Renesas automotive chips make most of Android for cars

Renesas Electronics says its R-Car automotive system-on-chips (SoCs) will now run Android 8.0, the first version of Google’s OS which includes support for functions required in automotive systems. An R-Car reference package for Android comprises a reference board and an extension board as hardware environment, and the board support package (BSP) as software support. The ...

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32bit ARM power in a tiny wearable, sewable, package

Adafruit has created an ARM Cortex-M0 version of its Gemma wearable development board and single-board computer – the original has an 8bit ATtiny85. Called Gemma M0 it is 28mm in diameter and 7mm high, with crocodile clip sewing pads for solderless wearable applications and a Microchip (Atmel) ATSAMD21E18 on-board. This vastly more powerful chip offers ...

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Thick-film chip resistor has high sulfur resistance

Vishay Intertechnology has introduced a range of thick-film chip resistors that combine advanced sulfur resistance with good pulse load performance and high power ratings. With automotive and industrial applications in mind, the AEC-Q200 qualified resistors feature a construction that provides a sulfur withstand ability in accordance with ASTM B809‑95, tested at an advanced level of 90 ...

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Plessey LEDs boost alstroemeria growth

Plessey and Dutch alstroemeria grower Together2Grow have trialled the combination of Plessey LED grow lights combined with existing high-pressure sodium (HPS) lighting in a hybrid installation. The four-month trial has been running since the end of November to assess the benefits of adding LED to existing HPS lighting compared to just using HPS lamps. The alstroemeria ...

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Xilinx sampling Zynq UltraScal+ RFSoc family

Xilinx is sampling its Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC family, an architecture integrating the RF signal chain into an SoC for 5G wireless, cable Remote-PHY, and radar. Based on 16nm UltraScale+ MPSoC architecture, the All Programmable RFSoCs monolithically integrate RF data converters for up to 50-75 percent system power and footprint reduction, and soft-decision Forward Error Correction ...

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Imec fabs dense neural probe

Imec has fabricated a demonstrator of a neural probe with unprecedented electrode density within the framework of the  Neuroseeker EU-project. Designed and fabricated in silicon technology, the probe is suitable for breakthrough bio-interfaces and implants that will shape the future of neuroscience. With hundreds of electrodes capable of contacting and reading out single neurons, this ...

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