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• A guide to accelerating applications with just-right RISC-V custom instructions June 6, 2020
  The open instruction set architecture (ISA) of RISC-V permits broad flexibility in implementation and offers optional features that can enable fresh approaches to resolving hardware-software... The post A guide to accelerating applications with just-right RISC-V custom instructions appeared first on Embedded.com.
• Drag and drop with new software and IP for processor-based FPGA design June 5, 2020
  In order to utilize the parallel processing capabilities of FPGAs in more complex systems, FPGA developers need to be able to implement designs with processor,... The post Drag and drop with new software and IP for processor-based FPGA design appeared first on Embedded.com.
• What is ray tracing and how is it enabling real-time 3D graphics? June 4, 2020
  The world around us is filled with billions of light rays emitted by the sun or other artificial light sources. As light hits objects and... The post What is ray tracing and how is it enabling real-time 3D graphics? appeared first on Embedded.com.
• USB Type-C port implementation challenges and design solutions June 2, 2020
  USB from 1.1 to 3.2 and Beyond First launched in 1996, the universal serial bus (USB) unified the roles of multiple different types of connections... The post USB Type-C port implementation challenges and design solutions appeared first on Embedded.com.
• Software-defined automobiles: An efficient platform for essential parallelization June 1, 2020
  Are we at a critical juncture in how the industry moves forward with software-defined automobiles? As automotive functionality increases and certification and compliance become increasingly... The post Software-defined automobiles: An efficient platform for essential parallelization appeared first on Embedded.com.
• Extending the RISC-V architecture with domain specific accelerators May 27, 2020
  When the RISC-V market first began, the initial rush was to cost reduce designs that would have otherwise used proprietary CPU instruction set architectures (ISAs)... The post Extending the RISC-V architecture with domain specific accelerators appeared first on Embedded.com.
• Which wireless technology will win the lightweight WAN battle? May 27, 2020
  There are several alternative technologies being promoted as lightweight wide area networks (WANs). These include LoRa, Sigfox, Ingenu and Weightless along with some other radio... The post Which wireless technology will win the lightweight WAN battle? appeared first on Embedded.com.
• UWB tech boosts accuracy with digital RF and ML-based correction May 27, 2020
  Imec this week said it has developed next generation ultra-wideband (UWB) technology that uses digital RF and machine learning to achieve a ranging accuracy of... The post UWB tech boosts accuracy with digital RF and ML-based correction appeared first on Embedded.com.
• Applying security principles to building automation May 27, 2020
  Building automation is shifting from proprietary networks to IP networks, creating a large impact on network management as there will be an influx of Building... The post Applying security principles to building automation appeared first on Embedded.com.
• ST adds multi-object ranging to time-of-flight sensors May 27, 2020
  STMicroelectronics has extended the capabilities of its FlightSense time-of-flight (ToF) ranging sensors with patented histogram algorithms that allow measuring distances to multiple objects as well... The post ST adds multi-object ranging to time-of-flight sensors appeared first on Embedded.com.