ARM Cortex-A55

Synaptics Astra™ SL-Series Wins Best in Show at Embedded World

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Friday, April 19, 2024

Announced last week at Embedded World, the SL-Series allows designers to bring AI directly to their products independent of the data center, ensuring data privacy and rapid response times.

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  • Announced last week at Embedded World, the SL-Series allows designers to bring AI directly to their products independent of the data center, ensuring data privacy and rapid response times.
  • The family of embedded processors provides industry-leading compute capability at power-consumption levels that enable a wide range of consumer, enterprise, and industrial edge IoT applications.
  • “We are delighted and honored to be winners in such a hotly contested category in a time of rapid innovation,” said Vikram Gupta, SVP & GM IoT Processors and Chief Product Officer at Synaptics.
  • Synaptics Astra, the AI-native compute platform for the IoT, provides the structure, scalability, and flexibility to meet that demand.

Synaptics Astra™ AI-Native IoT Platform Launches with SL-Series Embedded Processors and Machina Foundation Series Development Kit

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Monday, April 8, 2024

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Synaptics® Incorporated (Nasdaq: SYNA ) today launched the Synaptics Astra platform with the SL-Series of embedded AI-native Internet of Things (IoT) processors and the Astra MachinaTM Foundation Series development kit.

Key Points: 
  • SAN JOSE, Calif., April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Synaptics® Incorporated (Nasdaq: SYNA ) today launched the Synaptics Astra platform with the SL-Series of embedded AI-native Internet of Things (IoT) processors and the Astra MachinaTM Foundation Series development kit.
  • The family of embedded processors provides industry-leading compute capability at power-consumption levels that enable a wide range of consumer, enterprise, and industrial edge IoT applications.
  • The Astra Machina Foundation Series development kit supports the SL-Series.
  • The Astra Machina Foundation Series development kit will be available in Q2, 2024.

Tungsten510 SMARC® System-On-Module from Ezurio Combines Superior Edge Processing with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3 Connectivity

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

AKRON, Ohio, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ezurio, a global leader in connectivity, today announces the upcoming Tungsten510 system-on-modules (SOM), in a smart mobility architecture (SMARC) form factor, developed in partnership with MediaTek.

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  • The Tungsten510 SMARC is powered by the MediaTek Genio 510 processor and Ezurio's upcoming Sona™ MT320 Wi-Fi 6/Bluetooth 5.3 module, based on the MediaTek Filogic 320 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo radio.
  • Together these solutions provide a comprehensive compute and connectivity platform.
  • This high-performance SOM, when used with the SMARC carrier , also serves as a single board computer (SBC) that can significantly speed customer products to market.
  • The Tungsten510 conforms to the SMARC 2.1.1 standard form factor (82mm x 50mm), with a SMARC edge connector, on board ethernet PHYs, and a USB hub controller.

Tungsten700 SMARC® System-On-Module from Laird Connectivity Combines Superior Edge Processing with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3 Connectivity

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

AKRON, Ohio , July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Laird Connectivity, a global leader in wireless technology and System-on-Modules (SOMs), announce the Tungsten700 SOM in a smart mobility architecture (SMARC) form factor, developed in partnership with MediaTek.

Key Points: 
  • The Tungsten700 SMARC is powered by the MediaTek Genio 700 processor and Laird Connectivity's upcoming Sona™ MT320 Wi-Fi 6/Bluetooth 5.3 module, based on  the MediaTek Filogic 320 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo radio.
  • Together these solutions provide a comprehensive compute and connectivity platform.
  • This high-performance SOM, when used with the new SMARC carrier , also serves as a single board computer (SBC) that can significantly speed customer products to market.
  • The Tungsten700 conforms to the SMARC 2.1.1 standard form factor (82mm x 50mm), with a SMARC edge connector, on board ethernet PHYs, and a USB hub controller.

Nitrogen93 SMARC® System-On-Module from Laird Connectivity Delivers Next-Generation Secure, Smart, Standardized, and Connected IoT

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Monday, July 10, 2023

AKRON, Ohio, July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Laird Connectivity, a global leader in wireless technology, today announces the Nitrogen93 in a smart mobility architecture (SMARC) form factor, expanding the SOM portfolio conforming to the SMARC industry standard and offering a solution that utilizes both processor and wireless silicon from NXP.

Key Points: 
  • "The Nitrogen93 SMARC delivers on our continuing partnership with NXP by delivering NXP's next generation i.MX 93 processing with optional NXP Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3 wireless connectivity onboard," Said Dan Kephart, senior product manager, Laird Connectivity.
  • "Available in the SMARC 2.1.1 form factor, this product provides a secure, smart, standardized, and connected IoT solution that easily scales with customer's applications."
  • The Nitrogen93 SMARC is ideal for a broad range of applications, including industrial IoT, IoT vision systems, commercial food and beverage equipment, smart building control, and healthcare devices.
  • Laird Connectivity products are specifically designed to meet the needs of the industrial and medical markets, which typically require a 10+ year product lifecycle.

