Embedded Systems

Pre-silicon security verification during the chip design stage can avoid time-consuming analysis and correction of security vulnerabilities for a manufactured device. It can also avoid potential re-spins and production delays, says FortifyIQ. The company has developed two software suites  which simulate some of the ‘popular’ methods of cyberattack. SideChannel Studio simulates side-channel attacks whereby cyber criminals measure physical characteristics, such as power ...

Compact, DIN rail mounting ac/dc converters from Mornsun are energy efficient and offer superior EMC performance, says Relec Electronics, which has added the LIF Series to its line card. The LIF120 R2, LIF240 R2 and LIF480 R2 are all IEC/EN/UL62368, UL61010, UL508-approved, which means they are suitable for use worldwide. They have a universal input range of 85 – 264V AC ...

The recently released Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect and Raspberry Pi Pico development boards are available from stock at Farnell. They are designed to accelerate development time and time-to-market. They are also competitively priced for deployment in production systems, adds Farnell. The new-to-market Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect and Raspberry Pi Pico provide differentiated development platforms for the Raspberry Pi-designed RP2040 microcontroller, ...

Toshiba has added 20 Cortex-M4 microcontrollers, to be known as the M4G group of the TXZ+ series. Made on a 40nm process, they are aimed at multi-function office printers, audio-video equipment, IoT, home appliances, building automation and factory automation. All have a the Cortex-M4 with floating-point unit running at up to 200MHz alongside 512 to 2,048kbyte of flash for code ...

Würth Elektronik has created a smart CAN-bus controlled power distribution box, with multiple analogue and digital inputs for measurement. Called CAN Box 8FR6, it is a system building block for vehicle, industrial and commercial uses that includes has various diagnostic options and is supported by two software tools: WEcontrol Designer and WE Flasher – more of these later. Intelligence in ...

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has introduced a dual output dc-dc controller powering processors, ASICs or FPGAs that meets Intel’s VR13 specification. Intended to work from 12V intermediate power rails, AOZ97774 controls three phases of power switching for one output and a single phase for the other output (VR13 3+1 configuration), with all parameters programmable through a r1.2 PMBus interface. Automatic dynamic phase ...

Maxim has designed a multi-phase dc-dc converter evaluation kit that can deliver 1.8V at over 800A. Called MAX16602CL8EVKIT#, it combines the company’s MAX16602 controller IC with eight MAX20790 smart power-stage ICs. The design is intended to power Intel VR13.HC server CPUs or AI cores from a 12V intermediate bus. “Hyperscale data centre designers grapple with increasing peak power and related higher thermal ...

Earlier this year, Arm released its first new architecture in 10 years. Caroline Hayes looks at what Armv9 brings and what design support is available. The Armv9 architecture targets secure operation, with Confidential Compute Architecture and performance for AI, machine learning (ML), digital signal processing (DSP) and capabilities with an evolution of Scalable Vector Extension (SVE) technology, created with Fujitsu ...

  The benefits of brushless DC (BLDC) motors are clear, and they are used in many applications within vehicles and elsewhere. However, while more powerful, lighter and more efficient they remain more expensive and require more complex control than brushed DC motors. This means that consideration must be given to which motor type is the most appropriate for each application ...

Xilinx  has acquired German C/C++programming tool provider, Silexica.  The privately held company produces C/C++ programming and analysis tools for automotive, aerospace and defence,  wireless comms, robotic and financial markets. Its SLX FPGA tool suite is used to manage the HLS  (high level synthesis) design flow. In February this year, Silexica and Xilinx co-presented at the International Symposium on FPGA, elaborating ...