The LoRa Alliance announced that it has expanded the LoRaWAN link-layer standard with the addition of a relay specification. Relay allows for battery-operated, easy-to-deploy network coverage extensions at a fraction of the cost of adding additional gateways. This allows LoRaWAN to achieve excellent coverage in use cases requiring deep indoor or underground coverage, or relay data […]
Tools
Verification software for ICs works with Samsung 3-nm process technology
Siemens Digital Industries Software announced that Samsung Foundry’s advanced 3nm process technology now supports Siemens’ entire Calibre nmPlatform tool, which is the industry’s leading solution for the physical verification of next-generation integrated circuits (ICs). With this certification, customers can now expand their utilization of the Calibre nmPlatform tool to leverage the extreme performance and power […]
Board speeds RISC-V MCU prototyping tasks
MikroElektronika has launched a new SiBRAIN add-on board, SiBRAIN for GD32VF103VBT6, enabling embedded designers to start prototyping with the GigaDevice RISC-V microcontroller immediately. SiBRAIN is a standardized microcontroller add-on board, which allows very simple installation and replacement of the microcontroller unit (MCU) on a development board equipped with the SiBRAIN Card socket. By introducing the new […]
Quad-core ARM processor boosts space, edge, AI computing apps
Teledyne e2v announces the delivery of qualified flight models (FMs) of its advanced, space-qualified, quad-core Cortex-A72 edge processing platform – the LS1046-space. Targeting compute-intensive space applications, including high-throughput satellites, data compression, as well as artificial intelligence, and imaging, this processor outperforms existing alternatives by a factor of 30x. This timely addition to Teledyne e2v’s portfolio […]
Software helps manage FPGA-based prototyping
S2C announces Neuro, a software program providing comprehensive management capabilities for enterprise-wide prototyping environments. Through a flexible browser-based interface, Neuro delivers a host of management and control capabilities covering four executive functions: User Management – this includes setting up user accounts, defining groups, assigning managers, and setting access permissions. Resource Management – provides resource allocation […]
Automotive radar transceivers feature improved phase noise, output power, noise figure
NXP Semiconductors released its 2nd generation RFCMOS radar transceiver family to production. The TEF82xx is the successor to the market-proven TEF810x, which has already shipped tens of millions of units. Optimized for fast chirp modulation, the device supports short-, medium- and long-range radar applications, including cascaded high-resolution imaging radar. It enables 360-degree sensing for critical […]
IDE enables ECU-level automotive software development
Renesas Electronics Corporation launched a new integrated development environment that allows engineers to rapidly create software for automotive ECUs (Electronic Control Units) containing multiple hardware devices. The fully integrated environment supports co-simulation, debug and trace, high-speed simulation, and distributed processing software over multiple SoCs (System-on-Chips) and MCUs (Microcontrollers)—all without the need for actual hardware. This […]
Repeater ICs support MIPI D-PHY 1.2 protocol for mobile, IoT apps
Diodes Incorporated announced the latest addition to its broad portfolio of ReDrivers with the release of a 1.8V low-power, 4 data lanes 2.5Gbps ReDriver. The DIODES PI2MEQX2505 is the first ReDriver in the industry to support the MIPI D-PHY 1.2 protocol and is targeted at mobile and IoT applications. The PI2MEQX2505 consumes 135mW in active mode, […]
Search engine for electronics design allows engineers to visualize and download CAD models
SnapEDA, the first search engine for electronics design, and PUI Audio, an industry leader in audio and haptic components, have collaborated to launch the SnapEDA Viewer, an online experience that allows engineers to visualize and download CAD models for PUI Audio products. To save engineers weeks of design work, SnapEDA created the first search engine […]
Vision IC supports dual-channel 4K ISP, enhanced AI processing, depth sensing
Inuitive Ltd. announced the launch of its new NU4100, an expansion of its Vision and AI IC portfolio. Based on Inuitive’s unique architecture and advanced 12nm process technology, the new NU4100 IC supports integrated dual-channel 4K ISP, enhanced AI processing, and depth sensing in a single-chip, low-power design, setting the new industry standard for Edge-AI […]