Infineon Technologies AG is expanding its wireless portfolio of high-performance, reliable and secure offerings. The newly developed AIROC brand now includes the industry’s first 1×1 Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth 5.2 combo SoC for the IoT, enterprise, and industrial applications, and its first 2×2 Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth 5.2 combo SoC for multimedia, consumer, and automotive […]
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MIPI C-PHY / D-PHY combo IP supports 2.5 Gbps SoC designs
Arasan Chip Systems announced the immediate availability of its MIPI C-PHY / D-PHY Combo IP supporting speeds of up to 2.5 Gbps for SoC designs on the TSMC 22nm process. The MIPI C-PHY / D-PHY Combo IP is seamlessly integrated with Arasan’s own CSI Tx, CSI Rx, DSI Tx, and DSI Rx as part of […]
SoC power-aware emulation verifies power workloads for multi-billion gate designs
Synopsys, Inc. announced the immediate availability of ZeBu Empower emulation system, delivering breakthrough technology for fast hardware-software power verification of multi-billion gate SoC designs. The performance of ZeBu Empower enables multiple iterations per day with actionable power profiling in the context of the full design and its software workload. With ZeBu Empower, software and hardware designers can utilize the […]
Software platform helps secure SoC handle contactless transactions
STMicroelectronics has launched STPay-Mobile, a platform that simplifies the virtualization of security-critical public transit ticketing and payment cards on smartphones and wearables. STPay-Mobile helps mobile-device manufacturers leverage the features of ST’s ST54 secure System-on-Chip (SoC) to handle contactless transactions and protect sensitive information, such as data and authentication credentials. Highlighting the value STPay-Mobile adds to card […]
IDE handles Apple M1 ARM-based SoC work
SEGGER announces its Embedded Studio build for the newly released Apple M1, Apple’s first ARM-based system-on-chip (SoC) designed specifically for Mac. Embedded Studio is SEGGER’s cross-platform Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for ARM/Cortex and RISC-V. While the ARM-based M1 can execute applications for Intel x86-based CPUs using Apple’s Rosetta 2 translator, applications built specifically for the […]
Real-time embedded hypervisor includes interrupt control, scalable vector extensions, cryptography
BlackBerry Limited announced the release of QNX Hypervisor 2.2, the latest edition of the company’s real-time embedded hypervisor product. With QNX Hypervisor 2.2, manufacturers and other embedded system suppliers are empowered with ultimate design flexibility and scalability to consolidate multiple systems with mixed-criticality and different operating environments onto a single hardware platform, reducing both the initial development […]
Open-source SoC dev kit fits in USB port
QuickLogic Corporation announced the introduction of its new Qomu development kit, a tiny form factor Arm Cortex-M4F MCU + eFPGA combination that fits into a USB Type-A port. Optimized for the QuickLogic Open Reconfigurable Computing (QORC) initiative, the kit is supported by a wide variety of vendor-supported open source development tools, including Zephyr, FreeRTOS, SymbiFlow, and […]
Open-source MCU/eFPGA SoC development kit fits in a USB port
QuickLogic Corporation announced the introduction of its new Qomu development kit, a tiny form factor Arm Cortex M4F MCU + eFPGA combination that fits into a USB Type-A port. Optimized for the QuickLogic Open Reconfigurable Computing (QORC) initiative, the kit is supported by a wide variety of vendor-supported open source development tools, including Zephyr and […]
Single-chip ethernet controller connects vehicle infotainment devices
As connected vehicles increasingly rely on Ethernet for network connectivity, smart technology is helping developers to streamline infotainment system development and quickly adapt to manufacturers’ evolving requirements. Microchip Technology Inc. announced the first hardware-based audio endpoint solution for AVB – the LAN9360, a single chip Ethernet controller with embedded protocols. Microchip’s LAN9360 audio endpoint controller interconnects vehicles’ infotainment […]
AI SoC handles audio, voice, health monitoring and sensor apps
Atlazo, Inc. announced the launch of its first-generation AI SoC, AZ-N1, for smart tiny devices. The device is the industry’s first fully-integrated AI SoC featuring a high power-efficient Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning processor (Axon ITM) for audio, voice, health monitoring, and sensors. Atlazo’s hyper-low-power AZ-N1 AI SoC also integrates a low-power CODEC supporting up […]