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How Static Analysis Improves Safety and Security for Multicore Platforms

Traditional testing often misses concurrency problems in multicore systems, but static analysis can help, explains Gramma Tech’s Marc Brown. Multicore processors are ubiquitous in embedded devices but still pose a challenge for developing safety-critical an...

By Marc Brown | 19-08-2016

EnSilica and BaySand cooperate on configurable MPW IP solutions

Semiconductor and intellectual property company EnSilica has agreed to provide configurable ASICs specialist BaySand’s ASIC UltraShuttle-65 multi-project wafer (MPW) customers with a range of configurable intellectual property (IP) solutions. BaySand recently...

Articles | By Paul Whytock | 18-08-2016

EnSilica and BaySand cooperate on configurable MPW IP solutions

Semiconductor and intellectual property company EnSilica has agreed to provide configurable ASICs specialist BaySand’s ASIC UltraShuttle-65 multi-project wafer (MPW) customers with a range of configurable intellectual property (IP) solutions. BaySand recently...

Insights | By Paul Whytock | 18-08-2016

This fail-safe system will help keep trains on the right track

A fault-tolerant and fail-safe system for train control and rail signaling has been developed by Artesyn Embedded Technologies. Safety Integrity Level 4 (SIL4) certification has been awarded to the ControlSafe Platform (CSP) with ControlSafe Computer (CSC) and...

Articles | By Paul Whytock | 16-08-2016

This fail-safe system will help keep trains on the right track

A fault-tolerant and fail-safe system for train control and rail signaling has been developed by Artesyn Embedded Technologies. Safety Integrity Level 4 (SIL4) certification has been awarded to the ControlSafe Platform (CSP) with ControlSafe Computer (CSC) and...

Insights | By Paul Whytock | 16-08-2016

First end-to-end security solution for IoT devices connected to AWS

The industry’s first end-to-end security solution for Internet of Things (IoT) devices that connect to Amazon Web Services (AWS) IoT has been developed following collaboration between Microchip and AWS. The security solution will help companies to implement th...

Articles | By Paul Whytock | 11-08-2016

First end-to-end security solution for IoT devices connected to AWS

The industry’s first end-to-end security solution for Internet of Things (IoT) devices that connect to Amazon Web Services (AWS) IoT has been developed following collaboration between Microchip and AWS. The security solution will help companies to implement th...

Insights | By Paul Whytock | 11-08-2016

Will Lidar technology really convince us autonomous cars are safe?

There are many industry experts that believe Lidar sensing will help to improve the safe operation of autonomous cars but whether it will win over the vast majority of dubious drivers remains to be seen. Currently most drivers say they don’t want to be driven...

Articles | By Paul Whytock | 11-08-2016

Will Lidar technology really convince us autonomous cars are safe?

There are many industry experts that believe Lidar sensing will help to improve the safe operation of autonomous cars but whether it will win over the vast majority of dubious drivers remains to be seen. Currently most drivers say they don’t want to be driven...

Insights | By Paul Whytock | 11-08-2016

Power chip can tightly regulate car battery voltages

A power management IC that can implement a buck or buck/boost regulator to convert automotive battery voltages into a tightly regulated voltage whilst providing changes between buck and boost modes has been developed by Allegro MicroSystems Europe. Designated...

Articles | By Paul Whytock | 09-08-2016

Power chip can tightly regulate car battery voltages

A power management IC that can implement a buck or buck/boost regulator to convert automotive battery voltages into a tightly regulated voltage whilst providing changes between buck and boost modes has been developed by Allegro MicroSystems Europe. Designated...

Insights | By Paul Whytock | 09-08-2016

Using high capacity MLCCs to provide DC power smoothing

Yoshimasa Goto, Product Engineer at Murata, explains how technical innovation has produced high-capacitance MLCCs, suitable for smoothing applications. The vast majority of applications today, use an AC power adapter or AC/DC power supply to provide a DC vo...

By Yoshimasa Goto | 08-08-2016