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SpaceBilt and Phison Skyrocket to International Space Station in 2025

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Monday, April 8, 2024

SpaceBilt Inc., today announced it has partnered with Phison to fly the Large in Space Server (LiSS), the world’s first 100 terabyte plus data storage and edge compute center to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2025.

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  • SpaceBilt Inc., today announced it has partnered with Phison to fly the Large in Space Server (LiSS), the world’s first 100 terabyte plus data storage and edge compute center to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2025.
  • SpaceBilt and partner Novium will provide demonstrations of a mockup space station at the Space Symposium from April 8 - 11, 2024 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • Phison is supplying the technical expertise to enable SpaceBilt to access engineering data associated with the performance of the X1 SSD drives in the radiation and vacuum environment of space.
  • Phison’s upcoming SpaceBilt flight to the International Space Station marks a return to space for the company.

Imagination’s New Catapult CPU Is Driving RISC-V Device Adoption

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Monday, April 8, 2024

“One fifth of all consumer devices will have a RISC-V based CPU by the end of this decade.

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  • “One fifth of all consumer devices will have a RISC-V based CPU by the end of this decade.
  • Imagination is set to be a force in RISC-V with a strategy that prioritises quality and ease of adoption.
  • Now, any Visual Studio user can visit the Marketplace and install the Catapult extension into their regular development environment.
  • Its GPU, CPU, and AI technologies enable outstanding power, performance, and area (PPA), fast time-to-market, and lower total cost of ownership.

Ashling Announces Support for Altera’s Agilex™ 5 FPGA Family in their RiscFree™ SDK and Toolchain

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Monday, April 8, 2024

The Agilex 5 FPGA family with its dual-core A55 and dual-core A76 Arm processors, is optimized for high performance with lower power consumption.

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  • The Agilex 5 FPGA family with its dual-core A55 and dual-core A76 Arm processors, is optimized for high performance with lower power consumption.
  • It features enhanced DSP capabilities and an AI Tensor block, positioning it as a mid-range FPGA solution ideal for a wide range of applications.
  • Hugh O’Keeffe, CEO of Ashling, expressed enthusiasm about the ongoing collaboration: "As one of the premier Arm and RISC-V toolchain providers, we are delighted to extend our partnership with Altera by integrating support for the Agilex 5 FPGA family into our RiscFree toolchain.
  • As the embedded tools market continues to evolve, Ashling's RiscFree SDK and Toolchain stand out for their ease of use, broad functionality, and modular architecture.

Efinix’s Titanium Ti375 Sampling; Unlocking and Delivering Mainstream Edge Intelligence Innovation

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Monday, April 8, 2024

“The Titanium family of FPGAs, particularly the Ti375, is unique in being able to satisfy these requirements and an absolute game changer.”

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  • “The Titanium family of FPGAs, particularly the Ti375, is unique in being able to satisfy these requirements and an absolute game changer.”
    The Ti375 is manufactured in an advanced 16 nm process node.
  • “The Ti375 elevates that value bar once again, delivering high speed SerDes and compute capability in a small, low power footprint.
  • “Our Titanium Ti375 makes custom silicon obsolete, making it ideal for the rapidly evolving models used in AI, and will be instrumental in delivering against the requirements for edge intelligence,” said Mark Oliver, Efinix vice president of marketing.
  • “By delivering a unique power, performance, size combination, Ti375 will support edge AI from lab to production, and beyond.”
    In conjunction with embedded world Exhibition & Conference kicking off tomorrow in Nuremberg, Germany, Efinix representatives will be conducting live demos of the Titanium Ti375.

Fibocom's 5G Premium Smart Module SC171 Awarded as the Best-in-Show Embedded Computing Design at Embedded World 2024

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Based on the Qualcomm QCM6490 chipset, the module delivers up to 12 TOPS computing capabilities and supports mainstream 5G frequency bands for high-speed, reliable connectivity.

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  • Based on the Qualcomm QCM6490 chipset, the module delivers up to 12 TOPS computing capabilities and supports mainstream 5G frequency bands for high-speed, reliable connectivity.
  • Notably, the module now has been deployed in the 5G mining scenario to ensure an intelligent and robust wireless connection.
  • Designed for high-end AIoT applications, Fibocom SC171 was selected by Sany (customer) to develop their 5G AR helmet for digital transformation in the mining industry.
  • Fibocom SC171 is an industry-piloting 5G smart module powered by the Qualcomm QCM6490 with a powerful CPU and a GPU to support rich AI algorithm integration, and up to 12 TOPS computing capabilities.

Lonestar Data Holdings Announces Freedom, its Second Lunar Data Center mission to the Moon in 2024

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Monday, April 8, 2024

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lonestar Data Holdings, the first company in the world to provide a commercial service from the surface of the Moon, the leader in lunar edge processing and data storage, is thrilled to announce its Freedom Payload as its second flight to the Moon with Intuitive Machines scheduled for later this year. This landmark mission follows the success of Lonestar's first payload to the Moon with Intuitive Machines, Independence, which has set a new standard in the growing field of space-based data services.

