Rambus Inc. announced the availability of its new family of state-of-the-art DDR5 server Power Management ICs (PMICs), including an industry-leading extreme current device for high-performance applications. With this new family of server PMICs, Rambus offers module manufacturers a complete DDR5 RDIMM memory interface chipset supporting a broad range of data center use cases. The PMIC is […]
SoCs designed to enable battery-free IoT devices
Silicon Labs has announced a new family of wireless system-on-chip (SoC) products called the xG22E. This new SoC family is designed to operate within the ultra-low power requirements of battery-free, energy harvesting applications. The xG22E family consists of three SoCs: the BG22E, MG22E, and FG22E. These are described as Silicon Labs’ most energy-efficient SoCs to […]
Expanded MCU portfolio optimized for machine learning at the edge
Infineon Technologies AG has unveiled the latest addition to its product lineup with the introduction of the PSOC™ Edge family of microcontrollers (MCUs) tailored specifically for machine learning (ML) applications. The release includes three distinct series, namely the E81, E83, and E84, each offering a flexible and compatible array of performance levels, features, and memory […]
Design hub supports product lifecycle from concept to maintenance
Newark has announced the launch of its new Design, Build, Maintain HUB. This innovative platform was created to support how developers, OEMs and industrial customers navigate every stage of the product lifecycle, from conception to maintenance. With the design phase being crucial for laying the foundation of any successful product, Newark’s HUB provides developers with […]
Computer-on-modules simplify embedded and edge computing integration
congatec has introduced the aReady.COM product family, the first stage of its innovative aReady. strategy. aReady.COMs offer significantly smoother implementation of embedded and edge computing technology by providing high-performance embedded building blocks, ranging from Computer-on-Modules (COM) to cloud. aReady.COMs integrate application-ready hypervisor, operating system, and IIoT software configurations that customers can customize to their requirements. […]
Industrial memory tokens from ATEK offer advanced reliability for industrial applications
ATEK Access Technologies (ATEK) has expanded its Datakey RUGGEDrive™ lineup with the introduction of the Industrial UFX Series. This new series enhances the RUGGEDrive range by offering USB flash drive capabilities designed for industrial applications. It features operation across industrial temperature ranges and the option for pSLC NAND flash for enhanced reliability. The Industrial UFX […]
February 2024 Issue: Power Electronics Handbook
Cold starts, hot power markets, and great expectations Recent cold spells across the United States have shifted the focus from “range anxiety” in electric vehicles (EVs) to concerns about their performance in cold…how they start, and how far they can go. Buzzworthy? Apparently. Newsworthy? Maybe, but it’s not new news. Reflecting on a youthful […]
GPUs and software accelerate AI developer and consumer applications
At CES, NVIDIA announced GeForce RTX™ SUPER desktop GPUs for supercharged generative AI performance and new NVIDIA RTX™-accelerated AI software and tools for both developers and consumers. NVIDIA is now offering these tools to enhance PC experiences with generative AI: NVIDIA TensorRT™ acceleration of the popular Stable Diffusion XL model for text-to-image workflows, NVIDIA RTX Remix with […]
Matter 1.2 is here — what does that mean for the smart home?
by Rob Alexander, Principal Product Manager for Matter at Silicon Labs The rapid evolution and expansion of the IoT over the last decade has resulted in “smart” devices becoming a pervasive part of our everyday lives. Thousands of smart home products exist on the market today, and everything from our light switches to our vacuum cleaners now […]
Software stack for autonomous and semi-autonomous driving
Ambarella, Inc. announced its autonomous driving (AD) software stack, which is primarily based on deep learning AI processing for all of its modular components, including environmental perception, sensor fusion and vehicle path planning. This leading-edge AD stack and Ambarella’s CV3-AD AI domain controller system-on-chip (SoC) family were designed in conjunction, so the stack runs optimally […]