Microsemi Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microchip Technology Inc., today announced its newest network synchronization integrated circuit (IC) product family for Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) and IEEE™ 1588 timing and line card applications. Targeted for upcoming 5G wireless equipment and network infrastructure, the new product family provides advanced phase measurement and adjustment capabilities which simplify next-generation transport and wireless equipment design. […]
Microcontrollers
New FPGAs target portable designs with 30% lower static power use
Microsemi Corporation, today announced a new release of the Libero® system-on-chip (SoC) PolarFire Design Suite, introducing lower static power devices to the PolarFire field-programmable-gate array (FPGA) family and delivering even greater productivity. Available now, the Libero SoC PolarFire Design Suite v2.2 gives designers access to “L” series PolarFire devices which deliver 30 percent lower static power […]
ARINC-compliant function modules for I/O and SBC boards
North Atlantic Industries, Inc. (NAI) announces the availability of the AR1 and AR2 ARINC 429/575 and ARINC 568/579 function modules for the latest generation Multifunction I/O and SBC boards supporting current and legacy airborne communications interfaces. AR1 provides up to 12 programmable channels that can be set to receive or transmit and support both ARINC 429 or 575 […]
Embedded GUI library for professional HMI development
Nuvoton Technology Corporation and SEGGER announced their cooperation to make SEGGER’s powerful emWin GUI library available for developers using Nuvoton’s microcontrollers. Product developers can now add more value to their end products by utilizing the library and its tools to develop smooth, high quality Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) quickly and efficiently. emWin is compatible with […]
Integrated baseband chip supports multiple vocoders
CML Microcircuits is now offering a new product from its Sicomm Technologies design center. The SCT3258TD is a highly integrated baseband solution that includes both DMR and dPMR standards. As well as providing full support for the DMR and dPMR protocol stacks, the device is differentiated from CML’s other baseband processors by embedding multiple low […]
Rad-tolerant secure authenticator withstands gamma sterilization, protects medical device data
Medical device designers can protect surgical tool data from memory-disruptive, high-energy gamma radiation used in sterilization, while simultaneously providing tool security with capabilities such as secure tool use management and counterfeit prevention, with the DS28E83 DeepCover secure authenticator from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. As the industry’s first secure authentication solution designed for gamma sterilization exposure, it […]
MPUs target IoT apps with high-performance TFT-LCD controllers, graphic processors
The latest additions to the STM32* family, the STM32F7x0 and H7x0 Value Line microcontrollers (MCU) from STMicroelectronics, give extra flexibility to create affordable performance-oriented systems including real-time IoT devices, without compromising features or cyber protection. These new lines trim embedded Flash to the essential, still allowing secure boot, sensitive code and real-time routines to run safely on-chip, […]
Low-power MCU cores incorporate fast interrupt control
SiFive, a provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP, today announced the availability of its E2 Core IP Series, configurable low-area, low-power microcontroller (MCU) cores designed for use in embedded devices. The E2 Series extends SiFive’s product line with two new standard cores, the E21, which provides mainstream performance for MCUs, sensor fusion, minion cores and […]
Image recognition SoC integrates four 2-GHz cores
Optimum Semiconductor Technologies, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company providing highly-integrated Systems on Chips (SoCs) for China’s thriving electronics markets, announced the GP8300 SoC. The GP8300 dramatically reduces chip cost, area, and power consumption for image recognition and object detection in a broad range of products such as self-driving cars, autonomous vehicles, smart cameras and other IoT edge […]
32-bit MCU sport low-power, high-security features
With the booming growth of Internet of Things (IoT) endpoints, security is sometimes an afterthought for many designers, increasing the risk of exposing intellectual property (IP) and sensitive information. To address the growing need for security, the new SAM L10 and SAM L11 MCU families are now available from Microchip Technology Inc. For more information visit www.microchip.com/SAML11. The […]