Mentor Blogs

Sometimes I think that there is nothing truly new in the world. With technology, it is often a question of the time being right. On a previous occasion, I looked at programming languages and how what we use nowadays is mostly a development of 30-40 year old technology. It occurred to me that the current enthusiasm for multi-core designs is really nothing new. I browsed some of the literature and titles … Read More

Multicore

It was well over 10 years ago and I was working a trade show booth with a techie colleague. It was quiet and we were bored. We chatted about things that interested us and eventually settled on our common ground: embedded software. He made a reference to “back in the 8 bit days”. I questioned this: “We are in the 8 bit days now!”. He did not believe me … It was not that he thought I was deceiving him … Read More

Development Tools, Low Power, Multicore, RTOS, Automotive

It is increasingly common for embedded designs to be implemented using multiple cores. At Mentor Graphics we are keen to support our customers by providing software and services to help them with such endeavors. We also espouse the idea of using multiple operating systems in such designs. I recently presented a Web seminar on this topic [a recording is available as an archive] and I have written a few … Read More

Multi-OS, Linux, Multicore, Nucleus Kernel, Nucleus, Android

Working for Mentor Graphics is interesting, but can have some challenges. One of the facets of the company that makes us unique is embedded software. There are a couple of other companies that Mentor would regard as key competitors, but they are both totally focussed on electronic hardware design - “electronic design automation” [EDA]. A very large part of Mentor has that orientation, but we are unique … Read More

Multi-OS, RTOS, Multicore, Nucleus Kernel, Nucleus, Linux

Hi, I’m Russ Klein and I’m an engineering manager here at Mentor Graphics.  I work on two products, Seamless and Codelink. I’ve spent the last 20 years of my career working in that nebulous space between the hardware and software worlds.  That’s why I’ve chosen the title of this blog to be “It’s all about the software.”  It’s a phrase that Steve Jobs used when describing the Apple iPhone.  While … Read More

Multicore