Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced its first ultra-wideband (UWB) chipset, the Exynos Connect U100. With single-digit centimeter accuracy, the new UWB solution is optimized for use in mobile, automotive, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, offering precise distance and location information. Samsung also unveiled ‘Exynos Connect’, a new brand that consolidates its short-range wireless […]
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Teardown: Why the Kinect V2 doesn’t show “ghosts” that aren’t there
Do you believe in ghosts? And do you believe video gaming equipment can find ghosts lurking in your house? That’s the premise of some YouTube videos that use the Xbox Kinect gaming system to display what they have claimed are ghostly apparitions. That premise has been thoroughly debunked by several YouTubers, perhaps most notably Ken […]
Ultra-high-rez image sensors target smartphone apps
Samsung Electronics introduced four new Samsung ISOCELL image sensors for its 0.7 micrometer (μm)-pixel product lineup; 108-megapixel (Mp) ISOCELL HM2, 64Mp ISOCELL GW3, 48Mp ISOCELL GM5 and 32Mp ISOCELL JD1. With the new 0.7μm ISOCELL technology, Samsung plans to expand the ultra-high-resolution offerings to mainstream smartphones. For ultra-high-resolution image sensors, even a mere 0.1μm-difference per […]
Cloud-based chip-design software includes EDA tool access
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced the launch of Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem (SAFE) Cloud Design Platform (CDP) for fabless customers, in collaboration with Rescale, a leader in high-performance computing (HPC) applications in the cloud. Samsung foundry’s SAFE Cloud Design Platform is the first virtual environment for designing chips in the cloud. By accessing this platform […]
IoT chip covers 10km distance with multiple transmit sessions
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced its new narrowband (NB) Internet of Things (IoT) solution, Exynos i S111. The new NB-IoT solution offers extremely wide coverage, low-power operation, accurate location feedback and strong security, optimized for today’s real-time tracking applications such as safety wearables or smart meters. The solution includes a modem, processor, memory and Global Navigation […]
