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New LiDAR Chips Go the Distance, Rain or Shine

New LiDAR Chips Go the Distance, Rain or Shine

Though LiDAR is one of the most popular technologies for ADAS, it still has its hangups. Now, developers are fine-tuning LiDAR at the chip level—for instance, by extending detection distance and priming it for inclement weather.


Renesas’ New RA2E2 32-bit MCUs Promises More Scalable IoT Designs

Renesas’ New RA2E2 32-bit MCUs Promises More Scalable IoT Designs

Based on the ARM Cortex-M23 32-bit core, the RA2E2 microcontroller unit (MCU) group hopes to bring more scalability to the internet of things (IoT) endpoint applications.


News Oct 15, 2021 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
New Sensor Claims an “Industry First” for Detecting Harmful UV-A Radiation

New Sensor Claims an “Industry First” for Detecting Harmful UV-A Radiation

Built for wearable devices, the new UV-detection chip can help users monitor their exposure to the most harmful type of radiation: UV-A.


News Oct 14, 2021 by Kristijan Nelkovski
Microchip Targets Temperature Stability in New Cost-effective Vref IC

Microchip Targets Temperature Stability in New Cost-effective Vref IC

When it comes to voltage references, not only are they important, but they must be stable, especially when it comes to temperature. Targeting just that, Microchip has released a new voltage reference IC.


News Oct 11, 2021 by Jake Hertz
High-speed Contactless Connectors Aim to Solve Connector-related Failures

High-speed Contactless Connectors Aim to Solve Connector-related Failures

Aiming to make the connectors have fewer wires, a collaboration between ST and Rosenberger has resulted in a novel, high-speed, contactless connector technology.


News Oct 08, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Two AI Processors Push Computer Vision to the Next Level for IoT and Automotives

Two AI Processors Push Computer Vision to the Next Level for IoT and Automotives

Hoping to create more power-efficient and highly functional AI processors, Syntiant and Intuitive are both aiming to create the next step in computer vision.


News Oct 06, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Hokuyo Automation Boosts 4D LiDAR Leveraging SiLC’s FMCW Single Chip Technology

Hokuyo Automation Boosts 4D LiDAR Leveraging SiLC’s FMCW Single Chip Technology

Hokuyo Automation and SiLC Technologies are teaming up to push 4D LiDAR to mainstream using frequency modulated continuous wave technology (FMCW). However, what is 4D LiDAR and SiLC's chip solution?


Sfera Labs Unveils First Programmable I/O Module Based on Raspberry Pi’s MCU

Sfera Labs Unveils First Programmable I/O Module Based on Raspberry Pi’s MCU

With this release, the usability of Raspberry Pi may now be accessible to the industrial market.


News Oct 04, 2021 by Jake Hertz
“Gray Market” Floods with Counterfeit Chips Amidst Ongoing Shortage

“Gray Market” Floods with Counterfeit Chips Amidst Ongoing Shortage

Developers desperate to get their hands on a certain component should be wary of a swelling "gray market" of counterfeit parts.


News Oct 01, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
Sony’s Image Sensor Roundup: Automation, Auto LiDAR, AI, and More

Sony’s Image Sensor Roundup: Automation, Auto LiDAR, AI, and More

What's at the heart of Sony's flurry of new CMOS image sensors? To start, copper-to-copper connection, back-illuminated structure, and an EVS mechanism.


News Sep 30, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Microsoft and Eaton Aim to Push Back on US Power Grid Woes with Data Center UPS

Microsoft and Eaton Aim to Push Back on US Power Grid Woes with Data Center UPS

Many challenges plague the US electric grid. However, once a power strain on the grid, data centers could flip the switch and help the grid instead of drag it down.


News Sep 29, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Pushing the Life of Asset Tracking Tags From One to Five Years

Pushing the Life of Asset Tracking Tags From One to Five Years

While asset tags are a critical puzzle piece to Industry 4.0, these devices are plagued by short battery life. Now, onsemi has literally stretched the lifespan limits—to five years.


News Sep 27, 2021 by Jake Hertz
EU Pitches Chips Act to Heighten Its Global Semiconductor Status

EU Pitches Chips Act to Heighten Its Global Semiconductor Status

Ramping up chip R&D and manufacturing will also help industries that have been hard hit by the semiconductor supply shortage.


News Sep 24, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
Lumotive’s Meta-LiDAR Takes On LiDAR Scalability Challenges Using Metasurfaces

Lumotive’s Meta-LiDAR Takes On LiDAR Scalability Challenges Using Metasurfaces

One major challenge to LiDAR technology has always been: scaling. Striving to take this challenge head-on is Lumotive with the industry's "smallest and most cost-effective" solution yet.


News Sep 23, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Littelfuse’s Gate Driver Promises Fast Turn-on Speed in Solid-state Relays

Littelfuse’s Gate Driver Promises Fast Turn-on Speed in Solid-state Relays

Using load biasing, the new MOSFET gate driver has turn-on speeds in the order of tens of microseconds. It's also the so-called first of its kind that doesn't require an external power supply.


News Sep 22, 2021 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Even Without AR, Size Remains the Achilles Heel of Smart Glasses

Even Without AR, Size Remains the Achilles Heel of Smart Glasses

While integrating AR into smart glasses requires many size-consuming components, even normal wearable features take up precious PCB real estate. Now, Facebook says it has re-engineered components to fit in a lightweight frame.


News Sep 21, 2021 by Dr. Steve Arar
A Recap of Industry Tech Days 2021: Links to Every Single Live Session

A Recap of Industry Tech Days 2021: Links to Every Single Live Session

Industry Tech Days 2021 concluded yesterday. This article will give you a chance to peruse the full list of the week's events that are now available on-demand.


News Sep 18, 2021 by Kate Smith
Day 2: Today’s Industry Tech Days Lineup Headlined by Not One but Two NASA Astronauts

Day 2: Today’s Industry Tech Days Lineup Headlined by Not One but Two NASA Astronauts

Day 2 of Industry Tech Days comes with not one but two NASA astronauts.


News Sep 14, 2021 by Kate Smith
Day 1: Welcome to Industry Tech Days 2021! Here’s What’s in Store for Monday

Day 1: Welcome to Industry Tech Days 2021! Here’s What’s in Store for Monday

Welcome, one and all, to Day 1 of our annual Industry Tech Days event. Let's get started.


News Sep 13, 2021 by Kate Smith
Tesla Makes a Leap from Autonomous Vehicles to Robots with “Tesla Bot” Reveal

Tesla Makes a Leap from Autonomous Vehicles to Robots with “Tesla Bot” Reveal

Not a stranger to taking on a challenge, Elon Musk reveals "Tesla Bot" at 2021's Tesla AI Day. While it seems to be an ambitious plan to build a humanoid robot, how feasible is it for Tesla?


News Sep 01, 2021 by Jake Hertz