German research incubator Fraunhofer IPMS is working on a portable cuff that can be used to detect deep vein thrombosis (DVT) using ultrasound scanning from CMUTs – capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers. “They are considered to be the next generation of medical ultrasound sensors,” according to Fraunhofer. “The low-cost mass production of CMUTs makes them widely available. Their advantages, such as ...
A single IC can measure pH, nitrate, phosphate and potassium levels in water, according to the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems, which has developed a way to monolithically combine multiple ion-sensitive field-effect transistors (isfets) “Due to their resistance to breakage, isfets are already widely used in pH measurement technology, especially in food production,” according to the organisation. “Fraunhofer IPMS has ...
Infineon has had its forthcoming TC4x automotive microcontrollers cleared for safe AI processing by the Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems (IKS). “Embedded AI is becoming increasingly important for safety-critical real-time applications,” said Infineon. “However, this also creates new requirements and standards that must be considered during the complete product lifecycle.” The TC4x family includes ‘PPU’ (parallel processing unit), an AI-accelerator ...
Faster on-die memory access for AI processing could spring from a collaboration between network-on-chip intellectual property company Arteris and the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (Fraunhofer IESE). Memory access is important with neural network algorithms as their execution requires large quantities of data to be transferred between processing elements and memory, increasing emphasis on the performance of the access ...
Solar cells tend to work better with an anti-reflection coating, and perovskite solar cells are no exception. Planar magnesium fluoride anti-reflection coatings work on perovskite cells, but could the nano-scale surface texturing used on some silicon cells be applied to pervoskite cells? This was the question asked at the University of Warsaw, which worked with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar ...
The Dresden Research Institute has developed a CMOS-integrated micromirror array in which each mirror can be individually deflected around two tilting axes (right). There are 512 x 320 individually addressable mirrors, each 48μm across. Fraunhofer IPMS is handling commercialisation, and said that the mirrors enable “the redirection of light beams or the generation and control of 2D intensity profiles and ...
Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS has had a version of its 32bit AIRisc RISC-V microcontroller intellectual property certified by by TÜV SGS to the ISO 26262 ASIL-D automotive safety standard. Called AIRisc-Safety, it can now be licensed from the organisation, which also offers customised versions for asic and FPGA integration. “Certification means that industrial customers directly receive a ...
To fend-off quantum computer based attacks on secured digital identities, four German organisations are attempting to guarantee long-term security using quantum random numbers and post-quantum cryptography on classical hardware. “We also want to secure network communication, signatures and database encryption using post-quantum cryptography,” said Alexander Noack (photo) of project member Fraunhofer IPMS. Another goal of the project is to develop ...
To defend against quantum computer based hacking, Infineon and partners have revealed an electronic passport demonstrator that meets the security requirements of the quantum computing era, claims Infineon. “Today we are launching the encryption procedures which will be needed to repel quantum computer attacks of tomorrow,” said company head of identification products Maurizio Skerlj. “Working together with our collaboration partners ...
Kymeta, a satellite communications company, has partnered with Intelsat, the satellite services provider, to demo satellite-enabled 5G connectivity for mobile comms. The demonstration involved Kymeta’s electronically steered flat-panel u8 antenna using Intelsat’s integrated satellite and terrestrial network. The companies described it as the first test of its kind in a mobile environment. The demonstration was carried out by the research ...
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