by Rudy Ramos, Mouser Electronics In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1. The satellite was just 50cm wide. Today’s most massive unmanned spacecraft, the bus-sized Hubble telescope, weighs 11 tons. However, in recent decades, practical satellites have shrunk once more to Sputnik dimensions. Several factors limit satellite minimum sizes; solar panel area to generate […]
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Mistakes to avoid when submitting a design for PCB assembly
Simple prototype Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) require, on average, 11.6 physical prototypes, whereas more complex PCBs require as many as 16.[i] And according to Advanced Assembly, a prototype PCB assembly house, “94% of assembly data is accidentally submitted with errors.”[ii] PCB assembly houses will extract design data from PCB design files and create a PDF […]
Machine Learning Inference software facilitates neural network SoC dev
Synopsys announced the availability of the new embARC Machine Learning Inference software library to facilitate development of power-efficient neural network system-on-chip (SoC) designs incorporating Synopsys’ DesignWare ARC EM and HS DSP Processor IP. The embARC Machine Learning Inference (MLI) software library provides developers with optimized functions to implement neural network layer types, significantly reducing processor cycle […]
Touch-free interface reference designs simplify 2D/3D gesture control apps
Renesas Electronics Corporation introduced two touch-free user interface (UI) solutions to simplify the design of 2D and 3D control-based applications. Based on Renesas’ capacitive sensor microcontrollers (MCUs), the new solutions support the development of UI that allows users to operate home appliances, as well as industrial and OA equipment without touching the devices. The UI […]
Server, storage systems host Intel 2nd-gen Xeon Scalable processors
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI) today announced fully optimized support for 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors on its entire portfolio of X11 servers, storage systems and Server Building Block Solutions. Supermicro has optimized its entire X11 portfolio to fully leverage the performance advantages of the new 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (formerly codenamed […]
Dual-driver IO-Link device transceiver integrates dc-dc buck regulator
Designers can now enable smarter digital factories with the MAX22513 surge-protected, dual-driver IO-Link device transceiver with integrated DC-DC buck regulator from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. As the industry’s smallest, most power-efficient and robust IO-Link device transceiver, it is ideal for industrial IO-Link sensors and actuator devices. The MAX22513 from Maxim Integrated is the smallest, most […]
System design and analysis tackles electromagnetic challenges
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. entered the fast-growing system analysis and design market with the announcement of the Cadence Clarity 3D Solver, which delivers high accuracy with up to 10X faster simulation performance and unbounded capacity compared to legacy field solver technology. Harnessing state-of-the-art distributed multiprocessing technology, the Clarity 3D Solver efficiently tackles electromagnetic (EM) challenges […]
Security package helps thwart hacking of ARC HS3x/HS4x processors
Synopsys announced the new Enhanced Security Package for Synopsys DesignWare ARC HS Processors, enabling designers to develop isolated, secure environments that help protect embedded systems and software from evolving threats in high-end automotive, storage, and gateway applications. The Enhanced Security Package incorporates a range of features, including integrity protection, multiple privilege levels, and a watchdog […]
Microcontroller Top Talks in March 2019 on EDABoard.com
Peer-to-peer, engineer-to-engineer questions and answers from the EDABoard.com engineering community around microcontrollers. Click the “Read more” link and follow the entire conversation and maybe add your two cents by logging in to EDAboard.com. Counting pulses from external source PIC16F877a – I am planning to do a very simple LED fading using atmega328p via Atmel Studio. […]
Understanding wireless across the spectrum
Waves are part of our world as both waves in the ocean and radio waves coming in from the Sun’s corona share fundamental properties.[i] Wireless communication was born from the science of waves and how they travel. After more than a hundred years of study, we’ve organized waves into a large electromagnetic spectrum (EM) that […]