork.

About HCC-Embedded

HCC-Embedded is the foremost vendor of Advanced Embedded Middleware for storage and communication. Implementation and maintenance are based on software audits and V model implementation, in-cluding change management. The company offers an extensive family of embedded middleware including file systems, TCP/IP, USB software for host and device, flash translation layers and DICOM. Products run in most environments, with most OSs or without an OS, and with most processors and peripherals. All HCC-Embedded products are licensed on a royalty-free basis and distributed in full source form.

info@hcc-embedded.com

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Patriot and JLENS work together to shoot down target during test

John McHale, Editorial Director, OpenSystems Media — Fri, 04 May 2012 08:27:55 +0000

Final F-22 Raptor delivered to U.S. Air Force

John McHale, Editorial Director, OpenSystems Media — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:24:15 +0000

New XSTAR instrumentation radar system from Star Dynamics and General Dynamics tracks multi-stage missile

John McHale, Editorial Director, OpenSystems Media — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:22:09 +0000

Army orders more counterfire target acquisition radars from Lockheed Martin

John McHale, Editorial Director, OpenSystems Media — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:35:19 +0000