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Microchip Announces INICnet Technology To Simplify Automotive Infotainment Networking with Support for Ethernet, Audio and Video Over a Single Cable
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Microchip Announces INICnet Technology To Simplify Automotive Infotainment Networking with Support for Ethernet, Audio and Video Over a Single Cable

During Electronica 2018, Microchip announced what the company claims to be the industry’s most efficient automotive infotainment networking solution that supports all data types, including audio, video, control and Ethernet, over a single cable. Intelligent Network Interface Controller networking (INICnet) technology is a synchronous, scalable solution that significantly simplifies building audio and infotainment systems. INICnet coexists with automotive Ethernet, efficiently linking IP-based communication across vehicle domains, and supports digital audio formats with multiple sources and sink.
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New FTDI USB Type-C/PD Controller IC Enables 3A Current Delivery
by Cristina Costa

New FTDI USB Type-C/PD Controller IC Enables 3A Current Delivery

During the Electronica 2018 show in Munich, Germany, FTDI Chip announced its latest FT4233H advanced bridge IC solution with USB Type-C connectivity and USB power delivery (PD) Rev. 3.0 controller capabilities - supporting applications up to 100W. With this new chip, the company has introduced the USB power delivery technology necessary to go beyond the powering of consumer electronics products and support the elevated current levels required by larger items of electronic equipment.
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Cypress USB-C Controller Streamlines Design of Fast Charging Ports for Portable Electronics in Vehicles
by Cristina Costa

Cypress USB-C Controller Streamlines Design of Fast Charging Ports for Portable Electronics in Vehicles

Cypress Semiconductor announced the availability of an highly-integrated, automotive-qualified USB-C controller with USB Power Delivery (PD) that enables fast charging of portable electronics in vehicles. The Automotive EZ-PD CCG3PA controller delivers a plug-and-play user experience to automotive charging ports by providing support for the USB PD 3.0 standard with programmable power supply (PPS), Qualcomm’s Quick Charge (QC) 4.0 protocol, and legacy charging standards.
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Microchip Announces Industry’s Smallest Multi-output MEMS Clock Generator
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Microchip Announces Industry’s Smallest Multi-output MEMS Clock Generator

Microchip Technology announced the industry’s smallest MEMS clock generator, ideal for the development of connected devices and mobile/portable applications. This new device can replace up to three crystals and oscillators on a board, reducing timing component board space by up to 80 percent. The DSC613 clock family eliminates the need for an external crystal by integrating a low-power and high-stability Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) resonator.
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Cadence Introduces Tensilica HiFi 5 DSP Optimized for AI Speech and Audio Processing
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Cadence Introduces Tensilica HiFi 5 DSP Optimized for AI Speech and Audio Processing

Cadence Design Systems announced the Cadence Tensilica HiFi 5 DSP for audio and voice, the company's first IP core optimized for high-performance far-field processing and artificial intelligence (AI)-based speech recognition processing. This fifth-generation HiFi DSP offers 2X audio processing and 4X neural network (NN) processing improvements versus the HiFi 4 DSP, making it ideal for voice-controlled user interfaces in digital home assistants and automotive infotainment.
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Tektronix Redefines the Arbitrary/Function Generator with New AFG31000 Series
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Tektronix Redefines the Arbitrary/Function Generator with New AFG31000 Series

Tektronix announced its new AFG31000 arbitrary/function generator (AFG), which the company says it redefines the category with a completely new design and many key firsts including the industry’s largest touchscreen and a new user interface that allows users to generate increasingly complex test cases for debugging, troubleshooting, characterizing and validating devices under test. Tektronix will be demonstrating the new AFG31000 series for the first time at the Electronica tradeshow in November in Munich, Germany.
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Atmosic Technologies Introduces Innovative Bluetooth 5 Solution for Very Low-Power Wireless Devices
by Cristina Costa

Atmosic Technologies Introduces Innovative Bluetooth 5 Solution for Very Low-Power Wireless Devices

Atmosic Technologies, a startup company from Saratoga, California, announced what the company claims to be the industry’s lowest power wireless Bluetooth 5 platform, allowing manufacturers to deliver extended battery life and battery-free connected devices. Atmosic's inaugural M2 and M3 series SoC's will be able to power all sorts of low-power designs and deliver energy harvesting for connected devices.
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AVR Microcontrollers Now Supported in MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment
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AVR Microcontrollers Now Supported in MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment

Designers who have traditionally used Microchip’s PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) and developed with the MPLAB ecosystem can now easily evaluate and incorporate AVR MCUs - the family of microcontrollers developed since 1996 by Atmel and acquired by Microchip Technology in 2016 - into their applications. The majority of AVR MCUs are now beta supported with the release of MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment (IDE) version 5.05, available now from Microchip.
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New Digital Signal Controller (DSC) Accelerates DSP Performance for Time-Critical Control Applications
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New Digital Signal Controller (DSC) Accelerates DSP Performance for Time-Critical Control Applications

Microchip announced the new dsPIC33CK Digital Signal Controller (DSC) with expanded context selected registers to reduce interrupt latency and new, faster instruction execution to accelerate Digital Signal Processor (DSP) routines. With 100 MIPS performance, the core delivers almost double the performance of previous single-core dsPIC DSCs, making it ideally suited for digital power and other applications requiring sophisticated algorithms.
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STMicroelectronics Combines NFC Controller, Secure Element, and eSIM in a Single-Chip
by Joao Martins

STMicroelectronics Combines NFC Controller, Secure Element, and eSIM in a Single-Chip

STMicroelectronics revealed its highly integrated mobile-security solution, the ST54J, a system-on-chip (SoC) containing an NFC (Near-Field Communication) controller, Secure Element, and eSIM. The SoC delivers performance-boosting integration for mobile and IoT devices, with the added benefit of ST's software-partner ecosystem for smoother user experiences in mobile payments and e-ticketing transactions, as well as more convenient, remote, mobile provisioning to support multiple operator subscriptions.
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