Leti to reveal post-7nm process technology
CEA-Leti will give details about post-7nm CMOS device architectures, materials and computing-system paradigms at a LetiDay event on Dec. 6 and at IEDM 2015. “Our tradition is to take a broad, production-oriented approach to technology development, to reduce risks and accelerate the transition into high-volume manufacturing, and this is our approach for the post-7nm realm,” said Olivier Faynot, manager ...
UltraSOC adds Bare Metal Security
UltraSOC, the on-chip monitoring and analytics specialist, has added a security function called Bare Metal Security. Bare Metal Security features are implemented as hardware running below the operating system, so are non-intrusive and remain robust even if the system’s conventional security measures are compromised. This adds an entirely new level of protection to the SoC ...
LTC adds wireless power transmitter
Linear Tech has introduced a wireless power transmitter to complement its wireless receiver ICs for the wireless charging market. The LTC4125 is a simple, high performance monolithic full bridge resonant driver, capable of delivering up to 5W of power wirelessly to a companion receiver. It functions as the transmit circuit component in a complete wireless ...
Government lacks clarity of vision, says Sir Hossein Yassaie
The government should be doing more to support the British semiconductor industry, Sir Hossein Yassaie, CEO of Imagination, told last night’s Elektra Awards dinner at the Lancaster Hotel, London, where he was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award. “The problem for the UK semiconductor industry is getting companies to reach scale,” he said. “In the United States, ...
Government lacks clarity of vision, says Sir Hossein Yassaie
The government should be doing more to support the British semiconductor industry, Sir Hossein Yassaie, CEO of Imagination, told last night’s Elektra Awards dinner at the Lancaster Hotel, London, where he was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award. “The problem for the UK semiconductor industry is getting companies to reach scale,” he said. “In the United States, ...
Silicon Labs has bought 17 year-0ld ZigBee mesh networking specialist Telegesis of High Wycombe which supplies many smart metering manufacturers. This acquisition accelerates Silicon Labs’ roadmap for ZigBee and Thread-ready modules and enhances the company’s ability to provide mesh networks. According to IHS Technology, 20 percent of all ZigBee PRO integrated circuits shipping today are ...
The Open Interconnect Consortium (OIC) is acquiring substantially all of the assets of the UPnP Forum. In exchange, OIC will offer membership to UPnP Forum members. The agreement will streamline and consolidate efforts around both organizations’ technologies and infrastructure, leading to increased alignment on standardization for the Internet of Things (IoT). Specific membership transfers will ...
Theorem upgrades Unified Interface
Theorem Solutions, the Tamworth CAD/CAM/CAE specialist, has released Unified Interface (UI) which supersedes Theorem’s CADviewer and UI products. It has been specifically developed to optimise both data exchange and downstream processes using a single application that can be used to view, filter, translate and even publish interactive documentation from native 3D CAD data. Incorporating all ...
Imec and Holst Centre have prototyped a single-chip electrochemical sensor for simultaneous detection of multiple ions in fluids. The demonstrator paves the way to small-sized and low-cost detection systems for agriculture, healthcare and lifestyle applications, food quality monitoring and water management. Imec and Holst Centre’s ion sensor solution is a generic platform that can be ...
Altera and Yogitech add lockstep to Nios core
Altera and Yogitech of Italy have come up with a Functional Safety Lockstep for the Nios II embedded processor which they say reduces risk in design cycles and helps system designers simplify certification for industrial and automotive safety applications. The lockstep is built using Altera FPGAs, SoCs, and certified tool flows, along with intellectual property ...
