Peer-to-peer, engineer-to-engineer questions and answers from the EDABoard.com engineering community around microcontrollers. Click the “Read more” link and follow the entire conversation and maybe add your two cents by logging in to EDAboard.com. Smart agriculture with Arduino – I have a tree, and I want to sense the soil moisture from the surface up to […]
Low-profile MIMO vehicular antennas feature multiband operation
Laird Connectivity has announced Gar and Barracuda, two new low profile, MIMO vehicular antennas with multiband operation and GNSS navigation, providing increased reliability, throughput and capacity. Gar (VFP69383B22JN) has five ports and comes configured for 2-port MIMO operation over the 3G/4G/ISM/CBRS bands, and 2-port MIMO operation over the low/high-frequency Wi-Fi bands. The additional 5th port […]
Java-on-a-Chip board promotes controller development
Saelig Company, Inc. announces the availability of Java-on-a-Chip (JoC), a small Java-programmable module designed and made by demmel (Austria) for industrial use. Java on a Chip (JoC) is a unique Java-programmable module, designed for innovative smart applications. The highly integrated Java-programmable JoC Module can replace conventional microcontroller electronics, minimize programming and development time, and simplify hardware […]
SoC verification software delivers 5X faster design load and tracing
Synopsys announced a new release of its Verification Continuum Platform with new native integrations across verification tools, enabling up to 5X higher verification performance. Verification Continuum is built from the industry’s fastest engines developed by Synopsys, including Virtualizer™ virtual prototyping, SpyGlass static and VC Formal® verification technologies, VCS simulation, ZeBu emulation, Synopsys HAPS prototyping, Verdi […]
0.13-micron embedded Flash offered in 20 V and 30 V high-voltage options
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation announced the offering of its second generation 0.13 micron eFlash (Embedded Flash) technology with 20V and 30V high-voltage options. The technology is specifically designed to address the needs for multi-function hybrid mixed-signal products, including touch ICs, fingerprint readout ICs and wireless power charger ICs. With the growing complexity of analog and mixed-signal […]
Automated security validation platform identifies vulnerabilities in firmware and SoC designs
Tortuga Logic, a cybersecurity company specializing in hardware threat detection and prevention, announced the launch of Radix-M, the industry’s first platform capable of performing security validation of firmware on complex system-on-chip (SoCs) designs. Built with funding support from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Radix-M identifies and prevents unknown firmware vulnerabilities. It also automates previously manual […]
New reference design aims to enrich XR experiences with distributed processing
Qualcomm announced at Augmented World Expo (AWE) the new Qualcomm Snapdragon Smart Viewer Reference Design built on the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1 Platform. With device OEMs and technology ecosystem partners in mind, the Snapdragon Smart Viewer Reference Design is a VR form factor, built in collaboration with Goertek, designed to help decrease product development time of […]
eSPI to LPC bridge enables integration of standard in legacy industrial equipment
As the industrial computing industry transitions from Low Pin Count (LPC) to enhanced Serial Peripheral Interface (eSPI) bus technology, developers face high development costs to update existing equipment to the new standard. To allow developers to implement the eSPI standard while preserving large investments in legacy LPC equipment, Microchip Technology Inc.announced the industry’s first commercially […]
SoC targets 5G smartphones with ARM Cortex-A77 CPU, Mali-G77 GPU, advanced AI processor
Today at COMPUTEX, MediaTek introduced a multi-mode, 7nm 5G system-on-chip (SoC) designed to power the first wave of high-end 5G smartphones. The integrated 5G chipset, with the MediaTek Helio M70 5G modem built in, packs world-leading technology into its compact design. It includes Arm’s newest Cortex-A77 CPU, Mali-G77 GPU and MediaTek’s most advanced AI processing unit (APU) […]
element14 invites community to design its Dream Sensor Board
element14.com announced it is giving its members the unique opportunity to design the sensor board of their dreams. The Dream Sensor Board campaign leverages the element14 Community, comprised of makers, engineers and designers, to crowd-source the best combination of sensor modules. Molex, a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, will review the feedback to […]