Mentor Graphics is one of the major EDA providers of the ARM industry. At their booth they are showing some impressive 3D graphical user interfaces that they say is easy and cheap to implement on ARM Powered devices to make them more appealing and to differentiate in the UI design, and they are also showing an auto-balancing lego robot built using Texas Instruments Sitara microcontrollers and the nucleus real-time software.
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Ubuntu at ARM TechCon 2011
They are showing Ubuntu 11.10 running on the Toshiba AC100, and Ubuntu 11.10 Server Edition running on the OMAP4 Pandaboard.
Live video stream from ARM TechCon
ARM CTO Mike Muller keynote starts now.
Metaio Augmented Reality showcase
Here’s a pretty cool looking augmented reality application, he points the smartphone at a city built with paper, and the phone displays some augmented reality overlay on top.
BrightSideOfNews.com John Oram and Gil Russel
Here’s a casual interview with powerhouse silicon valley expert editors at http://brightsideofnews.com about the status of the ARM industry, about where they think ARM Cortex-A15 is going, about what they think of ARM vs Intel, AMD and more.
I’m Watch, i.MX233 Android Bluetooth wrist watch
They are launching before Christmas, it’s a $299/299€ Android watch, running on the Freescale i.MX233 ARM9 processor, it has a 1.54″ capacitive touch screen, with Bluetooth it synchronizes with any Android phone, iPhone or other smartphone, there is an API to adapt Android apps to it.
Toshiba presents their latest Cortex-M processors
Toshiba is doing a range of ARM Cortex-M series of processors used in a huge number of devices around the world.
M-Etic Game to showcases ARM Cortex-M0
Here are the parts used and their cost:
4x Linear Actuator – $240
96x RGB LED – $100
1x Infinity Mirror – $20
1x Joystick – $10
1x ARM Cortex-M0 – Less than $1
Raspberry Pi presents the $25 PC at ARM TechCon 2011
They plan mass production and deliveries by Christmas this year of the $25 ARM Powered PC. It’s basically a Broadcom ARM11 based SoC on a PCB with USB host, Ethernet, SD Card slot and a HDMI output.
Live video stream from ARM TechCon
I have a camera on my head and I will be walking around, hopefully you get smooth enough video, I’m using a T-Mobile 4G hotspot to upload the live video stream. I’m wearing a Kopin Golden-i headmounted computer to try to monitor the live ustream chat. Watch what I see while I video-blog here.
ARM Cortex-A15 processor 20nm tape out, it works!
Yes this is it, this is the next generation ARM Processor. The ARM Cortex-A15 processor is already being taped out. That means they are able to make the processor. In the next steps they tweak more things, it’ll take a few more months for fully configured ARM Cortex-A15 SoCs to be showcased and another few more months for those to reach products that can be sold to consumers on the market. The performance is huge. At the same clock speed the Cortex-A15 is said to be at least 50% faster than ARM Cortex-A9, but it can be made to run at much higher frequency, all the while using less power. This prototype does not include any GPU, it’s just an unoptimized ARM demo running some non-GPU Android. Look forward to my interviews to be posted during the next days with the ARM representatives talking about the features of this processor.
Cadence at ARM TechCon 2011
Cadence is one of the major EDA solutions provider. All the ARM Processor designers use their software to design the processors and all of the electronics that go inside of smartphones, tablets, laptops and more.
Magma Design Automation at ARM TechCon 2011
Magma is one of the 4 major EDA solutions providers, to provide design tools for chip design companies that make the worlds best ARM Processors. They help design, verify and make them work.
Common Platform technology
Samsung, IBM and Globalfoundries join forces to create the future of ARM Processors. They share knowledge, research and development costs, to bring amazing new technologies to products faster. They synchronize the process to ensure that customers’ chip designs can be produced at multiple sources in three different continents with no redesign required.
Synopsys EDA tools and IP at ARM TechCon 2011
Synopsys provides tools and IP for ARM chip designers for the ARM Cortex-A15, all the chip makers use their tools to design and verify the SoC.
PLDA PCI Express and USB3 for ASIC and FPGA
They can provide the IP to integrate PCI Express type 3 and USB3 on ARM Powered devices, for example and ARM Powered Laptop or Tablet.
Live streamed from ARM TechCon, archive 1
I streamed a bit from ARM TechCon today using my headmounted live camera. I tried to monitor the live Ustream chat in my OMAP3 powered Kopin Golden-i headmounted computer system. Check back in the next 3 days for more live video streaming and for my full HD video coverage with interviews with ARM industry insiders, ARM chip designers, foundries and more.
ARM Techcon 2011 (October 25-27th), look for awesome video-blogging here during the next 3 days
Look forward to 3 days of awesomeness from the ARM Technology Conference here in Santa Clara. All the major ARM chip makers are here to present the latest, newest and fastest ARM processors ever, to be in all future Smartphones, Tablets, Laptops, Set-top-boxes, E-readers and more.
Look at the list of exhibitors, do some searches on Google Blogsearch, Google+ and Twitter, then please write here in the comments any interesting topics that you think that I should film in priority, please write your suggestions for questions that I should ask to the ARM related companies here at the conference.
Claudia Urrea, Director of Learning for Latinoamerica at One Laptop Per Child
She’s the manager of Learning at One Laptop Per Child, she provides some insights into how the Laptops can be measured to be successfully deployed to children in schools around the world.
Giulia D’Amico, Director of Business Development at One Laptop Per Child
Giulia D’Amico is currently the Director of Business Development, EU Affairs and Africa at One Laptop per Child Association in Miami.