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Why You Need ASIL Certified Processor IP For Automotive Safety Applications


As the electronics content in automotive safety-related systems continues to grow, there are also an increasing number of new entrants into the automotive semiconductor market. To achieve automotive safety certification, specialized hardware and software is required. With this competitive pressure and consumer demand for safer vehicles, it is more important than ever to focus on cost savings an... » read more

Balancing Performance And Energy Consumption For IoT Applications Processors


Processor requirements in IoT applications continue to grow to support more human interaction. Functions such as detecting speech and faces or delivering a voice message are being added to existing tasks the processors already perform such as system communication and control. Since these applications operate from batteries with defined size and life expectations, not only is the energy consumpt... » read more

Securing 4K Content And Beyond Over HDMI


By Angela Raucher & Dana Neustadter As we move into the era of transmitting and receiving 4K Ultra-High Definition (UHD), High Dynamic Range (HDR) and even 8K UHD content, robust security becomes even more important for the protection of premium content. Today, High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is the most widely used, and sometimes the only interface to connect high-resolution c... » read more