Neural Nets In ADAS And Autonomous Driving SoC Designs

By Kurt Shuler - 26 Apr, 2018 - Comments: 0

Automotive electronics has ushered in a new wave of semiconductor design innovation and one new technology gaining a lot of attention is neural networks (NNs). Advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous car designs now rely on NNs to meet the real-time requirements of complex object-recognition algorithms. The concept of NNs has been around since World War II, promising a futu... » read more

Processing Moves To The Edge

By Kevin Fogarty - 12 Apr, 2018 - Comments: 0

Edge computing is evolving from a relatively obscure concept into an increasingly complex component of a distributed computing architecture, in which processing is being shifted toward end devices and satellite data facilities and away from the cloud. Edge computing has gained attention in two main areas. One is the [getkc id="78" kc_name="industrial IoT"], where it serves as a do-it-yoursel... » read more

Tech Talk: Electrical Overstress

By Ed Sperling - 12 Apr, 2018 - Comments: 0

ANSYS Chief Technologist João Geada talks about electrical overstress and circuit aging and how what it means for automotive electronics. https://youtu.be/4bjdr0uvWG4 » read more

Built-In Security For Auto Chips

By Jeff Dorsch - 11 Apr, 2018 - Comments: 0

The road to autonomous vehicles depends upon components that are secured against hacking and other outside interference. The cybersecurity precautions necessary for self-driving cars must be embedded in chips and systems from the beginning of the supply chain. Automotive manufacturers and their Tier 1 suppliers are counting on their electronics vendors to provide products that can withst... » read more

System Bits: April 10

By Ann Mutschler - 10 Apr, 2018 - Comments: 0

Ultrafast laser beam steering for autonomous cars Researchers at Purdue University and Stanford University reported they have found a novel laser light sensing technology that is more robust and less expensive than currently available with a wide range of uses, including a way to guide fully autonomous vehicles. The team said this innovation is orders of magnitude faster than conventional l... » read more

Artificial, With Questionable Intelligence

By Ed Sperling - 05 Apr, 2018 - Comments: 1

A common theme is emerging in the race to develop big machines that can navigate through a world filled with people, animals, and other assorted objects—if an accident is inevitable, what options are available to machines and how should they decide? This question was raised at a number of semiconductor industry conferences over the past few weeks, which is interesting because this idea h... » read more

Committing To Automotive

By Ann Mutschler - 05 Apr, 2018 - Comments: 0

The autonomous driving effort has hit some painful speedbumps lately, with Tesla and Uber feeling the brunt of these. Unfortunately, the recent fatal accidents demonstrate just how challenging it is to get this technology right, and why some in this space have downshifted their efforts to learn from what happened and how to prevent it going forward. This prompted Nvidia to suspend its effort... » read more

The Week in Review: IoT

By Jeff Dorsch - 30 Mar, 2018 - Comments: 0

Regulation The Consumer Product Safety Commission is accepting public comments on “potential safety issues and hazards associated with Internet-connected consumer products.” The agency is concerned about “unexpected operating conditions” with Internet of Things devices, along with hacking that could start fires through a stovetop or grill, and the potential compromising of home safety ... » read more

Tech Talk: Automotive Design

By Ann Mutschler - 22 Mar, 2018 - Comments: 0

NetSpeed Systems CEO Sundari Mitra talks about how to speed up the design of automotive chips. https://youtu.be/cus4fStDa5c » read more

The Bumpy Road To 5G

By Ed Sperling - 21 Mar, 2018 - Comments: 1

5G is coming, but not everywhere, not all at once, and not the fastest version of this technology right away. In fact, the probable scenario is that 5G will be rolled out first in densely populated urban areas, starting in 2020 or 2021, with increasingly widespread adoption over the next decade after that. But 5G is unlikely to ever completely replace 4G LTE, just as a smart phone today roll... » read more

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