Embedded World: Semtech launches LoRa edge chipset

Part of a planned platform called LoRa edge, Semtech has launched the LR1110 chipset at Embedded World. The device incorporates LoRa geolocation services along with GNSS and Wi-Fi scanning, in addition to a cryptographic engine for security. It’s designed for low power, long-range applications with a low data throughput, such as geolocation and monitoring in ...

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Half-bridge driver for 400W three-phase motors

Power Integrations has added a 400W motor driver to its BridgeSwitch range of half-bridge power chips. Including high- and low-side fredfets (fast recovery diode field effect transistors) and ‘lossless’ current sensing, inverter efficiency of up to 99.2% is possible in brushless dc (BLDC) motor-drive applications, according to the firm. BRD1167 and BRD1267 deliver up to ...

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Embedded World: Mixed-criticality software-defined automotive cockpit

The next generation of software-driven automotive cockpits is the target of a collaboration between Green Hills Software and Tata Elxsi. At Embedded World in Nuremberg this week, the companies are showing their first result: Tata Elxsi’s eCockpit running on Green Hills’s ASIL-certified Integrity real-time operating system (RTOS) and Multivisor secure virtualisation (hall 4 stand 4-325). ...

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18V 6A buck converter in 3 x 2mm package

Diodes has introduced a 6A synchronous dc-dc buck converter for point-of-load conversion in applications such as TVs, monitors, white goods, home appliances, consumer electronics, and large-scale integrated circuits. Called AP62600, it delivers up to 6A at 0.6 – 7V, from a supply of 4.5 – 18V. The synchronous device includes high-side (36mΩ) and low-side (14mΩ) mosfets. ...

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Cressida Dick asks for AI law

Met Commissioner Cressida Dick (pictured) has asked for legislation to cover police use of new technologies like biometrics and DNA-based ID techniques and AI. The Tory Party manifesto for last year’s general election included a commitment to pass  laws to provide a framework for police  for the use of the technologies. “The best way to ...

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Embedded World: Secure SPI flash from Winbond meets Common Criteria EAL2

Winbond is aiming at end-to-end secure IoT devices with a secure drop-in replacement for SPI NOR flash memory, announced at Embedded World in Nuremberg. Called W77Q, the series supports secure boot, root-of-trust, encrypted data-storage, encrypted data-transfer “and resilience, providing protection for operations such as over-the-air updates and device authentication”, according to the firm. “Secure code updates, ...

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Embedded World: Embedded PCs get Sapphire 100 x 100mm AMD Ryzen motherboards

Sapphire has announced a family of AMD Ryzen-based embedded processor motherboards, and Simply NUC has PCs to put them in, and is showing them at Embedded World in Nuremberg. The processor chips have Radeon Vega graphics and a Zen CPU -Ryzen Embedded V1000 or R1000 processors. “The versatile and effective design of these boards with ...

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Embedded World: Lattice introduces mVision

Lattice launched its  mVision  solutions stack at Embedded World in Nuremberg today. The complete solutions stack includes the modular hardware development boards, design software, embedded vision IP portfolio, and reference designs and demos needed to implement sensor bridging, sensor aggregation, and image processing applications. The Lattice mVision solutions stack accelerates and simplifies the implementation of embedded ...

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GloFo teams up with Global Wafers

Globalfoundries and GlobalWafers (GWC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop a long-term supply agreement for 300mm SOI wafers. GWC has a long and ongoing relationship with GLoFo for supplying 200mm SOI wafers. GWC also manufactures 300mm SOI wafers, and under the anticipated supply agreement, GWC and GLoFo will collaborate closely to significantly ...

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