Real-Time Innovations (RTI) unveiled Connext Drive – a complete solution that provides automotive manufacturers with the software and tools they need to build highly autonomous vehicles and fleets. Now, autonomous vehicle makers can innovate and build vehicles without the high risk and cost of in house solutions, nor the difficulty of adapting legacy connectivity. It […]
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32-bit ARM Cortex-M0+ Core MCU optimized with speech synthesis and audio processing capabilities
Epson introduced a new 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0+ Core microcontroller (MCU) – the Epson S1C31D50 with speech synthesis and audio processing capabilities. This MCU is ideal for human machine interface (HMI) applications requiring voice guidance and audio playback in electronic products. Such products include home automation equipment, security and alarm panels, household appliances, consumer medical devices, […]
Automotive-qualified 16-nm FPGAs target ADAS, AD applications
Xilinx, Inc. announced the expansion of its automotive-qualified 16 nanometer (nm) family with two new devices – the Xilinx Automotive (XA) Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC 7EV and 11EG. These two new parts deliver the highest programmable capacity, performance and I/O capabilities enabling high-speed, data aggregation, pre-processing, and distribution (DAPD), as well as compute acceleration for L2+ […]
SATA SSDs incorporate sophisticated power-loss protection
ATP Electronics unveils its next-generation A600Si and A600Sc Serial ATA solid state drives (SATA SSDs) featuring a completely new design of the power loss protection (PLP) array, which utilizes a new power management IC (PMIC) and new firmware-programmable MCU (microcontroller unit). Integrated into its latest PLP technology, ATP PowerProtector 4, the new MCU design allows […]
How zero-touch provisioning simplifies IoT links to cloud
Zero-touch provisioning eliminates the manual labor needed to connect devices to a network and allows these devices to be provisioned and configured automatically. It’s especially critical for small and mid-size companies in terms of cost and time of managing the provisioning logistics. While it’s a common concept in the networking industry at large, MCU suppliers […]
FPGAs target edge computing and acceleration
Efinix announced the rollout of Trion T120 FPGAs, featuring a small, high-density fabric, a hardened DDR memory controller and hardened MIPI CSI-2 and PHY interfaces. Built on SMIC’s 40nm process, Trion T120 FPGAs are designed and developed to address high-volume cutting-edge products and applications in edge, compute and acceleration. At its core is Efinix’s Quantum™ architecture, which […]
Digital data link system optimized for light weight
Combat Proven Technologies (CP Tech) will launch the Mini Micro Data Link System (M2DLS) at the upcoming 2019 MILCOM conference. The M2DLS is an advanced single unit digital data link system specifically designed for micro and small size platforms that are sensitive to Size, Weight and Power (SWaP). As an effective solution for most requirements […]
Development platform handles 4D mmWave imaging and sensing apps
Mini-Circuits has expanded its collaboration with 4D radar imaging pioneer, Vayyar to offer researchers in the Radio Frequency /microwave industry and academia a ready-to-use, 4D millimeter wave (mmWave) imaging and sensing application development platform. The VTRIG-74 is a mmWave imaging and sensing development kit powered by Vayyar’s high-resolution integrated RF transceiver technology and radar IP. This kit […]
Wireless Bluetooth 5/BLE modules sport advanced IoT features
SG Wireless, a Hong Kong-based full-stack IoT solutions provider, announced the Wireless’ Bluetooth 5/Bluetooth LE modules SGW1010 and SGW1011. These new modules, powered by Nordic’s nRF52840 Bluetooth 5/Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) advanced multiprotocol System-on-Chip (SoC), are designed to provide a complete RF solution for use in a range of IoT applications including connected home, smart […]
2019 LEAP Award bestowed on Renesas Electronics for leading-edge microprocessor
The votes are in. Business-to-Business publisher WTWH Media, LLC, has announced the winners of the second-year Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program (LEAP) Awards, a design engineering product competition honoring the most exciting new products in a host of technology areas: Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Materials, Analog Electronics, Connectivity, Embedded Computing, Fastener Technology, Hydraulics, Industrial Automation, Mechanical, […]