Newark element14 today announced an exclusive sales and marketing deal for Symbisa, an Excel-integrated IoT device built by UK firm Hanhaa. Symbisa combines the possibilities of IoT with the power of Microsoft Excel, offering developers and IT professionals an entirely new way to build Internet of Things (IoT) applications. A Symbisa module is an all-in-one, always-connected […]
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Expansion board broadens capabilities of RISC-V development board
Microsemi Corporation announced the launch of the HiFive Unleashed Expansion Board, its latest collaboration with SiFive, the first fabless provider of customized, open-source-enabled semiconductors. Leveraging the two companies’ strategic relationship as part of Microsemi’s Mi-V RISC-V ecosystem, the new expansion board broadens the capabilities of SiFive’s HiFive Unleashed RISC-V development board, further enabling software and […]
Expansion pack for STM32 MCUs helps implement security features
Consolidating secure boot, secure firmware update, and secure-engine services in a convenient STM32Cube expansion software package, X-CUBE-SBSFU v.2.0 from STMicroelectronics helps product developers fully utilize the security features of STM32 microcontrollers to protect connected devices like IoT endpoints and help manage their life-cycle. By establishing a root of trust in the microcontroller, X-CUBE-SBSFU Secure Boot enables protection […]
100BASE-T1 Ethernet PHY transceiver targets space-constrained automotive apps
Texas Instruments introduced a new automotive Ethernet physical layer (PHY) transceiver that cuts the external component count and board space in half and consumes as little as half the power of competitive solutions. The DP83TC811S-Q1’s support for serial gigabit media independent interface (SGMII), small packaging and integrated diagnostic features enable designers to bring greater intelligence […]
Chip design tools now handle TSMC 5 and 7-nm FinFET IC processes
Mentor, a Siemens business, has announced that several tools in its Calibre nmPlatform and Analog FastSPICE (AFS) Platform have been certified by TSMC for the latest versions of TSMC’s 5nm FinFET and 7nm FinFET Plus processes. Mentor also announced it has updated its Calibre nmPlatform tools in support of TSMC’s Wafer-on-Wafer (WoW) stacking technology. These Mentor tools and TSMC’s […]
Driver for optical transceivers exhibits low THD
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. introduced its new GX76470 64G linear driver, in die form, for optical integrated modules, for 400G/600G coherent applications. Driven by the ever-increasing amount of digital information, data centers are expanding rapidly across the globe and continuous innovation is required to accommodate an annual traffic growth of 27% and to facilitate 3-5 […]
Microcontroller Top Talks in April 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. PIC18F24K Modbus function code 1 – I am trying to interface PIC18F24k40 over Modbus RTU. I am posting part of my code. […]
Low-power memory devices target industrial and home automation applications
Adesto Technologies announced the production release of its DataFlash-L AT25PE family of memory devices. The products are designed for highly efficient, low-power industrial and home automation applications. The AT25PE family is derived from the highly successful AT45DB DataFlash product line, and provides designers and engineers with page-write and page-erase capable products in an industry-compatible serial flash […]
Calculating fudge factor (or electronic component de-rating)
Adding a “fudge factor” is actually a thing in engineering, but there’s a more formal-sounding name for it: de-rating. Both refer to the process of providing more robustness than is called for. There are many reasons for doing this. Sometimes new components are on the low side of average. For instance, electronics components are rated […]
Free Safety-Design package speeds STM32-based IEC 61508 Safety Critical certification
STMicroelectronics new software for its STM32 microcontrollers is designed to help technology brands design safer applications, more quickly and cost-effectively. Created for designers of STM32-based devices in the field of industrial controls, robots, sensors, medical, or transportation, which must be certified up to Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2 or 3 of the recognized safety standard IEC […]