Maxim announces two LiDAR ICs at Embedded World

Maxim launched two LiDAR ICs at Embedded World this year, the Max400026 comparator and Max40660/Max40661 transimpedance amplifiers. The manufacturer is claiming these ICs represent a twofold increase of bandwidth and, at 128, an additional 32 channels over the nearest competitor in the same size module. The Max40026 is provided in a TDFN package size of ...

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Pope pronounces on AI

The Pope is issuing guidelines on the use of AI. IBM and Microsoft have helped in drafting the Pope’s “Rome Call for AI Ethics”. The Pope’s message is that AI should: be transparent respect privacy consider the needs of all human beings work without bias & work reliably It is thought that other tech companies ...

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eMRAM available on GloFo’s 22nm FD-SOI process

Globalfoundries is offering eMRAM on 22nm FD-SOI. The company is working with several clients with multiple production tape-outs scheduled in 2020. The technology shows the scalability of eMRAM as a cost-effective option at advanced process nodes for IoT, general-purpose MCU, automotive, edge-AI and other low-power applications. Designed as a replacement for high-volume embedded NOR flash (eFlash), ...

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ADI and Marvell co-developing 5G base station chips

ADI and Marvell  are co-devloping chips for 5G base stations. The companies will offer integrated 5G digital front-end (DFE) ASICs with RF transceivers and will collaborate to develop next generation Radio Unit (RU) solutions including baseband and RF technology. “Marvell’s leadership in baseband, digital ASIC and transport processors combined with ADI’s RF transceiver technology creates an ...

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2020 semi units to exceed 1trn

Annual semiconductor unit shipments, including ICs and optoelectronics, sensors, and discrete (O-S-D) devices are forecast to rise 7% in 2020 and surpass one trillion units for the second time in history, says IC Insights’ McClean Report—A Complete Analysis and Forecast of the Integrated Circuit Industry. The 7% increase to 1,036.3 billion total semiconductor shipments expected ...

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LEDs let novel robot finger sense force in all directions

Engineers at Columbia University have created a force-sensitive finger for robots that senses in all directions. “There has long been a gap between stand-alone tactile sensors and fully integrated tactile fingers – tactile sensing is still far from ubiquitous in robotic manipulation,” said researcher Matei Ciocarlie. “We have demonstrated a multi-curved robotic finger with accurate ...

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LoRaWan keeps lonely vigil on Etna

A LoRaWan network has been installed on Mount Etna in Sicily to allow scientists to monitor radon gas from their base in Clermont-Ferrand, 1,200km away. “For many years, scientists have measured radon in the soil of the 3,300m-high Etna, which required on-site visits,” according to Kerlink, whose radio equipment has been deployed. “A new system ...

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Embedded World: Embench 0.5 benchmark platform launches

Speaking exclusively with Electronics Weekly, Embench announced its 0.5 launch today at Embedded World. The benchmark suite is an open-source collaboration between academia and industry, aiming to provide accurate and relevant performance figures for embedded processors. Embench measures a processor’s performance using 19 real-world programs. The programs are deliberately selected from a range of authors ...

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