TDK Corporation has expanded its Micronas embedded motor controller portfolio with the first members of the new HVC 5x family of programmable system-on-chip (SOC) motor controllers for driving small stepper, brushed (BDC) and brushless (BLDC) motors in automotive and industrial applications. The new HVC 5x family represents an application-specific evolution of the popular HVC 4x […]
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In-circuit programmers handle TriCore Aurix MCUs
SEGGER Flashers are a family of professional in-circuit programmers designed to be used in service environments, prototype programming, and mass production. They program the flash (non-volatile) memory of microcontrollers and Systems-on-a-Chip (SoCs), as well as (Q)SPI flashes. They’re fast, reliable, and easy to use. Flasher programmers are designed to achieve top programming speeds, coming very […]
System-on-modules based on RZ/G2 SOCs sport pin-to-pin compatiblity with i.MX8 Mini SOMs
SolidRun announced a new line of efficient and powerful system-on-module solutions based on the RZ/G2 family of SOCs from Renesas. SolidRun is a developer and manufacturer of high-performance, system-on-module (SOM) solutions, single-board computers (SBC), and network edge solutions. As the first product to emerge from this partnership, these new SOMs are uniquely engineered and positioned […]
AI domain controller SoCs handle multi-sensor perception in ADAS, L4 AVs
Ambarella, Inc. announced during CES the CV3 AI domain controller family. This fully scalable, power-efficient CVflow family of SoCs provides the automotive industry’s highest AI processing performance, at up to 500 eTOPS, representing a 42x increase over Ambarella’s prior automotive family. Featuring up to 16 Arm Cortex-A78AE CPU cores, the CV3 provides up to a […]
WiFi 6/6E and Bluetooth 5.2 SoCs available as 1×1 and 2×2 devices
Infineon Technologies AG is expanding its wireless portfolio of high-performance, reliable and secure offerings. The newly developed AIROC brand now includes the industry’s first 1×1 Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth 5.2 combo SoC for the IoT, enterprise, and industrial applications, and its first 2×2 Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth 5.2 combo SoC for multimedia, consumer, and automotive […]
Ericsson mid-band radios claim higher speed, less energy
A trio of mid-band radios include SoCs that handle much of the processing. RAN compute products round out the announcement.
NB-IoT/LTE-M SiP, SoC module supports low-power, complex IoT connectivity
Leading global technology solutions provider Avnet expanded its product line for rapid Internet of Things (IoT) development with the launch of the AVT9152 module, designed for a range of embedded applications requiring cellular connectivity yet demanding low power consumption and minimal component size. This addition to the Avnet ecosystem uses leading technology from Nordic Semiconductor to […]
Reference kit helps develop SoC low-power designs
Synopsys, Inc. announced the immediate availability of a comprehensive low power reference kit for design and verification based on a bitcoin mining System-on-Chip (SoC) design. The detailed low power flow and accompanying reference kit covers all aspects of a typical SoC design flow, methodically stepping through all phases from RTL creation through final signoff. It […]
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SoC cuts cost of interactive satellite terminals
Eutelsat Communications and STMicroelectronics have achieved a new milestone with a new-generation chip that will power Eutelsat’s SmartLNB interactive terminal. ST’s advanced, low-power System-on-Chip (STiD337) represents a big step down in the overall cost of interactive satellite terminals. The STiD337’s first adoption is in Eutelsat’s SmartLNB, lowering cost, upgrading service, and significantly reducing power consumption. […]
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electronica 2016: technology marvels in Munich
What do you get when you bring over 2,900 companies together to exhibit to 73,000 visitors in Munich? No, Octoberfest was last month. This every-other-year event, electronica 2016, was applications heavy, highlighted by components, systems, and software for the automotive market. Not to be outdone, the ubiquitous IoT applications headlined this year’s theme of “Connected […]