Microsemi Corporation announced the SmartROC 3200 and SmartIOC 2200 storage controllers designed specifically to meet the demanding storage performance and flexibility requirements for the next generation of data centers. NVMe SSD usage in enterprise servers continues to accelerate through innovations in drive reliability and serviceability, as well as new standards such as SFF’s Universal Backplane […]
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Drone kit aims to make innovation easy for amateurs
IIT Bombay-based nano-drone startup, Drona Aviation, has developed PlutoX, said to be ultimate aerial robotics kit for makers. “Being tinkerers ourselves, we’re well aware of the demotivating crashes, burdensome coding and other challenges that limit the scope of tinkering and innovating with drones. PlutoX was engineered particularly ensuring agility, durability and affordability for fellow tinkerers,” […]
MIPI A-PHY spec underway for ADS, ADAS and surround sensor applications
The MIPI Alliance has mapped a course to address the automotive industry’s needs for high-speed data interface specifications. With development of the MIPI A-PHY physical layer specification already underway to meet 12-24 gigabits per second (Gbps), requirements gathering has begun to support higher speeds including over 48 Gbps for display and other use cases. When complete, […]
Switches provide 16 GT/s PCIe connectivity for ML, data center servers, storage markets
Microsemi Corporation announced sampling availability of its Switchtec Gen 4 PCIe switches, enabling customers to build next-generation high performance, low latency interconnect solutions in high growth markets including machine learning, data center servers and storage equipment. The new generation of PCIe switches, which offer high density and reliability as well as low power, provide customers […]
Expansion package added to free embedded software for LoRaWAN
With updates that implement the recently approved LoRaWAN 1.0.3 specifications from the LoRa-Alliance, STMicroelectronics is making its I-CUBE-LRWAN Expansion Package for the STM32 family of microcontrollers up-to-date and more secure, expanding the possibilities for Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications that operate on Low-Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN). The I-CUBE-LRWAN expansion package consists of a set of libraries and application examples […]
Debug probes support RISC-V, Arm and other CPU platforms
UltraSoC announced that it has partnered with SEGGER to offer support for J-Link debug probes within UltraSoC’s integrated system on chip (SoC) monitoring and analytics environment. SEGGER’s J-Link probes are amongst the industry’s most widely-used and support the debug of popular processor platforms including RISC-V, and both current and legacy Arm cores. The partnership gives SoC developers […]
Microcontroller Top Talks in July on EDABoard.com forums
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. Problem measuring output impedance of CMOS inverter – Why am I getting negative output impedance using the following test circuit? Read more Flash memory programming for DSPIC33EP256MU806 – I […]
Bluetooth audio SoC carries LDAC audio codec technology
With mainstream consumer demand for high-quality audio experiences growing, consumers expect Bluetooth audio devices to create an immersive and uninterrupted listening experience. However, Bluetooth audio designs are often limited by the bit depth and frequency rate of existing codecs, which are the communication and compression technology used to send audio over the air. Now designers of audio […]
Secure microcontroller delivers advanced cryptography in pint-sized package
Manufacturers of security-sensitive industrial, consumer, computing and internet of things (IoT) devices now have a fast, efficient way to build in secure cryptographic operations, integrate key storage and enable active tamper detection with the MAX32558. As the newest member of the DeepCover family of secure microcontrollers from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., the MAX32558 offers these robust security […]
In defense of the toggle switch
The world has gotten much fancier with capacitive and resistance touch input on displays, buttons that don’t give tactile feedback, or buttons that do but bounce the input signal on occasion. Buttons are everywhere. They’re on microwaves, refrigerators, garage door openers, smartphones, and inhabit the soul of the electric start/stop for modern automobiles. For designers, […]