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STMicroelectronics Boosts Performance While Enhancing Ecosystem on STM32 Microprocessors

Geneva, February 25, 2020 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), a global semiconductor leader  serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, is expanding its STM32MP1 microprocessor (MPU) offering with the addition of new authorized partners, new software functionalities, and a significant performance bump by increasing the clock speed to 800MHz, maintaining software and pin-to-pin compatibility with the 650MHz devices.

The new Read More → "STMicroelectronics Boosts Performance While Enhancing Ecosystem on STM32 Microprocessors"

Bourns Introduces MEMS Environmental Sensor Designed for Ultra-Low Pressure Sensing in a Digital World

RIVERSIDE, Calif., February 25, 2020 – Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, today introduced a new environmental pressure sensor model that provides … Read More → "Bourns Introduces MEMS Environmental Sensor Designed for Ultra-Low Pressure Sensing in a Digital World"

Micron Partners With Seven Industrial Companies to Deliver Robust and Innovative Solutions

SAN JOSE, CALIF. Feb. 25, 2020 — Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), today reaffirmed its three-decade commitment to the industrial market with the introduction of its Industrial Quotient (IQ) Partner Program.

Backed by Micron and other founding members such as Advantech, ATP Electronics, Greenliant, Innodisk, Kontron, Mercury Systems and Viking Technology, Micron’s IQ Partner Program promotes design solutions that deliver high-quality, robust and long-lasting products across a breadth of industrial applications such as factory automation, transportation and defense systems.

Imperas Collaborates with Mentor on RISC-V Core RTL Coverage Driven Design Verification Analysis

Oxford, United Kingdom, February 21, 2020 — Imperas Software Ltd., the leader in virtual platforms and high-performance software simulation, today announced a collaboration with Mentor, a Siemens business, on the latest hardware Design Verification (DV) Flow for RISC-V processor implementations, to ensure an easy to use reference methodology is available to processor developers, users and adopters across the RISC-V ecosystem.

RISC-V as an open ISA (Instruction Set … Read More → "Imperas Collaborates with Mentor on RISC-V Core RTL Coverage Driven Design Verification Analysis"

STMicroelectronics and TSMC Collaborate to Accelerate Market Adoption of Gallium Nitride-Based Products

  • Accelerates the development and delivery of advanced power GaN solutions to market
  • Leverages Automotive-market expertise of ST and the foundry leadership of TSMC
  • Improves wide bandgap efficiency for better energy efficiency in power conversion applications

Geneva, Switzerland and Hsinchu, Taiwan R.O.C., February 20, 2020 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and TSMC (TWSE:2330, NYSE: TSM), the world’s largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, are collaborating to accelerate the development of Gallium Nitride (GaN) process technology … Read More → "STMicroelectronics and TSMC Collaborate to Accelerate Market Adoption of Gallium Nitride-Based Products"

IAR Systems strengthens security development workflow with simplified enhanced IP protection and production control

Uppsala, Sweden—February 20, 2020—IAR Systems, the future-proof supplier of software tools and services for embedded development, announces version 1.40 of the security development tool C-Trust, further simplifying the implementation of security features into the development workflow. New device support includes mainstream devices as well as Arm® TrustZone® for Arm Cortex®-M devices from STMicroelectronics and NXP.

As embedded applications require additional security and companies try to meet the ongoing changes in IoT device legislations, there is a growing need to both protect the Intellectual Property (IP) and to ensure that product integrity is not compromised by counterfeiting and … Read More → "IAR Systems strengthens security development workflow with simplified enhanced IP protection and production control"

Saelig Introduces RBD 9103 USB Graphing Picoammeter

Fairport, NY, USA: Saelig Company, Inc. announces the availability of the RBD 9103 USB Graphing Picoammeter, a compact, versatile, general-purpose picoammeter designed to accurately measure DC current from nanoamps to milliamps via its isolated BNC input. This rugged, portable, and affordable picocurrent sensor is available with high-speed and high-voltage options, optional bias, and 5kVDC float isolation. The 9103 USB Picoammeter measures bi-polar DC current and can be biased from an optional built-in fixed +90VDC bias, or an external low-noise DC power supply. It comes with a NIST-traceable calibration certificate.
The 9103 can take accurate current measurements from 1pA to 2.499 … Read More → "Saelig Introduces RBD 9103 USB Graphing Picoammeter"

Imperas Collaborates with Mentor on RISC-V Core RTL Coverage Driven Design Verification Analysis

Leading commercial simulation technology from Imperas combined with Mentor’s Questa SystemVerilog RTL verification platform extends the hardware design verification of RISC-V cores with industrial quality coverage methodologies

We have announced a collaboration with Mentor, a Siemens business, on the latest hardware Design Verification (DV) Flow for RISC-V processor implementations, to ensure an easy to use reference methodology is available to processor developers, users and adopters across the RISC-V ecosystem.

RISC-V as an open ISA (Instruction Set Architecture) that allows many approaches to implement a processor core and provides SoC developers with a wide range … Read More → "Imperas Collaborates with Mentor on RISC-V Core RTL Coverage Driven Design Verification Analysis"

AdaCore Toolchain for Ada, SPARK and C Now Qualified for ISO 26262 and IEC 61508

NEW YORK & PARIS, February 18, 2020 – AdaCore today announced that three of its signature software development/verification tools for Ada, SPARK and C have been qualified under the ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 functional safety standards. AdaCore has over two decades of certification experience in safety-critical domains such as avionics, space, and rail. By completing the qualification process for automotive and industrial standards, the company has shown that its high integrity technologies … Read More → "AdaCore Toolchain for Ada, SPARK and C Now Qualified for ISO 26262 and IEC 61508"

Lynx unveils LynxOS v7.1, providing migration path for existing deployments

San Jose, California, February 20, 2020 – Lynx Software Technologies, an innovator in modern platform software technologies is using Embedded World to unveil LynxOS v7.1, supporting long term Lynx customers in maintaining their deployments. Lynx is also planning to announce significant adoption behind LYNX MOSA.ic™, the software framework for the development and integration of complex multi-core safety or security systems and a broadening of the operating system and processor choice for LynxSecure at the event.

Ian Ferguson, Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Alliances at Lynx said, “We are … Read More → "Lynx unveils LynxOS v7.1, providing migration path for existing deployments"

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