Entries summary:

• Trace, Real Time
• West Bridge, West Bridge Antioch
• General Purpose, Lx2 Configurable Processors
• Open Source, Open Source Community

Difficult debugging problems are sometimes caused by subtle interactions between subsystems and other timing consideration in hard real-time systems. State-of-the-art processor trace tools can ease system integration, solidify product schedules and accelerate revenues..

The results found by Semiconductor Insights demonstrate the next level of performance and connectivity that Cypress's West Bridge Antioch peripheral controller makes possible. Our West Bridge architecture is gaining momentum with the major handset manufacturers as they recognize the tremendous value it brings in freeing up an embedded processor to focus on its primary function. - Alakesh Chetia, Cypress. Cypress Semiconductor Corp. announced that its peripheral controller delivered the fastest transfer of multimedia files from a PC to a mobile handset in a recent comparison by industry analyst firm Semiconductor Insights. The comparison discovered that the phone using the CYWB0124AB West Bridge(TM) Antioch(TM) controller transferred 49...

The Xtensa configurable processor architecture is so flexible that it is currently in production in functions as varied as a simple cacheless controller, a mid-range Linux applications processor, a high-performance 3-issue VLIW general purpose processor, an audio DSP (digital signal processor), a video DSP engine, high performance image processors, and high performance network processors. No other processor architecture comes close to matching this versatility. - Steve Roddy, Tensilica Tensilica, Inc. introduced that it has upgraded its two Xtensa configurable processor families (the Xtensa 7 and Xtensa LX2) with new hardware options and software tool enhancements that make it appeal to an even wider audience of SOC (system-on-chip) designers. Highlights of these capabilities include a new, smaller general purpose register file option, new integer multiplier and divider execution unit options, two new AMBA(TM) (Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture 3...

Open sourcing the UltraSPARC T1 processor design was such a new concept it created some angst and a fair amount of debate before we pulled the trigger..