Photonics Could Reduce The Cost Of Lidar


Using light to move data over shorter distances is becoming more common, both because there is much more data to move around and because photons are faster and cooler than electrons. Using optical fiber for mission-critical communication is already well established. It has been the preferred PHY for long-haul communications for decades because it doesn’t suffer from the attenuation losses ... » read more

Shaping The Future Of Automotive Safety With V2X


In recent years, the automotive industry has witnessed a technological evolution that promises to redefine road safety and driving experiences. At the heart of this advancement is V2X technology, which stands for "vehicle-to-everything." This innovation allows vehicles to communicate with each other and their surroundings, enhancing road safety and efficiency. Understanding these cutting-edge d... » read more

Bird’s Eye View on Tensilica Vision DSPs


The increasing use of cameras in automotive advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) has resulted in a greater demand for the capability and performance of vision applications. This demand requires sophisticated vision processing algorithms and powerful digital signal processors (DSPs) to run them. Because of the limited power and cost budgets of these embedded systems, it is important t... » read more

Keeping Up With New ADAS And IVI SoC Trends


In the automotive industry, AI-enabled automotive devices and systems are dramatically transforming the way SoCs are designed, making high-quality and reliable die-to-die and chip-to-chip connectivity non-negotiable. This article explains how interface IP for die-to-die connectivity, display, and storage can support new developments in automotive SoCs for the most advanced innovations such as c... » read more

Explore The Cost-Effective Way To Support Mandatory ADAS Systems


Cars mean more than traveling from point A to point B. They are also directly or indirectly linked to one's personal freedom – where to go, when to leave, with whom to travel – and have become a reflection of our priorities, tastes, aspirations, who we are (more often it's what we want to project ourselves to be), etc. This is why cars come in thousands of variations in color, size, and equ... » read more

Requirements and Best Practices for Trustworthy Automotive Semiconductors


The complexity of electronic systems supporting Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Highly Automated Driving (HAD), and in-vehicle infotainment is growing exponentially. This, together with the move from multiple domain-specific Electronic Control Units (ECUs) to a zonal architecture will require high-performance computing. Furthermore, new use cases for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) i... » read more

Optimizing Interconnect Topologies For Automotive ADAS Applications


Designing automotive Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) applications can be incredibly complex. State-of-the-art ADAS and autonomous driving systems use ‘sensor fusion’ to combine inputs from multiple sources, typically cameras and optionally radar and lidar units to go beyond passive and active safety to automate driving. Vision processing systems combine specialized AI accelerators... » read more

Seeing with Sound: AI-Based Detection of Participants in Automotive Environment from Passive Audio


Existing ADAS solutions for car environmental awareness (cameras, LiDAR, ultrasonic, etc.) require targets to be in a clear line of sight from the sensor. The target must be illuminated by some source of energy, so systems are affected by dust, weather, lighting, and obstacles. We address those limitations using a passive acoustic solution that “listens” to the environment. It can hear pote... » read more

Semiconductor Testing Unlocks Increasing Levels Of ADAS


Today’s advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) require unprecedented computing power – tasked with processing an incredible amount of data from sensors in real-time, making split-second decisions, and ensuring the safety and comfort of passengers. The challenge is fluid and, as vehicles ascend from one level of autonomous driving to the next, computational demands will rise exponentially... » read more

The Uncertainty Of Certifying AI For Automotive


Nearly every new vehicle sold uses AI to make some decisions, but so far there is no consistency in what is being developed, where it is being used, and whether it is compatible with other vehicles on the road. This fragmentation is partially due to the fact that AI is still a nascent technology, and cars and trucks sold today may be significantly different than those that will be sold sever... » read more

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