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Cadence Extends Popular Tensilica Vision and AI DSP IP Product Line with New DSPs Targeting High-End and Always-On Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 22, 2021—Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today expanded its popular Tensilica® Vision DSP product family with the debut of two new DSP IP cores for embedded vision and AI. Packing an industry-leading 3.8 tera operations per second (TOPS), the flagship Cadence® Tensilica Vision Q8 DSP delivers 2X performance and memory bandwidth compared to the Tensilica Vision Q7 DSP and energy efficiency for high-end vision and imaging applications in the automotive and mobile markets. The Tensilica Vision P1 DSP is optimized for always-on and smart sensor applications in the consumer market, providing an energy-efficient solution.

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Aitech’s Powerful, NVIDIA GPU-based U-C5300 Graphics Board Aligns with SOSA Technical Standard

U-C5300 Technical Specifications
  • Powerful NVIDIA GPUs, based on NVIDIA’s Turing architecture (NVIDIA Quadro T1000 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 GPU options)
  • 3U VPX graphics card aligns with The Open Group Sensor Open Systems Architecture™ (SOSA) Technical Standard
  • High-performance 4-head multiple output graphics
  • Support for Vulkan, CUDA®, OpenCL, OpenGL and DirectX 12

3kW AC-DC power supplies provide 150 to 800VDC with voltage and current programming

April 22nd, 2021 – XP Power today announced the introduction of the HDL3000-HV series of single-phase input 3kW AC-DC power supplies with output voltages from 150V to 400VDC, with up to 800VDC realised by connecting units in series. All models feature output voltage and current adjustment ranging from 0 to 105% using analogue (via voltage or resistance) or digital (I2C, RS485 and RS232) interfaces enabling the user to optimise & tailor the power solution to the application.

The HDL3000-HV series, with both constant voltage and constant current operation, addresses applications that require higher supply voltages including battery test … Read More → "3kW AC-DC power supplies provide 150 to 800VDC with voltage and current programming"

eSync Alliance and GENIVI Alliance collaborate on data standardization

Silicon Valley, CA, April 22, 2021 – The eSync™ Alliance announces that it is working with the GENIVI Alliance to standardize communications with the connected car. By aligning the eSync data pipeline with a joint effort of GENIVI and World Wide Web … Read More → "eSync Alliance and GENIVI Alliance collaborate on data standardization"

21st century high power switching on PCB: Register now for a deep-dive with experts

MUNICH, APRIL 2021

High voltage and high current handling is no longer a domain of industrial processes – domestic wall boxes, charging cables, inverters or solar grid technology are a 21st century reality that require groundbreakingly efficient, reliable safe switching technologies.

Hosted by Vogel Communications / Elektronik Praxis and Panasonic Industry and scheduled on 10th of June as hybrid live event at the Read More → "21st century high power switching on PCB: Register now for a deep-dive with experts"

STMicroelectronics Joins mioty® Alliance Extending Opportunities for Massive IoT Applications

Geneva, April 22, 2021 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, is inspiring next-generation Massive IoT applications, which are driven by scale rather than speed, through support for the mioty® standard, which enables highly scalable, long-range, and extremely low-power wireless connections.

Joining the mioty Alliance, which maintains the specifications and promotes the technology, ST has announced availability of a protocol stack from ST Authorized Partner Stackforce that allows customers to create mioty devices using the Read More → "STMicroelectronics Joins mioty® Alliance Extending Opportunities for Massive IoT Applications"

TSMC certifies Aprisa place-and-route solution from Siemens on TSMC‘s N6 process

Siemens today announced that its close collaboration with longtime foundry partner TSMC has resulted in the certification of its Aprisa place-and-route solution for TSMC’s advanced N6 process, a powerful enhancement of the broadly-adopted 7-nanometer (nm) family of technologies.

Siemens’ Aprisa product line is a leader in next-generation place-and-route technology for the design of highly advanced integrated-circuits (ICs). Engineered to help enable exceptional quality of results, the Aprisa tools offer complete gate-level-to-GDSII hierarchical and block level physical implementation solutions. Siemens acquired the Aprisa tools from Avatar Integrated Systems in August 2020 to extend its portfolio of world-class IC … Read More → "TSMC certifies Aprisa place-and-route solution from Siemens on TSMC‘s N6 process"

Electrocomponents partners with The Washing Machine Project to improve the lives of 100,000 people worldwide

LONDON, UK, 21 April 2021 – Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), a global omni-channel solutions partner for industrial customers and suppliers, Read More → "Electrocomponents partners with The Washing Machine Project to improve the lives of 100,000 people worldwide"

Keysight Releases Fourth Security Report Highlighting Three Critical Areas of Concern to Network Security

SANTA ROSA, Calif. April 21, 2021

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, today announced its fourth Keysight Security Report. The 2021 report features network security trends over … Read More → "Keysight Releases Fourth Security Report Highlighting Three Critical Areas of Concern to Network Security"

Samsung Electronics Expands its Galaxy Upcycling Program to Enable Consumers to Repurpose Galaxy Smartphones into Smart Home Devices

SEOUL, KOREA – April 21, 2021 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced the expansion of its Galaxy Upcycling program with Galaxy Upcycling at Home, an initiative that gives new life to older Galaxy smartphones by converting them into a variety of IoT (Internet of Things) devices through a simple software update. Samsung has implemented the beta service for Galaxy Upcycling at Home in the US, the UK and Korea[i] today. With Galaxy Upcycling at Home, users can easily turn their old Galaxy devicesRead More → "Samsung Electronics Expands its Galaxy Upcycling Program to Enable Consumers to Repurpose Galaxy Smartphones into Smart Home Devices"

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