Archive : 2016 год

In theory, a program running on a 64 core machine, should execute 64 times as quickly as it would on a single core machine. But, according to a team from MIT, it rarely works out that way. Most computer programs are sequential, and splitting them up so that chunks can run in parallel can result in complications.Researchers from MIT’s Comp...

A device containing 1000 independent programmable processors has been designed by a team at the University of California, Davis. Called KiloCore, the chip can perform 1.78trillion instructions per second and contains 621million transistors.“To the best of our knowledge,” said Professor Bevan Baas, “it is the first 1000 process...

Researchers at ICFO – the Institute of Photonic Sciences in Barcelona – have developed a hybrid photodetector capable of attaining speed, quantum efficiency and linear dynamic range, not only in the visible spectrum, but also in the near (700 to 1400nm) and short wave infra red (1400 to 3000nm) parts of the spectrum. The device is based...

An out of the box industrial IoT starter kit from Avnet is designed to simplify prototype and development efforts, while providing an easy transition to production.The platform is based on Avnet’s MicroZed system on module (SoM) with a Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC from Xilinx and pluggable sensor solutions from Maxim Integrated and STMi...

Bluetooth 5, expected to launch around the end of this year, will offer significantly increased range, speed and broadcast messaging capacity, according to the Bluetooth SIG.The organisation says longer range will deliver robust, reliable IoT connections, whilst higher speeds will optimise responsiveness. Meanwhile, increased broadcast capacity...

Cambridge CMOS Sensors has been acquired by sensor specialist ams in an all cash transaction. Founded in 2008 as a spin off from Cambridge University, CCMOSS has built expertise in micro hotplate design and manufacturing for gas and infrared sensing.Alexander Everke, ams’ CEO, said: “The addition of CCMOSS makes ams the clear leader...

Imagination Technologies and Intrinsic-ID are collaborating to bring higher levels of security to products that use Imagination based technologies.The first product from the partnership is the availability of Intrinsic-ID’s Physical Unclonable Function (PUF) technology for Imagination’s M5150 CPU,targeted at low power applications s...

Belgian research centre imec has described work on the development of junctionless gate all around (GAA) nanowire FETs (NWFETs) created in lateral and vertical configurations.Such devices are said to offer simplified processing, improved reliability, reduced low frequency noise and lower IOFF values, making them attractive for advanced logic, l...

Xilinx has added dual core devices to its Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC portfolio. The dual core CG family members are said to add processing scalability at a lower cost entry point than current UltraScale+ parts.“The new members of the portfolio address customers’ need for a scalable, common hardware platform, giving them flexibility with...

A survey which quizzed more than 350 IT professionals in the US about their organisations’ IoT security practices revealed that, while most acknowledge growing numbers of IoT devices on their networks, they are unaware of how to secure them properly.Amongst the findings of the survey – conducted on behalf of US network security spec...