Power Loss Protection (PLP) is a mechanism to ensure that the data is not lost while the SSD is writing data when a sudden power failure occurs. PLP requires technical support from the controller firmware and adds capacitors on the PCBA to provide backup power to completely write the last data from the DRAM or storage cache into the NAND flash when a sudden power loss occurs.

In today?s SoCs, we have seen many innovations in the areas of system architecture, node-size, interconnect, security, programming language, and development tools. Sometimes we underestimate the significance and impact of the simple innovations that we use in our day-to-day work as SoC architects, verification engineers, hardware designers, or software/firmware developers.

Ada and RISC-V? Yup, that?s exactly what?s going on, as nVidia has selected Ada to run on its RISC-V core. What does that mean for the future of Ada? That?s the question I started with this week?s Five Minutes With?discussion with Quentin Ochem, a Director at AdaCore, one of the leaders in the Ada programming language.

Electronics-wise, I?d had my eyes open for components to use in the new design, and when Mellbell gave me one of their tiny HID-capable PICO boards at the 2018 World Maker Faire, using it on a new custom controller came to mind almost immediately.

Universal Flash Storage (UFS) is a common flash storage specification for consumer devices. It brings higher data transfer speeds and increased reliability to handsets, cameras, and the like. UFS 3.0 ups the ante even further with a transfer rate nearing 3 Gbits/s. The clear application looking for such speedy memory is 5G, with its promise of super high speed, billions of connected devices, and so on.

Medical nebulizers are drug delivery devices that break up medications into small aerosol droplets and deliver them directly to the airways for respiratory therapy.

Developing the necessary expertise in communications protocols, security and low-power hardware design can be both time consuming and resource intensive when you are creating cloud-connected applications.