Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced new Internet of Things (IoT) development kits based on the QCA4020 and QCA4024 system-on-chips (SoCs). The development kits are designed to help developers and device manufacturers create unique IoT products that work in concert with a wide variety of other devices and cloud ecosystems. The kits are designed for IoT applications such as smart cities, […]
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Verification IP and test suite covers Arm AMBA ACE5 and AXI5
Synopsys, Inc. announced availability of its Verification IP (VIP) and source code Test Suite for Arm AMBA ACE5 (AXI Coherency Extensions) and AXI5. Synopsys has collaborated with Arm to deliver the next-generation ACE5 and AXI5 VIP with increased performance for faster verification closure. AXI5 and ACE5 adds new features for atomic operations to improve the […]
Smart speaker reference design operates on Google Android Things platform
Goertek Inc. and NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced the availability of their certified reference design for a smart speaker operating on Google’s Android Things platform, featuring the Google Assistant built-in and Google Cast functionality. This reference design incorporates Google’s Android Things into a smart speaker. Goertek and NXP’s groundbreaking turnkey solution is designed to accelerate an original equipment manufacturer’s (OEM’s) […]
Multi-level thick IMD Process makes possible on-chip capacitors with ultra-high breakdown voltage
Demand for digital isolators is growing for noise-immune electronics products commonly found in electric vehicles and in industrial, communications and healthcare applications as a substitute for conventional optocouplers. Digital isolators demonstrate superior performance and reliability and can achieve higher levels of integration at lower cost, as compared to optocouplers. Industry analyst expects the worldwide digital […]
Audio reference platform works with Alexa Voice Service
Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd. today announced that the Qualcomm Smart Audio Platform has been qualified by Amazon for the Alexa Voice Service (AVS). This leading-edge reference platform incorporates the hardware and software building-blocks required to facilitate rapid commercialization of smart speaker and networked audio solutions, and it is the first announced fully end-to-end audio processing and system […]
Prrogramming tool for STM32 MCU on-chip Flash/RAM or external memories
STMicroelectronics’ STM32CubeProgrammer (STM32CUBEPROG) software tool delivers device-programming and firmware upgrade for STM32microcontrollers in a unified, multi-platform, and user-configurable environment. Ready to run on Windows, Linux, or MacOS operating systems, the STM32CubeProgrammer can program the STM32 microcontroller’s on-chip Flash/RAM or external memories using various file formats. Further capabilities include whole-memory or sector erase and programming microcontroller option bytes. Users can […]
PocketBeagle: Smaller than a Raspberry Pi
It’s here and ready for the Holidays. The new BeagleBoard.org PocketBeagle is fun sized: smaller than Raspberry Pi, fits in an a small mint tin and the perfect size for a stocking. PocketBeagle features an incredible low cost, slick design, and simple usage, making PocketBeagle the ideal development board for beginners and professionals alike. Who is using […]
Development kit covers PSoC 6 MCU designs, purpose-built for the IoT
Newark element14 has announced the availability of the Cypress PSoC 6 BLE Pioneer Kit, the perfect way for engineers to get started with next-generation IoT Designs using the new PSoC 6 MCU, which is purpose-built for the IoT, from Cypress Semiconductor Corp. “The PSoC 6 MCU is an IoT game changer which eliminates the need for […]
IoT Eclipse-based development environment supports embedded system scripting language
Telit announced the immediate availability of version 4.0 of its IoT development environment, the IoT AppZone. The new version of IoT AppZone expands features for the well-established flagship AppZone C and adds new functionality including an emulator and support for Lua, a lightweight scripting language optimized for embedded systems that are constrained by limited processing […]
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 […]