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Spring Processor Forum…and Help Wanted

Here’s a brief recap of Spring Processor Forum and news of staff changes at MPR.

More Patents for Tensilica

Tensilica has accumulated ten patents on configurable-processor technology, cementing the company’s solid foundation in this important field.

Customizing for Power Efficiency

Tensilica is previewing an instruction-exploration tool that helps optimize configurable processors for performance and power.

ARM Reveals Cortex-R4

ARM’s new Cortex-R4 is the first member of the Cortex-R family announced in 2004. It’s a power-efficient processor core for deeply embedded control applications.

IBM Offers Chip-Level Security

IBM’s SecureBlue technology can integrate cryptography acceleration, data authentication, and intrusion detection in an SoC..