Computer architecture

Toshiba Releases Arm® Cortex®-M4 Microcontrollers for Motor Control as First Products in the TXZ+TM Family Advanced Class

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
Semiconductor, Consumer electronics, Technology, Manufacturing, Software, Other Manufacturing, Hardware, Computer architecture, Computing, Companies, Acorn Computers, Instruction set architectures, Embedded microprocessors, Microcontrollers, ARM Cortex-M, ARM architecture, Arm Ltd., SuperH, Toshiba

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation ("Toshiba") has started the mass production of 12 new devices in the M4K group for motor control as the first products of the TXZ+TM family advanced class, and will start mass production of another 10 products in the M4M group in August 2021.

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  • Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation ("Toshiba") has started the mass production of 12 new devices in the M4K group for motor control as the first products of the TXZ+TM family advanced class, and will start mass production of another 10 products in the M4M group in August 2021.
  • Both the M4K and M4M groups of microcontrollers will be manufactured in a 40nm process, and belong to the TXZ4A+ series .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210728005418/en/
    Toshiba: TXZ+ Family Advanced Class, Arm Cortex-M4 Microcontrollers for Motor Control (Graphic: Business Wire)
    These products use Arm Cortex-M4 core with FPU, running up to 160MHz, and integrating motor control circuit A-PMD (advance-programmable motor driver), 32-bit encoder A-ENC (advanced-encoder) and vector engine A-VE+ (advanced vector engine plus).
  • High performance Arm Cortex-M4 core with FPU, max 160MHz
    Motor control for consumer home appliances and industrial equipment.

Mercury introduces industry-first heterogeneous processing module with integrated artificial intelligence functionality

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Computing, Computer architecture, Computer engineering, Central processing unit, Hardware acceleration, Mercury Systems, Middleware, Signals intelligence, Field-programmable gate array, Vector processor

ANDOVER, Mass., July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mercury Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mrcy.com ), a leader in trusted, secure mission-critical technologies for aerospace and defense, today announced the SCFE6931 processing module, the first in the industry to incorporate integrated artificial intelligence (AI) processing functionality.

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  • ANDOVER, Mass., July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mercury Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mrcy.com ), a leader in trusted, secure mission-critical technologies for aerospace and defense, today announced the SCFE6931 processing module, the first in the industry to incorporate integrated artificial intelligence (AI) processing functionality.
  • Demanding radar, artificial intelligence and similar processing-intensive applications rely on rapid technology adoption to keep pace with evolving threats, said Neal Austin, vice president and general manager, Mercury Microelectronics.
  • Mercurys new ACAP-based signal processing modules meet our customers demand for greater processing power needed for real-time tactical decision making.
  • The Versal ACAP AI processing power and novel architecture maximizes performance, regardless of application or data type, by incorporating scalar processing, vector processing and next-generation FPGA fabric into a single 6U module.

The 2021 RISC-V Summit Will Demonstrate Adoptions and Technical Advances This December in San Francisco

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Semiconductor, Hardware, Electronic design automation, Technology, Software, Computer architecture, Instruction set architectures, Computers, Computing, Reduced instruction set computer, RISC-V, Acorn Computers, RISC-V International, Design Automation Conference (DAC), RISC-V INTERNATIONAL, DESIGN AUTOMATION CONFERENCE (DAC)

RISC-V International announced the 2021 RISC-V Summit that will bring together the open hardware community for three days of deep technical talks, industry updates, networking, and more.

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  • RISC-V International announced the 2021 RISC-V Summit that will bring together the open hardware community for three days of deep technical talks, industry updates, networking, and more.
  • The RISC-V Summit will be held at Moscone West in San Francisco from December 6-8, 2021, and will feature hybrid in-person and virtual activities to connect with a global audience.
  • Were excited to be able to offer attendees an even richer event experience to inspire their future designs with our partnership with RISC-V Summit.
  • Sponsorship opportunities for the 2021 RISC-V Summit will be offered at the Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Startup and University levels.

Wondershare InClowdz V1.5 Enables Users to Edit Videos, Images and Documents on Cloud

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Computer file, Inter-process communication, Files, Software, Operating systems, Data synchronization, Computer architecture, Freeware

"Wondershare has explored new possibilities to enhance the user experience by introducing InClowdz Ecology," said Allyn Liu, Product Director of Wondershare InClowdz.

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  • "Wondershare has explored new possibilities to enhance the user experience by introducing InClowdz Ecology," said Allyn Liu, Product Director of Wondershare InClowdz.
  • With this new feature, users can easily edit their files directly in InClowdz and save a lot of time.
  • Wondershare InClowdz V 1.5 enables users to create, copy, rename, delete, and sync them in one place, which simplifies workflow and improves efficiency."
  • Wondershare InClowdz V1.5 new features include:
    Users can use various Wondershare products to edit their files without downloading them.

Blue Hexagon Recognized by CRN - “The 10 Hottest AI Security Companies You Need to Know”

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Data management, Security, Technology, Software, Networks, Internet, Academic disciplines, Computer architecture, Articles, Cloud infrastructure, Cloud computing, Qualcomm Hexagon, Artificial intelligence

Blue Hexagon, a leading agentless cloud-native AI platform, today announces CRNs recognition of Blue Hexagon in the 10 Hottest AI Security Companies You Need to Know.

