Lattice Semiconductor has created FPGA reference designs that support LoRa communications, elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) security, signal aggregation and machine learning. The reference design is based on the firm’s iCE40 UltraPlus FPGAs which are designed for low power and small form-factor. Target applications for the reference designs include: Machine Learning / On-device Artificial Intelligence – ...
Read full article: Lattice offers FPGA reference design for machine learning
With the Petya ransomware attack sweeping the world it is not before time that Silicon Valkey is combining to fight terrorism. Silicon Valley’s response is to take on terrorism with The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism formed by Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Microsoft. The companies have been criticised by the US, UK and French governments ...
Read full article: Silicon Valley combines to fight terrorism
Toshiba has sued Western Digital in the Tokyo District court asking for $1 billion in damages and trying to stop WD from interfering in the sale of its chip business. Toshiba also accuses WD of improperly obtaining Toshiba’s private information. Previously WD put the dispute over Toshiba’s auction process to arbitration and sued Toshiba in ...
Read full article: Toshiba sues Western Digital
Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a virtual machine control technology that improves server rack mounting density for each datacenter rack. Currently, in datacenters, the number of servers mounted to a rack is limited by the total rated electrical power of the servers, which must be less than the power supply of the rack. However, often times, ...
Read full article: Fujitsu Labs increase server density
Samsung has overtaken Intel to become the world No.1 semiconductor company. Samsung’s estimated chip revenue for Q2 is $15.1 billion and Intel’s $14.4 billion, according to Nomura. For the full year, forecasts put Samsung’s chip sales at $63.6 billion and Intel’s at $60.5 billion. Intel needed to beat Samsung this year to match TI’s record ...
Read full article: Samsung overtakes Intel to be No.1
Samsung has overtaken Intel to become the world No,1 semiconductor company. Samsung’s estimated chip revenue for Q2 is $15.1 billion and Intel’s $14.4 billion, according to Nomura. For the full year, forecasts put Samsung’s chip sales at $63.6 billion and Intel’s at $60.5 billion. Intel needed to beat Samsung this year to match TI’s record ...
Read full article: Samsung overtakes Intel to become No.1
A constant current LED dimmable driver from Euchips of China is DALI-standard and designed to be waterproof. The EUP50D-1H400C-0WP has an output power of 50W and the output current is 1400mA. The LED driver complies with DALI standard IEC62386, connects with DALI master controller and supports TouchDIM for smooth dimming. The waterproof level is IP65. ...
Read full article: Euchips makes DALI dimmable LED driver waterproof
The EU has imposed a $2.7 billion fine on Google for abuse of a dominant market position – the highest fine the EU has ever imposed. If it doesn’t end its anti-competitive practices within 90 days Google faces further fines of up to 5% of its $90 billion annual revenues. The EU found that Google ...
Read full article: EU fines Google $2.7bn
Distributor Anglia has revealed plans to almost double its turnover to £100m in the next five years after it posted another year of growth.
Read full article: Anglia outlines ambition to double sales to £100m in next five years
Imec has set up a $100-120 million VC fund called Imec.xpand to back early stage tech start-ups. So far it has raised €60 million and it it is targetting €120 million. Investors include investment agencies of the Flemish and Federal government, the universities KU Leuven and UGent, BNP Paribas Fortis, and the investment arms of ...
Read full article: Imec sets up €120 million VC fund
