A new family of high-performance I2C-programmable crystal oscillators (XOs) are said to deliver best-in-class jitter performance and frequency flexibility. With typical jitter performance as low as 95 fsec, the Si544/Si549 Ultra Series programmable XOs maximize jitter margin for clocking high-speed 28 Gbps and 56 Gbps transceivers used in 100/200/400G communications and data center applications. The […]
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Embedded analytics platform for design and debug of real-time systems
Embedded software systems – which are at the heart of a variety of electronic products from lightweight IoT sensors to high-performance computing (HPC) platforms – are prone to sporadic errors that can be hard to spot and virtually impossible to predict or to prevent from reoccurring. At the same time, traditional chip design requires the […]
NOR flash and NAND flash memory usage trends are evolving
Not everyone is familiar with the jargon that experienced engineers and technicians use when they talk about Microcontrollers (MCUs) and memory. NAND and NOR flash memories are used both externally and integrated with MCUs onto System-on-Chips (SoCs) and memory usage trends are evolving around other changes in technology. Both NOR and NAND flash have a […]
Microcontroller Top Talks in November on EDABoard.com forums
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. External DAC with microcontroller – I have implemented external 22-bit ADC and external 12-bit DAC MCP4921. Now I want to use external 24- or […]
Amazon FreeRTOS integrated into MCU platform
Enabling developers to quickly and securely connect Internet of Things (IoT) endpoints to the cloud, Texas Instruments announced the integration of the new Amazon FreeRTOS into the SimpleLink microcontroller (MCU) platform. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has worked with TI in the development of an integrated hardware and software solution that enables developers to quickly establish a […]
Advanced optimizing C, C++ compilers work with major embedded processors
Green Hills Software announced its latest Optimizing C and C++ compilers, version 2017.5, for the world’s leading 32-bit and 64-bit embedded processor architectures, including Arm, Intel and Power Architecture. Highlights include up to 30 percent higher performance, expanded C++ capabilities and more compatibility with third-party tools. The C/C++ Compilers 2017.5 are already in heavy use by global […]
Support package lets Simulink models run on MCUs
The flexiTARGET Simulink Target Support Package (TSP) allows engineers to target their models for a range of real-time hardware. Users can target Simulink models to their chosen microcontroller. Key benefits of flexiTARGET include support for GCC and other low-cost compilers, and support of any Matlab version including 2016b and beyond. flexiTARGET consists of a number […]
3D tracking and gesture-control for Raspberry Pi now part of Newark element 14 lineup
Newark element14, the Development Distributor, has added the latest 3D tracking and gesture-control Hardware on Top (HAT) to its range of Raspberry Pi accessories. The Flick HAT allows engineers to expand the control options for Raspberry Pi and I2C-enabled projects by enabling users to control devices with a swipe, tap or flick of the wrist. By supporting 3D gesture […]
RISC-V ecosystem surpasses 100 members globally
The RISC-V Foundation, a non-profit corporation controlled by its members to drive the adoption and implementation of the open, free RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA) forward, today announced that the Foundation’s membership has exceeded more than 100 organizations, individuals, academics and universities from 19 countries and six continents around the world. Since its inception in 2015, […]
Multiprotocol wireless software handles IoT connectivity for next-gen apps
New dynamic multiprotocol software for the Wireless Gecko system-on-chip (SoC) and module portfolio enables simultaneous operation of Zigbee and Bluetooth low energy (LE) on a single SoC. This package handles Internet of Things (IoT) applications without incurring the additional complexity and hardware cost of a two-chip architecture, thereby reducing the wireless subsystem bill-of-materials (BOM) cost […]
