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Why the validation layers?Unlike OpenGL, Vulkan drivers don't have a global context, don't maintain a global state and don't have to validate inputs from the application side. The goal is to reduce CPU…

IntroductionDevelopers have used reflections extensively in traditional game development and we can therefore expect the same trend in mobile VR games.  In a previous blog I discussed the importance…

The recently released Mali™-G71 GPU is our most powerful and efficient graphics processor to date and is all set to take next generation high performance devices by storm. The Mali family of GPU…

This document demonstrates how to call the JNI, through a procedure : written with the GNU ARM Assembly syntax, assembled and stored in a ELF shared library, executed by an Android system through an…

Time is running out. Don't miss the opportunity to get an EagleSoC development kit featuring a Cortex-M3 PSoC 5LP device.I posted about this a couple of weeks ago and there is still time to back the…

The ISC16 event occurred last week in Frankfurt, Germany. ISC stands for International Super-computing and while ARM is known for its energy-efficient, mobile CPU cores, we are beginning to make some waves…

Here's a little demonstration about how to generate a library, with an assembly procedure that will be called through the Java Native Interface, using an Android project as an example. The procedure will…

This document demonstrates how to generate a library containing an assembly procedure that will be called through the Java Native Interface, within an Android project written in Java as an example. The…

Calling Java methods through native ARM assembly code, with an Android app and the JNI

OverviewCMSIS++, or rather POSIX++, is a POSIX-like, portable, vendor-independent, hardware abstraction layer intended for C++/C embedded applications, designed with special consideration for the industry…

The amount of data that consumers are producing is increasing at a phenomenal rate, and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Cisco estimated last year that global mobile data traffic would multiply…

The Arm Cortex-M7 processor is the most recent and highest performance member of the versatile Cortex-M processor family.

Tools such as ARM DS-5 Streamline provide developers access to the GPU hardware performance counters. This blog doesn't explain how to use the tools but focuses on what the counters mean to a system integrator…

Functional safety for Silicon IP used to be a niche activity, limited to an elite circle of chip and system developers in automotive, industrial, aerospace and similar markets. However over the last few…

Chinese Version(中文版) :DAC 2016: 物联网设计需要强健的生态系统 We argue about the definition and scope of the Internet of Things (IOT) but what, to me, is inarguable is its profound impact on design. A market with a…

Thermal Issues Associated with Modern SoCs - How Hot is Hot?In this, the third instalment of the "Let's Talk PVT Monitoring" series Moortec CTO, Oliver King talks about the thermal issues associated with…

Late May sees the annual Pint of Science events take place in pubs (and other somewhat unusual venues) around Cambridge, the UK and indeed the rest of the world. Designed to combine the city’s love of…

Mali, the #1 shipping family of GPUs in the world, is celebrating 10 years with ARM this month! In honour of the occasion I’m going to take a look at some of the key milestones along the way and how Mali…

I just lost a few hours trying to play with the Z index between draw calls, in order to try Z-layering, as advised by peterharris in my question For binary transparency : Clip, discard or blend ?.However…

Some friends of ours at EagleSoC just launched a Kickstarter project for their cool PSoC 5LP-based development boards. These boards are a lower cost alternative to the Cypress Development Kits (CY8CKIT…

How is the Internet of Things landscape like San Francisco in the 1800’s? Well the gold rush gave opportunity to many who came to find their fortune. They sought to move beyond the established order through…