Computer data storage

Toshiba Releases Arm® Cortex®-M4 Microcontrollers for Motor Control

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation ("Toshiba") has added eight new products with 512KB/1MB flash memory capacity and four types of packages to the M4K Group of the TXZ+™ Family Advanced Class 32-bit microcontrollers equipped with Cortex®-M4 core with FPU.

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  • Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation ("Toshiba") has added eight new products with 512KB/1MB flash memory capacity and four types of packages to the M4K Group of the TXZ+™ Family Advanced Class 32-bit microcontrollers equipped with Cortex®-M4 core with FPU.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240325053408/en/
    Toshiba: TXZ+™ Family Advanced Class Arm® Cortex®-M4 microcontrollers for motor control (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Continuing advances in the functionality of motor applications supporting IoT is increasing demand for large program capacity and firmware over-the-air support.
  • The microcontrollers also offer various interfaces and motor control options, such as advance-programmable motor driver (A-PMD), advanced encoder 32-bit (A-ENC32), advanced vector engine plus (A-VE+) and three units of high-speed, high-resolution 12-bit analog/digital converters.
  • Toshiba is planning to increase capacity of flash memory also for M4M Group with CAN interface.

Celestial AI Announces Photonic Fabric™ Adoption by Lead Hyperscaler Customers

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Monday, March 25, 2024

Celestial AI™ , a leading innovator in AI technology, is pleased to present the Photonic Fabric ™, a pioneering optical compute and memory fabric solution for supercharging AI infrastructure at OFC 2024 .

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  • Celestial AI™ , a leading innovator in AI technology, is pleased to present the Photonic Fabric ™, a pioneering optical compute and memory fabric solution for supercharging AI infrastructure at OFC 2024 .
  • Celestial AI has been collaborating with some of the largest hyperscalers to develop a deep understanding of compute, memory and network system infrastructure chokepoints.
  • After successful validation of the Photonic Fabric silicon that implements a complete link (electrical–optical–electrical) during the summer of 2023, hyperscaler customers and semiconductor customers are now designing in the Photonic Fabric optical chiplets as an initial phase of technology adoption.
  • We’re excited to be working with the giants of our industry to propel commercialization of the Photonic Fabric.”
    To accelerate customer adoption of the memory and compute fabric, Celestial AI is cultivating a Photonic Fabric ecosystem.

Kingston Digital Adds i-Temp SSDs to High-Quality Industrial Line

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Monday, March 25, 2024

These SSDs are designed for devices such as self-serve kiosks, digital signage, robots, point of sale, and military and agriculture applications among others.

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  • These SSDs are designed for devices such as self-serve kiosks, digital signage, robots, point of sale, and military and agriculture applications among others.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240325002828/en/
    Kingston adds line of Industrial Temp solid-state drives for applications that require a wider operating temperature range for extreme environments.
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    With support for SATA interfaces, these industrial SSDs will be available in 128GB through 1TB capacities in industrial operating temperature range (-40°C to 85°C) to address climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled environments.
  • “When you work with Kingston, you’re provided quality products and access to our dedicated team of experts for industry-leading technical support,” said Ariel Perez, SSD business manager, Kingston.

Panasonic Connect and Rapyuta Robotics Partner to Enhance Warehouse Efficiency

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Monday, March 18, 2024

Rapyuta Robotics Co., Ltd. (Headquartered in Koto, Tokyo; CEO: Gajan Mohanarajah) and Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. (Headquartered in Chuo, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yasuyuki Higuchi) announced a business partnership aimed at streamlining warehouse operations and increasing supply chain efficiency.

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  • Rapyuta Robotics Co., Ltd. (Headquartered in Koto, Tokyo; CEO: Gajan Mohanarajah) and Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. (Headquartered in Chuo, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yasuyuki Higuchi) announced a business partnership aimed at streamlining warehouse operations and increasing supply chain efficiency.
  • Akira Sakakibara, CTO of Panasonic Connect, highlighted Rapyuta Robotics' strong industry presence and advanced technology, saying “I am enthusiastic about merging our technologies and expertise with Rapyuta Robotics to address social issues in the supply chain, showcasing a collaborative spirit aimed at enhancing supply chain solutions.”
    Gajan Mohanarajah, CEO of Rapyuta Robotics, added, “Our alignment with Panasonic Connect is naturally complementary.
  • We are excited to expand our partnership in the US market, given Panasonic Connect's substantial US customer base.”
    Rapyuta Robotics will continue to innovate with Panasonic Connect to streamline warehouse operations and expand opportunities for their customers.
  • Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. was established on April 1, 2022, as part of the Panasonic Group’s switch to an operating company system.

Everspin Technologies Expands Board of Directors with Appointment of Douglas Mitchell

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Everspin Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRAM), the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) persistent memory solutions, announced the appointment of Douglas Mitchell to its Board of Directors, effective February 26, 2024.