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  • This landmark mission follows the success of Lonestar's first payload to the Moon with Intuitive Machines, Independence, which has set a new standard in the growing field of space-based data services.
  • Freedom hosts a number of storage and edge processing customers..
    Lonestar's first mission, featuring the Independence virtual data center payload, demonstrated unparalleled success last month, operating seamlessly in both cislunar space and from the lunar surface.
  • The data from this mission was successfully transmitted and retrieved, marking a significant milestone in the testing and development of the data services offering.
  • For more information about Lonestar Data Holdings Inc. and the Freedom Payload mission, please visit www.lonestarlunar.com

45Drives Launches "Proxinator", Deepens Partnership with Proxmox

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

SYDNEY, Nova Scotia, March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- In today’s turbulent enterprise technology market, 45Drives, the leader in open-source, big, strong, fast and secure data storage solutions, continues to thrive in market headwinds and power forward rapid innovation for enterprise. Today, the Company is thrilled to announce the launch of its new product, the Proxinator™: the ultimate open-source for enterprise virtualization solution. 

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  • Today, the Company is thrilled to announce the launch of its new product, the Proxinator ™: the ultimate open-source for enterprise virtualization solution.
  • Pre-installed with Linux and Proxmox, this robust unit simplifies virtual machine and storage management for peak efficiency in any use case.
  • Recently, 45Drives officially partnered with Proxmox , an open-source virtualization platform designed for enterprise-level virtualization.
  • Enterprise can rest easy with confidence that 45Drives is by far the most deeply and seamlessly integrated official Proxmox solution available today.

Arteris Expands Automotive Solutions for Armv9 Architecture CPUs

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

CAMPBELL, Calif., March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arteris, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIP), a leading provider of system IP which accelerates system-on-chip (SoC) creation, today announced the first deliverables of its ongoing partnership with Arm to speed up automotive electronics innovation based on the latest generation of Arm® Automotive Enhanced (AE) technologies. The collaboration integrates Armv9-based Cortex® processors with Arteris system IP to enable autonomous driving, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), cockpit and infotainment, vision, radar and lidar, body and chassis control, and other automotive applications.

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  • Arteris delivers on previously announced collaboration with Arm to speed up automotive electronics innovation with an emulation-based validation system for Armv9 and CHI-E based designs.
  • Collaboration integrates Arm processors with Arteris interconnect IP to enable autonomous driving, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), cockpit and infotainment, vision, radar and lidar, body and chassis control, zonal controllers and other automotive applications.
  • "We are at an inflection point in the automotive industry that requires a fundamental rethink of automotive product development and deployment methodologies," said Suraj Gajendra, vice president of products and solutions, Automotive Line of Business, Arm.
  • "Through our expanded collaboration with Arm, customers using Arteris system IP benefit from improved productivity and faster time to tapeout."

CacheFly and StreamGuys Revolutionize Streaming: <1s Ultra-Low Latency Video Delivery Across All Devices

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

This new advancement simplifies streaming processes globally for broadcasters and content providers by eliminating the need for dedicated mobile applications.

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  • This new advancement simplifies streaming processes globally for broadcasters and content providers by eliminating the need for dedicated mobile applications.
  • Synced Streaming Across All Devices:
    Innovative ultra-low latency video distribution from CacheFly removes the need for specialized mobile apps.
  • Under 1-Second Global Live Events:
    The browser-based video delivery provided with CacheFly’s global CDN is ideal for live streaming.
  • Our collaborative solution with CacheFly significantly lowers entry barriers, promoting broader adoption of ultra-low latency video and audio streaming globally."

Electrolux Group joins the Open Invention Network Community

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

DURHAM, N.C., March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Open Invention Network (OIN), the organization formed to safeguard open source and now the largest patent non-aggression community in history, announced today that Electrolux Group has joined as a community member.

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  • DURHAM, N.C., March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Open Invention Network (OIN), the organization formed to safeguard open source and now the largest patent non-aggression community in history, announced today that Electrolux Group has joined as a community member.
  • As a leading global appliance company, Electrolux Group is reinforcing its commitment to open source as an enabler of advanced, intelligent appliance platforms.
  • A key driver of these capabilities is the open source software that drives the appliance platform, as well as embedded Linux in the innumerable sensors that enable intelligent appliances,” said Keith Bergelt, CEO of Open Invention Network.
  • “We are pleased to join the Open Invention Network and support its role in protecting open source software.”
    As a community, OIN members practice patent non-aggression in core Linux and adjacent open source technologies by cross-licensing Linux System patents to one another on a royalty-free basis.