As the automotive market continues to demand larger touchscreens with more flexibility in size and shape, Microchip Technology Inc. is announcing a new maXTouch touchscreen controller, that allows automotive designers to satisfy various and unique aspect ratios for touch displays in cars. This new offering includes additional functional safety support requested by OEMs. The MXT1296M1T can reconfigure its […]
Power line communication modem ICs target low-cost system monitoring apps
Renesas Electronics Corporation introduced the R9A06G061 power line communication (PLC) modem IC. The R9A06G061 delivers high-speed communication at up to 1 Mbps over long distances of a kilometer or more, without the need for relays, expanding the range of practical applications for PLC. Optimized analog peripheral functions reduce the number of external components required, allowing […]
3U VPX high-performance computer follows VITA 65/SOSA standards
Abaco Systems announced the GRA115S available as a rugged 3U VPX VITA 65 or as a high-performance computer (HPC) form factor with a graphics output board and designed to align to the SOSA standard. This HPC reflects the market need for ever-increasing performance and delivers the latest in innovation to the rugged military and aerospace […]
ultra-low power AI inference accelerator IP specialized for convolutional neural network inference processing
LeapMind Co., Ltd. announced version 2 of the ultra-low-power AI inference accelerator IP Efficiera, scheduled to be available in December 2021. Efficiera is highly valued for its power-saving, high performance, space-saving, and performance scalability features. Efficiera v2’s improved features and benefits expand the range of applications by providing wider coverage of performance with broader product […]
SoM platform supports Hailo-8 AI accelerator modules
NXP Gold partner MicroSys Electronics announced that its new embedded SoM (System-on-Module) platform miriac AIP-S32G274A, which is based on NXP S32G vehicle network processors, now supports Hailo-8 AI accelerator modules. A result of MicroSys’s partnership with leading AI (Artificial Intelligence) chipmaker Hailo the powerful AI solution delivers up to 52 TOPS (tera operations per second) […]
C++ compiler/debugger handles low-power embedded processors
IAR Systems and Codasip announced their partnership enabling joint customers to build low-power embedded applications based on RISC-V. Following this, version 2.11 of IAR Embedded Workbench for RISC-V now supports the L30 and L50 processors from Codasip. The L30 and L50 are small and energy-efficient low-power embedded processor cores from Codasip, all fully customizable and […]
Ferroelectric RAM chips feature SRAM-compatible parallel interface
Fujitsu Semiconductor Memory Solution Limited has launched a new 8Mbit FRAM MB85R8M2TA with a parallel interface, which is the first product to guarantee 100 trillion read/write cycle times in Fujitsu’s FRAM product family. FRAM is a non-volatile memory product with superior features of high read/write endurance, fast writing speed operation, and low power consumption, and […]
Ruggedized Intel Atom-based rugged computers designed for extreme conditions
The Rugged Computer RPC 81 is an electronic workhorse that stands the test wherever the going gets especially tough. Resistant to shock, vibration, and heat, as well as dust, moisture and splash water, it is used across the globe in agricultural technology, construction machinery, the energy industry, smart cities, and train technology. The Intel Atom-based […]
Software tool suite speeds NXP S32K3 MCU development efforts
LDRA announced LDRA tool suite support for NXP’s S32K3 family of automotive and industrial microcontrollers, Targeted at automotive body electronics, battery management systems, and emerging zonal and domain control ECUs. The LDRA tool suite, together with the NXP S32 Design Studio IDE, helps reduce the cost and effort associated with developing, testing, and certifying software […]
Compact computing module offers strong processor and graphics performance
Review Display Systems Inc. has announced the introduction of a new SMARC module from Kontron, a leading global provider of embedded computing technology. The powerful but energy-saving SMARC-fA3399 module is based on the six-core Arm Rockchip RK3399K processor which features a low-power dual-core Cortex-A72 and a quad-core Cortex-A53. The Kontron SMARC-fA3399 provides the ideal platform […]