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Chipmakers Test Ferroelectrics as a Route to Ultralow-Power Chips

“Academics have high hopes for ferroelectric materials. Adding a single layer of these materials, which have unusual electrical properties, to today’s transistors could radically decrease the power consumption of chips. But as engineers presented the latest research on ferroelectrics …

Digital Control Meets Intelligent Analog to Streamline Design

“Simplify development of traditionally complex designs with new PIC® and AVR® families featuring Core Independent Peripherals and Intelligent Analog Whether it’s used as an initial introduction into embedded development, the main controller of a connected application or as an …

Intel Creates Neuromorphic Research Community to Advance ‘Loihi’ Test Chip

“This week, we hosted the Neuro Inspired Computational Elements (NICE) workshop at our Oregon campus with the goal of bringing together researchers from different scientific disciplines to discuss and explore the development of next-generation computing architectures, including neuromorphic computing. Today …

Low-Cost Debugging and Programming is Now Faster and More Feature Rich with MPLAB PICkit 4 Development Tool

“The debugging process remains an important area where many embedded design engineers would like to see improvements, according to AspenCore’s 2017 Embedded Market Study. To address these needs and enhance the development experience, Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) introduces …

Intel Ships Industry’s First 58G PAM4-Capable FPGA Built for Multi-Terabit Network Infrastructure and NFV

“Intel today announced it has begun shipping its Intel® Stratix® 10 TX FPGAs, the industry’s only field programmable gate array (FPGA) with 58G PAM4 transceiver technology. By integrating the FPGA with 58G PAM4 technology, Intel Stratix 10 TX FPGAs …

Simplify Industrial-Grade Linux Designs with SAMA5D2 MPU-Based System On Module (SOM)

“There is a great deal of design effort and complexity associated with creating an industrial-grade microprocessor (MPU)-based system running a Linux® operating system. Even developers with expertise in the area spend a lot of time on PCB layout to …

AMD Launches EPYC Embedded and Ryzen Embedded Processors for End-to-End “Zen” Experiences from the Core to the Edge

“AMD today introduced two new product families – the AMD EPYC™ Embedded 3000 processor and AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V1000 processor – to enter a new age for high-performance embedded processors. AMD EPYC Embedded 3000 brings the power of “Zen” to a variety …

STMicroelectronics Powers Next-Generation IoT Devices with Higher-Performing Multiprotocol Bluetooth & 802.15.4 System-on-Chip

“Powering the next generation of smart connected objects like digital-home products, wearable electronics, smart lighting, and smart sensors, STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has revealed an advanced dual-processor wireless chip …

Samsung Electronics Begins Mass Production of Industry’s Largest Capacity SSD - 30.72TB - for Next-Generation Enterprise Systems

“New ‘PM1643’ is built on latest 512Gb V-NAND to offer the most advanced storage, featuring industry-first 1TB NAND flash package, 40GB of DRAM, new controller and custom software Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced …

Allegro MicroSystems, LLC has announced a family of unique 2D Hall-effect speed and direction sensor ICs

“Allegro MicroSystems, LLC announces the release of a new family of 2D Hall-Effect Latch ICs that feature both vertical and planar Hall elements. The APS12625 and APS12626 sensor ICs enable reduced system size and bill-of-materials (BOM) cost along with an …