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Microchip PCIe® Switches Provide High-Performance Connectivity for Open Compute Project’s Accelerator Infrastructure

Switchtec™ PCIe switches enable the high-performance, low-latency fabric connectivity required to fulfill the industry’s vision for interoperable artificial intelligence hardware accelerators
October 3, 2019

CHANDLER, Ariz., October 3, 2019 – The rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning (DL) and High-Performance Computing (HPC) is driving demand to streamline the development of systems utilizing hardware accelerators that are optimized for the bandwidth needs and flexible interconnect requirements of these workloads. Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) is helping to meet this industry need with Advanced Fabric PCIe switches that provide the interconnect technology for the OCP Open Accelerator Infrastructure (OAI).

Switchtec™ Gen4 PAX Advanced Fabric PCIe switches provide the HIB high-performance connectivity and other capabilities required to provide … Read More → "Microchip PCIe® Switches Provide High-Performance Connectivity for Open Compute Project’s Accelerator Infrastructure"

ANSI and VITA Ratify ANSI/VITA 46.0-2019 VPX Baseline Standard

Popular standard for critical and intelligent embedded computing systems updated to meet current market requirements
October 2, 2019

VITA, October 2, 2019 — VITA, the trade association for standard computing architectures serving critical and intelligent embedded computing systems markets, announces the ratification by ANSI and VITA of the ANSI/VITA 46.0-2019 VPX Baseline Standard for critical embedded computing. This standard has completed the VITA and ANSI processes reaching full recognition under guidance of VITA.

The VITA/ANSI process requires that every active standard be reviewed every five years. The VITA 46 VPX working group started work in March 2003, ratifying a baseline VPX standard in 2007, and revised in 2013. This 2019 revision makes several deletions, clarifications and updates to the capabilities defined … Read More → "ANSI and VITA Ratify ANSI/VITA 46.0-2019 VPX Baseline Standard"

​Unisys Stealth® Integrates New Microsoft Application Program Interface to Provide Uninterrupted Security for Critical Workloads in Microsoft Azure

​New interface enables clients to automatically update Stealth security settings to protect access to Azure services without disruption
October 1, 2019

BLUE BELL, Pa., September 30, 2019 – Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced that its award-winning Unisys Stealth® security software suite now leverages the new Microsoft Azure Service Tag Discovery Application Program Interface (API) for additional security for clients accessing cloud-based Azure services. Stealth™ will work with the new API to update security configuration rules automatically to enable uninterrupted access to Azure services. 

The Service Tag Discovery API, now available for public testing, provides a critical capability for enterprise clients that require secure access to Microsoft Azure services without disruption. … Read More → "​Unisys Stealth® Integrates New Microsoft Application Program Interface to Provide Uninterrupted Security for Critical Workloads in Microsoft Azure"

UltraSoC selected by Japan’s NSITEXE for automotive development

Embedded analytics to boost design of future autonomous vehicles
October 1, 2019

CAMBRIDGE, UK; Tokyo, Japan
30 September 2019

UltraSoC today announced that its embedded analytics technologies have been selected by Japanese company NSITEXE, Inc. (hereinafter, NSITEXE, a subsidiary of DENSO Corporation, the global automotive components manufacturer) to monitor performance and improve quality and reliability, particularly in future autonomous vehicle designs.

Hideki Sugimoto, CTO of NSITEXE commented: “To extract more useful information from sensors, processor performance requirements are continuously increasing in a variety of industries. We need to meet these real demands with our and other processors. The insights, monitoring and reporting enabled by UltraSoC’s development and … Read More → "UltraSoC selected by Japan’s NSITEXE for automotive development"

Nubix.io Launches Edge-Native Tiny Containers for IoT Application Development and Analytics

Nubix.io Enables Embedded Developers to Create IoT Applications in Minutes on Raspberry Pi and BeagleBone Single Board Computers
October 1, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO—October 1, 2019—Nubix.io, a pioneer in edge-native containers and analytics for the Internet of Things (IoT), today launched its Developer Edition with … Read More → "Nubix.io Launches Edge-Native Tiny Containers for IoT Application Development and Analytics"

