The COM Express standard defines a small form factor single board computer based on high performance PCI Express fabric technology. Com Express boards can be used standalone for embedded applications or can act as a CPU mezzanine that plugs onto an application specific I/O base board. Using COM Expr...

The inherent parallelism of high density FPGAs, plus their ability to realize myriad DSP algorithms -- while also adding microprocessor capabilities -- has made them the logical choice in DSP systems. While not replacing the general purpose DSP IC, FPGAs complement signal processing applications so...

The market for DSP, and FPGAs used as signal processing engines and in reconfigurable computing applications, is larger today than ever. We will be examining the use of these technologies in the embedded marketplace and discussing the "hot issues" for busy engineers.

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Learn the nuts and bolts of how the AdvancedMC platform forms a basis for flexible AdvancedTCA designs and the new MicroTCA system-level specification, which gives telecom equipment solutions providers a versatile tool for addressing applications with tight cost and space restraints. As an ever-incr...

Today's multicore processors are designed to deliver outstanding performance, and embedded designers need to understand both the hardware and the software to optimize their systems. In this live event, we'll hear from AMD and Ardence on key points in their multicore architectures, and techniques to...

Five organizations are working together to drive a mainstream market for open industry standards-based communications platforms. Join the Communications Platforms Trade Association (CP-TA), Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG), Service Availability...

High-performance processing in a 3U form factor offers unique capabilities that address the severe size, weight, and power constraints for deployed mission-critical applications such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWVs). This se...

In the coming months, we will see great activity pertaining to VITA 46, and its related standards VITA 48 and VITA 56. Chris Ciufo will investigate the markets and applications for all of these - and more - to try to help readers understand where each fits, and why. Sorting out these new standards i...

The Cell Broadband Engine (BE) processor is a breakthrough technology capable of massive floating-point processing for compute-intensive applications. Originally designed for the home entertainment market, the Cell BE processor's architecture of nine heterogeneous on-chip cores is ideal for the type...

Modular standards such as AdvancedTCA and AdvancedMCs promise Telecom Equipment Manufacturers reduced design and manufacturing costs as well as marketing advantages from standards claims. The potential market scale for these standards encompasses green-field equipment opportunities, customization pr...

VXS adds a high-speed, serial RapidIO fabric to the battle-tested VME architecture. This VITA 41.2 extension promises to increase the performance of fabric-limited applications by three times or more. Designers and developers are looking to VXS to solve defense embedded compute problems with serial...