Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS has had a version of its 32bit AIRisc RISC-V microcontroller intellectual property certified by by TÜV SGS to the ISO 26262 ASIL-D automotive safety standard. Called AIRisc-Safety, it can now be licensed from the organisation, which also offers customised versions for asic and FPGA integration. “Certification means that industrial customers directly receive a ...

The USB Implementers Forum has certified a USB-C source-sink IC pair and the associated reference designs for 140W (28V 5A) USB PD EPR (USB power delivery extended power range). “The new ICs extend the range of a universal charger to 140W,” according to STMicroelectronics, which has created the ICs and the designs. “Now, a single ac-dc adaptor can charge equipment ...

OpenAi, the company which developed ChatGPT, is investing in startups which build on to of its models to address specific areas. OpenAI has a $100 million fund to invest and has invested in rwelve early stage startups. The chart shows CBI Insights’ view of areas in which the OpenAI’s investment fund may be spent.

Toshiba has introduced a brushless dc motor driver that supports ASIL-D for functional safety in vehicles. Designed in accordance with ISO 26262 (2nd edition) and AEC-Q100-qualified, TB9083FTG is aimed at electric power steering, electric braking and shift-by-wire transmissions. “A built-in fail-safe safety relay pre-driver complements the three-phase pre-driver,” according to the company, and the “SPI communication interface features an integrated ...

Lemo has put a dozen 26.5GHz coax contacts inside a high-reliability circular connector housing, sealed to IP68 when mated. Called LM.232, its signal paths are 50Ω, with a VSWR of ~1.2 from 5 to 15GHz, peaking to 1.4 at 18GHz. The contacts are designed to be terminated on LMR-100A, Multiflex 86, RG-174/U, RG-188 A/U or RG-316/U flexible cables. Attachment is ...

Agile Analog, the customisable analogue IP specialist, has extended its range of data conversion IP with the introduction of the first customisable, process agnostic, 12-bit ADC. “We are pleased to introduce the latest product in our data conversion range, building on the success of our 8-bit and 10-bit ADCs,” says CEO Barry Paterson (pictured), “there is growing demand for 12-bit ...

Keysight has bought Cliosoft and will add Cliosoft’s hardware design data and IP management software tools to Keysight’s EDA offering. Cliosoft’s primary focus has been managing design data, including functional IP blocks used in ICs. Cliosoft’s products expand Keysight’s EDA software offering to include process and data management (PDM) capabilities that have been adopted by more than 400 global semiconductor ...

Earlier today Rapidus, the Japanese government-backed chip company, said it will build a $36.7 billion  2nm logic fab at Chitose City in Hokkaido Prefecture. The decision was announced by Rapidus President Koike Atsuyoshi (pictured) and the Governor  of Hokkaido, Suzuki Naomichi. The fab will  mass-produce 2nm ICs starting in 2027. Rapidus will develop the chips with IBM. “We aim to ...

Prophesee, the French image sensor specialist,  is collaborating with Qualcomm to optimise Prophesee’s event-based Metavision sensors for use with Snapdragon  processors. Prophesee’s sensors claim to improve camera performance, particularly in fast-moving dynamic scenes (e.g. sport scenes) and in low light through its event-based continuous and asynchronous pixel sensing approach. Prophesee claims that it sensors allow machines to see hyper-fast and fleeting events at ...

Fujitsu is conducting trials with Microsoft to verify the connectivity between Fujitsu’s 5G network technology and Microsoft Azure private MEC (Multi-Access Edge Compute). The trials, part of  Fujitsu’s broader efforts to co-create new business based on private 5G, started  at Fujitsu’s Collaboration Lab in Kawasaki and will continue  in Birmingham, UK, from March 2023. By combining Fujitsu’s 5G technology including ...