Broadcom Corporation, a manufacturer in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications announced new enterprise Ethernet switches designed to deliver the faster data rates offered by 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi. Built on Broadcom’s StrataXGS® architecture, the BCM56060 and BCM56160 enable OEMs to design cost-optimized network switches that enable high speed, robust Internet access across both traditional and […]
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Development kits help assess low-power ARM Cortex-M4 floating-point MCUs
Ambiq Micro, a manufacturer in ultra-low power integrated circuits, announced a duo of Apollo MCU evaluation kits to enable engineers to assess the capabilities and cutting-edge low-power performance of the Apollo sub-threshold microcontroller: the ‘Apollo EVB’ evaluation board and the ‘Apollo EVK’ evaluation kit. Announced in January this year, the new suite of Apollo MCUs is […]
Customizable, end-to-end solution for rapid IoT build-out
Mentor Graphics Corporation now offers the embedded industry’s first customizable edge-to-cloud IoT solution comprised of an IoT gateway System Design Kit (SysDK), a cloud backend, and runtime solutions on which to build a wide array of IoT edge devices. It enables the most demanding IoT requirements with support from 8-bit microcontrollers to the latest 64-bit microprocessors, […]
Top microcontroller threads on EDAboard.com – October
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IC handles IEEE 1588 for synchronous Ethernet
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.® (IDT®) introduced a new hardware and software solution that simplifies IEEE 1588 synchronization of network communications equipment. The 82P339xx-1 products are composed of IEEE 1588-compliant software and IDT Synchronization Management Unit (SMU) chips that deliver a complete telecom network synchronization solution for IEEE 1588 and synchronous Ethernet. Network synchronization based on IEEE 1588 […]
LTE modems target smart metering, security, and IoT apps
Qualcomm Incorporated announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., has introduced its latest LTE modems (the MDM9207-1 and MDM9206), which are designed to support reliable, optimized cellular connectivity to a growing array of devices and systems within the Internet of Things (IoT). The MDM9207-1 is purpose-built for IoT applications like smart metering, security, asset tracking, […]
IP Camera Reference Platform supports 4K HEVC video
Qualcomm Incorporated announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., unveiled the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 618 IP camera reference design and development platform. This new camera platform combines Qualcomm Technologies’ leading processing, connectivity, imaging and analytics technology to support more powerful and intelligent professional security cameras. The Snapdragon 618 platform includes a reference design and IP camera […]
Processors integrate DSPs for real-time computations
Bringing developers advanced integration, scalability and peripherals all in one chip, Texas Instruments announced the Sitara™ AM57x processor family, the highest performance devices in this processor platform. Sitara AM57x processors are designed for a broad range of embedded and industrial applications through their unique heterogeneous architecture including ARM® Cortex®-A15 cores for high-performance processing and running a high-level operating […]
Open imaging platform for low-power video streaming
ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficient innovations, has introduced an open imaging platform for low power video streaming applications. The MatrixCam™ video development kit (VDK) has been developed specifically to encourage greater video adoption within Internet of Things (IoT) products, as well as accelerating OEMs’ time to market. Among its key applications are home automation systems, […]
SPI NOR flash memory billed as industry’s fastest
Non-volatile memory (NVM) solution manufacturer Macronix announced the industry’s fastest SPI NOR flash memory, the OctaFlash MX25UM product family. OctaFlash provides designers with the next generation performance level of x8 I/O serial interface products with an operating frequency of up to 200MHz and transmission speeds of up to 400MB/s. This world class leading performance aids […]