AMD processor brings 4K graphics into industrial designs
AMD’s latest embedded processor combines a 64-bit x86 CPU core with a high-end Radeon graphics core. This allows it to carry out hardware-accelerated decode of 4K video playback. The R-series processor SoCs are designed to support the new Heterogeneous Systems Architecture (HSA) 1.0 certification for full 4K decode and DirectX 12. This represents a 22% improved graphics performance ...
Toshiba gives NAND a serial interface for NOR replacement
Toshiba’s latest range of NAND flash memory chips have a serial interface. The advantage of the serial interface is that the devices can be controlled with just 6-pins, and this means they can be used as low-pin count SLC NAND flash memory. SLC NAND flash memory is now being used as a higher capacity alternative to NOR ...
Ericsson says 5G technology improves 4G download speeds today
5G mobile may be five years away from the commercial market but technology being developed for the next generation mobile networks is to be used to improve today’s 4G mobile communications. Technology for managing the densely packed network infrastructure needed for 5G can also improve data download speeds in 4G networks. Ericsson is running a ...
Government wants firms to target aerospace sector
UK companies are being given the opportunity to capitalise on the commercial opportunities in the aerospace sector at Aerodays 2015. European research in aeronautics and air transport is being showcased at Aerodays 2015 being held in London this week. The event features companies being funded by Innovate UK to develop technology enablers which will allow for ...
China minister sees 5GIC collaborative research
China’s minister of cybersecurity visited the 5GIC (5G Innovation Centre) at the University of Surrey this week, as part of the Chinese president’s visit to the UK. Minister Zhuang Rongwen led a forty-strong delegation which included representatives from Chinese companies including Baidu and Tencent. It is likely that 5G mobile communications has been identified as ...
Big data needs a new type of non-volatile memory
With the rise of big data and the internet of things, data centres are now required to process and store more information than ever before. In 2014 alone, 2.5 exabytes of data, that’s 2.5 billion gigabytes, were created every single day. Recent advancements in information storage technologies have helped lay the groundwork for the future of ...
Harwin expands manufacturing facility
Harwin has broken ground on an extension at its Portsmouth headquarters and manufacturing centre. The new building will increase floor space by 33%, which will be dedicated to increased automation and R&D facilities. Chairman Damon de Laszlo writes: “We expect the new construction to be fully facilitated and in use by March 2016. We are ...
ARM buys tech for creating virtual prototype chips
ARM is opening the opportunity for firm to create virtual prototype system-on-chips (SoCs) integrating its processors with the acquisition Carbon Design Systems (Carbon), a supplier of cycle-accurate virtual prototyping tools. Virtual prototypes are created before costly commitment of getting a design fabricated in silicon. It can be used to remove bugs and improve chip design ...
UK chip research programme adds UltraSoC analytics
UltraSoC, the Cambridge-based developer of on-chip monitoring and analytics, has joined the PRiME, a £5.6m EPSRC-funded five year electronics research programme involving UK universities and industry. The technology focus of the programme is low-power, highly-parallel, reconfigurable and dependable computing, and verified software design. According to Rupert Baines, CEO of UltraSoC, the programme feeds into the UK’s capabilities in ...
Electronic devices that make military drones fly
For UAVs power/weight ratio is the all-important design consideration and this can be influenced by the selection of the electronic systems controlling motors and sensors, writes Steve Munns The origins of modern day UAVs (unmanned autonomous vehicles) stretch back more than 100 years however one might consider pilotless radio-controlled planes used for aerial target practice ...
