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Engineers From MIT Develop New Advanced Microprocessor Using Carbon Nanotubes

CharlesGantt

For several years now, the microprocessor manufacturing world has been coming to grips with the fact that Moore’s law no longer governs the rate at which we are able to shrink transistors in size. This has led to researchers worldwide rushing to find...
- 26 Sep 2019
Cortex-M debugging and automated testing using Rasp-Pi

kamtar

I have decided to write about the usage of Raspberry pi as both wireless programmer/debugger and tool for automated testing for Cortex-M MCUs. There are few articles and tutorials but still, this topic's online coverage is rather poor considering its...
- 12 Sep 2019
Debug / JTAG Probe - XDS110: UART and Utility GPIO

Jan Cumps

I bought my first hardware debugger. The TI XDS110 Debug Probe.In this second post I'm checking the UART interface and the GPIO pins. Two functions that can help to automate the testing of our designs. When you're building a commercial p...
- 31 Aug 2019
What You Thinking of Doing with the Ultra96-V2 Now That It's Available?

rscasny

It seems like just a little while ago that we announced the Ultra96 development board. We followed it up with a Avnet Ultra96 Dev Board RoadTest, which got 137 applicants, and we made a cool ultra96 Infographic (Thanks pchan) Recently, Avnet lau...
- 16 Aug 2019
World’s first 3D nanotube and RRAM ICs unveiled

Catwell

MIT assistant professor, Max Shulaker’s presentation at DARPA’s Electronics Resurgence Initiative Summit was welcomed by a round of applause when he showcased a silicon wafer that can compete with the world’s state-of-the-art foundries. The wafer is ...
- 31 Jul 2019
“Beyond 5G” wireless transceiver has high radio frequencies

Catwell

Electrical engineers from the University of California, Irvine have created a brand-new wireless transceiver that can hike up radio frequencies to 100 gigahertz, four times the speed of the soon to be launched 5G wireless communication standard. Cate...
- 18 Jul 2019
Building a Low Power Compact LCD Display - Port to SimpleLink TI-RTOS

Jan Cumps

Our Raspberry Pi friends will know the Building a Low Power Compact LCD Display project that shabaz published a while ago. He designed a £5 LCD module and the source code for Raspberry Pi.I've ported it to the TI-RTOS I2C driver.The display code shou...
- 14 Jul 2019
Storage Insights #6 - Guide to SATA (Serial ATA)

drozwood90

In Storage Insights #5, we provided a guide to the Embedded Mulitmedia Card (eMMC), with technical details, operation information, and various commands. In Storage Insights #6 we will dive deeper into SATA (Serial ATA), discussing layering and compat...
- 10 Jul 2019
New Debug / JTAG Probe - XDS110: First Steps

Jan Cumps

I bought my first hardware debugger. The TI XDS110 Debug Probe.Up till now, I always used the on-board debug modules of development boards to program and debug devices. That's great for prototyping and evaluation. In industry settings, you use differ...
- 9 Jul 2019
DebuggAR offers augmented reality information on PCBs

Catwell

There are a few AR apps available for smartphones and tablets provide users with a detailed visualization of PCBs that includes deeper, highly detailed information on circuit design and an image of electronics placement. A couple that come to mind: T...
- 5 Jul 2019
Researchers map the geometry of an electron for the first time

Catwell

Physicists at the University of Basel have developed a new method that shows them the geometry of an electron. This shows an electron trapped in a quantum dot. (Image credit: University of Basel) We’ve all seen depictions of atoms in textbooks a...
- 3 Jul 2019
LED lights delivers high-speed internet with Signify’s Trulifi range

Catwell

Everyone is so focused on various emerging wireless technologies, and LiFi appears on the back burner of everyone's mind. Essential for offices, but I can see it being used in public spaces too. On June 19th, Signify, the largest company in...
- 24 Jun 2019
Engineers Bring a New Dimension to the Field of Spintronics that Could Affect Computing

