Image compression technology to save power in the blink of an eye

Image compression technology in the PowerVR PVRIC4 IP block enables random access, visually lossless image compression for bandwidth and memory savings for DTVs, smartphones and tablets, says Imagination Technologies. Claimed to halve memory bandwidth and footprint, the IP block targets SoC development for consumer applications to meet the needs of the higher resolution demanded by ...

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Robot self-reconfigures using its own perception

A Cornell University led team has created modular robots that can perceive their surroundings, make decisions and autonomously assume different shapes in order to perform various tasks – although the robots remain error-prone. Given a high-level task specification, the intention is that a modular robot would autonomously explores an unknown environment, decided when and how ...

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Self-clinching nuts and studs for automovtive thin high-strength steel

PEM has introduced self-clinching nuts and studs for the thin sheets of high-strength steel increasingly seen in automotive applications. Called SH self-clincing nuts and HFLH self-clinching studs are manufactured from hardened alloy. “Due to a lightweight design and reduced need for loose hardware such as washers, these fasteners can contribute to overall weight reductions in ...

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Surrey firm uses Honeywell sensors for Formula 1 and UAVs

Surrey Sensors is using Honeywell’s RSC and HSC series of digital pressure sensors in precision measurement systems for sectors including aerospace and Formula 1. “We needed small and accurate board mount pressure sensors. Competitor products we examined couldn’t come close,” said Dr David Birch, research director at SSL, which is a joint venture between the ...

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Smart air con could stabilise power grid

Power grids could be stabilised by smart control of large air conditioning installations, without building occupants noticing, according to the US Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The lab has devised a method to control the heating and cooling systems of a large network of buildings for power grid stability, “which could allow utilities to harness the ...

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Imec makes neural probe available to scientists

Imec is making available its high-density neural probe, Neuropixels, to the global neuroscience research community. With almost a thousand electrodes, and 384 recording channels on a single shank, the Neuropixels probe provides resolution capable of  mapping brain activity. The probes are designed and fabricated on Imec’s advanced silicon platform. Five years ago, in June 2013, ...

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GloFo launches Avera

GLOBALFOUNDRIES has set up a custom silicon subsidiary called Avera Semiconductor to deliver ASIC offerings on 14/12nm and more mature technologies while providing access to alternative foundry processes at 7nm and beyond. Avera’s CEO is Kevin O’Buckley who came over to GloFo with the IBM acquisition. Avera  offers: ●      ASIC offerings on both leading-edge ...

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Imagination offers loss-less image compression core

Imagination has brought out an image compression core which claims to be lossless while 50% smaller than preceding cores. Called PVRIC4, the core  will be incorporated in next-generation PowerVR GPUs and is available for licensing now as a standalone IP block The block is already used by Imagination partners, including Chips & Media. PVRIC4 features a ...

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Intelligent farming

Small Robot Company, the Shropshire agritech start-up, has announced  an early version of Wilma, its AI interface. Wilma is the core of an intelligent, autonomous crop management system for arable farming. Wilma can already distinguish Wheat plants from ‘Not-Wheat’, meaning any images of items that are not wheat plants. Wilma is a granular OS for ...

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SiFive launches more powerful RISC-V core

SiFive, the  RISC-V specialist, has announced SiFive Core IP 7 Series Cores, claimed to be the highest performance commercially available RISC-V cores. The 7 Series product family is designed to enable embedded intelligence with features that have not been available until today. The 7 Series includes the E7, S7 and the U7 series. The SiFive Core ...

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