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UltraSoc and Canis Auto Lab address CAN bus cyber threat

UltraSoC and Canis Automotive Labs are addressing a cybersecurity vulnerability in the automotive industry – the lack of security features within the CAN bus. The bus is commonly used to interconnect in-vehicle systems such as brakes, steering, engine, airbags, door locks, and headlights. The partnership between the two companies will yield hardware-based intrusion detection and mitigation ...

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SI semi forecast is -6% in 2020; +10-15% in 2021

1Q 2020 revenue versus 4Q 2019 was mixed for major semiconductor companies, ranging from a 19% decline for ST  to 9.9% growth from Kioxia (previously Toshiba Semiconductor), reports Bill Jewell’s Semiconductor Intelligence. WSTS reported a decline of 3.5% for the semiconductor market in 1Q 2020. Guidance for 2Q 2020 revenues shows continued caution. Most companies expect ...

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Infineon raises €1bn

Infineon has sold 55 million new shares at €19.30 a share to raise €1.06 billion. After deducting commissions and expenses the funds will be used to repay a part of the acquisition financing provided by banks for the purchase of Cypress. “With the share placement we completed the envisaged equity portion of the overall refinancing ...

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Nvidia AI tech recreates Pacman code from watching it being played

Nvidia says it has developed AI technology which can re-create the code that created Pacman just from watching the game being played. Nvidia demonstrated how the technology was able to construct the code after watching the game being played for for four days. “It learns all of these things just by watching,” says Nvidia’s vp of ...

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PV power plant design software upgraded

PVcase, the photo-voltaic power plant software specialist, has released version 1.33, to coincide with the update to PVsyst 7.0. The joint tracker-focused integration between PVcase’s utility-scale solar design tool and PVsyst – software which predicts the performance of different PV system configurations, is now immediately available to all users who have updated to the latest versions of both. ...

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ST enhances ToF ranging sensors

ST has extended the capabilities of its FlightSense ToF ranging sensors by introducing a device with patented histogram algorithms that allow measuring distances to multiple objects as well as increasing accuracy The VL53L3CX measures object ranges from 2.5cm to 3m, unaffected by the target color or reflectance, unlike conventional infrared sensors. This allows designers to introduce ...

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China falling badly short of ‘Made In China 2025’ chip target

China is going to fall a long way short of its ‘Made in China 2025’ target for domestic semiconductor production, says IC Insights. IC Insights reckons that China may only achieve about 30% of its ‘Made in China’ target of having 70% of its domestic chip requirement supplied from domestic sources in 2025. IC production in ...

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Surrey and Korean researchers make battery-less, biodegradable, implantable, motion sensor

Researchers at Surrey University and Kyung Hee University of Korea have developed a biodegradable motion sensor – paving the way for implanted nanotechnology. They developed a nano-biomedical motion sensor which can be paired with AI systems to recognise movements of body parts. The technology builds on  previous work around triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG), where researchers used ...

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UltraSoc analytics in Simple Machines

UltraSoc’s embedded analytics technology has been selected by SimpleMachines, Inc (SMI) for use within SMI’s innovative Composable Computing Platform. UltraSoC’s technology will allow SMI and its customers to gain an intimate understanding of the behaviour of the hardware and software within the company’s products, which are targeted at a diverse range of demanding applications such ...

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