Embedded Computing Design

Inova Semiconductors released their INAP566TAQ and INAP596TAQ transmitter ICs; two new members of the APIX3 SerDes product family. APIX (Automotive Pixel Link) is a multi-channel SerDes (Serializer/Deserializer) technology developed by Inova for automotive high-resolution video applications.

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments in 2021 increased 14% while wafer revenue rose 13% compared to 2020, topping $12 billion to reach new all-time highs, the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) reported in its year-end analysis of the silicon wafer industry.

ioXt Alliance, the global standard for IoT security, announced that it is expanding its ioXt Certification Program with a new profile for Network Lighting Controls (NLC), allowing manufacturers to certify commercial lighting systems with wirelessly connected parts.

NVIDIA and SoftBank Group Corp. (SBG or SoftBank) announced the termination of the transaction whereby NVIDIA would acquire Arm Limited (“Arm”) from SBG. The parties agreed to terminate the Agreement because of significant regulatory challenges preventing the consummation of the transaction, despite good faith efforts by the parties.

SiTime Corporation's XCalibur™ active resonator product category solves supply chain constraints using programmable semiconductors to deliver a drop-in replacement for quartz crystal resonators. XCalibur provides higher performance and reliability while reducing development time by up to two months in automotive, enterprise, and industrial applications. 

Atmosic, a company specializing in energy harvesting wireless platforms for the Internet of Things (IoT), unveiled the ATM33 Series Bluetooth® 5.3 family of high-performance system-on-chips (SoCs).

AccelerComm announced the findings of a report commissioned from Real Wireless, which shows significant reductions in 5G private network infrastructure costs by utilizing AccelerComm’s 5G physical layer IP solution.

Crippling cyber attacks, blinding encryption, and new opportunities at the edge are amongst the key trends highlighted by top industry analysts in Enea's "7 Trends That Will Shape the Mobile Industry In 2022" report.

There are approximately six billion nucleotides in the human diploid genome. At such magnitudes, even a seemingly negligible error rate of 0.01% means 600,000 errors during genome sequencing. But we’ve already sequenced the human genome, so why do it again? According to healthcare officials in multiple countries, widescale human genome sequencing is the key to precision medicine.

The chip shortage that impacted the electronic supply chain in the first half of 2021 continued to impact the second half of 2021 as demand for electronic products remained high. The outlook for semiconductor sales includes several areas of growth such as above-average demand in the automotive market and continued growth in AI and IoT.

Antenova Ltd, a manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for M2M and the IoT, has revealed its latest antenna Atta, part number SRFI079, for LTE and smart wireless deployments in the 410 MHz and 450 MHz bands.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that the company was first to submit 5G new radio (NR) protocol test cases to 3GPP, enabling device makers to verify enhanced network slicing and power saving features as specified in Release 16 (Rel-16).

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies Inc., it has demonstrated data throughput speeds in the uplink (UL) of 3.5 gigabit per second (Gbps) using 5G new radio dual connectivity (NR-DC) with mmWave carrier aggregation.

Beckhoff provides real-time-capable data communication via OPC UA with the new TF6105 function in its universal automation software.

As demand for high-end 5G and LTE smartphones increases, extended battery life and strengthened protection features for batteries are becoming important. 5G phones need long-lasting batteries with high endurance to process the large amount of data for fast download and upload.

The Ultimate IoT SIM offers multi-network coverage from more than 130 network providers across Europe, which will automatically switch to the strongest signal, ensuring reliable connectivity at all times.

The solution leverages the smaller size, lower cost, and increased efficiency associated with iSIM technology, combined with an advanced LPWA chipset for NB-IoT, CAT-M, and local breakouts — all contributing to improving latency and extending battery life.

Global fab equipment spending for front end facilities is expected to rise 10% year-over-year (YOY) in 2022 to a new all-time high of over US$98 billion, marking a third consecutive year of growth, SEMI highlighted in its quarterly World Fab Forecast report.

Skkynet Cloud Systems, Inc. announced the release of a new version of DataHub® middleware. With new enhancements, DataHub middleware for secure, real-time industrial data communications now connects to popular industrial data historians from AVEVA, InfluxData, and OSIsoft. This release can handle thousands of MQTT connections, including MQTT Sparkplug B.

Global technology intelligence firm ABI Research has been actively monitoring the activities of 52 IoT cellular module vendors for the previous two years, collating information about their module portfolios into a single central repository, to offer a thorough overview of all that is available.