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Microchip Debuts Advanced Motor Control Tool with Auto Tuning and Self-Commissioning Capability

“An advanced motor control software plug-in for Microchip’s MPLAB® X Integrated Development Environment (IDE) with auto tuning and self-commissioning capability is now available from Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP …

D-Wave Announces D-Wave 2000Q Quantum Computer and First System Order

“D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems and software, today announced general commercial availability of the D-Wave 2000Q™ quantum computer. D-Wave also announced the first customer for the new system, Temporal Defense Systems Inc. (TDS), a cutting-edge cyber …

Report: Apple is kind-of-sort-of working on more ARM chips for its Macs

“Apple is working on more ARM co-processors for future MacBooks, at least if a new report from Bloomberg is to be believed. The company is allegedly developing a chip codenamed “T310” that could be used to handle macOS’ “Power Nap …

TERES I Do It Yourself Open Source Hardware and Software Hacker’s friendly laptop is complete

“We are proud to announce that our TERES I laptop is complete. We have assembled units and now working on the software. The building instructions are uploaded here and you can see that it’s pretty easy to build one …

ZTE Achieves Performance Breakthrough for Deep Learning with Intel FPGAs

“Intel and ZTE, a leading technology telecommunications equipment and systems company, have worked together to reach a new benchmark in deep learning and convolutional neural networks (CNN). The technology is what many companies in Internet search and artificial intelligence are …

Asus takes on Raspberry Pi with 4K-capable Tinker Board

“Tech giant Asus is taking on the Raspberry Pi with its own DIY-friendly single-board computer that’s said to offer 4K video playback and 24-bit audio support in exchange for a hefty £55 price tag. Dubbed the “Asus 90MB0QY1 …

Compute module 3 out now!

“The Raspberry Pi Foundation has launched a new version of its Compute Module – a Raspberry Pi in a more flexible form factor, intended to provide an easy and cost-effective route to producing customised products. While the original Module, launched in …

LG Smart instaview refrigerator features voice control, webos and remote viewing capabilities

“LG Electronics (LG) has introduced a new kind of refrigerator, called Smart InstaView™ that’s embedded with an array of convenient features provided by Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service and powered by LG’s own webOS smart platform. Unveiled at …

Vega: AMD’s New Graphics Architecture for Virtually Unlimited Workloads

“Today AMD unveiled preliminary details of its forthcoming GPU architecture, Vega. Conceived and executed over 5 years, Vega architecture enables new possibilities in PC gaming, professional design and machine intelligence that traditional GPU architectures have not been able to address …

A breakthrough in miniaturising lidars for autonomous driving

“EXPERIMENTAL self-driving cars continue to make regular forays onto the roads. After a trial in Pittsburgh, Uber, a taxi-hailing-app company, launched several of its “autonomous” vehicles onto the streets of San Francisco on December 14th—and promptly ran into a …