Alif Semiconductor announced the launch of its Ensemble™ and Crescendo™ product families. Built to power the exponential expansion of next-generation, always-connected IoT products, the Ensemble and Crescendo families fill the market need for scalable, genuinely power-efficient devices that integrate AI/ML acceleration, multi-layered security, LTE Cat-M1, and NB-IoT connectivity, GNSS positioning, and plenty of integrated memory […]
Microprocessor
Microprocessor incorporates accelerator for entry-level, AI-enabled applications
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the expansion of its RZ/V Series of microprocessors (MPUs) with the new RZ/V2L MPUs designed for entry-level AI-enabled applications. As part of the RZ/V Series, the new MPUs incorporates Renesas’ exclusive AI accelerator – the DRP-AI (Dynamically Reconfigurable Processor) – to make embedded AI easier and more power-efficient. The new RZ/V2L […]
Toolbox enables Simulink, MATLAB model execution on embedded processors
Green Hills Software, announced today the immediate availability of the MULTI Toolbox for Embedded Coder, enabling engineers to easily and efficiently develop and deploy their Simulink and MATLAB models on a wide range of embedded processors. The integration bridges advanced software development products from industry leaders in their respective domains – MathWorks, the leading developer […]
Rad-tolerant quad ARM Cortex space processor passes 100krad TID testing
Teledyne e2v has announced that its popular LS1046-Space processor has now passed stringent total ionizing dose (TID) radiation tests, achieving 100krad resilience. This multi-core device, which features four 64-bit Arm Cortex A72 processing cores, was able to operate as normal after the TID tests had been undertaken. These results complement those previously obtained in terms […]
GUI development toolkit runs on 32-bit Linux MPUs
Microchip Technology Inc. announced a new GUI development toolkit for its portfolio of 32-bit microprocessors (MPUs) running Linux, helping designers of industrial, medical, consumer and automotive graphical displays to reduce development cost and time-to-market. Microchip’s new Ensemble Graphics Toolkit is a free and open-source C++ GUI suite for the company’s SAMA5 and SAM9 series of […]
Low-power GNSS IP speeds IoT modem development
Synopsys and Nestwave today announced a collaboration to combine Nestwave’s softcore GPS navigation IP with the Synopsys DesignWare ARC IoT Communications IP Subsystem for a complete low-power global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) solution for integration into IoT modems. The collaboration will provide designers with a power-efficient, high-accuracy GPS solution for battery-operated devices without the additional cost of […]
New CPU cards speed real-time ray tracing, AI training
GPGPU and edge AI solution provider Aetina Corp. announces the newest Quadro Turing architecture MXM GPU module. Quadro RTX provides real-time ray tracing and AI training acceleration, sending the most professional GPU to achieve the highest quality and reliability standards. Quadro, NVIDIA graphics cards intended for workstations, running professional computer-aided design (CAD), computer-generated imagery (CGI), […]
DSP development software works with FPGAs
Menta today announced the release of the new Menta Origami Programmer 2020.1, an enhanced version of the company’s innovative, robust and easy-to-use programming software. The new Menta Origami Programmer 2020.1 can be demonstrated through webEx and evaluation licenses delivered through the Menta Starter Pack (MSP). Also announced at Design Automation Conference (DAC) 2020, the virtual experience conference, is […]
All-optical HDMI 2.1 ICs feature low power consumption/idle mode for max energy efficiency
Artilux unveiled its Connect Series, the world’s first fully compliant all-optical HDMI 2.1 IC solutions based on CMOS technology. The data transfer speed, handshakes and protocols are compliant from 1.4 all the way to 2.1. with HDP, DDC, HDCP, CEC, and ARC/eARC all enabled in the speed of light. Artilux has demonstrated the world’s first […]
MPUs include vision-optimized AI accelerator
Renesas introduced the RZ/V series of MPUs, which includes the new DRP-AI, Renesas’ exclusive vision-optimized AI accelerator. Industry demands for real-time, AI-based person and object recognition functionality in applications have rapidly grown, and the higher power consumption and heat generation required to power them have introduced new challenges for embedded developers. From cameras in smart […]