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  • Everspin Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRAM), the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) persistent memory solutions, announced the appointment of Douglas Mitchell to its Board of Directors, effective February 26, 2024.
  • Mr. Mitchell has held various executive management positions focusing on corporate leadership, technology, marketing and business development of micro-controllers, digital signal processors and memories.
  • During his tenure at Infineon Technologies, he served as Vice President of RAM products, overseeing P&L responsibilities for a broad range of volatile and non-volatile memory technologies.
  • At Everspin, Mr. Mitchell served as Vice President of Sales & Marketing, leading business development efforts for the company's MRAM products shortly after their spin-off from Freescale.

Celestial AI to Showcase Photonic Fabric™ Optical Interconnect Platform for AI Computing and Memory Infrastructure at OFC 2024

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Celestial AI ™, the Photonic Fabric™ company for AI infrastructure, today announced the details of its participation, presentations and panel sessions during the 2024 Optical Fiber Communication (OFC) Conference March 25-28, 2024, at the San Diego Convention Center.

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  • Celestial AI ™, the Photonic Fabric™ company for AI infrastructure, today announced the details of its participation, presentations and panel sessions during the 2024 Optical Fiber Communication (OFC) Conference March 25-28, 2024, at the San Diego Convention Center.
  • During the conference, Celestial AI will showcase its Photonic Fabric™ which provides breakthrough optical interconnect for memory and compute to meet the increasingly challenging requirements of AI workloads.
  • Celestial AI’s Memory Fabric is the only solution available today that shatters the “Memory Wall,” offering tens of terabytes of optically scalable memory capacity, supporting current HBM3e and future HBM4 bandwidth and latency requirements.
  • Celestial AI will be at Booth 5739 , March 25-28, 2024, at the San Diego Convention Center.

OptionMetrics Releases IvyDB US 6.0 and IvyDB ETF 4.0 with Proprietary Methodologies for Faster, More Precise Options Implied Volatilities

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

OptionMetrics , the leader in financial data and analytics for institutional investors and academic researchers worldwide, releases IvyDB US 6.0 and IvyDB ETF 4.0 .

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  • OptionMetrics , the leader in financial data and analytics for institutional investors and academic researchers worldwide, releases IvyDB US 6.0 and IvyDB ETF 4.0 .
  • In order to better serve its customers amid economic shifts, the prevalence of meme stocks, and need for highly accurate implied volatility calculations to measure risk, OptionMetrics has significantly enhanced its historical end-of-day options data .
  • Improved Index Volatilities – enhances the term structure in option pricing models to produce even more accurate index options vols, implied volatilities, and greeks, and reflection of market conditions.
  • Precise Single Stock Volatilities with Implied Borrowing Costs – for even greater accuracy in put-call IV spreads across the entire universe of single stocks.

VergeIO Introduces ioGuardian: Revolutionizing Backup and Recovery for Unprecedented Data Integrity and Accessibility

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

ioGuardian sets a new standard for backup and recovery processes by offering inline recovery capabilities, ensuring near-continuous data access without the need for traditional recovery timeframes.

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  • ioGuardian sets a new standard for backup and recovery processes by offering inline recovery capabilities, ensuring near-continuous data access without the need for traditional recovery timeframes.
  • Unlike conventional backup appliances that require significant downtime for data recovery, ioGuardian delivers missing data segments to virtual machines (VMs) in real time.
  • While some backup solutions offer instant recovery by restarting VMs on a backup appliance, ioGuardian's inline recovery nearly eliminates downtime.
  • By integrating advanced backup and recovery functionalities directly into VergeOS, we are setting new benchmarks for data protection and accessibility in the industry.

Tachyum Demonstrates Machine Check and Recovery on Prodigy FPGA

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Tachyum ® today announced the addition of Machine Check and Recovery (MCR) capabilities with the Linux Error Detection and Correction (EDAC) subsystem to the Prodigy® Universal Processor with successful deployment demonstrated as part of the FPGA emulation system.

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  • Tachyum ® today announced the addition of Machine Check and Recovery (MCR) capabilities with the Linux Error Detection and Correction (EDAC) subsystem to the Prodigy® Universal Processor with successful deployment demonstrated as part of the FPGA emulation system.
  • When the degree of Static Random-Access Memory (SRAM) damage is beyond repair, the error detection allows affected computations to be abandoned rather than provide incorrect results.
  • Prodigy provides Double Error Correction and Triple Error Detection (DECTED), which is a key feature to improving uptime, and is complemented by EDAC to enable preventative maintenance.
  • By eliminating the need for expensive dedicated AI hardware and dramatically increasing server utilization, Prodigy reduces CAPEX and OPEX significantly while delivering unprecedented data center performance, power, and economics.

Covariant Introduces RFM-1 to Give Robots the Human-like Ability to Reason

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Monday, March 11, 2024

To create value at scale, robots must understand how to manipulate an unlimited array of items and scenarios autonomously.

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  • To create value at scale, robots must understand how to manipulate an unlimited array of items and scenarios autonomously.
  • By starting with warehouse pick and place operations, Covariant’s RFM-1 showcases the power of Robotics Foundation Models.
  • With a deep understanding of language and the physical world, RFM-1 gives robots the sophisticated ability to reason and make decisions on the fly.
  • Learning from self-reflection: In-context learning allows robots to learn on the fly and improve based on the self-reflection of their own actions.