Renesas Electronics announced the RA8P1, an AI-accelerated microcontroller designed for AIoT (Artificial Intelligence of Things) applications. The device combines ARM Cortex-M85 and Cortex-M33 cores with an Ethos-U55 Neural Processing Unit (NPU), integrating AI processing capabilities directly into a microcontroller form factor. The RA8P1 offers up to 1 GHz of CPU performance and 256 GOPS of […]
MCUs integrate CAN FD controller and 3-phase PWM with AI accelerator
ROHM Semiconductor has announced the development of AI-equipped microcontrollers designated ML63Q253x-NNNxx and ML63Q255x-NNNxx that perform fault prediction and degradation forecasting using sensor data in industrial equipment including motors. These MCUs execute both learning and inference operations without requiring network connectivity, operating as standalone devices for real-time monitoring applications. The MCUs implement ROHM’s Solist-AI technology using […]
Multi-gigahertz clocks boast LVDS, CML, LVPECL output options
Mixed Signal Devices has announced its MS11X0 oscillator and MS15X0 jitter attenuator families for computing and communications systems. The timing devices are built on 28 nm CMOS technology and incorporate the company’s Virtual Crystal architecture to address requirements in AI data centers, 5G base stations, and radar applications. The MS1130 and MS1150 oscillators operate at […]
Active cooling platform targets enterprise E3.S and consumer M.2 SSDs
xMEMS Labs, Inc. announced the expansion of its µCooling fan-on-a-chip platform to solid-state drives (SSDs). The technology enables in-drive active cooling for enterprise E3.S form factor SSDs used in AI data centers and NVMe M.2 SSDs used in laptop PCs. SSD thermal management has traditionally relied on passive heat spreaders and ambient airflow from system […]
Mezzanine modules support PCIe Gen 4 x 4 interfaces with up to 40 single-ended I/O signals
Acromag has released its VITA 93 QMC mezzanine module series for embedded computing applications. The modules are designed for aerospace, defense, industrial automation, transportation, and scientific research systems with size, weight, power, and cost constraints. The initial QMC Series release includes seven modules with different I/O functions. The QMC350 features 20 analog input channels and […]
Dual GPU server and IP68 s-paper recognized at COMPUTEX
Advantech has received recognition at the 2025 COMPUTEX Best Choice Awards for two new products. The AIR-420 Edge AI Application Server and EPD-304 NFC E-Paper Solution were selected as winners in the Best Product Category, representing the company’s first dual recognition in this competition. The Best Choice Award serves as a reference point for international […]
MEMs oscillator lines boast with programmable features and AEC-Q100 options
Abracon has released several new lines of MEMs oscillators for the electronics market. The company’s portfolio now includes over 1,700 distinct part numbers designed to address specific requirements in engineering applications across various electronics sectors. The expanded MEMs oscillator catalog features devices with frequency ranges from 1 MHz to 725 MHz, phase jitter as low […]
Security platform manages public key infrastructure for embedded IoT networks
Crypto Quantique demonstrated the QuarkLink Hybrid PQC security platform at Embedded World 2025. The company also showcased its latest analog and digital silicon IP offerings for device security. QuarkLink is an integrated, scalable, cloud-based software platform that reduces the time and expense of implementing all necessary security functions in embedded device IoT networks and industrial […]
MPU achieves 10 TOPS/W efficiency with DRP-AI3 accelerator
Renesas Electronics Corporation expanded its RZ/V Series with the RZ/V2N microprocessor designed for vision AI implementations. The RZ/V2N incorporates the DRP (Dynamically Reconfigurable Processor)-AI3 accelerator that delivers 10 TOPS/W power efficiency and AI inference performance up to 15 TOPS through pruning technology. The RZ/V2N features a 15 mm square package, reducing mounting area requirements by […]
Multi-core MCUs feature AES-256 and RSA-4096 security
Synaptics Incorporated has expanded its AI-Native platform with a new series of microcontroller units designed for edge computing applications. The SR-Series MCUs implement three operational tiers: a 100 GOPS performance tier, an efficiency tier, and an ultra-low-power always-on tier. The hardware architecture is based on an Arm Cortex-M55 core operating at speeds up to 400 […]
