Zeidman Technologies
is creating a powerful new approach for designing embedded systems.
The
Future of Embedded System Development
Embedded
system development is an increasingly difficult task that requires
specialized operating system knowledge. Complex systems create
problems like priority inversion, deadlock situations, race conditions,
and unacceptable task latencies that are difficult to predict
and reproduce. Off-the-shelf operating systems are difficult to
debug and often require large memory footprints, have large overhead
delays, and are not flexible. To create a custom operating system
requires special software experience and is usually beyond the
abilities of a typical hardware designer. Developers need new
tools to easily create an optimized operating system. Zeidman
Technologies is creating these tools.
Platform
Systems on a Chip
An
exciting emerging technology is just now coming to market. Platform
SOCs — FPGAs and ASICs with embedded processors — are
being offered by all FPGA vendors and many ASIC vendors. Examples
include the Virtex-II Pro from Xilinx, Excalibur from Altera,
and RapidChip from LSI Logic. These devices are predicted to become
the main platforms for embedded system design. They give developers
control over their designs and allow them to optimize their hardware
resources. Tools are needed to allow the same kind of flexibility
in creating the software as already exists for creating the hardware.
Zeidman Technologies is creating these tools.
Programmable
Processors
Another
exciting new technology, programmable processors — processors
whose architecture can be modified by the user to fit the application
— are being offered by many processor vendors. Examples include
the PSoC from Cypress Microsystems and Xtensa from Tensilica.
These devices allow developers to optimize their hardware resources
for their specific applications. Tools are needed to allow the
same kind of flexibility in creating the software. Zeidman
Technologies is creating these tools.
SynthOS was a finalist for the Design News Golden Mousetrap Award.
Read about it here.
See
Bob Zeidman's DesignCon presentation entitled "RTOS Synthesis
to Reduce Cost and Power Consumption" here.
See
the EE Times article about our revolutionary new technology here.
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