Design
Using RFID tags for home security monitoring
In order to simplify their installation and operation, modern home security systems must be able to monitor their environments wirelessly. This includes monitoring perimeter security,…
New AI acceleration modules enhance edge performance
Artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker Hailo has launched its M.2 and Mini PCIe high-performance AI acceleration modules for empowering edge devices. Based on its Hailo-8 processor,…
Memory plays vital role in security
Security features for memory are not new, but increased connectivity compounded by the pandemic-driven surge in remote work means safeguarding data is more critical and…
Development
Synopsys introduces silicon lifecycle management platform
Ray tracing levels aims for clarity with imaging graphics SoCs
All ray tracing capabilities on the market today are not equal. With more imaging graphics systems on chip (SoCs) using ray tracing acceleration, Imagination Technologies…
Oscilloscope series targets embedded system design
Test & measurement (T&M) instruments allow engineers to see and understand what is happening in different electronic and mechanical processes or systems. These devices obtain,…
Signal and spectrum analyzer offers 8.3 GHz internal analysis bandwidth
Rohde & Schwarz has introduced a new version of its FSW high-end signal and spectrum analyzer which now supports an extended 8.3 GHz internal analysis…
Hardware
How O-RAN will transform interoperability in 5G networks
Open radio access network (O-RAN) enables the transformation and virtualization of the RAN for 5G. It brings significant opportunities to network operators, but also spurs…
Li-Fi networking gains ground
Let there be light — Light Fidelity, that is — also known as li-fi indoor wireless networks that initially could support home office chores and…
How sensor technology enables context awareness in hearables
One of the fastest-growing verticals in consumer electronics is the hearables market. These on-ear devices, ranging from wireless earbuds to hearing aids, are more than…
Software
Imperas extends RISC-V reference simulator for coverage driven verification analysis
Synopsys introduces silicon lifecycle management platform
Synopsys has introduced a silicon lifecycle management platform which it said is the industry’s first to provide data-analytics driven monitoring and optimization across the entire…
Wally Rhines: silicon growth to continue to 2038
In a recent webinar discussion, Wally Rhines talked about the future of the semiconductor industry and its prospects for recovery after Covid-19 and growth beyond,…
New Renesas ASSPs based on Andes RISC-V to sample in 2021
As part of a technology intellectual property (IP) cooperation, Renesas Electronics Corporation has announced it will embed Andes Technology’s AndesCore™ IP 32-bit RISC-V CPU cores…
Industry
Tracking AV software platforms
Medical image sensor shrinks endoscope design
The OmniVision OH02A1S provides simultaneous white-light RGB and IR monochrome capture in a single CMOS medical image sensor. Using the OH02A1S, designers of chip-on-tip endoscopes…
Arm adds CPU, GPU and ISP for autonomous and vision safety
Arm has introduced a new suite of intellectual property (IP) comprising new CPU, GPU and ISP (image signal processor) to enable scalable, power efficient compute…
Automotive tire tech runs on materials science, electronics
The early tires were rather primitive—just solid rubber strips. Then, Charles Goodyear’s invention of vulcanized rubber allowed Robert Thomson to patent the vulcanized rubber pneumatic…
Trends
How AI and the IoT are improving farming sustainability
AI speeds object recognition for recycling
Researchers from Liverpool Hope University in the UK are using artificial intelligence (AI) for sorting recycling in household rubbish. The system developed by the team…
An IoT ontology for cross-domain smart applications
Building smart Internet of Things (IoT) applications requires interchanging and using information from others—whether people or machines—but also needs to understand unambiguously such information. To…
LaSAR Alliance to collaborate on AR smart-glasses development
STMicroelectronics has announced the launch of the LaSAR Alliance (laser scanning for augmented reality), an ecosystem of technology developers, suppliers and manufacturers collaborating to develop…
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