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Flexible Processors? Arm and PragmatIC Push Flexible Electronics Up A Level

Flexible electronics have been a dream for many researchers; however, could the creation of a flexible processor be the key to pushing this technology to the next level?

2 days ago by Jake Hertz

Optimizing Power Management with NXP’s i.MX RT500 Crossover MCU

This article provides an introduction to microcontroller power management concepts. The NXP i.MX RT500 family of crossover MCUs will be used to provide examples of how these power management concepts can be employed by embedded developers in their applications.

July 08, 2021 by Alejandra Guzman, NXP Semiconductors

A RISC-V Future? SiFive and Andes Aim to Shake Up the Processor Industry

RISC-V, the open-source instruction set architecture, is making inroads against industry giants, with the support of the RISC-V Foundation.

June 25, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons

Understanding DSP Enablement Using NXP’s i.MX RT500 Crossover MCU

Learn about multi-threaded programs, developing applications using the XOS real-time operating system, resource sharing with semaphores, and how NXP's i.MX RT500 family of microcontrollers help engineers design DSP-enabled smart devices.

June 24, 2021 by Jason Tseng, NXP Semiconductors

Lattice Leverages FD-SOI for New Low Power FPGAs

AAC sat down with Lattice Semiconductor to hear about its newest FPGA offering, which claims lower power compared to competitors. However, how does it back up this claim?

June 23, 2021 by Jake Hertz

3 New Image Signal Processors Target Power, Speed, and Autonomous Driving

The push towards autonomous driving is showing a flux of companies releasing image signal processors. What exactly is being improved?

June 16, 2021 by Ikimi .O

Supporting the AI Boom: Facing the Challenges of Hardware and Deployment

AI has been a hot topic recently, especially this week. With all the efforts coming out, there is a growing need for better hardware, collaborating, and easing deployment.

June 11, 2021 by Rushi Patel

NXP is Revving Up ADAS Technology with 16 nm FinFET Processors

Recently, AAC had the chance to sit down with Matthias Feulner and Brian Carlson from NXP to hear about two new automotive processors on 16nm technology.

June 02, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Arm’s Total Compute: Dive Deeper Into Its New CPU Offerings

Recently, Arm released its Total Compute solutions which included three new CPU offerings. Here is a deeper look into what each one is offering.

May 28, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Arm’s Largest Release Yet: Total Compute Brings 3 CPUs and 4 GPUs to the Table

Arm's new suite for its Total Compute solutions platform includes three new CPUs and four new GPUs and promises improvements in performance, security, and developer access.

May 27, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Intel Zeros in on At-home Workers with New Processor Families

Intel targets gamers, content creators, and workplace professionals with its new families of processors. What benefits do these processors bring to the table?

May 26, 2021 by Ikimi .O

Supporting the Future: Semiconductor Manufacturers Focus on College Training Resources

Though there are many advantages of semiconductor manufacturers investing in EE education through funding university programs and projects, there are also drawbacks to consider.

May 17, 2021 by Ingrid Fadelli

Mega Chip Packs 2.6 Trillion Transistors on One Huge Piece of Silicon

Two years after releasing the "world's largest computer chip," AI computing startup Cerebras Systems is upping the transistor punch from 1.2 trillion to 2.6 trillion.

April 22, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Silicon Photonics May Remedy the Interconnect Bottlenecks of Moore’s Law

As interconnects become an increasingly challenging system bottleneck, some researchers—and even larger corporations like Intel—believe silicon photonics to be a light at the end of the tunnel.

April 17, 2021 by Jake Hertz

x86, Arm, and the Reach for Computing Supremacy

Intel has released a new processor for data center applications. How does this new x86 processor look compared to other processor advancements?

April 16, 2021 by Rushi Patel

NVIDIA Makes Its Foray Into the Data Center CPU Market

NVIDIA entered a new marketplace yesterday with the release of NVIDIA Grace: its first data center CPU—and a possible counterpart to Intel's CPUs.

April 13, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Retrofits and Stopgaps: Intel Releases Rocket Lake-S Chips

Through retrofitting and stopgaps, Intel has launched its 11th-gen Intel Core Rocket Lake-S desktop chips engineered on the new Cypress Cove architecture.

March 26, 2021 by Luke James

Embedded Security Update: Semiconductor Suppliers Fortify Subsystems

The threat of physical attacks on embedded designs has inspired semiconductor manufacturers to double down on hardware security in new subsystems.

March 18, 2021 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

A Designer’s Take on Raspberry Pi’s First Microcontroller

This year, Rasberry Pi unveiled its first-ever microcontroller. How does this device perform in professional embedded design?

March 16, 2021 by Steve Arar

AMD Says Its “Highest-performing Server Processor” Is Here

Designed to level up with burgeoning data center demands, AMD claims its new EPYC 7003 Series CPUs outperform competitors in terms of speed and security.

March 16, 2021 by Jake Hertz