System power

System power

I have raised the subject of embedded device power consumption before and I will again, as this is becoming more…

Web seminar

Web seminar

Just a quick “heads up”. If you are interested in multicore embedded systems and their associated challenges, you might like…

A different angle on multicore

A different angle on multicore

Multicore is a hot topic at the moment. The subject crops up in numerous articles and I have written about…

Embedded Linux – why?

Embedded Linux – why?

I have pondered before the appropriateness of Linux for embedded applications. My initial stance was clear enough: I could see…

AMP & SMP revisited

AMP & SMP revisited

Multicore continues to be a hot topic. Recent Web seminars, that we have run, were well attended, with lots of…

MCAPI – lessons learned

MCAPI – lessons learned

Some weeks ago, I wrote a blog entry on MCAPI, which seemed to provoke some interest. Last week we ran…

AMP vs SMP

AMP vs SMP

It is becoming common for embedded designs to incorporate more than one CPU – maybe multiple cores on a chip…

ESC Silicon Valley 2010

ESC Silicon Valley 2010

As usual, I attended the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, CA last week. I guess it remains the foremost…

Multi-core, multi-OS confusion

Multi-core, multi-OS confusion

It is increasingly common for embedded designs to be implemented using multiple cores. At Mentor Graphics we are keen to…