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Imec and XIMEA launch industrial grade hyperspectral camera solution addressing the high-quality standards for machine vision applications

New camera paves the way to full industrial adoption of video rate hyperspectral imaging

December 4, 2020

LEUVEN (Belgium), 26 November, 2020 — Today, imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, and XIMEA, German manufacturer of scientific and industrial-grade cameras, announce their intensified collaboration that has resulted in a series of new hyperspectral cameras (xiSpec2). The cameras come with a high spectral fidelity and the necessary tools and after-sales support to match the needs of the rapidly evolving machine vision market, including guaranteed spectral data quality, ease of use, and calibration. The intensified collaboration between imec and XIMEA will speed up the adoption … Read More → "Imec and XIMEA launch industrial grade hyperspectral camera solution addressing the high-quality standards for machine vision applications"

Global element14 Community Unites to Fight COVID-19

Members work together to provide free masks and shields for first responders, create germ fighting electronics designs and provide open source instructions for building ventilators

December 4, 2020

Chicago – December 1, 2020: element14, an Avnet community, has seen its global membership of engineers and makers rise to the challenge to stay safe and support their friends, family and local first responders during the pandemic. The element14 Community’s focus has been on encouraging innovation to create germ-fighting solutions, providing 3D printers to produce face shields and masks, and sharing open source instructions … Read More → "Global element14 Community Unites to Fight COVID-19"

Nexperia launches AEC-Q101-qualified, leadless CAN-FD protection diodes with industry-leading ESD performance

AOI-compatible; excellent RF performance

December 4, 2020

Nijmegen, December 2nd 2020: Nexperia, the expert in essential semiconductors, has announced new leadless ESD protection devices for CAN-FD applications. Devices are available in leadless packages with side-wettable flanks that enable AOI tools to be used. Fully AEC-Q101-qualified, the PESD2CANFDx series parts also offer industry-leading ESD and RF performance, and save PCB space.

Nexperia offers silicon-based ESD protection for the CAN-FD bus … Read More → "Nexperia launches AEC-Q101-qualified, leadless CAN-FD protection diodes with industry-leading ESD performance"

Himax Ultralow Power WE-I Plus Endpoint AI Development Board available at SparkFun to enable AI everywhere

December 4, 2020

TAINAN, Taiwan, Dec. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Himax Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HIMX) (“Himax”), a leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display drivers and other semiconductor products, today announced its WE-I Plus EVB, an Endpoint AI Development Board that incorporates Himax’s ultralow power HX6537-A WE-I Plus AI processor and HM0360 always-on image sensor, is now available at SparkFun, a specialized online retail store which caters to diverse demands from developers for Endpoint AI deployment.

High performance Endpoint AI solution with ultralow power consumption
The WE-I Plus processor is designed … Read More → "Himax Ultralow Power WE-I Plus Endpoint AI Development Board available at SparkFun to enable AI everywhere"

GaN Systems and ON Semiconductor Release 100V High-Speed, Half Bridge Evaluation Board

December 3, 2020

OTTAWA, Ontario, December 3, 2020 – GaN Systems, the global leader in GaN (gallium nitride) power semiconductors, announced today a new 100V High-Speed, Half-Bridge Evaluation Board (GS-EVB-HB-61008P-ON) in collaboration with ON Semiconductor (OnSemi), a world-leading supplier of power semiconductor ICs. Available now through distribution partners, this high-performance solution is developed for existing and new PCB designs and … Read More → "GaN Systems and ON Semiconductor Release 100V High-Speed, Half Bridge Evaluation Board"

Siemens and Auto-Info develop mobile COVID-19 test stations with a rapid test laboratory

December 3, 2020

Closed system operation for the safety of patients and medical staff
Contamination protection thanks to flexible, scalable HVAC control solution
Meets relevant standards for healthcare
Easy installation and location-independent operation

In cooperation with Auto-Info, Siemens Smart … Read More →

Developing Autonomous Vehicles Faster with End-to-End Solutions from dSPACE on Microsoft Azure

dSPACE is combining its comprehensive simulation portfolio with the highly scalable computing infrastructure of Microsoft Azure.

December 3, 2020

San Jose (Silicon Valley), CA, December 3, 2020. dSPACE will offer customers its comprehensive solutions for data-driven development of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) on the Microsoft cloud computing platform Azure. dSPACE will work with Microsoft to offer research and development engineers in the automotive industry an end-to-end solution that is scalable, secure, efficient, and agile.

The development of ADAS/AD functions relies on capturing large volumes of data from the vehicle perception sensors, buses, and networks, and on generating simulated scenarios to analyze the behavior of the software, individual systems … Read More → "Developing Autonomous Vehicles Faster with End-to-End Solutions from dSPACE on Microsoft Azure"

STMicroelectronics Adds FreeRTOS™ Thread-Aware Debug to STM32CubeIDE Development Environment

December 3, 2020

Geneva, December 3, 2020 – STMicroelectronics has added support for FreeRTOS™ thread-aware debugging to its Read More → "STMicroelectronics Adds FreeRTOS™ Thread-Aware Debug to STM32CubeIDE Development Environment"

MagnaChip Launches New High-Voltage 700V/800V Super Junction MOSFETs

Expanded high-voltage product family targets TV, LED lighting and fast charger markets

December 3, 2020

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 3, 2020 — MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (“MagnaChip”) (NYSE: MX) today announced eight new 700V and 800V series high-voltage Super Junction Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (SJ MOSFETs), featuring high performance and efficiency and optimized for TV, LED lighting and fast charger applications.

MagnaChip began SJ MOSFET development in 2013. Cumulative shipments have now reached 1.5 billion units, and the company’s flagship 600V SJ MOSFETs have been supplied to, among others, the world’s largest TV brands in Korea. MagnaChip is now taking the next step by launching next generations of high-voltage SJ … Read More → "MagnaChip Launches New High-Voltage 700V/800V Super Junction MOSFETs"

Synopsys and Samsung Foundry Collaborate to Deliver Fastest Design Closure and Signoff for Process Nodes Down to 3nm

Signoff Flow Enables High-Performance Computing, 5G and AI Advanced Design to Achieve Fastest Time-to-Results with Superior Power, Performance and Area

December 3, 2020

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

Collaboration includes multiple signoff domains and spans library characterization to full-chip signoff for accelerated design closure
Signoff solution innovations address unique challenges from 5nm to 3nm to ensure signoff accuracy with 20X faster runtime and half the memory consumption
Customer productivity enhanced by 5X reduction in ECO iterations … Read More → "Synopsys and Samsung Foundry Collaborate to Deliver Fastest Design Closure and Signoff for Process Nodes Down to 3nm"