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Celebrating Eleven IEEE Milestones at the Computer History Museum

September 11, a Day to Remember, Was Also a Day to Celebrate Some Silicon Valley Milestones
by Steven Leibson - November 29, 2021

September 11 is a somber day of remembrance in the United States for the terrible events that took place 20 years ago, but, this year, it was also a happy day to quietly remember ten significant Silicon Valley Milestones. Brian Berg organized an outdoor event at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California to commemorate eleven IEEE Milestones that he helped to create.

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For Your Holiday Shopping Pleasure: Paco Rabanne’s New Fragrance for Men goes Electronic

For the Technology Nerd Who Already Has Everything, an Interactive Cologne
by Steven Leibson - November 26, 2021

Just in time for Black Friday, here’s a holiday gift idea for that hard-to-please nerd on your list: Phantom, Paco Rabanne’s new fragrance for men, has been electronified. Now you can have just what was missing in men’s colognes, … Read More → "For Your Holiday Shopping Pleasure: Paco Rabanne’s New Fragrance for Men goes Electronic"

Fish Fry Special Edition: Makers Today! OKdo

by Amelia Dalton - November 24, 2021

We are switching things up for our sixth installment of my new special edition series of our long-running Fish Fry podcast called “Makers Today!”, where we highlight the movers and shakers in the maker space. In this month’s episode, my guests are Katie Clubb and Richard Curtin from OKdo! Katie, Richard and I chat about OKdo’s mission to encourage inspiration with the Okdo Projects Hub, … Read More → "Fish Fry Special Edition: Makers Today! OKdo"

The Indy Autonomous Challenge

by Amelia Dalton - November 19, 2021

On your mark. Get set. Let’s fry some fish! In this week’s podcast I am happy to bring in Joe Speed from ADLINK to talk all about the Indy Autonomous Challenge, the first autonomous race car competition at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway! Joe and I dig into some of the behind-the-scenes work at this first of its kind autonomous challenge including details of the ADLINK AVA-3501 series … Read More → "The Indy Autonomous Challenge"

