MikroElektronika has launched Air Flow Click – an airflow monitoring peripheral development board for applications that demand high precision, extended measurement range, and the convenience of a single device. Ideal for sensitive medical applications such as ventilators, spirometers, and sleep diagnostic equipment, as well as precision industrial uses including leak detection, the flow-based 2-in-1 differential […]
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Packaging options and advances for digital ICs
The packaging options for digital ICs (and the related buzz words and acronyms) continue to multiply. Advanced digital ICs such as microprocessors, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and application specific custom ICs (ASICs) are offered in a wide array of package styles such as: QFN, quad flat no leads; FBGA, fine pitch ball grid array; WLCSP, […]
Basics of time-synchronized hardware-in-the loop testing
A special kind of HiL testing accelerates the development of advanced driver-assistance systems. Bernhard Holzinger, Automotive and Energy Solutions • Keysight Technologies Industry watchers are still optimistic about the adoption of connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs). But CAVs will only become reality if consumers, regulators and the insurance industry all have an unshakable confidence in the […]
Reference design implements 13-MP phase-detection auto-focus Linux camera
THine Solutions, Inc. introduced their second THEIA-CAM family kit, the THSCM101, a 13MP (megapixel) Phase-Detection Auto-Focus (PDAF) Linux Camera Reference Design Kit. The THSCM101 Kit interfaces to NXP’s i.MX 8M family EVKs and are based on THine’s THP7312-P image signal processor (ISP) and Sony’s IMX258 13MP CMOS PDAF image sensor. The Kit includes a Camera […]
RTK navigation technologies for autonomous vehicles
Real-time kinematic positioning brings high-accuracy to the autonomous vehicle industry without breaking the bank. James Fennelly • ACEINNA Inc. It’s no secret that a variety of technologies must work together smoothly and reliably to make autonomous vehicles possible. The technology mix includes inertial measurement units (IMUs), GPS/GNSS, radar, lidar, IR and vision sensors, as well […]
Navigating in-vehicle network communications securely
Hardware security modules help thwart hackers bent on getting control of EVs. Todd Slack • Microchip Technology Roughly half of all new vehicles sold this year will be connected vehicles, and estimates are that figure will rise to around 95% by 2030. Those connections via Bluetooth, USB, LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, and so forth have dramatically […]
Connectivity promotes theft prevention in connected vehicles
Thieves may soon learn it doesn’t pay to mess with a smart car. Mike Norris • Silicon Labs More than three million cars are sold in the U.S. annually, and over 700,000 are stolen. Unfortunately for car owners, anti-theft technologies have not kept pace with modern developments, creating a gaping hole in the automotive theft […]
Vehicles move into the software realm
New processors have been developed with vehicle safety and connectivity in mind. David Maples, Texas Instruments The trend towards autonomous driving, electrification and connectivity to the cloud is making software a priority. That’s why automotive designers are reworking the architecture of modern-day vehicles and migrating toward a software-defined car. Many systems within cars today are […]
SOSA-aligned 3U VPX processor blade carries 11th-generation Intel Core i7
The VPX3-TL robust 3U VPX processor blade is powered by 11th Gen Intel Core i7 technologies, formerly Tiger Lake-H. It delivers a greater than generational improvement in performance for enhanced data and graphics and the AI acceleration capabilities required for next-generation mission-critical applications. The SOSA-aligned design of the VPX3-TL module offers embedded computing capabilities that […]
Radiation-characterized COTS GPGPU optimized for sat clusters, short spaceflights
Aitech has developed the S-A1760 Venus, the most powerful and smallest radiation-characterized space AI GPGPU. The new, small form factor (SFF) system is rated for space flight and small satellite constellations used in near-earth orbit (NEO) and low earth orbit (LEO) applications. The COTS-based system is validated for use in these short-duration and NEO/LEO environments […]