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New 1-slot 3U OpenVPX Backplane For 100GbE SOSA Development

March 21, 2025

Waterloo, Ontario — March 20, 2025 – Pixus Technologies, a provider of embedded computing and enclosure solutions, has announced a new 3U OpenVPX backplane in a 1-slot size with a VITA 67.3c cutout. This backplane can support SOSA(R) aligned slot profiles such as the 14.6.11 and 14.9.2 that utilize RF and/or optical interfaces through the backplane.

The new backplanes support the higher performance MultiGig RT3 connectors which can accommodate 100GbE speeds. Pixus can also connect one or multiple of these backplanes with it’s other development boards to meet a wide variety of configuration options. The Pixus backplanes allow … Read More →

ProMat 2025: Orbbec Unveils Gemini 335Le with Ethernet, Marking First Suite of Stereo Vision Cameras Across Three Interfaces

Orbbec also makes its debut into LiDAR, with Pulsar SL450 product release

March 21, 2025

CHICAGO, Ill. – March 17, 2025 – Today, at the premier logistics trade show ProMat 2025, Orbbec, a leading robotics and AI vision platform, launches the Ethernet-enabled Gemini 335Le, a high-reliability stereo vision camera solution designed for robots operating in industrial environments.

Crucially, with this launch and ethernet connectivity, Orbbec’s Gemini 330 Series of depth cameras will now collectively support all three mainstream interfaces, across USB3, GMSL2 and Ethernet – an industry first. By providing such versatility of interfaces across its products, Orbbec is not only meeting customer’s needs today but also … Read More → "ProMat 2025: Orbbec Unveils Gemini 335Le with Ethernet, Marking First Suite of Stereo Vision Cameras Across Three Interfaces"

NVIDIA Blackwell Accelerates Computer-Aided Engineering Software by Orders of Magnitude for Real-Time Digital Twins

Leading Software Providers Including Ansys, Altair, Cadence, Siemens and Synopsys Adopt NVIDIA Blackwell

March 20, 2025

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GTC — NVIDIA today announced that leading computer-aided engineering (CAE) software vendors, including Ansys, Altair, Cadence, Siemens and Read More → "NVIDIA Blackwell Accelerates Computer-Aided Engineering Software by Orders of Magnitude for Real-Time Digital Twins"

USB Connectors Offering Expanded with New USB Type C Plug Models

March 20, 2025

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. — March 19, 2025 — Same Sky’s Interconnect Group today announced the expansion of … Read More →

News Release: Virginia Tech researchers publish revolutionary blueprint to fuse wireless technologies and AI

March 20, 2025

March 19, 2025 — There’s a major difference between humans and current artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities: common sense. According to a new visionary paper by Read More → "News Release: Virginia Tech researchers publish revolutionary blueprint to fuse wireless technologies and AI"

ITT Launches VIDAR, a Revolutionary Industrial Smart Motor that Improves Performance, Reliability, and Simplicity in Fluid Process Systems

March 20, 2025

Syracuse, N.Y. – March 18, 2025 – VIDAR, an ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) company, introduces VIDAR, a new type of motor that embeds variable-speed intelligence directly into the motor to achieve new … Read More →

Synopsys Accelerates Chip Design with NVIDIA Grace Blackwell and AI to Speed Electronic Design Automation

Announcing Up to 30x Projected Performance Gains on the NVIDIA Grace Blackwell Platform to Speed Circuit Simulations for Next-Generation Semiconductors

March 20, 2025

News Highlights:

Today’s GTC keynote featured Synopsys as part of the ecosystem with full-stack EDA suite acceleration across design, verification, and manufacturing on NVIDIA GPU and NVIDIA CUDA-X libraries.
Leveraging the NVIDIA GB200 Grace Blackwell Superchip, Synopsys PrimeSim is projected to accelerate circuit simulation by up to 30x.¹
Leveraging the NVIDIA B200 Blackwell architecture, Synopsys Proteus is projected to accelerate computational lithography simulations by up to 20x.¹
NVIDIA NIM inference microservices integration driving 2x faster time-to-information with generative AI-powered Synopsys.ai … Read More → "Synopsys Accelerates Chip Design with NVIDIA Grace Blackwell and AI to Speed Electronic Design Automation"

Entry-Level Microcontrollers Reduce System Cost and Complexity in Safety-Critical Applications

Microchip’s AVR® SD MCU family enables industry-standard functional safety compliance at a price point under a dollar

March 20, 2025

CHANDLER, Ariz., March 19, 2025 — To assist engineers in meeting stringent safety requirements while minimizing design costs and complexity, Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) has launched the AVR® SD family of microcontrollers (MCUs). The MCUs feature built-in functional safety mechanisms and are designed to support applications requiring rigorous safety assurance. Paired with a dedicated safety software framework, … Read More → "Entry-Level Microcontrollers Reduce System Cost and Complexity in Safety-Critical Applications"

Accellera Announces IEEE Standard 1801™-2024 is Available Through IEEE GET Program

March 20, 2025

Elk Grove, Calif., March 19, 2025 — Accellera Systems Initiative (Accellera), the electronics industry organization focused on the creation and adoption of electronic design automation (EDA) and intellectual property (IP) standards, announced today that the recently published IEEE Std. 1801™-2024 Unified Power Format (UPF) 4.0 Standard, which specifies and verifies low-power intent, is now available for download fee-free, courtesy of Accellera as part of the Read More → "Accellera Announces IEEE Standard 1801™-2024 is Available Through IEEE GET Program"

RT-Labs and Infineon simplify industrial communication with U-Phy in ModusToolbox™

March 20, 2025

RT-Labs, a leading provider of industrial communication solutions and a Premium Partner of Infineon Technologies AG, announces that U-Phy is now fully integrated into the Infineon XMC7000 microcontroller family. The solution, available through ModusToolbox™, makes it easier than ever for developers to implement industrial communication protocols.

With U-Phy, developers gain plug-and-play support for PROFINET RT, EtherNet/IP, CANopen, CC-Link, Modbus/TCP, and EtherCAT Master on XMC7000. This enables fast and flexible development of industrial applications such as servo drives, I/O modules, robots, industrial gateways, and PLCs.

“At RT-Labs, we believe industrial communication should … Read More → "RT-Labs and Infineon simplify industrial communication with U-Phy in ModusToolbox™"