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Piezoelectric nanogenerators work in all directions
Structures such as 3D buckling have been widely used to impart stretchability to devicesHowever, these structures have limitations when applied to piezoelectric devices due to the uneven distribution of internal strain during deformation. When strains with opposite directions simultaneously affect piezoelectric materials,...
Nvidia, Verizon team on 5G edge AI
Verizon and Nvidia have developed an edge AI system that runs on Verizon’s 5G private network with private Mobile Edge Compute (MEC).The development brings together Verizon’s low-latency 5G private network and private MEC in the US with Nvidia’s silicon and NIM microservices...
Secondary battery protection for notebook PCs
Ablic has launched secondary protection devices for notebook PCs with overcharge protection, temperature protection, and constant-voltage output in a single chip.The S-82M3/M4 Series from Ablic, part of the MinebeaMitsumi group, supports serially connected 3 cell packs and the S-82L4 Series protects serially...
Synopsys, Sima.ai team to build automotive edge AI silicon
Synopsys and Sima.ai are developing an end-to-end workflow for workload-specific silicon and software for next generation automotive edge AI.The two are combining the Synopsys EDA tools, automotive-grade IP, and hardware-assisted verification with SiMa.ai’s machine learning accelerator (MLA) IP and complete ML software stack...
SiLC launches its first end product with LiDAR for industrial automation
SiLC Technologies has launched its first end product, a LiDaR laser line scanner for industrial automation systems with accuracy of 1mm from a distance of up to 10m.The Eyeonic Trace Class 1 Laser Line Scanner uses the integrated single-chip FMCW LiDAR developed by...
Nvidia boosts Jetson range with Orin Nano Super
Nvidia has launched a Jetson Orin Nano developer kit with a focus on generative AI for robotics or computer vision. The Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit fits in the palm of a hand and costs $249. The developer kit consists of a...
Industry body offers five-point plan for UK chip sector
The UK government should focus on fostering fabless chip companies, support work in non-CMOS areas and encourage the hosting of a pilot manufacturing line, according to a strategy paper from UK industry body Techworks.Only after all that has been done over the...
Kulr to test COTS batteries in orbit
Kulr is to launch several versions of its Kulr ONE Space (K1S) commercial off the shelf (COTS) battery system into orbit for testing.European launch integrator Exolaunch will handle the 6U SmallSat with multiple configuration of the K1S battery on a SpaceX rideshare...
NXP buys SerDes networking startup for $242m
NXP Semiconductors is to acquire US SerDes startup Aviva Links for $242.5m in cash.This is important for NXP for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and in-vehicle infotainment (IVI), such as in-cabin digital cockpits for software-defined vehicles (SDVs), that need highly-asymmetric camera and display networks with...
Bitsensing, NXP partner for radar across multiple industries
Radar startup Bitsensing Inc. (Seoul, South Korea) has formed a partnership with NXP Semiconductors to offer radar for multiple sectors including automotive, smart cities, healthcare, robotics and others.The collaboration is intended to combine NXP radar chipsets with Bitsensing’s radar sensors and software....
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