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JEDEC DDR5 & NVDIMM-P Standards Under Development

“JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, the global leader in the development of standards for the microelectronics industry, today announced that development of the widely-anticipated DDR5 (Double Data Rate 5) and NVDIMM-P Design standards is moving forward rapidly. Publication for …

Orange Pi 2G-IoT ARM Linux Development Board with 2G/GSM Support is Up for Sale for $9.90

“Orange Pi 2G-IoT was unveiled at the start of the year as an ultra cheap ($10) Linux development board with 2G cellular connectivity. The board has just launched for $9.90 + shipping on Aliexpress. Orange Pi 2G-IoT specifications have changed …

New Single-Chip Digitally Enhanced Power Analog Solution is Ideal for DC-DC Power Conversion

“A new Digitally Enhanced Power Analog (DEPA) product for DC-DC power conversion is now available from Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions. The single-chip solution controls DC-DC converters …

What Happens When Your PC Meets Intel Optane Memory?

“Throughout my years at Intel, I’ve seen the incredible impact technology can and will have on peoples’ lives: from virtual reality saving lives in the hands of a surgeon to the power and potential of 5G for autonomous driving …

Panasonic Develops a Vehicular High-precision Angle Sensor

“Panasonic Corporation announced today that it has developed an angle sensor called “A³MR” that precisely detects the rotation angle of vehicular motors. This is a small and highly accurate sensor with built-in AMR thin films and Hall elements. The AMR …

ARM DynamIQ: Expanding the possibilities for artificial intelligence

“In the past four years alone, we have witnessed an amazing expansion of compute. Go inside the numbers of the recent 100 billion ARM-based chips milestone and you will see that 50 billion were shipped by our partners from …

TSMC Tips 7+, 12, 22nm Nodes

“Trying to cover the waterfront, TSMC disclosed plans for new high-, mid- and low-end processes at an annual event here. They included an enhanced 7nm FinFET node using extreme ultraviolet lithography, a 12nm upgrade of its 16nm process and a …

Developers aim for Japan’s fastest supercomputer

“Emerging supercomputer maker ExaScaler Inc. and Keio University are among those developing an original supercomputer. Their project is supported by a Japan Science and Technology Agency program that provides subsidies of up to ¥5 billion for promising technologies. The corporate-academic …

BeagleBone® Blue

“BeagleBone® Blue is a complete, Linux-enabled robotics computer. Community-supported and fully open-source, the real-time performance, flexible networking and rich set of robotics-oriented peripherals make building mobile robots quick and affordable.”

Cypress Unveils PSoC 6, the Industry’s Lowest Power, Most Flexible MCU Architecture, Setting a New Standard for Battery-powered, Secure IoT Devices

“Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) today announced PSoC® 6, its newest microcontroller (MCU) architecture that is purpose-built for the Internet of Things (IoT). The architecture is built on ultra-low-power 40-nm process technology and delivers the industry’s lowest power and …