Ampere-based 80-core server-type module

ADLINK   has introduced the COM-HPC Ampere Altra,  an 80-core COM-HPC server-type module. The module targets edge platforms that process compute intensive workloads, and claims to eliminate bottlenecks and restrictions typically caused by memory caches and system memory limits on edge devices. The COM-HPC Ampere Altra core is an Ampere Altra SoC  using the Arm Neoverse ...

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EU wants Chips Act

The EU wants a Chips Act to rival the USA, said EC president Ursula von der Leyen earlier today in Strasbourg. The hope would be to co-ordinate R&D, funding and a ‘state of  the art ecosystem’ across member states. The EU needs to “be bold again” she said  in taking on such  “a daunting task” as ...

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Arm Soafee: Web-native development for automotive functional safety

Arm has got together with the automotive supply chain to create a web-native development environment for functional safety and real-time software. It is to be called Soafee, for Scalable Open Architecture for Embedded Edge, it is the result of automakers, system integrators, semiconductor, software, and cloud technology companies coming together to define an open-standards-based architecture ...

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Positive update for the semiconductor industry

As the world’s economies emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, showing good growth and strong support from governments, the semiconductor industry is forecast to an annual growth of 22-25.5% in 2021. Future Horizons forecast a growth of 24.5%, for a total market value of $546.65bn, in its Mid-Term Semiconductor Industry Update. For next year, there remains ...

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Peering into the finer details of hydrogen fuel cells for trucks and busses

Fuel cell control systems will need to be highly sophisticated if the technology is going to find its way into transport, according to German hydrogen and fuel cell research centre ZBT, which is developing it for trucks and busses. In hydrogen fuel cells, hydrogen is fed to the anode while air is fed to the ...

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Siemens partners with Digi-Key for Automation and Control products

Digi-Key Electronics has signed a distribution deal with Siemens for its range of automation and control products, the companies have announced. The partnership will cover products such as power supplies, human-machine interface (HMI) technology, programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and heavy duty switches. Sectors addressed include automotive manufacturing, data centers, electronics manufacturing, healthcare. “We are proud ...

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SiTime unveils Timing Essentials Learning Hub

 SiTime has unveiled its  Timing Essentials Learning Hub. The Learning Hub enables engineers to expand their timing knowledge and use it to produce better electronics. The Hub offers educational courses that range from fundamental to advanced timing. Taught by industry experts, this skills-building platform offers both on-demand and live classes to meet the needs of all audiences, ...

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Integrated auto camera system

Renesas and OmniVision have introduced an integrated reference design for a High Definition automotive camera system. The  design features Renesas’ recently introduced Automotive HD Link (AHL) technology that transmits high-definition video over low-cost cables and connectors. The AHL components in the design pair with OmniVision’s OX01F10 1.3MP SoC.   The  RAA279971 AHL encoder and RAA279972 decoder ...

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Tunable FMCS laser module for LiDAR

NeoPhotonics has announced a tunable high power FMCW (frequency-modulated continuous-wave) laser module and high power semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) chips. Both components are optimized to enable long range automotive lidar and high resolution industrial sensing applications. The FMCW Laser is C-band tunable and can be directly modulated to provide >21dBm (126mW) fiber coupled power and ...

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Synopsys unifies its reliability analysis workflow

Synopsys has unified the workflow through its existing reliability analysis tools for analogue, mixed-signal and custom IC designs – integrating them into its PrimeWave design environment, along with PrimeSim Continuum that announced in April. The unified workflow is to be called PrimeSim Reliability Analysism and is an umbrella for its CKK, Custom Fault, AVA, SPRES, EMIR ...

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