Catwell

The engineers have found a way to pass information from a series of tiny magnets arrayed on a thin film, to other magnets on a second film located below the first. (Image credit: University of Glasgow) Spintronics is described as the intrinsic ...
- 6 Jun 2019
Microsoft teams up with Brilliant for new online course in quantum computing

Catwell

Learn the basics of quantum computing along with Microsoft’s Q# language in this interactive course. The course is brief, taking roughly 16 to 24 hours to complete. (Image credit: Brilliant) Figuring out the basics of quantum computing can be in...
- 4 Jun 2019
Sensor Evaluation using MikroE Click Boards

james.flynn

With all the various sensors out there to choose from, it is nice to be able to get one that is configured in such a way that you can evaluate its performance. MikroE Click Boards offer just that opportunity and on several development boards that Avn...
- 31 May 2019
MORPHEUS Processor Encrypts Itself 20 Times per Second

Catwell

A chip developed at the University of Michigan called MORPHEUS could be used sometime soon to essentially eliminate vulnerable attacks. MORPHEUS could easily replace the current computer chip processors, making their security patches and bug fixes ob...
- 14 May 2019
Storage Insights #5- Guide to Embedded Multimedia Card (eMMC)

bhfletcher

In Storage Insights #4, we highlighted the primary components of SSD drives, with an emphasis on the Flash Controller. In Storage Insights #5 we will dive deeper into the primary components of Embedded Multimedia Cards (eMMC). eMMC General Descr...
- 16 Apr 2019
Memory Expansion with i.MX RT Crossover Processors

kjachim

The eXecute in Place, or XiP, is a capability that allows a processor to execute code directly from external flash memory. Many embedded applications require connectivity stacks, audio processing, and vision, and the amount of executable ...
- 8 Apr 2019
Simplifying PCB Development with i.MX RT Crossover Processors

kjachim

Why is the package type usually one of the last considerations when selecting an MCU or processor? An inefficient package can present issues to project schedule, system performance, board size and most importantly cost. Luckily, the i.MX ...
- 25 Mar 2019
i.MX RT Saves the Day

kjachim

During the development of a new product, have you ever been asked at the last minute to include more features? Add a smartphone-like GUI, make it adapt with machine learning, connect it to the cloud, and the list goes on and on. Th...
- 15 Mar 2019
Movandi and NXP Collaborate on 5G

layerscapesupport

Partnership to deliver performance-optimized solutions to connect 5G everywhereBARCELONA, February 20, 2019 – Mobile World Congress 2019 –NXP Semiconductors N.V. and Movandi, a privately held company with a mission to revolutionize 5G everywher...
- 6 Mar 2019
MAX32660 Evaluation Kit - part 6: Driver LIB for a 16 x 2 LCD

Jan Cumps

I did a road test of the Ultra-Low Power Arm Cortex-M4 Darwin MCU EVM.In this post: a driver for the common Hitachy type LCD displays that you find everywhere. The Display and Driver In many automates you find these blue or green char...
- 10 Feb 2019
Babeyes is a bodycam for your baby

Catwell

This tiny HD camera makes it easy to record memories from your baby's point of view. (Image Credit: Babeyes) I was thinking of making something like with a Microbit or Pi. Glad it exists. It's pretty easy for memories to fade away, espec...
- 15 Jan 2019
MAX32660 Evaluation Kit - part 5: FreeRTOS Example (with Issues, now Fixed)

Jan Cumps

I'm road testing the Ultra-Low Power Arm Cortex-M4 Darwin MCU EVM.During my tests I had difficulties with the FreeRTOS example that comes with the SDK.It showcases tickless operation, and that does not work for me. The example doesn't wake up a...
- 12 Jan 2019
MAX32660 Evaluation Kit - side note B: Create a Release Configuration

Jan Cumps

I'm road testing the Ultra-Low Power Arm Cortex-M4 Darwin MCU EVM.In this posts I show how to create a Release configuration for Eclipse. I've written before that the Build part of the MAXIM SDK hasn't implemented Eclipse's commonly used C...
- 12 Jan 2019