Quectel 5G RG620T modules based on MediaTek T830 gain global certifications to help drive FWA app deployment

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

The RG620T series is the first 5G module based on the MediaTek T830 System-on-Chip (SoC) to receive all these certifications.

Key Points: 
  • The RG620T series is the first 5G module based on the MediaTek T830 System-on-Chip (SoC) to receive all these certifications.
  • The certifications will enable customers to efficiently deploy their 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) devices around the globe.
  • To help customers to facilitate their designs, Quectel offers a variety of high-performance 5G antennas which boost wireless connectivity significantly.
  • IoT developers can bundle the RG620T 5G modules with Quectel’s antennas and pre-certification services, reducing both cost and time-to-market for their 5G IoT devices.

eYs3D Launches One-Stop XINK Development Platform for Vision-Equipped Robots

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

LAS VEGAS and TAIPEI, Taiwan, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- eYs3D Microelectronics, a subsidiary of Etron Technology (TPEx: 5351. TW), a subsidiary of Etron Technology (TPEx: 5351. TW), launched at CES a state-of-the-art computer vision development platform for next-generation autonomous robotic applications such as AIoT (artificial intelligence of things), smart city, indoor cleaning robots, and outdoor agricultural robots for both industrial and retail sectors.

Key Points: 
  • TW), launched at CES a state-of-the-art computer vision development platform for next-generation autonomous robotic applications such as AIoT (artificial intelligence of things), smart city, indoor cleaning robots, and outdoor agricultural robots for both industrial and retail sectors.
  • XINK provides all the necessary elements for product development, including high-performance compute power, AI accelerator, I/O controls and Flexi-bus communication peripherals, smart power management and machine vision subsystems.
  • The modular XINK platform takes care of low-level programming, freeing developers to use cut-and-paste coding for application-specific design while reducing design cycles for quicker commercialization.
  • The eYs3D stereo video and depth camera, empowered by eSP87x, can be connected to the XINK platform via USB to capture video and depth stream for 3D data creation and for AI/ML analysis.

Edge Impulse to Lower Barrier to Machine Learning Application Development Through Software Integration Collaboration with Renesas

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Monday, November 28, 2022

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Edge Impulse, the foremost development platform for ML on edge devices, today announced a joint initiative to advance professional machine learning implementation by bringing Renesas' DRP-AI Translator software directly into Edge Impulse Studio.

Key Points: 
  • SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Edge Impulse, the foremost development platform for ML on edge devices, today announced a joint initiative to advance professional machine learning implementation by bringing Renesas' DRP-AI Translator software directly into Edge Impulse Studio.
  • Edge Impulse Studio now provides Renesas' DRP-AI Translator acceleration features directly in the Studio environment.
  • "A sound technology strategy involves coupling reliable hardware with intelligent software," said Zach Shelby, CEO and co-founder of Edge Impulse.
  • Edge Impulse is the leading machine learning platform, enabling all enterprises to build smarter edge products.

Quectel's MediaTek-based 5G module RG500L-EU gains global certifications

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global IoT solutions provider, announces that its industrial-grade 5G NR module RG500L-EU has gained GCF certification for operating on global 5G NR networks.

Key Points: 
  • Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global IoT solutions provider, announces that its industrial-grade 5G NR module RG500L-EU has gained GCF certification for operating on global 5G NR networks.
  • The GCF certification means that the RG500L-EU module can help customers to efficiently deploy their 5G high-speed IoT devices worldwide.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221109006142/en/
    Quectel, a global IoT solutions provider, announces GCF certification for it's industrial-grade 5G NR module RG500L-EU (Photo: Business Wire)
    Based upon the MediaTek T750 platform, the RG500L-EU integrates a 5G NR FR1 modem and a quadcore Arm Cortex-A55 processor.
  • The module also offers flexible Wi-Fi configuration combinations, including single 5G 2x2 + 2.4G 2x2 dual-band, single 5G 4x4 + single 2.4G 4x4 dual-band, as well as single 5G 4x4 (5G high frequency band) + single 5G 4x4 (5G low frequency band) + single 2.4G 4x4 tri-band.

IIIF150 Air1 Ultra - Will It Be The Best Rugged Phone In 2022?

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Sunday, November 6, 2022

It follows the June release of the Air1 Pro with its unique Maple color scheme, overturning people's original impression of rugged phones.

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  • It follows the June release of the Air1 Pro with its unique Maple color scheme, overturning people's original impression of rugged phones.
  • The Air1 Ultra continues the thin and light design of the Air1 series, ensuring the protective properties of the rugged phone and reasonable battery power, while making the phone an amazing 9.55mm.
  • Infinix launched the first Helio G99 phone and IIIF150 launched the first Helio G99 rugged phone - Air1 Ultra.
  • Air1 Ultra is equipped with a 6.8" 120Hz FHD+ screen, which is the world's first 120Hz screen on rugged phones.