Microchip Simplifies Hardware-Based IoT Security with the Industry’s First Pre-Provisioned Solutions for Deployments of Any Size

With a minimum orderable quantity of 10 units, Microchip’s Trust Platform provides hardware-based secure key storage for low-, mid- and high-volume deployments
October 1, 2019

CHANDLER, Ariz., September 30, 2019 — As the number and types of connected devices proliferates, market fragmentation and security vulnerabilities in the Internet of Things (IoT) have created significant challenges for developers. Hardware-based security is the only way to protect secret keys from physical attacks and remote extraction, but extensive security expertise, development time and costs are required to configure and provision each device. With companies producing anywhere from hundreds to millions of connected devices per year across the globe, scalability of architecture can be a major barrier to deployments. Manufacturers typically have … Read More → "Microchip Simplifies Hardware-Based IoT Security with the Industry’s First Pre-Provisioned Solutions for Deployments of Any Size"

eSilicon Announces Availability of 7nm High-Bandwidth Interconnect (HBI+) PHY for Die-to-Die Interconnects

The PHY supports 2.5D applications such as silicon interposers and silicon bridges for system-on-chip (SoC) to chiplets and SoC partitioning
September 30, 2019

SAN JOSE, Calif. — September 23, 2019 — eSilicon, a leading provider of FinFET ASICs, market-specific IP platforms and advanced 2.5D packaging solutions, announced today its 7nm high-bandwidth interconnect (HBI™)+ physical interface (PHY) IP is available to be licensed for inclusion in customer designs. This special-purpose hard IP block delivers a high-bandwidth, low-power and low-latency wide-parallel, clock-forwarded PHY interface for 2.5D applications including system-on-chip (SoC) to chiplets and SoC partitioning for complex subsystems. Silicon interposer and silicon bridge technologies are supported.

eSilicon’ … Read More → "eSilicon Announces Availability of 7nm High-Bandwidth Interconnect (HBI+) PHY for Die-to-Die Interconnects"

KEMET’s New KC-LINKTM Capacitor Series Offers Industry Leading Performance for Fast Switching Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Applications

September 30, 2019

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., September 30, 2019 — KEMET Corporation (“KEMET” or the “Company”) (NYSE: KEM), a leading global supplier of electronic components, has announced a complete capacitance and voltage offering for the KC-LINKTM ceramic surface mount capacitors in the EIA 3640 case size.  The very high ripple current capabilities make KC-LINK capacitors ideal for use with fast-switching wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors, which enables power converters to operate at higher voltages, temperatures and frequencies, and achieve higher efficiency levels and greater power density. The devices are suitable for use in DC-Link, snubber and resonant applications.

KC-LINK capacitors are available with capacitance values … Read More → "KEMET’s New KC-LINKTM Capacitor Series Offers Industry Leading Performance for Fast Switching Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Applications"

Microchip Simplifies Hardware-Based IoT Security with the Industry’s First Pre-Provisioned Solutions for Deployments of Any Size

With a minimum orderable quantity of 10 units, Microchip’s Trust Platform provides hardware-based secure key storage for low-, mid- and high-volume deployments
September 30, 2019

CHANDLER, Ariz., September 30, 2019 — As the number and types of connected devices proliferates, market fragmentation and security vulnerabilities in the Internet of Things (IoT) have created significant challenges for developers. Hardware-based security is the only way to protect secret keys from physical attacks and remote extraction, but extensive security expertise, development time and costs are required to configure and provision each device. With companies producing anywhere from hundreds to millions of connected devices per year across the globe, scalability of architecture can be a major barrier to deployments. Manufacturers typically have only been able to support configuring and … Read More → "Microchip Simplifies Hardware-Based IoT Security with the Industry’s First Pre-Provisioned Solutions for Deployments of Any Size"

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