We recently looked at the origins of the integrated circuit (IC) and the calculator, which was the IC’s first killer app, but a surprise twist is that the calculator played a big part in the invention ...

Network processors are designed for speed, but programming them is often a challenge. Here, you'll find the information you need to write software that makes the most of them. Network processors are ...

Nexar is a software-design environment aimed at bringing a new ease of use to working with FPGAs and exploiting the new generation of complex but affordable programmable products (Picture). It ...

As applied to network processing architectures used in today's switches and routers, the challenge of sharing and reusing complex software involves several key issues. Solutions are available to help ...

Mixed-processor systems are growing more common as standard system-on-a-chip (SoC) architectures, like the Texas Instruments (TI) OMAP, become available. OMAP combines a conventional ARM processor ...

SANTA BARBARA, CA—March 31, 2008 — Green Hills Software, Inc., the technology leader in device software optimization (DSO) and real-time operating systems (RTOS), today announced the immediate ...

The concept and application of FPGA Coprocessors as a means of delivering hardware IP to software and system engineers is presented. The hardware and software architecture of FPGA coprocessors is ...

There are a number of system design factors requiring consideration when implementing an FPGA processor. Some of those factors include the use of co-design, processor architectural implementation, ...

Xiphos Systems Corporation (“Xiphos”) is announcing the Q8J, its latest generation of space processor boards, designed specifically to support advanced Software Defined Radio (SDR) applications. The ...