Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY), a global leader in embedded systems solutions, today introduced a Single-Level Cell (SLC) NAND Flash family for high-security applications. Designers of high-security applications have been using a NOR Flash memory with block protection for boot code storage and a commodity SLC NAND Flash memory for system firmware and application storage. […]
Single-Level Cell NAND Flash family
64-bit ARM-powered dual and single Cortex-A53-based
chips include networking and storage IPs
Marvell introduced its high performance, hyper-scale Marvell AP806 and ARMADA A3700 chips, the company’s flagship 64-bit ARM Powered products based on Marvell’s rmodular chip or MoChi architecture. The AP806 integrates Marvell’s Final-Level Cache (FLC) architecture, and is designed as a virtual system-on-chip (Marvell VSoC) with multiple storage and networking companion modules. A groundbreaking ARM Cortex-A72 […]
Software-defined radio module integrates
RF signal path and high-speed programmable logic
Avnet, Inc. introduced the PicoZed SDR Z7035/AD9361, a rugged, low-power, small footprint system-on-module (SOM) that integrates critical RF signal path and high-speed programmable logic, enabling designers to dramatically reduce cycle times for development of the RF-to-baseband signal processing core for wireless communications systems. The fully verified PicoZed Software-Defined Radio SOM provides frequency-agile wideband 2×2 receive […]
Building IoT gateways to the cloud
by MARTHA ZEMEDE, Keysight Technologies Test instruments help ensure connections to the cloud coexist peacefully with IoT communication schemes. People once thought that a “thing” on the “Internet of Things” was an item that could be counted—RFID tags on shipping containers, for example, or parking lot exit-and-entry systems that know when the lot is full. […]
A case of IoT fatigue?
by LELAND TESCHLER, Executive Editor Market studies show consumers are less enthusiastic about connected products these days. But electronic suppliers are still designing components and software aimed at quickly implementing the Internet of Things. Go to YouTube, type in Internet of things, and you’ll find enumerable videos and TEDx talks all foreseeing a future where […]
Real-time operating systems for wearable devices in the IoT
by WARREN KURISU, Mentor Graphics Operating systems and the way they handle tasks can make or break applications such as activity trackers and fashion electronics. The wearables industry is still in its early stages of development. The financial firm Morgan Stanley estimates that the wearables market could become a $1.6 trillion business in the next […]
Embedded processors support eSPI and LPC interfaces
Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the MEC14XX family of highly configurable low-power embedded controllers customized to the needs of x86-based notebook and tablet platform designers. The scalable family of MEC14XX devices is one of the first to support both the Intel® Corporation’s new Enhanced Serial […]
Logic library, embedded memory IP for 40 nm low-power ICs
http://www.synopsys.comMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Highlights: Broad portfolio of Synopsys’ DesignWare Logic Library and Embedded Memory IP for the Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor 40LP process is immediately available As part of Synopsys’ Foundry-Sponsored IP Program, the DesignWare Logic Library and Embedded Memory IP is available at no cost to qualified licensees Mie Fujitsu […]
Embedded motherboards and systems for Intel Skylake processors
Super Micro Computer, Inc. announces immediate availability of embedded motherboard and system solutions supporting the new 6th Gen Intel® Core™ processor family (codename Skylake). New compact motherboards and system solutions targeting embedded applications in commercial, industrial, medical and military industries offer increased compute and graphics performance with greater energy efficiency. These new solutions offer advanced […]
CMOS image sensors for smartphones and tablets
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, today announced its full lineup of backside-illuminated (BSI) CMOS image sensors equipped with phase detection auto-focus (PDAF) technology. In addition to the recently announced 16-megapixel (MP) T4KC3-121, the family […]