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industry news
November 29, 2021
Analog Devices’ People Counting Algorithm Ensures Efficient Space Utilization and Worker Safety
MIPS selects Imperas Reference Models for RISC-V Processor Verification
STMicroelectronics Reveals Next-Generation Secure Microcontroller for Biometric System-on-Card and dCVV Solutions
Synopsys Expands Use of AI to Optimize Samsung’s Latest Mobile Designs
Silicon Catalyst Partners with Sony Semiconductor Solutions to Accelerate Semiconductor Startups
Secure Bluetooth® Low Energy Microcontroller from onsemi Sets Industry Record for Power Efficiency
November 26, 2021
Introducing Kaiweets’ KM601 – the Ideal Smart Digital Multimeter for Beginners
SEGGER introduces customization options for popular service programmer
A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics and STMicroelectronics Team Up on Silicon Carbide R&D for the EV Market and Industrial Applications
November 24, 2021
New NGB Series Power Supplies from SL Power offer superior performance and reliability
Flex Power Modules adds two new variants to BMR492 series delivering up to 1100 W peak power in an eighth brick
Codasip Adopts Imperas for RISC-V Processor Verification
November 23, 2021
RS Components launches activist engineering program urging DesignSpark online community to engineer for a better world
element14 Hosts “Level-Up Your FPGA Skills: An Expert Panel Discussion”
LoRa Alliance® Shows Continued Rapid Growth in LoRaWAN® Deployments for Utilities; Demos Latest Advancements at Enlit 2021
CEVA SensPro™ Sensor Hub DSP Achieves Automotive Safety Compliant Certification for ASIL B (Random) and ASIL D (Systematic)
STMicroelectronics Expands Connectivity for Smart-Metering Applications with FCC Certification of G3-PLC Hybrid Chipset
Microchip Adds Second Development Tool Offering for Designers Using Its Low-Power PolarFire® RISC-V® SoC FPGA for Embedded Vision Applications at the Edge
November 22, 2021
RTI Accelerates Autonomous and Electric Vehicle Innovation with First Data-Centric Software Framework with Functional Safety Certification
LDRA tool suite provides software assurance for mission-critical systems powered by NXP S32K3 MCUs
DDC-I Announces Deos Multicore Platform for Jacinto 7 Developers Targeting High Assurance Aerospace Market
Nexperia introduces a range of A-selection Zener diodes for precise voltage reference with the industry’s lowest tolerance of ±1%
Synopsys 3DIC Compiler Qualified for Samsung Foundry’s Multi-Die Integration Flow, Accelerating 2.5D and 3D Designs
Vishay Intertechnology Continues to Offer Competitive Lead Times for IHLP® Low Profile, High Current Inductors
Percepio Brings Big Debugging Boost for Microsoft Azure RTOS ThreadX Developers
Melexis takes automotive ambient lighting to the next level with multi-channel LIN RGB LED controller
November 19, 2021
Keysight and Proventia Collaborate to Optimize Electric Vehicle Battery Test Solutions
TDK announces 3D HAL® technology-based position sensor with redundancy for safety-critical applications
VadaTech Announces a Two Slot 3U VPX Rackmount Chassis with RTM for Conduction Cooled Modules
Nexar teams up with Ultra Librarian to Expand Component Data Coverage
Lattice to Host Virtual Seminar on Industrial Cybersecurity Trends and Standards in FPGAs
Plumbing the Depths: Defect Distribution in Ion-Implanted SiC Diodes
IAR Systems and Secure Thingz extend embedded security assurance solution with support for STM32 MCUs
STMicroelectronics Upgrades Automotive Positioning Accuracy with Single-Chip Triple-Band Satellite-Navigation Receiver
Imperas Models – reference for the newly ratified RISC-V Specifications
November 18, 2021
Renesas Enters FPGA Market with the First Ultra-Low-Power, Low-Cost Family Addressing Low-Density, High-Volume Applications
High Current and Cabling System from Amphenol Now Offers a Non-EMI Straight Plug Version
Vishay Intertechnology Commercial IHSR High Temperature Inductor Delivers Ultra Low DCR for Multi-Phase Power Supplies
Printed Electronics in 2021: Emerging Applications Accelerate Towards Adoption
Automotive-Compliant 500mA LDO from Diodes Incorporated Delivers Superior PSRR in a High-Power Density Footprint
November 17, 2021
Intrinsic ID and Rambus Raise the Bar for Hardware Security with Integration of PUF Technology and Rambus Root of Trust
Analog Devices’ Battery Management IC Delivers Longer Battery Runtime
Renesas Expands Satellite Communications Portfolio with Industry’s First Commercial Dual-Beam Active Beamforming IC Lineup
DIGISTOR’s New Commercial-Class PCIe Gen 4 NVMe Solid State Drives Deliver The Fastest Performance For Even The Most Demanding Applications
Abaco Announces Integrated MIL-STD-1553 Cyber Resiliency Solution
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featured chalk talk

Mission Critical Electrical Controls

Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Littelfuse

If you are working on a mission-critical design, there is a very important list of requirements that you will need to consider for your electromechanical controls including how well they have been tested, availability of inventory, and the quality of the components. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with John Saathoff from Littelfuse electromechanical solutions offered by Hartland Controls, the benefits Hartland brings to the table when it comes to mission-critical designs, and how you can get started using Hartland Controls for your next design.

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featured paper

Enable faster real-time control with high-precision position sensors

Sponsored by Texas Instruments

The demand for highly automated industrial systems is continuing to increase and often requires advanced, reliable position sensing solutions to control equipment performance and collect factory-level data. Learn how the industry’s most accurate linear 3D Hall-effect position sensor, the TMAG5170, enables faster real-time control and increased diagnostic capabilities to help design safer, more reliable, automated industrial systems.

