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SiFive Building RISC-V Ecosystem, One Partnership at a Time

SiFive Building RISC-V Ecosystem, One Partnership at a Time

The catalog of IPs includes security cores, Logic NVM technology, embedded analytics, and multicore debugging toolsets.


News Nov 28, 2017 by Majeed Ahmad
Digilent Basys MX3 | New Product Brief

Digilent Basys MX3 | New Product Brief

Digilent’s Basys MX3 is a development platform based on the PIC32MX370 MCU with on-board audio IO, motor control, and motion sensing.


Renesas Synergy Platform | Featured Product Spotlight

Renesas Synergy Platform | Featured Product Spotlight

The Renesas Synergy Platform includes hardware and software that are tightly integrated to shorten design cycles and reduce total cost of ownership.


Power Supply Management of GaN MMIC Power Amplifiers for Pulsed Radar

Power Supply Management of GaN MMIC Power Amplifiers for Pulsed Radar

Systems that incorporate highly integrated and highly sophisticated, high power radio frequency (RF) GaN power amplifiers (PAs), such as pulsed radar applications, are a constant challenge for today’s digital control and management systems to keep up with these ever-increasing levels of sophistication.


Circular Buffer: A Critical Element of Digital Signal Processors

Circular Buffer: A Critical Element of Digital Signal Processors

This article discusses circular buffering, which allows us to significantly accelerate the data transfer in a real-time system.


Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X Series | Featured Product Spotlight

Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X Series | Featured Product Spotlight

Intel’s Optane SSD DC P4800X series is the most responsive SSD for use in the data center, and it creates a new storage tier that exists between DRAM and NAND SSDs.


Hirose FH64MA FPC Connectors | New Product Brief

Hirose FH64MA FPC Connectors | New Product Brief

Hirose’s FH64MA FPC connectors have a height of just 0.5 mm, a tight 0.25 mm pitch, and a depth of 3.15 mm, giving designers a space saving, top contact, surface mount FPC connector and more flexibility in where it is placed on the PCB.


Teardown Tuesday: Apple’s iPhone 6s

Teardown Tuesday: Apple’s iPhone 6s

In this teardown, we rip into an Apple iPhone 6s, and I’m super excited to see the guts of this ultra-high-tech device.


News Nov 07, 2017 by Nick Davis
TE Connectivity Sliver Internal Cabled Interconnects | New Product Brief

TE Connectivity Sliver Internal Cabled Interconnects | New Product Brief

TE Connectivity’s Sliver internal cabled interconnects allow for extended reach, more design freedom, and lower cost for high-speed IO connections.


Google’s Auto ML Can Replicate Next-Gen ML Software More Capable Than Human-Made Systems

Google’s Auto ML Can Replicate Next-Gen ML Software More Capable Than Human-Made Systems

Google’s AutoML system, first announced in May 2017, has demonstrated the ability to replicate and produce other machine learning systems that are more powerful and efficient than the best human-designed machine learning systems that currently exist.


News Nov 01, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Digi International ConnectCore 6UL SBC Pro | Feature Product Spotlight

Digi International ConnectCore 6UL SBC Pro | Feature Product Spotlight

Digi International's ConnectCore 6UL SBC Pro is a highly flexible Pico-ITX single board computer for developing or deploying powerful, secure, and connected devices.


Teardown Tuesday: Akai LPD8 Laptop Pad Controller

Teardown Tuesday: Akai LPD8 Laptop Pad Controller

In this teardown, we open up Akai's Laptop Pad Controller and find a refreshing surprise.


News Oct 24, 2017 by Nick Davis
Intel to Introduce New CPU-FPGA Hybrid Chip Supported by Acceleration Stack

Intel to Introduce New CPU-FPGA Hybrid Chip Supported by Acceleration Stack

Last year, Intel acquired FPGA-focused Altera. Now they've announced the intention to create a hybrid between their well-known CPUs and FPGAs.Last year, Intel acquired FPGA-focused Altera. Now they've announced a new line of hybrid chips that combine FPGAs with their well-known CPUs, achieving a goal set in 2010.


News Oct 18, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Teardown Tuesday: Motion-Activated Trail Camera

Teardown Tuesday: Motion-Activated Trail Camera

In this Teardown Tuesday, we are going to take a look at the inner workings of a trail camera!


News Oct 17, 2017 by Alex Udanis
Photonic Synapses in Brain-Like Computers: The Next Step in Neuromorphic Computing

Photonic Synapses in Brain-Like Computers: The Next Step in Neuromorphic Computing

Researchers from the Universities Exeter, Münster, and Oxford have created an integrated photonic synapse they believe could be the next step in brain-like computers.


News Oct 09, 2017 by Zabrel Holsman
BeagleBone Announces the Open Source PocketBeagle USB-Key-Fob SBC

BeagleBone Announces the Open Source PocketBeagle USB-Key-Fob SBC

The Beagleboard Foundation has released their smallest BeagleBone to date. What can this $25 SBC do?


News Sep 22, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
BlueBorne Bluetooth Attack Puts Over 8 Billion Devices at Risk

BlueBorne Bluetooth Attack Puts Over 8 Billion Devices at Risk

This month, the "BlueBorne" Bluetooth vulnerability was revealed that can make Bluetooth-enabled devices vulnerable to remote control and access by an unauthorized user.


News Sep 20, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
When is a Multi-Meter Not Enough? An Introduction to Oscilloscopes

When is a Multi-Meter Not Enough? An Introduction to Oscilloscopes

In this article, we'll discuss when oscilloscopes are a great solution for the time-intensive process of mapping out data on a circuit.


Which IDE is Right for You? 5 (More) Programs to Consider

Which IDE is Right for You? 5 (More) Programs to Consider

If you’re struggling to find an IDE that fits your needs, take a look at these five!


Malware on Android Devices Mimics Hardware Specs (and Wastes Billions of Dollars)

Malware on Android Devices Mimics Hardware Specs (and Wastes Billions of Dollars)

Ever wonder why so many Android apps ask users if they'd like to download obscure add ons like "smart charging"? It isn't to improve your user experience.


News Sep 14, 2017 by Tim Youngblood