SnapEDA gives engineers free access to 3D models and footprints for PCB design. Designing a PCB is hard work. You have mechanical, electrical, and thermal considerations, any of which can make or break a design. You must design your board to accommodate the footprint and packaging of every part. Obtaining the data means you must […]
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32-bit virtual machine to be offered in SoC form
MicroEJ is expanding the availability of its application container for system-on-chip (SoC) specific chip manufacturers. Expected in 2023, MicroEJ customers who manufacture hundreds of thousands of devices based on these chips will be able to choose the accelerated hardware version of MEJ32. In today’s digital world, the demand for software application containers has become widespread, requiring two specific IP’s […]
AM64x MCU-based SOM tracks industrial IoT, robotics, mission-critical apps
A new SOM powered by the AM64x processor family from Texas Instruments (TI) features best-in-class real-time and low-latency processing and targets industrial IoT and industrial machinery applications. The AM64x SOM is aimed at applications that require a combination of precise real-time processing and application processing, and comes equipped with two Cortex A53 cores for OS-level […]
Optimized 32-bit MCU targets IoT edge applications
Silicon Labs announced the launch of the EFM32PG22 (PG22) 32-bit microcontroller unit (MCU), a low-cost, high-performance solution with an industry-leading combination of energy efficiency, performance, and security. With easy-to-use, cost-efficient analog capabilities, the PG22 MCU is ideally suited for the rapid development of consumer and industrial applications with demanding size constraints and low-power operation requirements. […]
Optical clock and data recovery IC aimed at 5G, front-haul applications
Semtech Corporation announced sampling of a new solution (GN2255), Semtech’s Tri-Edge CDR to enable emerging 50Gbps PAM4 5G front haul deployments. Based on the proven Tri-Edge CDR platform qualified in data center applications, the new solution delivers the cost-effectiveness, small footprint, low power, ultra-low latency, and performance demanded by 5G front haul applications. The […]
One Network to Rule Them All
It’s all about the network — a smart one More than two decades ago, Wired magazine reported on the great battle waging between “Netheads” and “Bellheads.” That battle is now long over: massive telephone switching infrastructure has been thrown out of central offices to make space for optical switches, IP routers and data centers. Voice […]
Tata Communications Partners with Cisco on Managed SD-WAN Offering
Tata Communications and Cisco on Thursday announced a new joint managed SD-WAN offering for enterprise customers transitioning to a multi-cloud native hybrid network. The network-as-a-service IZO SDWAN platform is meant to ensure predictable and secure access to data and applications across multi-cloud and multi-domain environments, according to the companies. Tata says the managed network-as-a-service offering […]
Challenges of Implementing SD-WAN
A multi-site conference call, working from home or on the road, with full access to the same applications and datasets as the office desk. For some years, the workplace is no longer just the office in the company, but the terminal of choice. As a result, organizations depend on providing all employees with the services […]
eSports Will Bring Both Strain and Gain
There’s a good chance that if you’re over 25, the idea of watching someone play video games competitively is completely bizarre. But eSports are growing fast. 15 million people watched the DOTA 2 International in 2018, an annual tournament of the 5v5 strategy game. Twitch, the gaming-focused streaming service, where anyone can stream, and the […]
Knowledge is Power: What’s Traversing Your Network
While consumers love the freedom of streaming video, there is no doubt that it makes the job of running the network more unpredictable. Planning for what content will be trending and how it will impact peering points, servers and content delivery networks (CDNs) is getting tougher every day. Fortunately, new tools exist that make planning […]
