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Industry’s First Highly Integrated Radiation-Hardened Motor Controller Consolidates Essential Functions for the Motor Control and Position Sensing Circuitry of Satellite Elements into a Single Chip

Microchip’s LX7720 device increases reliability while reducing weight and board area

October 26, 2020

CHANDLER, Ariz., Oct. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The need to reduce size, weight and power (SWaP) on satellites and other space systems continues to challenge the aerospace market. Combining more than 20 commonly used functions into a single chip, Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announced the Read More → "Industry’s First Highly Integrated Radiation-Hardened Motor Controller Consolidates Essential Functions for the Motor Control and Position Sensing Circuitry of Satellite Elements into a Single Chip"

Mentor partners with Arm to help customers optimize the functional verification of sophisticated, next-generation ICs

October 23, 2020

Mentor, a Siemens business, today announced a partnership with Arm® to help integrated circuit (IC) designers optimize and streamline the functional verification of their Arm-based designs. With this collaboration, the Arm Design Reviews program now offers the expertise of Mentor’s top functional verification engineers to help customers optimize their Arm-based System-on-Chip (SoC) designs.

VadaTech Announces a new 3U VPX with Multi-Channel, Multi-Protocol Avionics, MIL-STD-1553/ARINC429/ARINC717

October 23, 2020

Henderson, NV – October 22, 2020 – VadaTech, a leading manufacturer of integrated systems, embedded boards, enabling software and application-ready platforms, announces the VPX339. The VPX339 is based on the Data Device Corporation (DDC), BU-67118 multi-channel, multi-protocol avionics product. It utilizes the world’s most advanced MIL-STD-1553 technology. The module is low … Read More → "VadaTech Announces a new 3U VPX with Multi-Channel, Multi-Protocol Avionics, MIL-STD-1553/ARINC429/ARINC717"

IAR Systems adds functionality to functional safety certified Renesas RH850 development tools

Latest version of IAR Embedded Workbench for Renesas RH850 further strengthens automotive embedded applications development through added support for position-independent code

October 23, 2020

Uppsala, Sweden—October 22, 2020—IAR Systems®, the future-proof supplier of software tools and services for embedded development, adds new functionality to its development tools for Renesas’ RH850 automotive microcontrollers (MCUs). The latest version of the complete C/C++ compiler and debugger toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench® for Renesas RH850 can now optionally generate position-independent code and/or position-independent data.

The added functionality is very useful in systems where applications are loaded dynamically. When using position-independent code and read-only data (ROPI), the compiler in IAR Embedded Workbench for RH850 will generate code that … Read More → "IAR Systems adds functionality to functional safety certified Renesas RH850 development tools"

E-PEAS Power Management ICs Designed into Air Pollution Monitoring Hardware

October 22, 2020

22nd October 2020 – Driving innovation in energy harvesting, e-peas has gained another major endorsement for its cutting-edge technology. The company’s highly optimised power management ICs are set to feature in a large scale remote monitoring application that is being rolled out across New York.

IoT solutions provider MCCI has incorporated the e-peas AEM10941, which specifically targets solar powered implementations, into a new environmental sensor module that it is about to start deploying. As part of a community-funded project, these sensor nodes will be placed in economically disadvantaged neighbourhoods within the city boroughs of Brooklyn, the Bronx and … Read More → "E-PEAS Power Management ICs Designed into Air Pollution Monitoring Hardware"

Synopsys 3DIC Compiler Enables Samsung Tapeout of Advanced Multi-die Packaging of High-Bandwidth Memories for HPC Applications

Comprehensive Design and Analysis Capabilities Extend Moore's Law for SoCs Through Samsung's Multi-die Integration

October 22, 2020

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Read More → "Synopsys 3DIC Compiler Enables Samsung Tapeout of Advanced Multi-die Packaging of High-Bandwidth Memories for HPC Applications"

Saelig Introduces “Create Your Own EMC Troubleshooting Kit: Essential Tools for EMC Troubleshooting” Book by Ken Wyatt

This 180-page book covers the benefits of creating an EMC troubleshooting kit with suitable Spectrum Analyzers, Near Field Probes, Current Probes, Antennas, Oscilloscopes, Harmonic Comb Generators, and Broadband Preamplifiers.

October 22, 2020

Fairport, NY. Saelig Company, Inc. has introduced a valuable 180-page book “Create Your Own EMC Troubleshooting Kit: Essential Tools for EMC Troubleshooting” by EMC guru Ken Wyatt. This first volume in his EMC Troubleshooting Series covers the benefits of creating a personal EMC troubleshooting kit and also defines which products to include. Individual chapters name suitable Spectrum Analyzers, Near Field Probes, Current Probes, Antennas, Oscilloscopes, Harmonic Comb Generators, and Broadband Preamplifiers.

Electronic products can emit unwanted electromagnetic radiation, or electromagnetic interference (EMI). Regulatory agencies such as the FCC in North America create standards that define … Read More →

NXP Announces Expansion of its Scalable Machine Learning Portfolio and Capabilities

October 19, 2020

NXP makes a strategic investment with Au-Zone Technologies to expand eIQ™ Machine Learning development environment
NXP is the lead technology partner for Arm Ethos-U65 microNPU (Neural Processing Unit), that will be integrated into future i.MX applications processors
Powering a new wave of edge artificial intelligence (AI), new hardware and software will enable NXP to build cost-effective, highly efficient AI solutions in a wide range of embedded devices
EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, Oct. 19, 2020 — NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced that it is enhancing its machine learning development environment and product portfolio. Through … Read More → "NXP Announces Expansion of its Scalable Machine Learning Portfolio and Capabilities"

IoT Security Foundation launches co-ordinated vulnerability disclosure platform for IoT industry

VulnerableThings.com helps vendors prepare for IoT security regulations and assist security researchers with vulnerability reporting

October 19, 2020

19 October 2020: An online platform designed to help IoT vendors receive, assess, manage and mitigate vulnerability reports has been launched by the IoT Security Foundation (IoTSF). VulnerableThings.com aims to simplify the reporting and management of vulnerabilities whilst helping IoT vendors comply with new consumer IoT security standards and regulations.

As the first globally applicable standard for consumer IoT cybersecurity, the new ETSI EN 303 645 specification requires IoT vendors – which could include device manufacturers or importers/distributors – to … Read More → "IoT Security Foundation launches co-ordinated vulnerability disclosure platform for IoT industry"

Rugged ATR Chassis for VITA 48.4 Liquid Flow-Through (LFT) Cooling from Elma

New platform provides reliable operation for intense, power-drive systems

October 19, 2020

Technical Highlights

Accommodates 6U OpenVPX modules needing VITA 48.4 LFT cooling
Full ATR tall short with rugged, bolted construction
Each of the eight backplane slots handles 300 W

FREMONT, Calif., October 2020 – Recognizing the increasing power demands of high-performance embedded systems, Elma Electronic Inc. has released a new Read More → "Rugged ATR Chassis for VITA 48.4 Liquid Flow-Through (LFT) Cooling from Elma"