Cadence Design Systems, Inc. has announced that OrCAD Capture now provides export capability for Intel Schematic Connectivity Format (ISCF), targeted at automating Intel-based design reviews. ISCF was developed by Intel to streamline the collaboration process with its customers. Intel worked with Cadence to develop a direct ISCF generation capability in OrCAD Capture to make this […]
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Ethernet-based camera SoC for auto rear-view, surround view camera apps
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 2379.TW) has announced the world’s first highly integrated and smallest automotive Ethernet-based camera SoC solution, the RTL9020AA. This SoC integrates all functions required in a camera module, including Image Signal Processing (ISP), fisheye calibration, video compression (MJPEG/H.264), Ethernet MAC (with Audio Video Bridging), and 100BASE-T1 PHY. Target applications include […]
Kits combine hardware and software for IoT apps
Avnet, Inc. a leading global technology distributor, today introduced the Agate IoT Solution, a family of integrated kits designed to lower the cost of long-life connected gateway and network edge device development for OEMs. The Agate IoT Solution brings together the hardware, software and services required for next-generation IoT applications. The Agate IoT Solution consists […]
Multi-sectional heat sinks outperform liquid cooling for high-power CPUs
Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc., ATS, has introduced the QuadFLOW fansink, which uses directed airflow in multiple fin fields to cool electronic components up to 30% more effectively than the liquid cooling methods currently deployed in 1 and 2U commercial servers. Conventional heat sinks provide large amounts of cooling surface relative to their volumes. They work […]
Debugging Serial Interfaces
I often work with embedded, mixed signal systems and while in the past that might have included parallel data with numerous data and address lines, nowadays you are more likely to be working with serial interfaces. To keep chip sizes small, with a reduced numbers of pins and less wiring/tracking involved, there are now quite […]
Position sensor interface ICs handle analog and digital devices
Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) announced the industry’s first on-chip solution supporting both analog and digital position sensors. The new TMS320F28379Dand TMS320F28379S microcontrollers (MCUs) are an expansion to TI’s C2000™ Delfino™ MCU portfolio and, when combined with DesignDRIVE Position Manager technology, enable simple interfacing to position sensors. This solution improves system performance by completing the […]
New Cypress Power Management ICs Enable Automotive Electronic Control Units
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) announced a new series of the industry’s most compact, highly integrated power management ICs (PMICs) that regulate power supply voltage from a vehicle’s battery for automotive applications including Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), body control modules and instrument cluster systems. The Cypress S6BP20x series of automotive PMICs leverages a unique […]
USB 3.0 Camera Reference Design Kit
Sports 13-Mpixel resolution
SAN JOSE, Calif. and TOKYO, Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) and THine Electronics, Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange/JASDAQ: 6769) today introduced the industry’s fastest* USB 3.0 camera reference design kit with 13-megapixel resolution at 21 frames per second. The new Ascella design kit is based on Cypress’s EZ-USB® CX3™ USB 3.0 […]
Engineers start at API level with IoT development platform
Embedded systems development for the Internet of Things (IoT) holds the promise for differentiated and innovative products. Giving the embedded systems designer a head start by providing a ready-made platform from which to begin their work will be key to accelerating new product development. Renesas Electronics now offers their Synergy Platform to do just that. Designed to […]
IXYS Announces Digital Inrush Current Controller Reference Design
IXYS Corporation (NASDAQ: IXYS), a manufacturer of power semiconductors and ICs for energy efficiency, power management, medical, transportation and consumer applications, announced the release of a reference design that makes use of Zilog’s 8-bit Z8F3281 microcontroller – Digital Inrush Current Controller. With efficiency as high as 99.5 percent and the input operating voltages ranging from […]
