u‑blox announced certification of its SARA‑R404M module for Verizon’s nationwide Categry M1 (Cat M1) LTE network, which will support a broad range of industrial Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The SARA‑R404M module is the smallest Cat M1 module available in the market today, measuring just 16 x 26 mm in an LGA form factor that […]
TSN Ethernet switch delivers deterministic technology
Broadcom Limited introduced the BCM53570 Ethernet switch family that is the industry’s first to offer full compliance with all available IEEE Time Sensitive Networks (TSN)* standards. As the leader in field-proven switch technology, Broadcom StrataConnect BCM53570 family of switches with full TSN compliance brings determinism to Ethernet, expanding Ethernet’s use in established markets as well […]
Hardware-accelerated HEVC supports Xeon E3 processors
Beamr Imaging Ltd. announces support of the Beamr 5 HEVC software encoder for the Intel® Xeon® processor E3 family with integrated graphics technology. This solution enables real-time software-based video encoding of HEVC 10-bit High Dynamic Range, including HDR10 and Dolby Vision. At NAB, Beamr and Intel are demonstrating Beamr 5, a real-time HEVC 4K HDR software encoder that leverages the […]
Bluetooth Smart module optimized for mobile phone integration
AMBER wireless GmbH, a Würth Elektronik eiSos Group company, offers an extremely compact and energy-saving wireless module – the AMB2621 Bluetooth Smart module. A special feature: Besides standard control with UART commands, smartphones or other devices can be connected to form a module by initializing with the “peripheral only” operating mode. AMB2621 is a 2.4 […]
Tightly coupled interface peripheral IP reduces SoC area and power
Synopsys, Inc. announced it has enhanced its DesignWare® ARC®Data Fusion IP Subsystem with a new suite of tightly coupled interface peripherals including pulse density modulation (PDM), I2S and I3C, as well as an audio processing software library to speed application software development. The Data Fusion IP Subsystem is an integrated, pre-verified hardware and software IP product optimized for […]
RTL verification software cuts verification turnaround by 10x
Mentor, a Siemens business, announced new formal-based technologies in the Questa Verification Solution that provide RTL designers and verification engineers with the ability to more easily perform exhaustive formal verification analysis. The new interactive multi-platform graphical user interface (GUI) for the Questa PropCheck and Questa CDC apps enables users to be productive anywhere. The Questa […]
Partial reconfiguration tech for FPGAs permits changes on the fly
Xilinx, Inc. announced the 2017.1 release of the Vivado® Design Suite HLx Editions, with broad availability of Partial Reconfiguration technology to enable dynamic field updates and increased systems integration in a broad range of applications such as wired & wireless networking, test & measurement, aerospace & defense, automotive, and data centers. Xilinx Partial Reconfiguration technology […]
Fixed-function audio bridge adds USB functions to laptop/phone audio accessories
Silicon Labs has introduced a fixed-function audio bridge device that provides a simple, turnkey solution for transferring digital audio data between the universal serial bus (USB) and integrated inter-IC sound (I2S) serial bus interfaces. The new CP2615 digital audio bridge simplifies USB-to-I2S connectivity and accelerates time to market for a wide range of power-sensitive, space-constrained USB […]
Content-adaptive software encoder handles high-efficiency video coding
Beamr Imaging Ltd. announces the commercial implementation of a quality driven content-adaptive HEVC software encoder, Beamr 5x. The device utilizes Beamr’s 29 granted patents and 18 pending patent applications to produce HEVC video encodes that are up to 50% smaller than Beamr’s market-leading HEVC software encoder, Beamr 5. The consumer expectation for higher video quality […]
Simultaneous-sampling SAR ADC with integrated picoamp input buffers saves board space
Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, announces the LTC2358-18, an 18-bit, 8-channel simultaneous sampling successive approximation register (SAR) ADC featuring integrated picoamp input buffers. With board real estate at a premium, the LTC2358-18 brings substantial space and cost savings by eliminating front end signal conditioning circuitry normally required to drive unbuffered switched-capacitor […]