Microsemi Corporation today announced its PolarFire™ field programmable gate array (FPGA) engineering samples (ES) are available for ordering. The PolarFire FPGA family provides the lowest power, cost-optimized mid-range devices spanning from 100K logic elements (LEs) to 500K LEs. Its PolarFire Evaluation Kit, already shipping to key customers, is also available for ordering from the company and its distribution […]
Board Support Package: what is it?
When designing a new system, you might find yourself drawn to a new processor with features that can make a real difference in the final product. Most semiconductor vendors will provide an evaluation board that you can use to evaluate whether or not you want to invest your time and money into that particular processor […]
Chips bring LTE categories M1 (eMTC) and NB1 (NB-IoT) connectivity to wearables
Qualcomm Incorporated announced at MWC Shanghai that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., is bringing LTE categories M1 (eMTC) and NB1 (NB-IoT) connectivity to the wearables industry with the launch of the new Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 1200 platform. Snapdragon Wear 1200 takes advantage of the wide coverage provided by emerging LTE narrowband technologies, or LTE IoT, to help […]
3D flash memory boosts die capacity
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) announced the latest generation of its BiCS FLASHTM three-dimensional (3D) flash memory1. The newest BiCS FLASH device features 4-bit-per-cell, quadruple-level cell (QLC) technology and is the first2 3D flash memory device to do so. Toshiba’s QLC technology enables larger (768 gigabit) die capacity than the company’s third-generation 512Gb 3-bit-per-cell, triple-level cell (TLC), and […]
Transceivers support new CAN FD and CAN PN including automotive Grade 0 qualified parts
The industry’s first family of Controller Area Network (CAN) transceivers including various automotive Grade 0 qualified parts is now available from Microchip Technology Inc. The ATA65XX family adds six new devices to Microchip’s CAN portfolio. The new family supports the recently established CAN FD (Flexible Data-rate) protocol for up to five Mbit/s communication speed and […]
MCUs push current-loop performance to below one microsecond
Texas Instruments introduced DesignDRIVE Fast Current Loop software that makes C2000 microcontrollers (MCUs) the first devices to push current-loop performance to less than 1 microsecond. Together, TI’s C2000 MCU portfolio and DesignDRIVE software delivers system-on-chip (SOC) functionality which simplifies drive control system development. New DesignDRIVE Fast Current Loop software outperforms traditional microcontroller (MCU)-based current-loop solutions […]
Module integrates two LEDs and lens for mobile devices
Osram Opto Semiconductors has integrated two LED chips and a lens into a single module. The compact Oslux S 2.1 multi-chip LED brings together all the company’s extensive technical expertise into a new LED product for camera flash applications. With its brightness of 125 lux, the Oslux S 2.1 provides uniform illumination of photos and […]
Vision processors now handle high video resolution and frame rates for high-performance embedded apps
Synopsys, Inc. announced that it has enhanced the convolutional neural network (CNN) engine in its DesignWare EV6x Vision Processors to address the increasing video resolution and frame rate requirements of high-performance embedded vision applications. The CNN engine delivers up to 4.5 TeraMACs per second when implemented in 16-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technologies under typical conditions, four times […]
USB Type-C controllers carry built-in protection circuits
STMicroelectronics has introduced two new USB Type-C™ -certified port-controller ICs with built-in protection, which help designers implement interfaces cost-effectively to support their required blend of USB features. These can include power negotiation, managed active cables, and support for guest protocols. USB Type-C specifies reversible plug orientation and cable direction, which simplifies attaching and powering a wide range […]
ARM Cortex-M4-based MCUs extended to reach 220 MHz
NXP Semiconductors N.V. expands the availability of its LPC546xx family of MCUs. The LPC546xx family of ARM Cortex-M4 based microcontrollers, introduced earlier this year, recently shifted into volume production, and together with NXP’s embedded partners, the LPC546xx MCU family has enabled global developers to quickly and easily create high-performance GUIs. Now, based on customer demand, the […]