High-performance vector and matrix processing is a central requirement for applications like radar detection , video analytics , medical imaging , and factory automation . In the past, developers often used specialized digital signal processors (DSPs) or field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) in these applications. Today, multi-core Intel® architecture (IA) processors with Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (Intel® AVX) offer a more flexible alternative. Intel AVX...Read More
Developing automotive applications is a complex series of tradeoffs between hardware capabilities and software requirements. New Intel Architecture developments and an ever-widening software ecosystem can provide systems alternatives, including the use of Linux and derivatives. The Intel® Atom™ processor E6xx has adopted an open Input/Output standard, based on the PCI Express (PCIe) bus. This hardware approach can impact software development, but allows customized Input/Output...Read More
One of the most anticipated airplanes, Boeing’s 777 Dreamliner incorporates a two-pilot flight deck with a five-screen electronic flight information system. If you’ve ever looked in the cockpit of a commercial airliner, you have seen the bewildering array of screens, dials, and indicators used to control the airplane. The Dreamliner flight screens replace a large number of indicators, and serve to reduce the amount of information the pilots need to deal with at one time. To b...Read More
Ultrasound is one of the most widely used diagnostic tools in modern medicine. In the late 1970s ultrasound required specially trained physicians to interpret the results from technically driven analog equipment. Some research equipment featured realistic two dimensional grey scale images, but the complexity and excessive tuning requirements to keep the equipment functioning correctly restricted its use to very specialized applications. Nevertheless, the benefits in diagnostics, especially in g...Read More
Automotive entertainment has been on a steady path of improvement ever since the invention of the car radio. Originally the automotive radio was a monaural AM receiver. This was a significant advance over stationary radios that employed dry cell batteries. Like current entertainment systems, the early radio made advances through improvement in other automotive systems. Through the late 1980s many US automotive manufacturers divided in-cabin controls across dash functions and enter...Read More
Most of us have had our fair share of bad driving experiences and unpleasant road trips akin to Clark Griswold's mishap-filled cross-country trek depicted in the 1983 cult classic "National Lampoon's Vacation." Vicious picnic-ruining dogs and deceased aunts aside, we all know what it feels like to be uncomfortable and bored while stuck in the car for any extended period of time. Fortunately, embedded systems designers are developing In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) platforms to incorporate ...Read More
Slug bug and license plate bingo no longer cut it as prime sources of in-vehicle entertainment for today's digitally savvy, social media-happy generation of car buyers. To attract customers and achieve greater brand differentiation, automakers are looking to the software community for innovative, upgradable architectures that provide compelling multimedia functionality, connecting vehicles to personal devices and the cloud of Internet services. Moblin.org , an Intel-founded commun...Read More