Latest information for car pc choices

With the first car makers committing to the MOST150 network in selected vehicles from 2011. The new Intelligent Network Interface Controller (INIC) In-Vehicle computers architecture complies with Specification Rev. 3.0 and expands the audio/video capability for next generation automotive infotainment devices such as Head Units, Rear Seat Entertainment, Amplifiers, TV-Tuners and Video Displays. The MOST Cooperation – the organization through which the leading automotive multimedia network Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) is standardized – proudly announces that the newest Specification Rev. 3.0 is on its way to production. Various In-Vehicle computers  have already started with first series projects implementing this latest MOST Technology. MOST150 enables the use of a higher bandwidth of 150 Mbps, an isochronous transport mechanism to support extensive video applications, and an embedded Ethernet channel for efficient transport of IP-based packet data. It succeeds in providing significant speed enhancements and breakthroughs while keeping costs down.

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Series adoption for In-vehicle application

Various car makers have already started with first series projects implementing this latest MOST Technology. In-Vehicle computers enables the use of a higher bandwidth of 150 Mbps, an isochronous transport mechanism to support extensive video applications, and an embedded Ethernet channel for efficient transport of IP-based packet data. It succeeds in providing significant speed enhancements and breakthroughs while keeping costs down. The MOST Cooperation – the organization through which the leading automotive multimedia network Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) is standardized – proudly announces that the newest Specification Rev. 3.0 is on its way to production. In-Vehicle computers  and the new Intelligent Network Interface Controller (INIC) architecture complies with Specification Rev. 3.0 and expands the audio/video capability for next generation automotive infotainment devices such as Head Units, Rear Seat Entertainment, Amplifiers, TV-Tuners and Video Displays.

refer to: http://embedded-computing.com/news/most150-series-adoption/

BrowsingBench and its effectiveness of embedded computer market

While BrowsingBench and DPIBench are embedded computer  system-level benchmarks, they are implicitly testing the underlying multicore hardware (as well as software stacks). Take BrowsingBench as an example. The primary function of this embedded computer  is to perform html page loads on a client device (i.e., smartphone, tablet). The page-load operation involves a series of steps that includes serial functions (i.e., enter or click URL, fetch initial HTML, parse the HTML, and determine the workload) and parallel functions that could take advantage of a multicore device (i.e., parsing, Javascript, image decoding, page rendering after all elements have been assembled, and animation). Inherently, if the client device’s browser and operating system are designed appropriately, we will see significant performance improvements on these parallel functions.

How are these technical problems best solved, by industry and the EEMBC?

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