Microchip graphics toolkit for Linux-on-Arm

Microchip has a GUI development toolkit for 32bit SAMA5 and SAM9 series of Arm Cortex-A5 and ARM926EJ-S MPUs running Linux Called Ensemble Graphics Toolkit, it is a no-cost and royalty-fre open-source C++ suite based on the permissive Apache 2.0 open-source license. It works with the company’s chips, system-in-package and system-on-module products. “By taking advantage of underlying ...

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Imagination develops ray tracing primer

Imagination Technologies has developed a Ray Tracing Levels System, to give developers and OEMs an insight into the capability of solutions for ray tracing acceleration available now and in the future. The Ray Tracing Levels System primer is available to download now. The System identifies increasingly advanced stages of ray tracing acceleration, across a range ...

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Massachusetts engineers develop flat fish-eye lens

Engineers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell have designed a wide-angle lens that is completely flat. It is the first flat fisheye lens to produce crisp, 180-degree panoramic images. The design is a type of “metalens,” a wafer-thin material patterned with microscopic features that work together to manipulate light in a specific ...

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The AMS AS7038RB vital sign sensor reads SpO2 measurements

AMS has introduced what it describes as the industry’s thinnest dedicated sensor for blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) measurement, the AS7038RB.   The sensor specialist and analogue chip supplier says it has the capability to remotely monitor this vital sign in small consumer products, such as earbuds, smart watches and wristbands. This is in addition to ...

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Graphcore launches Elite Partner programne

The Graphcore Elite Partner Program has been launched with a network of channel partners serving  customers around the world. Graphcore’s IPU systems are already accelerating machine intelligence and delivering a competitive advantage in financial services, healthcare, consumer internet, academic research and many other fields. Those real-world results, along with outstanding performance benchmarks, are driving international demand for ...

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SEMI August billings up 32.5% y-o-y

August’s SEMI billings figure was 3% up on July’s $2.57 billion at $2.65 billion. That is 32.5% higher than the August 2019 billings level of $2 billion. “August billings of North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers demonstrate solid performance and strong year-over-year growth,” says SEMI CEO Ajit Manocha, “semiconductor equipment demand remains robust despite supply chain ...

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Amazon engages with Nordic, Semtech, SiLabs and TI on ‘Sidewalk’ 900MHz + 2.4GHz network

Amazon has released details of its ‘Sidewalk’ medium-distance wireless network, and its silicon partners including Nordic Semiconductor, Semtech, Silicon Labs and Texas Instruments. In a nutshell, it is a combination and coordination of wireless technologies – LoRa and FSK at 900MHz, and Bluetooth Low Energy at 2.4GHz – and shared networking that will offer low-power wireless ...

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ESA’s Hera to defend planet Earth, from colliding asteroids

ESA has awarded a contract to start the detailed design, manufacturing and testing of Hera, which it describes as its first mission for planetary defence. The goal is to study the impact of colliding with approaching asteroids to deflect their path. The mission will be Europe’s contribution to an international asteroid deflection effort. Along with ...

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AccelerCom raises £5.8m Series A

AccelerCom – the Southampton University spinout which increases spectrum efficiency and reduces latency – has raised £5.8m in Series A funding in a round led by IQ Capital alongside existing investors Bloc Ventures and the IP Group. The funding will be used to expand the current team, drive US and global expansion, and develop the ...

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Need to know how much your chip is going to cost to make?

Sondrel has launched a service that estimates the cost of turning a conceptual integrated circuit into silicon, dubbed the Architectural Study Service. “As one of the world’s largest chip design consultancies, we have the ability to look at the idea for a new chip and respond with an report of how to make it, and ...

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