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Embedded Systems
Embedded SRAM power record claimed
Renesas is claiming record low stand-by power for embedded SRAM, at 13.7nW/Mbit. Speed has been retained – active read-out takes 1.8ns. The firm used its in-house 65nm silicon-on-thin buried oxide (BOX) – SOTB – process for the prototype, and used substrate biasing to adjust the leakage/speed compromise. This gets over challenges with conventional CMOS, such as the increased leakage with ...
Microchip adds high-quality graphics processing to PIC32
Microchip has added a high-resolution 2D graphics controller and 32Mbyte of SDRAM to its 32bit PIC32 microcontroller range. It is aimed developers of embedded products wanting high-quality images and animations on displays up to 12inch. Up to 24bit colour is available in multiple input and output formats – with a global colour palette look-up table (CLUT) supporting 256 colours built ...
Lattice uses FPGA to cut image processing power for robots
Lattice Semiconductor has introduced its first embedded vision development kit for mobile designs that require low power image processing. The low power processing comes from the firm’s ECP5 FPGA, which is combined with an HDMI chip and CrossLink pASSP mobile bridging device. According to Lattice product marketing director, Deepak Boppana, the low power mobile applications include machine vision, smart surveillance cameras, robotics, AR/VR, drones and Advanced ...
Huawei develops ARM-Android open source platform for Linaro
A development platform for the Android open source project (AOSP) has been created by Huawei. The ARM-based hardware is part of the Linaro open source collaborative engineering organization developing software for the ARM ecosystem. The HiKey 960 96Boards development platform from Huawei is now listed on the 96Boards website and will become available through global distribution channels. It is expected to ...
Software algorithms secure embedded designs
Segger has introduced a library of cryptographic algorithms written entirely in C. Called emCrypt, it includes block ciphers, hashes, MACs, and digital signatures required to meet the demanding cryptographic needs of embedded devices. Having been designed from the ground up for use in memory-constrained embedded systems, emCrypt uses minimal resources in respect of memory footprint (RAM/ROM) as well as CPU ...
Amplicon offers UK-built Intel processor-based PC
Amplicon has introduced the Impact-D 160 embedded PC based on a Skylake processor. Designed and built in the UK, the embedded PC will offer two processor options: i5 and i3. The unit offers both mSATA and a mechanical/solid-state drive capability for storage and OS requirements. Support of both cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity allows to “stay connected” even if you lose ...
Mouser signs Intel FPGA board firm ReFLEX CES
Mouser signs a distribution agreement with Intel FPGA-based development board supplier ReFLEX CES.
German ARM-based computers come to the UK with andersDX
German manufacturer Garz & Fricke’s range of ARM-based single-board-computers (SBCs) and human machine interfaces (HMI) are now available in the UK through distributor andersDX. The Garz & Fricke SBCs will be available with semi customised TFT displays. The boards and drivers are specified with standard TFT modules, but andersDX said it will customise the base design to the requirements of each ...
Quick-starting your IoT node design just got easier
Electric Imp, the developer of hardware and software platforms for secure IoT designs, is offering quick-start reference designs for what it believes are the most frequently demanded connectivity and device prototypes. According to Hugo Fiennes, CEO and co-founder of Electric Imp: “We have seen customers cut nine to 12 weeks from prototype and trial schedules, and up to six months of ...