China set to deliver supercomputer “Tianhe-3” by 2020
Tianhe-3, the next major milestone in supercomputing performance, is set to be released by China in 2020. But will its…
Zynq UltraScale+ family sees streamlined dual-core devices
The new family enables the development of flexible, standards-based platforms by providing 5X system-level performance/watt and any-to-any connectivity with the…
ESD protection device optimises transistor structure
Analysis of 3D simulations has allowed Toshiba to identify a mechanism for optimising transistor structure to boost ESD robustness.
Apple takes on Google with smart home, AI ecosystem
Developers can now tap into Apple’s Siri voice search for the first time using the latest APIs.
Latest SDSoC accelerates C/C++ based programming
Xilinx extends SDSoC development environment that enables software-defined programming of the 16nm Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC.
A*STAR IME’s consortium advances MEMS for industrial, IoT apps
A*STAR IME's collaborative partnership with industry will enable the development of industrial-grade sensors to increase the performance and develop cost-efficient…
MCU performs as voltmeter
Here's how you can employ PIC microcontroller and FETs to enable a four-digit voltmeter.
ASIC/SoC designs: Custom corner characterisation
Characterisation tools these days offer a good solution for extracting the best performance out of an ASIC/SoC for any specified…
MCU offers inexpensive analogue-to-digital conversion
This versatile conversion circuit detects and displays signal's peak value. It offers a low-cost analogue-to-digital conversion and a three-digit, seven-segment…
Multicore processors give embedded vision apps a boost
Synopsys’ fully programmable and configurable DesignWare EV61, EV62 and EV64 embedded vision processors combine one, two or four vision CPU…