Latent AI and Wind River have announced a technical cooperation to integrate AI inference capabilities with real-time operating systems for edge computing applications. The partnership combines Wind River’s RTOS platforms — VxWorks, Wind River Linux, and eLxr Pro — with Latent AI’s Efficient Inference Platform (LEIP). The integrated solution targets applications requiring deterministic behavior, reliability, […]
RISC-V processors add matrix processing for AI workloads
SiFive launched its 2nd Generation Intelligence™ family, featuring five new RISC-V-based products designed to accelerate AI workloads across applications. The lineup includes two new products — the X160 Gen 2 and X180 Gen 2 — alongside upgraded X280 Gen 2, X390 Gen 2 and XM Gen 2. These products feature enhanced scalar, vector and, with […]
Starter kit integrates DSP blocks, multipliers and AI tensor support
Arrow has introduced the AXE5000 FPGA Starter Kit, built around the Altera® Agilex™ 5 E-series device. The kit provides a compact platform for evaluating midrange FPGA applications that require optimized performance-per-watt in small form factors. The device integrates AI tensor blocks within its enhanced DSP architecture, enabling efficient implementation of AI and signal processing functions. […]
VITA 93 modules introduced for defense and industrial applications
Acromag has launched its QMC Series, a new line of VITA 93 QMC mezzanine modules designed for embedded computing systems requiring high-density I/O solutions in compact form factors. The modules address the needs of aerospace, defense, industrial automation, transportation, and scientific research applications where size, weight, power, and cost considerations are critical. The initial product […]
Embedded module features dedicated neural processing unit
Tria Technologies has launched a new SMARC module based on the Renesas RZ/G3E processor, extending the availability of this processor architecture to the embedded systems market. The SMARC module incorporates the Renesas RZ/G3E microprocessor, which includes up to four Arm Cortex-A55 cores running at 1.8GHz, a dedicated Arm Cortex-M33 Real-Time core and an Arm Ethos-U55 neural […]
AI-accelerated MCU combines voice and vision processing capabilities
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 […]