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  • Blue Hexagon, a leading agentless cloud-native AI platform, today announces CRNs recognition of Blue Hexagon in the 10 Hottest AI Security Companies You Need to Know.
  • This acknowledgment signifies the work Blue Hexagon has devoted to active and continuous AI-driven cloud security and network threat detection and response (NDR).
  • We are honored to be included in CRNs 2021 top 10 hottest AI Security companies, said Gajraj Singh, Chief Marketing Officer of Blue Hexagon.
  • Blue Hexagon Agentless Cloud-Native AI Security deploys within minutes and delivers actionable visibility, real-time threat defense, and continuous compliance across all cloud workloads, network, and storage, at runtime.

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Concurrent computing, Computer architecture, Cluster computing, Cross-platform software, Job scheduling, Middleware, Parallel computing, ProActive, Arn

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sTraffic Chooses BlackBerry QNX OS for Safety for Communications-based Train Control System (CBTC)

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Operating systems, Computer architecture, Computing, Embedded operating systems, Mobile operating systems, Safety engineering, Computing platforms, Real-time operating systems, QNX, ISO 26262, BlackBerry Limited, BlackBerry

WATERLOO, Ontario and SEOUL, South Korea, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced that its QNX OS for Safety will be deployed in sTraffic 's Communications-based Train Control System (CBTC).

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  • WATERLOO, Ontario and SEOUL, South Korea, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced that its QNX OS for Safety will be deployed in sTraffic 's Communications-based Train Control System (CBTC).
  • QNX OS for Safety is embedded with software solutions certified to ISO 26262 ASIL D and IEC 61508 SIL3.
  • "Both BlackBerry and its QNX OS for Safety have an unparalleled reputation and proven safety pedigree.
  • We're planning to use QNX OS for Safety as a foundational platform for the KORAIL Korea Train Control System Metro (KTCS-M) for unmanned train operation," said KH.KIM, project manager of sTraffic.

Petuum Awarded OSDI 2021 Best Paper for Goodput-Optimized Deep Learning Research

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Computing, Technology, Computer architecture, System administration, USENIX, Unix, Parallel computing, OSDI, Computer cluster, Scheduling, Lepreau

PITTSBURGH and SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Petuum's CASL research and engineering team has won this year's OSDI 2021 Best Paper Award.

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  • PITTSBURGH and SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Petuum's CASL research and engineering team has won this year's OSDI 2021 Best Paper Award.
  • This effort is led by Dr. Aurick Qiao who heads the Composability, Automatic, and Scalable Learning ( CASL ) research and engineering team at Petuum .
  • Dr. Qiao received the Jay Lepreau Best Paper Award at the 15th USENIX Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation ( OSDI ) 2021 for the paper he co-authored, Pollux: Co-adaptive Cluster Scheduling for Goodput-Optimized Deep Learning whichcaptures the revolutionary work implemented using one of CASL's key components, AdaptDL .
  • Pollux as implemented by AdaptDL improves scheduling performance in deep learning (DL) clusters by adaptively co-optimizing inter-dependent factors both at the per-job level and at the cluster-wide level.

Supermicro Debuts New Top-Loading and Simply Double Storage Systems with 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Processors, PCI-E 4.0 with NVMe Cache for High-Capacity Cloud-Scale Storage

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Computer architecture, Computing, Technology, Computers, Xeon, Scalability, Computer data storage, Server hardware, Altix, ThinkServer

These best-in-class high-capacity storage and expansion systems are ideal for cloud-scale storage implementations as well as HPC storage workloads.

Key Points: 
  • These best-in-class high-capacity storage and expansion systems are ideal for cloud-scale storage implementations as well as HPC storage workloads.
  • "Our new high-capacity storage systems continue Supermicro's focus on resource saving and delivers industry-leading capacity for a lower total cost of ownership (TCO)."
  • The single- and dual-node systems use 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors in a dual-socket configuration with 16 DIMM slots per server node.
  • Supermicro is launching these new systems in conjunction with its Open Storage Summit 2021, highlighting software-defined storage technology innovations.

Supermicro Debuts New Top-Loading and Simply Double Storage Systems with 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Processors, PCI-E 4.0 with NVMe Cache for High-Capacity Cloud-Scale Storage

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Computer architecture, Computing, Technology, Computers, Xeon, Scalability, Computer data storage, Server hardware, Altix, ThinkServer

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a global leader in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology, announced new versions of its market-proven top-loading storage solutions with 60-bay and 90-bay systems along with new Simply Double storage systems fully optimized for the latest 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors and PCI-E 4.0 NVMe drives. These best-in-class high-capacity storage and expansion systems are ideal for cloud-scale storage implementations as well as HPC storage workloads.

Key Points: 
  • These best-in-class high-capacity storage and expansion systems are ideal for cloud-scale storage implementations as well as HPC storage workloads.
  • "Our new high-capacity storage systems continue Supermicro's focus on resource saving and delivers industry-leading capacity for a lower total cost of ownership (TCO)."
  • The single- and dual-node systems use 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors in a dual-socket configuration with 16 DIMM slots per server node.
  • Supermicro is launching these new systems in conjunction with its Open Storage Summit 2021, highlighting software-defined storage technology innovations.