Embedded Systems

Infineon has created an IC to embedded in things that need to be controlled by a near-by mobile phone, which has in-built sensing and a motor driver. “Potential applications range from medical patches and disposable point-of-case testers, to data loggers, smart thermostats, smart locks and sensor inlays,” according to the company. Called NGC1081, the IC can be temporarily powered by ...

Embedded World returns to its more conventional diary slot (14-16 March) in Nuremberg, Germany. There are exhibitors in halls 1, 2, 3, 3A, 4 and 4A, covering application software and systems, embedded design, IC and IP design, M2M, safety and security, displays and startups. Caroline Hayes has curated some highlights to look for. One of the themes for Embedded World ...

At Embedded World next week, Seco will be showing an i.MX 93 computer-on-module compliant to SMARC release 2.1.1. Called Maury, its NXP processor has on board: Arm Cortex-A55, Cortex-M33 and Ethos-U65  – the last one a neural network processor. “As an NXP Early Access Program participant and an NXP Gold Partner, Seco started development of Maury before the general availability ...

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 ...

Designed to protect stored data and with power protection to ensure operation during sudden power outages, the Powerguard SSDs (solid state devices) by Taiwanese manufacturer, Cervoz are available from Display Technology. In the event of a sudden loss of power, Powerguard uses energy stored in additional tantalum capacitors to continue to save files form the controller to the flash storage ...

Google has updated its cross-platform, embedded mobile GUI toolkit with the release of Flutter 3.7. The open source toolkit creates embedded graphic components from a single codebase via native Arm code. What is in the newest version? There’s the ability to create custom menu bars, cascading menus, improved Material 3 support, and some new debugging and internationalisation tools. Menus For ...

Swissbit has announced single-level cell NAND flash-based SD Cards and microSD Cards for increased reliability in industrial settings. “When it comes to reliability, data integrity and data retention, the technology with only one stored bit per cell is still unrivalled,” according to the company. “Only single-level cell offers 100,000 program-erase cycles, making it ideal for applications that require particularly robust, ...

After revealing it would make and stock Rock single-board computers earlier this year, component distributor OKdo announced availability of the Rock 5B today at Electronica. This is an octo-core computer that delivers “the kind of desktop PC level performance required for compute intense activities such as AI or gaming, as well as object recognition, predictive maintenance or motion detection and ...

Last chance to register for our next webinar: Securing the IoT supply chain, which is taking place tomorrow, in association with Crypto Quantique. The date and time is: Tuesday 25th October, 16:00 GMT / 11:00 EST Featuring: Crypto Quantique, Intel, Codasip Register for the webinar » The Internet of Things (IoT) sector recognises the importance of cybersecurity to our well-being, ...

A LIN pre-driver IC for relay DC motors from Melexis  includes 48 KB of memory (16 KB ROM for the included LIN protocol and 32 KB Flash for the application software. The MLX81160 is the latest addition to the company’s Gen3 family of compatible embedded motor drivers. By leveraging high-voltage SOI technology, this LIN-based pre-driver exhibits operational robustness for 12 ...