Embedded Computing Design

Avalue Technology announced its Agile Line, a motherboard used individually or in combination with system product and an option for a touch panel PC. 11th generation low-power Intel CoreTM processor (codenamed Tiger Lake) powers the platform with a 19% increase in multi-thread performance when juxtaposed with 8th generation Whiskey Lake-U, and a 23% increase in single thread performance.

Vecow and Allxon are extending its partnership to integrate Edge AI Remote Management into valued-added solutions. The collaboration will see Allxon’s portal with Vecow’s Edge AI Computing platforms. "Vecow is excited to expand the partnership with Allxon," said Hugh Hsu, Senior Product Manager, Embedded Systems & Platform Division at Vecow. "Vecow Edge AI Computing Systems support full-scale functionalities with Vecow customized plugin station. Together, with Allxon, Vecow provides our customers with added flexibility, efficiency, and safety to manage their Edge devices."

Weebit Nano’s Resistive Random-Access Memory (ReRAM) module is now certified up to 125 degrees Celsius (automotive grade 1 Non-Volatile Memories (NVMs)). The full qualification establishes Weebit’s ReRAM is approved for utilization in microcontrollers, automotive applications, and high-temperature industrial environments.

Santa Cruz, California. Fullpower-AI, an IoT AI-biosensing firm, publicized it has attained ISO/IEC 27001 certification. Accreditation presents to current and future clients, knowledge that Fullpower-AI has the utmost dedication in improving data security and privacy. The company has also reached SOC 2 Type II certified.

Santa Clara, California. Gartner recently tweeted, “Securing the software delivery pipeline is as important as securing the software that is delivered." To accomplish this task, Palo Alto Networks is distributing its CI/CD Security module , a Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP).

Markets and Markets compiled research and found that the outdoor robotics and mobile mapping markets are expected to increase at a CAGR of 27.4% and 19.5% from 2021 to 2026. The forecast created a partnership between Vecow Co., Ltd. and Kudan. The duo announced the utilization of Kudan's expertise in commercial-grade SLAM* software technology with Vecow's modernization in time synchronization and performance in AI computing environments will aid in building smart city and next-generation infrastructure.

Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Intel Foundry Services (IFS) and the U.S. Military, Aerospace, and Government (USMAG) Alliance has welcomed Draper for a more efficient pipeline of domestic designs and delivery of critical solutions for applications in military, aerospace, and government. Draper will contribute to innovate the implementation of IFS’ leading-edge processes along with Draper’s security IP and precision instrumentation.

Ashling has announced Vitra-XS, its debug & trace probe for embedded design targeting numerous environments such as RISC-V, Arm, and Synopsys ARC. The probe partners with Ashling’s RiscFree SDK for debugging, tracing, profiling, and analysis.

News from Shenzhen reads that Embeetle now has an endorsement from Flanders Invest and Trade, based on numerous company highlights. Acceptance by Flanders Invest and Trade shows a commitment to high-performing inventive technological improvements and is backed by Embeetle currently partnering with Shenzhen Southern University of Science and Technology to fuel the advancement of IoT development.

On July 11, Microsoft disclosed CVE-2023-36884 , an “Office and Windows HTML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.” The exploitation allows external remote code execution if a harmful Microsoft Office document is opened. Reports from Cynet show the vulnerability has been utilized to hack NATO Summit attendees since June. It has been connected with the Russian-supported group Storm-0978, a threat known to exploit government offices in both North America and Europe.

Barcelona, Spain. Semidynamics released its 64-bit flexible 4-way Atrevido 423 RISC-V core delivering double the instructions than the 2-way, 223 core. More functioning units are utilized increasing the IPC (instructions-per-cycle). The processor core can be utilized in two ways, as a coherent core sharing memory with others via CHI (Coherent Hub Interface) NoC (Network on Chip), or an incoherent core operating independently and uses an AXI interface for communication.

Montville, New Jersey. Marotta Controls produced and delivered its 30,000th CoRe valve to SpaceX. The CoRe Flow Controls family of reusable solenoid valves promote reliable flow control in flight applications including altitude, propellers, and landing systems. The valves support one- to three-quarter inch lines with accommodation for helium, methane, nitrogen, and oxygen.

SecurityHQ is partnering with Pylones Hellas to deliver Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Security Operation Center as a Service (SOCaaS), Vulnerability Management as a Service (VMaaS), and Penetration Testing (PT) to Pylones Hellas’s clients.

Eschbach, Germany. Cooling down is a hot topic right now, and SEPA Europe decided to do something about it, at least for cooler chips. SEPA’s HXB100 chip cooler allows for chip cooling on multiple components with one fan, saving the cost and maintenance of having to add more. With mobile devices in mind, SEPA developed the HXB100 in a 100 g, 100 x 75 x 13 mm design.

The Altia DeepScreen-generated graphics code is now compatible with Infineon’s XMC7200 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) running two 350-MHz Arm Cortex-M7 and one 100-MHz Arm Cortex-M0+. To trim design graphics for memory efficacy, Altia’s MCU is delivered with the Altia Binary Asset Manager. Behind the optimization of text shaping and the spacing between letters and characters is a runtime font engine.  

Ottawa, Ontario. Crypto4A Technologies Inc. (Crypto4A) released its QxHSM, a fully featured network-attached Hardware Security Module (HSM) in a blade form factor delivering quantum-safe cryptographic agility, mobility, and scalability.

Oslo, Norway. Recently, unidentified attackers exploited a vulnerability in an ICT platform utilized by the offices of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Justice, and Emergency Preparedness and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The exploitation has since been remedied.

Hsinchu, Taiwan. ASIX Electronics Corporation and Avalue Technology Incorporation combined knowledge for the AXM57104 TSN IPC development platform. The solution is designed utilizing ASIX’s AXM57104 TSN Gigabit Ethernet PCIe NIC and Avalue's SLP-WHG fanless industrial computer (IPC) and leverages an 8th generation Intel Core i7 processor with integrated RT-Linux real-time OS. 

"I was addicted to hacking, more for the intellectual challenge, the curiosity, the seduction of adventure; not for stealing, or causing damage, or writing computer viruses."

-Kevin Mitnick

Semtech Corporation and UnaBiz are teaming up to support Sigfox 0G technology on Semtech’s LoRa Edge and future LoRa Connect systems. Users will have assistance in designing products that merge LoRaWAN and Sigfox 0G technologies leading to an increase in the global coverage of IoT applications utilizing LoRa Cloud geolocation on the Sigfox 0G platform.