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STMicroelectronics and Arduino Launch Cooperation to Expand Maker-Community Access to STM32 MCUs and Sensors

  • First Arduino board based on STM32 ARM® Cortex®-M MCU
  • Delivers high-performance graphics, TFT touch display, wireless link, and connectivity for audio, MicroSD, USB OTG, and camera
  • First demos at Bay Area Maker Faire, May 20-22

Geneva, Switzerland and San Mateo, California, May 19, 2016 – Moving to enable makers to make even more than before, STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and Arduino, the world’s leading open-source ecosystem for Education, Maker, and IoT markets, today announced an agreement that brings the … Read More → "STMicroelectronics and Arduino Launch Cooperation to Expand Maker-Community Access to STM32 MCUs and Sensors"

The Road to Full Autonomous Driving: Mobileye and STMicroelectronics to Develop EyeQ®5 System-on-Chip, Targeting Sensor Fusion Central Computer for Autonomous Vehicles

Jerusalem and Geneva, May 17, 2016 — Mobileye (NYSE:MBLY) and STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) today announced that the two companies are co-developing the next (5th) generation of Mobileye’s SoC, the EyeQ®5, to act as the central computer performing sensor fusion for Fully Autonomous Driving (FAD) vehicles starting in 2020.

To meet power consumption and performance targets, the EyeQ5 will be designed in advanced 10nm or below FinFET technology node and will feature eight multithreaded CPU cores coupled with eighteen cores of Mobileye’s next-generation, innovative, and well-proven vision processors. Taken together, these enhancements will increase performance 8x times … Read More → "The Road to Full Autonomous Driving: Mobileye and STMicroelectronics to Develop EyeQ®5 System-on-Chip, Targeting Sensor Fusion Central Computer for Autonomous Vehicles"

Ampleon unveils full portfolio of PA solutions for small cells and massive MIMO

Nijmegen, The Netherlands – May 18th, 2016 – Ampleon today announced a wide portfolio of RF Power solutions for medium power and massive-MIMO applications. These applications include LTE pico- and micro-cells as well as multiple-antenna array (LTE-Advanced Pro and 5G) systems. Proposed for all cellular bands from 700 MHz to 3.8 GHz these solutions are available in a range of forms from dual-stage MMICs to fully integrated multi-stage Doherty PAs matched to 50 Ohms.

For pico-cells and amplifiers covering a quarter of a watt to two watts, average … Read More → "Ampleon unveils full portfolio of PA solutions for small cells and massive MIMO"

The CEA Announces Expanded Collaboration with Intel to Advance Cutting-edge Research and Innovation in Key Digital Areas

The CEA (Atomic Energy Commission) and Intel are boosting their collaboration through a new R & D agreement signed in Paris on Thursday 12 May. This collaboration, extended to several key areas in digital technology, will enable the two sides to develop a shared R&D programme and jointly submit research and innovation projects on a European scale, particularly as regards High Performance Computing (HPC), as part of the Horizon 2020 programme.

The new CEA-Intel agreement involves several strategic research programmes with the teams of the CEA’s Leti Institute in Grenoble, including the Internet of Things, high-speed … Read More → "The CEA Announces Expanded Collaboration with Intel to Advance Cutting-edge Research and Innovation in Key Digital Areas"

FotoNation® Partners With Kyocera to Develop Intelligent Automotive Camera Technology

SAN JOSE, Calif., – May 17, 2016 – FotoNation Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tessera Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSRA) and the leading provider of computational imaging and computer vision solutions for consumer and enterprise applications, has partnered with Kyocera Corporation (NYSE: KYO) (TOKYO: 6971) to develop advanced, intelligent, vision solutions for automotive applications.  As part of the partnership and using FotoNation technology as a foundation, the two companies will jointly develop advanced computer vision solutions for the automotive market. 

More stringent safety regulations and the promise of semi and fully autonomous vehicles are creating tremendous technology demands from automakers and automotive … Read More → "FotoNation® Partners With Kyocera to Develop Intelligent Automotive Camera Technology"

Triple-Channel Universal PMIC Supports Low Power FPGA and SoC Processors

  • Exar’s first Universal PMIC with three integrated synchronous MOSFET power stages
  • Board-space efficient solution supports broad range of FPGAs and SoC processors
  • Configurable through I2C using PowerArchitectTM 4 design and configuration software

Fremont, CA – May 18, 2016 – Exar Corporation (NYSE: EXAR), a leading supplier of analog mixed-signal products serving the industrial, high-end consumer and infrastructure markets, today announced the introduction of the XR77103 Read More → "Triple-Channel Universal PMIC Supports Low Power FPGA and SoC Processors"

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