Archive for the 'Industry' Category

US Army Nett Warrior EUD:  "This is not a phone"

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

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Wired’s Danger Room covers the Nett Warrior End User Device.  Hint:  "This is not a phone"

Harris’ RF-7800S-LR Leader Radio — a battle ready PDA?

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

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They’re calling it “the first soldier smart radio,” but that might be stretching it just a tiny bit.

Iridium Rises from the Ashes, with a Satellite Access Point!

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

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Iridium, the ill-fated Motorola satellite venture, emerged from bankruptcy in 2001 and now they’re enabling voice and data comm everywhere in the world!

JTRS Rifleman Radio Goes Gold!

Monday, August 8th, 2011

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The US Army has placed a Low Rate Initial Production order for 6350 JTRS HMS radios to provide tactical users with secure, mobile, networked communications.

Foresight Joins the Cadence System Realization Alliance

Friday, September 17th, 2010

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We’re very excited by the new Cadence focus on system design and development, so we’re particularly proud to join the Cadence System Realization Alliance.

Foresight Announces Affiliates Program

Friday, October 16th, 2009

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Foresight announces the formation of and initial membership in their new Affiliates Program.

Just Go with the Design Flow

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

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I’ve been thinking a lot about design flows lately.  We’re working through system level design flows at Foresight and exploring how they integrate with detailed flows for implementation.  After some wandering about, I’ve started to formulate definite ideas regarding how this is going to move forward.

From Whence Innovation?

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

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Is innovation the sole province of small companies, or do engineers innovate no matter where they are?  Does nimbleness and aggression trump resources and an installed base?  EDA Graffiti hosts two guest posts that each present a side of the issue.

The History of EDA on One Page

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

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Paul McLellan has another excellent post that goes through the history of the EDA industry quickly, but thoroughly.  Take a look, it’s really well done.  Both old timers and the less seasoned should enjoy it.

Will Collaboration Save Semiconductor Design?

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

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Qualcomm’s Saranyan Vigraham suggests that semiconductor companies consider sharing the internal tools that they develop to make their design flows actually work.  This idea deserves some thought.