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Imagination Uses Cadence Digital Full Flow for GPU Development

Sponsored by Cadence Design Systems

Learn how Imagination Technologies uses the latest Cadence digital design and simulation solutions to deliver leading-edge GPU technology for automotive, mobile, and data center products.

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discussion
Parsing Google v. Oracle: What’s It Really Mean?
Posted on Nov 24 at 6:42am by JimLewis
I just read the first 10 pages of the court case. I think just stating the conclusion egregiously misrepresents the general situation: > But we hold that the copying here at issue nonetheless constituted a fair use. Hence, Google’s copying did not violate the copyright law The key points that ...
Say Happy 50th Birthday to the Microprocessor, Part 2
Posted on Nov 18 at 4:03pm by Steven Leibson
Happy to meet another Mostek 3870 user, DavidSG. We're rare as hen's teeth although Wikipedia claims that the F8/3870 architecture was once very popular. Nothing like the 8051 or the prolific PIC series, though.
Say Happy 50th Birthday to the Microprocessor, Part 2
Posted on Nov 17 at 4:43pm by DavidSG
I was sitting around for several years waiting for "a computer on a chip". I'd had encounters with the PDP8 and Nova minicomputers, and fully grocked the potential of such devices. When the 4004 came out I took one look and said "Nah! I want one chip, not 3". Similar for the 8008. ...
Using Machine Learning to Optimize FPGA Layout and Timing
Posted on Nov 17 at 6:44am by Max Maxfield
My chum Jay Dowling just emailed me to say: "Hi Max, re your FPGA P&R article -- I had a macro I would use for Altera to get the best results. They use some kind of hash of the design as the seed to a random number generator used ...
Say Happy 50th Birthday to the Microprocessor, Part I
Posted on Nov 17 at 6:23am by Steven Leibson
Neigh, Max. I didn't have hands-on experience with the 4004. Just a bunch of other microprocessors that followed.
Tortuously Topological Toroidal Transformations (a.k.a. Donut Math)
Posted on Nov 16 at 9:24am by Max Maxfield
My friend Peter Traneus Anderson (a.k.a. Traneus Rex) correctly answered my poser as follows: Twists = 0.25 Edges = 1 Faces = 1 Orbits = 4 Peter then went on to pose a conundrum of his own as follows: For zero radians twist per rotation around the donut, we have your 0-degree case. For pi radians ...
Say Happy 50th Birthday to the Microprocessor, Part I
Posted on Nov 16 at 8:01am by Max Maxfield
Hi Steve -- I've read a lot about the 4004 (I have one of the original ceramic packaged devices in my little collection) -- most of it was reasonably accurate but some of the details got a little fluffy around the edges -- so I'm really enjoying reading your "from the ...
Using Machine Learning to Optimize FPGA Layout and Timing
Posted on Nov 15 at 9:30am by Max Maxfield
This is my bad -- I intended the following to be posted on my column Tortuously Topological Toroidal Transformations (a.k.a. Donut Math) (https://www.eejournal.com/article/tortuously-topological-toroidal-transformations-a-k-a-donut-math/) ----------------------- My friend Peter Traneus Anderson (a.k.a. Traneus Rex) correctly answered the first part of my poser as ...
Superhuman Code, Semantic Analyzers, and Automated Debugging: How Machine Programming Will Change the Future of Electronic Engineering
Posted on Nov 12 at 9:02am by Max Maxfield
Would this be a good time to remind you of my 3-part miniseries: "The Artificial Intelligence Apocalypse -- Is It Time to Be Scared Yet? (Here's a clue -- the answer is a resounding 'Yes!'") https://www.eejournal.com/article/the-artificial-intelligence-apocalypse-part-3/
MathWorks’s Satellite Communications Toolbox is Out of This World!
Posted on Nov 11 at 6:27am by Max Maxfield
Don't be silly -- they always make sure to leave one bit undefined for you to optimize (the trick is working out which bit it is :-) )
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featured blogs
Last Week in CFD
Nov 29, 2021
Because of last week's Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S. and the company's generosity in giving us not 2 but 3 days of rest and relaxation, last week's CFD news is shared today. And... [[ Click on the title to access the full blog on the Cadence Community ...
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Groping for Le Mot Juste
Nov 29, 2021
Tell me if you've heard this before, but I'm looking for a Nordic word that has a sufficiently amorphous gestalt to make it confusing to explain in Norwegian....
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From Road to PC: Accelerating Intelligent Software Growth with Virtual ECUs
Nov 29, 2021
