SEGGER announces a new version of the RISC-V Floating-Point Library with full support for RV32E – the embedded variant of the RISC-V core. The new library leads to a massive reduction in code size for RISC-V applications using floating point. With all arithmetic functions hand-coded in assembly language, the memory footprint of RISC-V applications using […]
Data centers
JEDEC-compliant, low-power DDR5 data buffers optimized for data center, server apps
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced a new high-speed, low-power DDR5 data buffer for data center, server, and high-performance workstation applications. Advancements over the past few years in real-time analytics, machine learning, HPC, AI, and other memory and bandwidth-hungry applications have fueled explosive growth in server memory bandwidth requirements. The new JEDEC-compliant DDR5 data buffer 5DB0148 from […]
NVMe controller enables power and form-factor optimized enterprise NVMe SSDs
As data centers support more Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) workloads, there is a need for cloud-scale infrastructure that provides more bandwidth to storage and more storage density per rack. The trend is therefore to adopt PCIe Gen 4-capable NVM Express (NVMe) Solid State Drives (SSDs) in smaller form factors such as M.2 […]
Gen 4 PCIe switches further complex low-latency fabric topologies
To support cloud, data center and hyperscale computing that facilitates advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), Microchip Technology Inc. released to production its Switchtec PAX Advanced Fabric Gen 4 PCIe switch family, enabling complex fabric topologies with greater scalability, lower latency, and higher performance than traditional Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switches. […]
Laser ICs target datacenter apps with 50G/100G PAM4 modulation
Lumentum Holdings Inc. announced it has introduced three new high-speed datacom laser chips, broadening its portfolio to enable the growth of future hyperscale data centers and 5G wireless applications. Lumentum is a first-to-market and first-to-scale provider of high-performance externally modulated lasers (EMLs) for 100G PAM4 applications, enabling data centers to increase their bit rate and lower their overall power […]
Compute platform targets high-bandwidth cloud apps
Xilinx, Inc. announced Versal Premium, the third series in the Versal ACAP portfolio. The Versal Premium series features highly integrated, networked and power-optimized cores and the industry’s highest bandwidth and compute density on an adaptable platform. Versal Premium is designed for the highest bandwidth networks operating in thermally and spatially constrained environments, as well as for cloud providers […]
3D image sensor uses Time of Flight, targets consumer electronics
Reliable face authentication, improved photo functions and authentic augmented reality experiences: 3D depth sensors assume a key role in smartphones and for applications that rely on accurate 3D image data. Infineon Technologies AG has collaborated with software and 3D Time of Flight system specialist pmdtechnologies ag to develop the world’s smallest and at the same […]
Data center storage adapters interoperate with remote monitoring and diagnostics firmware
Data center administrators and IT managers want the ability to securely manage and trouble-shoot platforms and devices remotely, which requires that additional software, hardware and firmware be interfaced with storage adapters and other server components. Microchip Technology Inc. announced it has added this capability to its Adaptec Smart Storage adapters, which now seamlessly interoperate with MegaRAC […]
Flash memory expander boosts NAND flash interface speeds
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT) announced a new flash memory expander that allows designers to develop high-capacity, high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for data center and enterprise applications. The MX0141K expander enables SSDs using existing ONFI 4.1 components to improve overall signal integrity between the controller and NAND flash and allows a larger array of NAND devices […]
Serial memory controllers target high-end data center apps
As the computational demands of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning workloads accelerate, traditional parallel attached DRAM memory has presented a major roadblock for next-generation CPUs, which require an increased number of memory channels to deliver more memory bandwidth. Microchip Technology Inc. announced an expanded data center portfolio and its entrance into the memory infrastructure […]