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SiFive Announces Open Source-Focused SoC Development Platform Based on RISC-V and NVDLA

SiFive Announces Open Source-Focused SoC Development Platform Based on RISC-V and NVDLA

SiFive announces an open-source SoC platform based on RISC-V and NVDLA architectures.


News Aug 21, 2018 by Bridgette Stone
News Brief: Artosyn Licenses the CEVA-XM4 for AR9X01 AI SoC, Joining Stiff AI Competition

News Brief: Artosyn Licenses the CEVA-XM4 for AR9X01 AI SoC, Joining Stiff AI Competition

Artosyn Microelectronics has recently announced they will be licensing the CEVA-XM4 intelligence vision process to the company’s AR9X01 Artificial Intelligence System-on-a-Chip.


News Jun 21, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
News Brief: RIGOL Releases New Oscilloscope Line and Spectrum Analyzer

News Brief: RIGOL Releases New Oscilloscope Line and Spectrum Analyzer

RIGOL, a Beijing-based company, is celebrating their 20th anniversary. To mark the occasion, RIGOL has announced the release of two products: the 7000 range of oscilloscopes and the affordable RSA3000 real-time spectrum analyzer range.


News Jun 14, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
SiP, SoC, SoM, CoM—What’s the Difference?

SiP, SoC, SoM, CoM—What’s the Difference?

What's the difference between SiP, SoC, SoM, and CoM?


News Apr 02, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Three of the Top FPGA Dev Boards for New Designers

Three of the Top FPGA Dev Boards for New Designers

Looking to get a new FPGA development board? Maybe you aren’t, but this article might persuade you to get one like our previous article did to me.


News Feb 18, 2018 by Donald Krambeck
Are Designers Still Using the Vortex86? Two Places an Old CPU Showed Up at CES 2018

Are Designers Still Using the Vortex86? Two Places an Old CPU Showed Up at CES 2018

Among the robots and self-driving cars at CES 2018, a bit of old technology made a surprising appearance: the Vortex86 Series CPU.


News Feb 08, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Flex Logix Co-Founder Awarded 3 Patents for eFPGA Designs

Flex Logix Co-Founder Awarded 3 Patents for eFPGA Designs

With three new patents under their belt, and more potentially on the way, what effect will Flex Logix’s new designs have on the FPGA industry, and how do Flex Logix’s eFPGAs differ from traditional FPGAs?


News Dec 15, 2017 by Justin Kirkham
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
Nextchip SoC Teams Up with CEVA Platform to Boost Real-Time Image Processing for ADAS

Nextchip SoC Teams Up with CEVA Platform to Boost Real-Time Image Processing for ADAS

In this News Brief, we take a look at Nextchip's Apache4 pre-processor SoC, which was recently licensed to the CEVA-XM4 imaging and vision platform.


Multi-Layer Sprayable SoC Microprocessor Demonstrates Advances in AJP

Multi-Layer Sprayable SoC Microprocessor Demonstrates Advances in AJP

AJP promises to revolutionize 3D printing in the IoT era.


Crowdfunding a Voice Recognition Platform: An Interview with Rodolfo Saccoman of MATRIX Labs

Crowdfunding a Voice Recognition Platform: An Interview with Rodolfo Saccoman of MATRIX Labs

AAC interviewed Rodolfo Saccoman, co-founder and CEO of MATRIX Labs, which recently crowdfunded the Matrix Voice, an open-source voice platform.


News Jul 06, 2017 by Karissa Manske
ARM Announces Update to its DesignStart Program for Custom SoC Designers

ARM Announces Update to its DesignStart Program for Custom SoC Designers

To encourage the growth of SoCs and connected devices, ARM announced an update to its DesignStart program.


News Jun 20, 2017 by Karissa Manske
New SoC Family from TI Simplifies Ethernet Communication to Lower Manufacturing Costs

New SoC Family from TI Simplifies Ethernet Communication to Lower Manufacturing Costs

This News Brief takes a look at the Sitara AMIC110 SoC from Texas Instruments.


News Jun 10, 2017 by Karissa Manske
Teardown Tuesday: Mini Network Router

Teardown Tuesday: Mini Network Router

In this teardown, we will look inside a mini router that creates a wireless local area network.


News May 23, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
2017 Goes Big on Tiny Electronics: A Bluetooth SoC, Satellite Communication Module, and Linux SBC

2017 Goes Big on Tiny Electronics: A Bluetooth SoC, Satellite Communication Module, and Linux SBC

In the last two months, some impressively tiny systems were unveiled or released.


News Apr 14, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
New CVD Technology Allows Smaller Chip Packaging for SoCs and SiPs

New CVD Technology Allows Smaller Chip Packaging for SoCs and SiPs

A new breakthrough in the chemical vapor deposition process could allow smaller chip packaging.


News Feb 03, 2017 by Zabrel Holsman
The January Kickstarter Hardware Roundup

The January Kickstarter Hardware Roundup

Start your year off right with some of these neat Kickstarter projects: the first full-color 3D-printer, an open-source machine vision module, and 6LoWPAN devices to help you expand your IoT projects.


News Jan 21, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Open Source RISC-V Architecture Makes Strides Towards Customizable SoCs

Open Source RISC-V Architecture Makes Strides Towards Customizable SoCs

The RISC-V footprint is expanding with the commercial availability of open-source chips and related development boards from silicon startups like SiFive and OnChip.


News Dec 07, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
MCU Carves Power Domains to Optimize CPU Load, Data Transfers

MCU Carves Power Domains to Optimize CPU Load, Data Transfers

ST's new microcontroller is raising processing levels while boasting three power domains for energy efficiency.


News Oct 31, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
Autonomous Car Chips Beef up Sensor Fusion

Autonomous Car Chips Beef up Sensor Fusion

The recent announcements from NXP and STMicro accentuate the journey from ADAS to autonomous vehicles.


News May 20, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad