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Efabless Launches chipIgnite with SkyWater to Bring Chip Creation to the Masses

  • Program includes a pre-designed carrier chip and automated open source design flow from Efabless
  • SkyWater’s open source SKY130 process is the first node to be used to fabricate chips for the program
  • Initiative removes access barriers by significantly reducing cost and the need for deep semiconductor experience to design chips

SAN JOSE, Calif. and BLOOMINGTON, Minn., May 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Read More → "Efabless Launches chipIgnite with SkyWater to Bring Chip Creation to the Masses"

Adapdix announces EdgeOps DataMesh, first product of next-generation adaptive AI software platform EdgeOps

Pleasanton, CA —May 20, 2021– Adapdix, the industry leader in adaptive enterprise software, today announced EdgeOps DataMesh™, the first software-only product based upon its Adapdix EdgeOps™ platform, delivering mass data virtualization, analysis, and AI inference at the edge in milliseconds.

The EdgeOps platform offers a growing suite of software products that begins with DataMesh, enabling enterprises to leverage their data to generate operational performance improvements through intelligent … Read More → "Adapdix announces EdgeOps DataMesh, first product of next-generation adaptive AI software platform EdgeOps"

Cadence Introduces the Spectre FX FastSPICE Simulator Delivering up to 3X Performance Gains with Superior Accuracy

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 20, 2021—Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced the new Cadence® Spectre® FX Simulator, a next-generation FastSPICE circuit simulator that enables the efficient verification of memory and large-scale system-on-chip (SoC) designs. As part of the industry-leading Spectre simulation platform, the Spectre FX Simulator’s innovative and scalable FastSPICE architecture offers customers up to 3X better performance compared to the latest FastSPICE simulators with equal or better accuracy. With the addition of the Spectre FX Simulator, the Spectre platform offers the industry’s only complete simulation solution providing a seamless accuracy-performance continuum for all applications from … Read More → "Cadence Introduces the Spectre FX FastSPICE Simulator Delivering up to 3X Performance Gains with Superior Accuracy"

Infineon’s new ModusToolbox™ Machine Learning enables TinyML for secure AIoT

Munich, Germany – 19 May 2021 – The combination of AI and IoT, known as the Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT), provides machine learning capabilities in connected devices, enabling them to perform intelligent tasks. According to Markets and Markets, the AIoT market is expected to increase from US$5.1 billion in 2019 to US$16.2 billion by 2024, growing at a CAGR of 26 percent. In the company’s latest push to accelerate the development of differentiated AIoT products, Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced the release of … Read More → "Infineon’s new ModusToolbox™ Machine Learning enables TinyML for secure AIoT"

Think Silicon and Ambiq Enable Ultra-Low Power IoT Devices with Smartphone-Class, 3D-Like Graphics

 ATHENS, Greece and AUSTIN, Texas, May 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Think Silicon S.A., the leading provider of ultra-low power GPU IP for embedded systems, and Ambiq, a technology leader recognized in ultra-low power microcontrollers (MCU), System-on-Chips (SoC) and Real-time Clocks (RTC), today announced the companies are working together to bring high-end graphics capabilities to designers of everyday wearable devices.

Axivion Suite chosen by Apex.AI for software development for autonomous vehicles

Stuttgart/Germany, May 19, 2021 – Axivion, a provider for innovative software solutions for static code analysis and protection from software erosion, is now helping to pave the way for autonomous driving and software-defined vehicles. Apex.AI, a company developing breakthrough safety-certified automotive software, has chosen the Axivion Suite as their preferred tool for static analysis – mainly because of its high coverage of the AUTOSAR C++ 14 standard and easy integration to Continuous Integration (CI). Axivion Suite not only supports the development of Apex.OS, a safe, secure and reliable software communication layer for self-driving applications, and Apex.Middleware, a complete and integrated … Read More → "Axivion Suite chosen by Apex.AI for software development for autonomous vehicles"

Rugged Nicomatic EMM Series rectangular connectors resist high vibration and shock to enable miniaturization in harshest-environment applications

May 2021, Bon-en-Chablais, France: EMM Series connectors from Nicomatic, the leading manufacturer of high performance interconnect systems, meet or exceed the performance requirements of MIL 83513-G and MIL-DTL 55302G to reduce space and weight in the most extreme environments, including defence, space, motorsport, civil aviation, UAVs and robotics. The 1.27mm pitch EMM interconnects effect a 40% space reduction over their parent CMM Series and a 20% space saving when compared to standard Micro D connectors.  A recent customer application was a sophisticated missile actuation system; others include the TUM Hyperloop pod motherboard.

On a 1.27mm pitch … Read More → "Rugged Nicomatic EMM Series rectangular connectors resist high vibration and shock to enable miniaturization in harshest-environment applications"

Microchip Opens Registration for Online Education Courses for Embedded Control Engineers

CHANDLER, Ariz., May 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announced it has opened registration for online courses that educate engineers about diverse embedded design topics ranging from C programming to cryptography and help them to use its products most effectively. Microchip University courses offer best practices for implementing a wide variety of systems such as the Internet of Things (IoT), communication protocols like Bluetooth®, Universal Serial Bus (USB) and Controller Area Network (CAN), plus bootloaders and high-speed data analysis using Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs).

“Our customers now have access anytime, … Read More → "Microchip Opens Registration for Online Education Courses for Embedded Control Engineers"

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