Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, rolled out a global network of technology partners that deliver commercial grade building blocks across its broad range of microcontroller (MCU) lines. The “Renesas Ready Partner Network” delivers a broad range of building-block solutions that address important technologies critical to next generation IoT design, including artificial…
Renesas unveils automotive gateway solution with R-Car S4 SoCs and PMICs
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today unveiled an innovative automotive gateway solution with R-Car S4 system-on-chips (SoCs) and power management ICs (PMICs) for next-generation vehicle computers, communication gateways, domain servers and application servers. Renesas’ new solution meets the automotive industry’s demands for high-speed networking, security, performance, and functional safety levels required…
Melexis and emotion3D develop 3D Time-of-Flight demonstrator
Melexis, a global provider of automotive semiconductors, and emotion3D, a supplier of camera-based automotive in-cabin analysis software, have joined forces to offer a unique 3D Time-of-Flight (ToF) demonstrator. This solution combines the driver-monitoring system (DMS) with high-precision 3D driver localization, to dynamically align augmented reality head-up displays (AR HUD) objects. Melexis and emotion3D’s novel DMS…
STMicroelectronics announces new STM32Cube software packs and tools
STMicroelectronics has announced new STM32Cube software packs and tools, as well as evaluation boards, to accelerate development with the latest STM32U5 microcontrollers (MCUs), which are now ready for mass-market applications with stock at authorized distributors. The STM32U575 and STM32U585 MCUs combine security and power-saving innovations with the increased performance and energy efficiency of the latest Arm Cortex-M33 core. With up to 2MB…
STMicroelectronics and Nu Eyne launch smart, BLU eye-therapy device
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider, and Nu Eyne, Korea’s innovative medical device manufacturer, have jointly announced a Nu Eyne wearable therapy device for eye care, powered by an STM32WB55 dual-core Bluetooth LE (BLE) microcontroller (MCU). Nu Eyne’s recently launched CELLENA wearable device using electric current and light emitted to the eyes and associated nerves to…
Renesas launches new 32-bit RA family of microcontrollers
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has announced the expansion of its 32-bit RA Family of microcontrollers (MCUs) with a new Group based on the latest Arm Cortex-M33 core. The new 100-MHz RA4E1 Group has best-in-class power consumption balanced with high performance and optimized feature integration. It enables fast design cycles and…
Microchip joins DARPA toolbox initiative for easier technology access
Microchip Technology announced that it has joined the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Toolbox initiative that gives the organization’s researchers simplified open licensing opportunities with commercial technology vendors. Microchip’s participation will speed innovation across a variety of defense and aerospace development programs by giving qualified DARPA researchers zero-cost access to the company’s Libero design…
Renesas unveils software development kit for automated driving applications
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, recently unveiled the R-Car Software Development Kit (SDK) — a complete software platform in a single package that enables quicker and easier software development and validation for smart camera and automated driving applications used in passenger, commercial, and off-road vehicles. “Software development and delivery has been…
The Software République is shaping tomorrow’s mobility with a new challenge
Since the announcement of the creation of the Software République in April 2021, the six members have aimed to develop tomorrow’s mobility solutions and systems. To stimulate innovation within an open ecosystem, Atos, Dassault Systèmes, Orange, Renault Group, STMicroelectronics, and Thales, are organizing a new competition called, ‘The Mobility 4.0 Challenge by the Software République.’…
Toshiba’s Elevate Sky leverages the cloud to support a fully digital workforce
Toshiba America Business Solutions is enabling businesses to easily leverage cloud-based workplace solutions for today’s modern workforce. The company’s Elevate Sky platform features a broad portfolio of Toshiba and third-party cloud-enabled systems, software, and services — including print, document and printer fleet management, workflow and beyond. Together, these allow users to manage devices and content entirely…
Dialog providing power management for Xilinx’s adaptive system-on-modules
Dialog Semiconductor, a provider of battery management, AC/DC power conversion, Wi-Fi, BluetoothLE, and Industrial ICs, announced that it has expanded its collaboration with Xilinx — which offers adaptive computing. Dialog has been selected to provide the power management for Xilinx’s new Kria adaptive system-on-modules (SOMs) targeted for vision AI applications in smart cities and factories.…
NI unveils product advancements in software-connected systems
NI has announced its latest product advancements designed to fuel innovation across the production process — from testing and validation to R&D and design. NI first unveiled these product advancements at NI Connect, a virtual experience dedicated to exploring how test and data analytics will shape the world’s newest innovations and provide engineers the information…
VE-VIDES partners launch research project for trustworthy electronics
Coordinated by Infineon Technologies, the “Design methods and hardware/software co-verification for the unique identifiability of electronic components” (VE-VIDES) research project has officially begun operations. Twelve partners from the research and academic sectors, as well as from electronics and end user industries, are working together to develop a holistic security concept for the Internet of Things.…
IotaComm launches beta version of its new IoT platform
Iota Communications (IotaComm), a wireless communication and data analytics software company, announced the launch of the beta version of their new Internet of Things (IoT) product platform, Delphi360. Delphi360 is uniquely designed to deliver data-driven insights to commercial and industrial facility managers. Sensors, gateways, and machines communicate data over a LoRaWAN low power wide area…
Samsung expands its software-defined networking solutions
Samsung Electronics announced that it’s expanding its portfolio of software-defined networking (SDN) solutions with new capabilities designed to help mobile operators and enterprises manage networks more easily. The company’s SDN portfolio already supports data-center operations. With expanded capabilities, Samsung’s new SDN solutions will power enterprises in various sectors including education, retail and energy. This full…
Microchip launches first, single-chip network synchronization 5G solution
The latest 5G technology requires time sources to be synchronized throughout a packet-switched network 10 times more accurately than 4G requirements. Microchip Technology now makes it possible to achieve 5G performance with the first single-chip, highly integrated, low-power, multi-channel integrated circuit (IC), coupled with the company’s widely adopted and reliable IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol…
Microchip’s reference design compliant with recently released Qi 1.3 specification
The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) recently released the Qi 1.3 specification that requires authentication for improved safety when transmitting up to 15W of power between a transmitter and a receiver. To meet the requirements of the specification, Microchip Technology announced a new Qi 1.3 wireless charging reference design that provides developers of wireless charging systems for…
NI Connect: Learn how test and data analytics will shape new innovations
National Instruments (NI) is hosting its next digital event, NI Connect, on July 27th and 28th. This free, virtual experience will explore how test and data analytics will shape the world’s newest innovations and advancements. Attendees will hear stories from innovators around the world and preview the latest NI products that empower them to Engineer…
Melexis launches free magnetic design simulator
Melexis, a global microelectronics engineering company, has developed a free online simulation application for its Triaxis range of magnetic sensors, covering linear and rotary applications. It simulates the sensor’s performance in a customer’s application with a high level of accuracy, including stray field immunity. The online tool gives customers’ engineering teams the ability to design…
Maxim and SICK develop industry’s smallest LiDAR safety laser scanner
Maxim Integrated Products announced that its software-configurable digital IO products helped enable a 50 percent size reduction for the microScan3 Core I/O LiDAR-based safety laser scanner from SICK AG. Achieving the industry’s smallest design allows SICK, which offers industrial sensor-based solutions, to expand the versatility of the new nanoScan3 Safety Laser Scanner for machines and…