Feb 8
2024
While landing humans on the Moon was a feat accomplished with very basic compute power of 2MHz provided by the Apollo Guidance Computer, modern spacecraft can take advantage of a much more advanced and capable data processing infrastructure. The space systems of today are essentially powerful heterogeneous multi-node setups with many layers of redundancy and lots of communication flowing in all directions. The resulting complexity requires rigorous testing in order to predict and prevent possible catastrophic failures - because in space, no one can hear your hardware beep. Read more
Dec 18
2023
Antmicro’s open source Renode simulation framework offers support for various instruction set architectures, with the RISC‑V ISA being a major focus for both ourselves – as a founding member of RISC‑V International – and our customers, including e.g. Google Research and Microchip. Renode’s support for RISC‑V is also being developed as part of EU-funded research activities such as TRISTAN, to enable easier prototyping and development of new silicon based on open source core and peripheral IP implementations, which we are also heavily involved with. Read more
Dec 14
2023
Automotive engineering in the past 30 years has been transformed by the growing capabilities of microprocessors, enabling their use in a wide range of the vehicle’s capabilities related to safety, convenience and efficiency. Modern vehicles can have hundreds of microcontrollers and application processors, managing anything from engine and transmission control systems, cruise control, brakes and other safety-critical systems, to infotainment, in cabin systems and more. Read more
Dec 6
2023
With the rapid uptick in the adoption of our Renode open source embedded system simulation framework in areas like automotive and space, Antmicro has been steadily expanding support for new hardware targets, most recently with the addition of ARM Cortex-R5 and Cortex-R8. Read more
Nov 24
2023
Following the announcement of support for ARMv8-A and ARMv8-R ISAs earlier this year, Antmicro has now extended its Renode system simulation framework with initial support for Cortex-R5 and Cortex-R8 cores implementing the 32-bit ARMv7-R instruction set, thus expanding the already great coverage of the ARM architecture portfolio. Read more