Rick Tewell

Consumers are increasingly reliant on screens in cars to deliver critical information to the driver and, of course, entertainment choices and options. In most cases proprietary GPUs and software power these systems, which can be deemed to be “safety critical” and rise to the level of governance ISO 26262 standards and/or ASIL-B. Automotive OEMs and Tier Ones devote large efforts to insure that their instrument clusters and infotainment systems are as “crash-proof” as possible. Given increasing… Show more

Consumers are increasingly reliant on screens in cars to deliver critical information to the driver and, of course, entertainment choices and options. In most cases proprietary GPUs and software power these systems, which can be deemed to be “safety critical” and rise to the level of governance ISO 26262 standards and/or ASIL-B. Automotive OEMs and Tier Ones devote large efforts to insure that their instrument clusters and infotainment systems are as “crash-proof” as possible. Given increasing level of sophistication of these systems especially in the area of graphics, a better solution is necessary. Show less

A brief analysis of the measured benefits of FD-SOI semiconductor process technology. Answers the question about whether FD-SOI can deliver on the promises of power efficiency versus frequency tuning.

Explores GPU virtualization as it applies to embedded systems with a special focus on the automotive market. Discusses embedded systems GPU virtualization concepts, methods and current solutions with a forward look to new better performing hardware based techniques that will exist in the near future.

The tools for better code exist and groups like MISRA want programmers to use them.

This part of the article is about the basic framework of 3D objects, how they are organized, and fundamentals you will need to understand regardless of the method used to deploy them. 3D objects can be exported from a 3D authoring tool in an array of different formats.

In this first of a two-part series, Rick Tewell of Fujitsu Semiconductor describes the process of 3D graphics design, with tips and techniques for creating high-quality models suitable for use in a variety of embedded designs.

More and more, users expect 3D-rendered elements in user interfaces for LCD displays. These expectations will intensify over the next few years and by 2015, it is predicted that 3D interfaces will be the norm. Generating 3D images requires a sophisticated graphics display controller (GDC), such as Fujitsu's MB86R0x "Jade" and MB86R1x "Emerald" families. In many cases, existing applications are not fully utilizing "Jade's" 3D rendering capabilities. This white paper provides an overview of… Show more

More and more, users expect 3D-rendered elements in user interfaces for LCD displays. These expectations will intensify over the next few years and by 2015, it is predicted that 3D interfaces will be the norm. Generating 3D images requires a sophisticated graphics display controller (GDC), such as Fujitsu's MB86R0x "Jade" and MB86R1x "Emerald" families. In many cases, existing applications are not fully utilizing "Jade's" 3D rendering capabilities. This white paper provides an overview of Fujitsu's 3D GDC and explains how to unlock the power of 3D with "Jade". The ways that 3D significantly improves 2D user interfaces and the overall end-user experience are examined. Finally the paper describes how Fujitsu can help companies develop 3D user interfaces. Show less

Overview of the high speed 1394Auto network bus as presented to the SAE World Congress in Detroit in April of 2010.

Overview of 1394Auto integrated circuits and associated technologies available to the market.

Things seen on the PC screen during graphics development is not always what ends up on your embedded device's screen at the end of the "art chain". This article explores some of the reasons why...

A brief overview of MPEG-4 and how it uses "container" technology to encapsulate audio and video.

Article describing the technical details of a device driver for controlling digital video camcorders (1394 based) under Windows 98.

John Knoll is one of Hollywood's top special effects supervisors. John helmed the visual effects on such films as the Star Wars prequels (I, II, III), Pirates of the Caribbean series and many many more. John is one of the original creators of PhotoShop and was instrumental in bringing CGI into the Hollywood realm. This article is an interview that I did with John in 1998.

FireWire, also known as IEEE 1394, may pave the way for a true convergence of consumer electronics and computers. This article presents a fully functional Win32 console application that takes a snapshot from the CCM-DS250 digital camera, converts it from a YUV format to a 24-bit device independent bitmap (DIB), and writes the DIB to a file.