Risc-V day: Greenwaves’ pushes AI to the very edge of IoT

GAP 8 is an ultra-low-power Risc-V AI processor from Grenoble-based GreenWaves, aimed at inferencing (executing already-trained neural networks) inside battery-operated IoT sensors. “Battery-operated sensors have, until now, been restricted to simple data sources such as temperature and humidity,” according to the firm. “But there is increasing interest in processing richer data sources such as images, sounds, ...

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Risc-V day: Microchip adds Risc-V hard IP to PolarFire FPGAs

Microchip detailed an FPGA family with a quad core 64bit RISC-V processor alongside the programmable array. Called ‘PolarFire SoC’, the “architecture brings real-time deterministic asymmetric multiprocessing capability to Linux platforms in a multi-core coherent CPU cluster”, according to the firm, which worked with Risc-V specialist SiFive to create the devices. Real-time operation is included for ...

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Maxim buck-boost converter 96% efficient with quiescent current of 6µA

Maxim Integrated has introduced the Max77827, a buck-boost converter featuring a quiescent current (IQ) of 6µA and peak efficiency of 96%. It addresses the power requirements of low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) applications, asset tracking devices and IoT applications. The 1.5A compact converter (2.04×1.64mm WLP size and less than 15mm² total) allows 1.8-5.5V input and 2.3-5.3V ...

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Mouser signs MATRIX

MMouser has signed a global distribution agreement with MATRIX Industries the Silicon Valley materials science and thermal engineering specialists. Through the agreement, Mouser is now stocking MATRIX Mercury energy harvesting DC/DC boost converters and associated kits, perfect for IoT or wearable engineers — from hobbyists to design engineers in large companies. MATRIX Mercury DC/DC boost ...

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August semi sales down 15.9% y-o-y says SIA

August semiconductor sales of $34.2 billion were 15.9% down y-o-y – the eigth consecutive month of y-o-y decline – but up 2.5% on July, reports the SIA. “While worldwide semiconductor sales remain well behind the totals reached in 2018, month-to-month sales increased in two consecutive months for the first time in nearly a year,” says ...

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Cambridge-based Blutick online maths education platform uses AI

Cambridge-based Rob Percival, former maths teacher turned entrepreneur, has created a maths learning system using artificial intelligence (AI) called Blutick. The program was developed in close collaboration with The Perse School in Cambridge, and backed by investment from the Cambridge Angels network. “We are delighted to be working in partnership with Blutick to create this ...

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Focalspec sensors capture 3D tomography at 27m data points per second

Focalspec is introducing two line confocal sensors, the LCI1220 and LCI1620. With them, the firm says, consumer electronics manufacturers can capture not just 3D topography and 2D intensity data, but also 3D tomography with a speed of up to 27m data points per second. They can be used to inspect any surface types, including curved, ...

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Xilinx puts new life into HTC and AI development

Xilinx embraces open source community and introduces the Vitis software platform for hardware and software development. At this year’s Xilinx Developers Forum, the company introduced the Vitis software platform, which tailors the hardware architecture to the software of algorithm code without intervention. President and CEO, Victor Peng, explained that the unified platform was developed to ...

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TSMC hits back at GloFo

TSMC has retaliated against Globalfoundries’ lawsuit against it for allegedly infringing 15 GloFo patents by launching a lawsuit against GloFo alleging it violated 25 TSMC patents. TSMC is suing GloFo in every country  in which GloFo manufactures – Germany, the USA and Singapore. “TSMC has invested tens of billions in innovations,” says TSMC’s lawyer  Sylvia ...

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