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Design Code Separately and Integrate Seamlessly with Dual-core dsPIC Digital Signal Controller

“dsPIC33CH family optimized for high-performance and time-critical, real-world embedded control System developers designing high-end embedded control applications can benefit from a new Digital Signal Controller (DSC) with two dsPIC® DSC cores in a single chip, now available from Microchip Technology …

NVIDIA Tensor Core GPUs Accelerate World’s Fastest Supercomputers

“NVIDIA announced today that the world’s top AI supercomputers are all powered by NVIDIA® Tensor Core GPUs, based on a new list of the world’s 500 fastest systems. AI supercomputers are uniquely capable of processing both traditional HPC …

SATA-IO Expands Supported Features in Revision 3.4 Specification

“The Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO), the storage industry consortium dedicated to sustaining the quality, integrity and dissemination of the Serial ATA (SATA™) technology, announced the publication of the SATA Revision 3.4 Specification. The newest SATA specification introduces …

SiFive Unveils E2 Core IP Series for Smallest, Lowest Power RISC-V Designs

“Fully configurable with advanced feature sets allows for broad applications, including microcontrollers, IoT, wearables, and smart cards SiFive, the leading provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP, today announced the availability of its E2 Core IP Series, configurable low-area, low-power …

Panasonic Develops Long-range TOF Image Sensor

“This new image sensor is capable of detecting objects 250 m ahead at night with poor visibility and achieves high resolution by adopting APD with 250,000 pixels Panasonic Corporation announced today that it has developed a time-of-flight (TOF) image …

Increase System Performance in Closed-loop Control Applications with New PIC and AVR MCUs

“From pool pumps to air handling units, closed-loop control is one of the most fundamental tasks performed by embedded systems. Advancements in the architecture of PIC® and AVR® 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) have optimized the devices for implementing closed-loop control, enabling …

Mobile Industry Works Together to Deliver Complete 5G System Standard on Time

“3GPP TSG #80 Plenary Meeting has approved the completion of the standalone (SA) Release 15 5G specifications. After the release of the 5G NR specifications for non-standalone (NSA) operation in Dec. 2017, another essential step of standardization of 5G has …

Intel Starts Testing Smallest ‘Spin Qubit’ Chip for Quantum Computing

“Intel researchers are taking new steps toward quantum computers by testing a tiny new “spin qubit” chip. The new chip was created in Intel’s D1D Fab in Oregon using the same silicon manufacturing techniques that the company has perfected …

Reaching the Summit: Accelerated Computing Powering World’s Fastest Supercomputer

“Call it the most powerful scientific tool ever built. Call it a new paradigm of computing. Just don’t call it slow, because whatever number you look at, Summit — which made its debut Friday at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory …

Volkswagen tests quantum computing in battery research

“For the first time, Volkswagen experts have succeeded in simulating industrially relevant molecules using a quantum computer. This is especially important for the development of high-performance electric vehicle batteries. The experts have successfully simulated molecules such as lithium-hydrogen and carbon …