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Xilinx Hardware Accelerators Link Up With O-RAN to Push 5G Server Performance

Hardware acceleration is said to create a new 5G throughput reality with 42x encoding and 24x decoding improvements for FEC and HARQ line coding.

18 hours ago by Adrian Gibbons

DDR4 Makes Headway Even with DDR5 Modules on Its Heels

With no definitive release date for DDR5, DDR4 is making significant strides.

3 days ago by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

Determining Which PoE Transformer Is Best: Flyback or Forward?

With IoT on the rise, engineers are increasingly faced with options of transformer topologies in Power-over-Ethernet (PoE)-based designs.

September 15, 2020 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

Four Telecom Players Team Up for 5G “Network Functions Virtualization” Platform

Samsung, Hewlett Packard, Intel, and SK Telecom have recently announced their partnership to develop an NFV platform aimed at democratizing 5G.

September 12, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Data Buffers to the Rescue for Bandwidth-Burdened Server and Cloud Applications

This week, Renesas has released their newest product: a data buffer for DDR5 aimed at empowering a new generation of high-performance computing applications.

September 11, 2020 by Jake Hertz

How to Enable I2C on the OKdo E1 Board Using the NXP MCUXpresso IDE

In this article, learn how to enable I2C by allowing the LPC55S69 MCU on the E1 board to communicate with a Bosch BME280 environmental sensor present on the Microe Weather click module.

September 10, 2020 by Mark Dunnett, on Behalf of NXP

A New Low-Power GNSS Solution Creates More Precise Indoor Positioning

Synopsys and Nestwave are combining hardware IP and algorithms to give GNSS receivers in battery-operated IoT devices extra nap time.

September 08, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons

NXP Bets on Neural Network Compiler Glow to Push ML to Edge Devices

Glow, the open-source neural network compiler, stirred conversation during the Q&A portion of NXP's Industry Tech Days presentation. Why is this compiler so important for pushing intelligence to the edge?

September 04, 2020 by Hannah DeTavis

DIGI INTERNATIONAL IX20 Cellular Routers | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

August 22, 2020 by Mouser Electronics

Microchip Jumps on New CoaXPress Standard with Chips for Machine Vision

CoaXPress 2.0—the communication standard for machine vision—is here. Microchip wasted no time to develop a family of devices to meet the new standard.

August 20, 2020 by Jake Hertz

How Does Non-Volatile Memory Express Reach Such High Data Transfer Rates?

Using PCIe protocols, NVMe addresses the issue of data rate bottlenecks—proving to be even faster than SAS and SATA protocols purpose-built for hard disk drives.

August 11, 2020 by Steve Arar

Intel and Analog Devices Link Up to Streamline 5G Network Design

The two RF powerhouses have teamed up to create a flexible radio platform that addresses 5G network design challenges.

August 05, 2020 by Jake Hertz

How Two Low-Power Versions of Automotive Ethernet are Cutting CO2 Emissions

Road vehicles are responsible for more than 17% of global CO2 emissions. Two types of automotive Ethernet designs may trim that percentage down.

August 05, 2020 by Steve Arar

How Standard Deviation Relates to Root-Mean-Square Values

This article explores an interesting connection between an important statistical measure and one of the fundamental analytical tools of electrical engineering.

July 28, 2020 by Robert Keim

The Four EV Charging Modes in the IEC 61851 Standard

In this article, we’ll look at different EV charging modes specified by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

July 27, 2020 by Steve Arar

Sample-Size Compensation in Standard Deviation Calculations

This article discusses Bessel’s correction, which helps us to more accurately estimate the standard deviation of certain parameters and of long-duration signals.

July 21, 2020 by Robert Keim

Choosing the Right TSN Tools to Meet a Bounded Latency

As automotive moves from domain to zonal networks, many different kinds of data end up sharing the same wires. This article looks at IEEE 802.1’s Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) standards as a solution. 

July 21, 2020 by Don Pannell, NXP Semiconductors

AI Chip Strikes Down the von Neumann Bottleneck With In-Memory Neural Net Processing

The von Neumann Architecture, which has been a staple in computer architecture, may soon find itself less useful in the world of artificial intelligence.

July 10, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Average Deviation, Standard Deviation, and Variance in Signal Processing

This article discusses three descriptive statistical measures from the perspective of signal-processing applications.

July 10, 2020 by Robert Keim

From Autonomous Cars to Autonomous Satellites, a NN Accelerator Chip Fits Both

What happens when you bring AI initially geared for autonomous vehicles to space?

July 09, 2020 by Jake Hertz