You don’t usually hear people bragging about how much storage their car has, instead, the focus was on better brakes, entertainment systems or more horsepower. Now, cars are like phones and computers, people want to know if the storage is big enough, rugged enough, safe enough for them. Automotive applications have many specialized requirements for non-volatile […]

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Trends in memory chips such as NAND flash and non-volatile memory show the parts are gaining importance in the data center. Data centers are beginning to transition from CPU-centric systems to data-centric systems. a positive for memory makers Micron and Everspin. a negative for processor makers Intel and AMD. The primary message from NAND Flash […]

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Tesla is testing samples of a machine-learning chip that it developed in collaboration with Advanced Micro Devices. Tesla is working with AMD to refine its new chip, which will likely reduce its reliance on Nvidia. The chip was developed by Tesla’s Autopilot group, a team of about 50 engineers under Jim Keller, a veteran microprocessor […]

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DRAM and NAND prices are going up and projected to rise further. Many people perceive the current memory market situation as a temporary imbalance between supply and demand. Or, they expect the market to settle when the manufacturing of 3D NAND flash reaches maturity. There is extreme competition in the NAND market. Based on expectations […]

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Artificial intelligence in your hand, not in the cloud! Apple’s new iPhone X is the future of the smartphones, with new facial recognition and augmented reality features presented as the credentials to back up this claim. But these features wouldn’t be half as slick without a little bit of hidden futurism tucked away in the […]

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Researchers at Caltech have developed a prototype miniature medical device that could ultimately be used in “smart pills” to diagnose and treat diseases. This new technology’s location can be precisely identified within the body, something that was challenging before. A smart pill contains a one-square-millimeter sensor . Once swallowed, the sensor is activated by electrolytes within the body. […]

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DRAM and NAND prices are going up and projected to rise further. Many people perceive the current memory market situation as a temporary imbalance between supply and demand. Or, they expect the market to settle when the manufacturing of 3D NAND flash reaches maturity. However, no one knows when DRAM supplies will improve. The demand: […]

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The widest range of boards are soon to be released to the market. They’re based on the latest Intel PSG technology, Stratix 10 GX and SoC. They’re the first to introduce 3 new Stratix 10 GX – and SoC compatible – boards, between September and end of 2017, for numerous needs and applications. Stratix 10 […]

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While the benefits of the “smart home” may be obvious to the electronics industry, things aren’t quite as clear to the consumer. The key to acceptance and adoption will be the applications and services the smart home will deliver. One critical enabler for that will be real-time sensing: allowing the Internet of Things (IoT) to […]

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Many supply chain executives say connectivity trends, specifically, the Internet of Things (IoT) movement, will drive electronic component business opportunities. Popular markets include: lighting, wearables, medical, and industrial markets. Smart city applications, especially the use of lighting, is a hot market, along with the wearables market and its intersection with health and medical technology. Devices […]

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