Year: 2025

The Benefits of Self-Developed AI Chips for Automobiles: Arm Zena CSS Has Arrived

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The Benefits of Self-Developed AI Chips for Automobiles: Arm Zena CSS Has Arrived

Produced by ZhiNeng ZhiXin As the wave of automotive intelligence, software-defined vehicles, and AI accelerates, Arm’s introduction of the Zena Computing Subsystem (CSS) may bring significant changes, simplifying the development process of automotive chips and software, and providing a great path for Chinese automotive companies to customize and develop chips. Through a standardized, pre-validated computing … Read more

Arm Launches Zena CSS: Reducing Automotive Chip Development Time by 12 Months

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Arm Launches Zena CSS: Reducing Automotive Chip Development Time by 12 Months

On June 4 local time, semiconductor IP giant Arm officially launched its new automotive product brand, Zena Compute Subsystem (CSS), to accelerate the development of next-generation AI chips for automotive design. Zena CSS integrates 16 Armv9-based Cortex-A720AE cores andCortex-R82AE real-time microcontroller cores, and is optimized for performance in ADAS and IVI applications. It also features … Read more

GigaDevice GD32 Enters the ‘Low-End’ MCU Market

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GigaDevice GD32 Enters the 'Low-End' MCU Market

As market demands continue to evolve, 8-bit MCUs are gradually being replaced by ‘low-end’ 32-bit MCUs, prompting major MCU manufacturers to enter the 32-bit ‘low-end’ MCU space. On June 5, GigaDevice officially announced the launch of the value-oriented GD32C231 series entry-level microcontrollers. GD32C231 Series MCUs: The Ultimate Cost-Performance Choice The GD32C231 series MCUs significantly enhance … Read more

Wuxi Microcalculus Partners with Fudan Micro MCU to Provide Mature Solutions for the Temperature Recorder Industry

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Wuxi Microcalculus Partners with Fudan Micro MCU to Provide Mature Solutions for the Temperature Recorder Industry

Wuxi Microcalculus Partners with Fudan Micro MCU to Provide Mature Solutions for the Temperature Recorder Industry In the temperature recorder industry, precise, reliable, and intelligent recording devices are crucial for various fields, from ensuring the quality of pharmaceuticals in cold chain logistics to maintaining the freshness of food during storage and transportation, and ensuring stable … Read more

An Analysis of Smart Car Chip Types: MCU, SoC, CIS, ISP

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An Analysis of Smart Car Chip Types: MCU, SoC, CIS, ISP

In smart cars, there are various types of chips, includingcontrol chips, computing chips, sensor chips, communication chips, storage chips, security chips, power chips, driver chips, power management chips, and other types of chips. Among them, computing and control chips are the core of smart cars, mainly divided into functional chips (MCU) and main control chips … Read more

Mastering Linux on MCU Series Part 16: New Boot Design for Loading Linux (3) – Implementing XMODEM for Importing and Exporting Memory and SPI FLASH

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Mastering Linux on MCU Series Part 16: New Boot Design for Loading Linux (3) - Implementing XMODEM for Importing and Exporting Memory and SPI FLASH

1. Introduction Previously, we implemented the read and write operations for SPIFLASH. Now, we will continue to add functionality by porting xmodem to achieve the import and export of on-chip mem and SPI FLASH. This allows us to dump the contents of on-chip RAM and FLASH, and also to import and export the contents of … Read more

Functional Safety Design and Assessment Methods for Automotive MCUs

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Functional Safety Design and Assessment Methods for Automotive MCUs

Abstract To meet the hardware requirements of ISO 26262, this study provides a detailed method for assessing the functional safety of automotive microcontrollers. Part 5 of ISO 26262 – the first phase of hardware construction in automotive hardware development outlines safety standards. Here, hardware safety design is created, implemented, integrated, and tested based on the … Read more

Mastering Linux on MCU Series Part 17: New Boot Design for Loading Linux – Image Layout and Loader Implementation

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Mastering Linux on MCU Series Part 17: New Boot Design for Loading Linux - Image Layout and Loader Implementation

1. Introduction We have completed the foundational work, enabling us to have shell interaction capabilities, allowing arbitrary import and export of content in on-chip memory and SPIFLASH. Now we can enter the most critical phase: programming the image and loading it to run. First, we need to design the storage structure of the image in … Read more

A Revolutionary MCU

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A Revolutionary MCU

Follow and star our public account for direct access to exciting content Source: Online materials Source: Content compiled from eenewseurope. The Dutch company Innatera has launched the first commercially available microcontroller based on a neuromorphic architecture, suitable for sensor applications. The Pulsar chip employs a heterogeneous architecture that combines analog and digital neuromorphic modules with … Read more

Revolutionary MCU with Dramatic Power Reduction

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Revolutionary MCU with Dramatic Power Reduction

Remember to star this public account ⭐️ to receive timely updates. Source: Content from spectrum. By simulating the way the brain operates, neuromorphic processors can significantly reduce energy consumption in certain application scenarios compared to traditional technologies. Now, the Dutch company Innatera has launched what it claims to be the world’s first commercially available neuromorphic … Read more