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New Chips from Infineon, TI, and Toshiba Drive Advances in Autonomous Driving

New Chips from Infineon, TI, and Toshiba Drive Advances in Autonomous Driving

As the autonomous vehicle market heats up, new MCUs and ICs have hit the market this year to enable new ADAS functionalities.


News Feb 19, 2022 by Nicholas St. John
Arm’s Latest Mali Image Signal Processor Shines a Light on ADAS

Arm’s Latest Mali Image Signal Processor Shines a Light on ADAS

Image processing continues to be a major hurdle for advanced driver monitoring systems. Aiming to tackle this challenge, Arm's latest image signal processor eases the adoption of ADAS and automation technologies.


News Feb 18, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Prying Open the NVIDIA-Arm Acquisition: The Controversies, Actions, and Results

Prying Open the NVIDIA-Arm Acquisition: The Controversies, Actions, and Results

Last week the NVIDIA-Arm deal fell through, but it left us some questions to answer. What were the controversies and issues standing in the way? What did NVIDIA hope to gain? Where does that leave Arm?


News Feb 15, 2022 by Tyler Charboneau
Looking Forward to 2022: Wrapping Up 2021’s Semiconductor Industry Trends

Looking Forward to 2022: Wrapping Up 2021’s Semiconductor Industry Trends

With 2021 wrapped up, let's look back at the trends we saw happening in the semiconductor industry and then look at how 2022 is kicking off.


News Feb 11, 2022 by Lianne Frith
EU Officially Puts Forward Its Own Chips Act

EU Officially Puts Forward Its Own Chips Act

The EU is following the U.S. in enacting its own chips act to stimulate the global semiconductor industry.


News Feb 10, 2022 by Jake Hertz
2022 Revs Up ADAS With Radar, EEL Lasers, and Distance Sensors for Autonomous Vehicles

2022 Revs Up ADAS With Radar, EEL Lasers, and Distance Sensors for Autonomous Vehicles

To keep pushing advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) technology to new levels and areas of the vehicle, companies are now betting on radar sensors and distance sensors to provide safety for autonomous vehicles.


News Feb 04, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Use Your EV as a Battery? Team-up Takes Aim at Bi-directional EV Charging

Use Your EV as a Battery? Team-up Takes Aim at Bi-directional EV Charging

As electric vehicles (EVs) carve out their place in the world, a team-up between Emporia Energy and BREK Electronics is betting on bi-directional charging. How does it work and what circuit-level challenges are there?


News Feb 04, 2022 by Jake Hertz
From 5G Chipsets to Hardware Verification Platforms: SoC Design Ramps Up

From 5G Chipsets to Hardware Verification Platforms: SoC Design Ramps Up

As companies shoot to deliver higher performance devices, the system-on-a-chip (SoC) hopes to deliver. From new chipsets to SoC verification platforms, the industry aims to keep pushing SoCs to new heights.


News Feb 03, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
ams OSRAM’s VCSEL Laser Technology Takes Aim to Bring 3D Vision to Robots

ams OSRAM’s VCSEL Laser Technology Takes Aim to Bring 3D Vision to Robots

As the world strives to bring vision to different areas, from drones to vehicles, ams OSRAM and Luxonis have teamed up to developed robotic vision systems with vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) technology.


News Feb 03, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Computing Hardware Underpinning the Next Wave of Sony, Hyundai, and Mercedes EVs

Computing Hardware Underpinning the Next Wave of Sony, Hyundai, and Mercedes EVs

Major automakers Sony, Hyundai, and Mercedes-Benz have recently announced their EV roadmaps. What computing hardware will appear in these vehicles?


News Jan 30, 2022 by Tyler Charboneau
Newlab Spotlight: Amogy Reimagines Zero-emission Transportation

Newlab Spotlight: Amogy Reimagines Zero-emission Transportation

What if the key to cleaner transportation was ammonia? Amogy is combining ammonia with fuel cell technology to create an affordable, energy-dense storage solution.


News Jan 27, 2022 by Jake Hertz
More Than a Fad? Could Zinc-based Batteries Give Li-ion a Run for Its Money?

More Than a Fad? Could Zinc-based Batteries Give Li-ion a Run for Its Money?

The search for the next best battery continues into 2022 as companies and researchers look to up-end lithium-ion (Li-ion) technology from its throne. Could zinc be the next contender?


News Jan 21, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Can GM Back up its Bullish Autonomous Vehicle Claims?

Can GM Back up its Bullish Autonomous Vehicle Claims?

GM's CEO Mary Barra claims that the company will bring fully autonomous vehicles to market as soon as mid-decade. What inroads must GM make to reach this lofty goal?


News Jan 20, 2022 by Tyler Charboneau
CTA Hopes to Make a Splash With New Open Radar API Standard Called Ripple

CTA Hopes to Make a Splash With New Open Radar API Standard Called Ripple

A collaborative effort between the tech giants, Google and Texas Instruments, along with the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and others, announced their new radar application programming interface (API) to develop radar-based technologies.


News Jan 20, 2022 by Kristijan Nelkovski
Startup Propels L2-L5 Autonomous Vehicles Forward with PetaFLOPS Chip Family

Startup Propels L2-L5 Autonomous Vehicles Forward with PetaFLOPS Chip Family

A new family of co-processors from VSORA hopes to overcome challenges and provide the compute needed to achieve full, level 5 vehicle autonomy.


News Jan 18, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Allegro Spins Out “Industry’s Smallest” Hall Effect Sensor IC for Sine/Cosine Output

Allegro Spins Out “Industry’s Smallest” Hall Effect Sensor IC for Sine/Cosine Output

Hall effect sensors (HESs) can be a great option for position sensing. Hoping to push this technology forward, Allego is releasing a 3D Hall effect sensor IC for sine/cosine outputs.


News Jan 13, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Ambarella Unveils AI Domain Controller SoC for Multi-sensor Perception in AVs

Ambarella Unveils AI Domain Controller SoC for Multi-sensor Perception in AVs

To accelerate efficient performance in autonomous vehicles, the new AI domain controller from Ambarella promises robust single-chip processing for multi-sensor perception in an advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS).


News Jan 10, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Intel Takes CES Stage to Announce Processors and ADAS Roadmap

Intel Takes CES Stage to Announce Processors and ADAS Roadmap

At CES this year, Intel's executives are demonstrating new chips from its mobile computing platform and hardware from one of its automotive subsidiaries, Mobileye.


News Jan 08, 2022 by Ikimi .O
Samsung Unleashes 3 New Exynos Logic Solutions Targeting Next-gen Vehicles

Samsung Unleashes 3 New Exynos Logic Solutions Targeting Next-gen Vehicles

The automotive industry has been building up vehicles to become more connected, intelligent, and safe. Adding to these goals, Samsung has released three new logic solutions for next-gen automobiles.


News Jan 06, 2022 by Jake Hertz
With a Vision of a “Collision-free Future,” TI Unveils mmWave Radar Sensor

With a Vision of a “Collision-free Future,” TI Unveils mmWave Radar Sensor

The new family of 77-GHz radar SoCs is but the newest addition to TI's portfolio of ADAS-facing components.


News Jan 04, 2022 by Jake Hertz