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Xilinx Opens a New Door to Edge AI with Newest Adaptable Compute Platform

Xilinx Opens a New Door to Edge AI with Newest Adaptable Compute Platform

Recently, AAC had the chance to talk to Xilinx about its newest family member in the Versal series of adaptive compute acceleration platforms, the Versal AI Edge series.


News Jun 09, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Is Software Going to Revolutionize Memory? IBM Digs into Software-defined Storage

Is Software Going to Revolutionize Memory? IBM Digs into Software-defined Storage

You've heard of software-defined radio, but how about software-defined storage? The latest from IBM gives us a chance to catch up on this cloud-focused technology.


Dialog’s New SPI NOR Flash: The Holy Grail of Low-power Memory?

Dialog’s New SPI NOR Flash: The Holy Grail of Low-power Memory?

Chasing low power consumption is the holy grail of IoT design considerations. With that in mind, Dialog introduces their new AT25EU NOR Flash to answer the call.


News Apr 30, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
NVIDIA Scales the Cloud With a Reimagined Data Processing Unit (DPU)

NVIDIA Scales the Cloud With a Reimagined Data Processing Unit (DPU)

With its newest iteration of BlueField DPU technology, NVIDIA is reworking a new processing unit to support mountainous AI workloads.


News Apr 16, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
ARMv9: the Long-awaited High-Performance Computing Architecture

ARMv9: the Long-awaited High-Performance Computing Architecture

ARM Vision 2021 defines the company's roadmap for the next ten years of specialized computing with the ARMv9-A.


News Apr 01, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Understanding the Heterogeneous Graphics Pipeline of i.MX RT1170 MCUs

Understanding the Heterogeneous Graphics Pipeline of i.MX RT1170 MCUs

In this article, learn about the heterogeneous graphics pipeline of the i.MX RT1170 MCU and its three main graphics acceleration engines.


Introduction to Battery Management Systems

Introduction to Battery Management Systems

Learn the high-level basics of what role battery management systems (BMSs) play in power design and what components are necessary for their basic functions.


Renesas Hails Fast Wake-Up Times as Key Factor in Low-Power MCUs

Renesas Hails Fast Wake-Up Times as Key Factor in Low-Power MCUs

Renesas recently released 12 new MCUs for IoT and industrial use cases—the key focal point being its wakeup time, along with high performance, low power, and enhanced security.


News Feb 04, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Was 2020 the Year of Edge AI Compute?

Was 2020 the Year of Edge AI Compute?

In 2020, many companies released flagship low-power devices with the goal of bringing AI to the edge. We’ll review some of the most recent ones and see how they compare.


News Dec 28, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Factors Suppliers Consider Before Sending a Memory Device to Space

Factors Suppliers Consider Before Sending a Memory Device to Space

Despite the pandemic, 2020 was a monumental year for space exploration. And pivotal to each mission's success at the circuit level was radiation-hardened memory devices.


News Dec 21, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau
JTAG Implementation in Arm Core Devices

JTAG Implementation in Arm Core Devices

This article will teach you about the intersection between JTAG and Arm core devices, with special attention paid to the Arm Debug Interface or ADI.


2020 Chip Market Year in Review: DRAM Comes Out on Top

2020 Chip Market Year in Review: DRAM Comes Out on Top

According to IC Insights, DRAM was the biggest IC product category for 2020 with sales of $65.2 billion, followed by NAND coming in second at $55.2 billion.


News Dec 10, 2020 by Luke James
FPGAs and Firmware: An Ironclad Security Duo at Every Stage of Design and Manufacture

FPGAs and Firmware: An Ironclad Security Duo at Every Stage of Design and Manufacture

With increased data transfer comes increased hardware security. We sat down with Lattice Semiconductor to discuss a new security-focused FPGA that may be a solution to many firmware vulnerabilities.


News Dec 08, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Understanding Digital Filtering with Embedded Microcontrollers

Understanding Digital Filtering with Embedded Microcontrollers

Learn about the widely used methods for filtering and processing data samples in the time domain while taking a closer look at the Dual Biquad IIR engine of the PowerQuad unit in the LPC55S69 MCU. 


Improving Home Appliance Safety with IEC Standards

Improving Home Appliance Safety with IEC Standards

This article explores the IEC 60730 Class B standard for functional safety to address both mechanical and electrical design in appliances. Learn what the standard entails and controllers to help meet these standards.


Finding the Right IDE for Your Application

Finding the Right IDE for Your Application

If you're not sure which IDE to choose, here's a good place to start.


News Nov 25, 2020 by Jake Hertz
JTAG Connectors and Interfaces

JTAG Connectors and Interfaces

Learn about the interfaces and connectors used to implement JTAG.


The JTAG Test Access Port (TAP) State Machine

The JTAG Test Access Port (TAP) State Machine

In this article, we’re going to look at the test access state machine in detail and even see some pseudocode for a simple JTAG interface.


Introduction to JTAG and the Test Access Port (TAP)

Introduction to JTAG and the Test Access Port (TAP)

In this article, we’re going to be talking about JTAG, the ubiquitous hardware tool used for testing, programming, and debugging.


Security IC Solutions: Build or Buy?

Security IC Solutions: Build or Buy?

Depending on the project, designers have a number of options to either etch security at the silicon level or buy a pre-fabricated and pre-programmed security IC.