Lean how virtual electronic control units (ECUs) accelerate automotive design and enable advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) for connected vehicles. The post From Road to PC: Accelerating Intelligent Software Growth with Virtual ECUs appeared first on From Silicon To S...
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We Hope to See You at Intel® FPGA Technology Day 2021
Nov 8, 2021
Intel® FPGA Technology Day (IFTD) is a free four-day event that will be hosted virtually across the globe in North America, China, Japan, EMEA, and Asia Pacific from December 6-9, 2021. The theme of IFTD 2021 is 'Accelerating a Smart and Connected World.' This virtual event ...
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chalk talks
TE's Dynamic Series for Robotics
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and TE Connectivity
If you are designing a robot, a drive system, or any electromechanical system, the dynamic series of connectors from TE Connectivity might be a great solution for your next design. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Jennifer Love from TE Connectivity about the design requirements common in robotic applications and why this new flexible connector with its innovative three point contact design, audible locking system, and dedicated tooling make it a great solution for all kinds of robotic designs.
Click here for more information about TE Connectivity Dynamic D8000 Pluggable Connectors
Nov 19, 2021
1,834 views
Machine Learning with Microchip
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Microchip
Can you design a machine learning application without a deep knowledge in machine learning? Yes, you can! In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Yann Le Faou from Microchip about a machine learning approach that is low power, includes an expertise in communication and security, and is easy to implement.
Click here for more information about Microchip Technology Machine Learning
Nov 9, 2021
2,960 views
Introducing Vivado ML Editions
Sponsored by Xilinx
There are many ways that machine learning can help improve our IC designs, but when it comes to quality of results and design iteration - it’s a game changer. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Nick Ni from Xilinx about the benefits of machine learning design optimization, what hierarchical module-based compilation brings to the table, and why extending a module design into an end-to-end flow can make all the difference in your next IC design.
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Nov 9, 2021
3,258 views
High Voltage Charging Solution for Energy Storage & Backup Systems
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Maxim Integrated (now part of Analog Devices)
Today there is growing demand for energy storage with more power, longer range, and longer run time. But the question remains: how can we increase our energy storage given the energy storage mediums on the market today? In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Anthony Huyhn from Analog Devices about the benefits of high voltage energy storage, why stacked battery cells are crucial to these kinds of systems, how high voltage energy storage systems can reduce conduction loss exponentially and what kind of high voltage charging solutions from Analog Devices are on the market today.
Click here for more information about the Maxim Integrated MAX17703 Li-Ion Battery Charger Controller
Nov 5, 2021
3,766 views
Har-Modular for PCB Connectivity
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and HARTING
Did you know that you can create custom modular connector solutions from off the shelf components that are robust, save PCB space and are easy to assemble? In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Phill Shaw and Nazario Biala from HARTING about the Har-Modular PCB connector system that gives you over a billion combination possibilities for data, signal and power.
Click here for more information about HARTING har-modular PCB Connectors
Nov 3, 2021
3,756 views
Mission Critical Electrical Controls
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Littelfuse
If you are working on a mission-critical design, there is a very important list of requirements that you will need to consider for your electromechanical controls including how well they have been tested, availability of inventory, and the quality of the components. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with John Saathoff from Littelfuse electromechanical solutions offered by Hartland Controls, the benefits Hartland brings to the table when it comes to mission-critical designs, and how you can get started using Hartland Controls for your next design.
Click here for more information about Hartland Controls from Littelfuse
Nov 3, 2021
3,532 views
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