Technical Challenges and Opportunities in Embedded Machine Learning Processors

Technical Challenges and Opportunities in Embedded Machine Learning Processors

In December 2016, Vivienne Sze, Yu-Hsin Chen, and others (authors of Eyeriss) published a good review article titled “Hardware for Machine Learning: Challenges and Opportunities” on arXiv. Here, I would like to discuss my understanding of the “challenges” and “opportunities” in conjunction with this article [8] and the ISSCC2017 paper [1-7]. First, this discussion mainly … Read more

How to Design a Mixed Circuit PCB with High-Speed USB, Embedded Processor, and Analog/RF?

How to Design a Mixed Circuit PCB with High-Speed USB, Embedded Processor, and Analog/RF?

Recently, I watched a detailed explanation of circuit design by Philip Salmony, a graduate student from Cambridge University, on YouTube. The project is called the STM32-based RF to USB adapter, abbreviated as STRF, which includes: High-speed USB interface STM32L4 as the controller nRF24 2.4GHz RF transceiver Of course, he designed it using KiCad, and his … Read more

Future Development Trends of Embedded Processors Based on FD-SOI Technology

Future Development Trends of Embedded Processors Based on FD-SOI Technology

Statement: The content and images of this article are reproduced from BC-AUTO online. 2020 International Automotive Semiconductor Company Research Report 2020 China Automotive Semiconductor Company Research Report 2020 Global and China Automotive Semiconductor Industry Research Report 2020 Global and China Internet of Vehicles Industry Research Report 2020 Global and China Complete Vehicle OTA Application Industry … Read more

Overcoming Embedded Challenges with Superscalar Mixed-Signal Processors

Overcoming Embedded Challenges with Superscalar Mixed-Signal Processors

Our relationship with electronic products is becoming increasingly close, allowing us to achieve higher efficiency and productivity. Due to advances in technology, processors, and embedded technologies, our connection to the digital realm is growing stronger. For embedded designers, this is not without issues, as they face numerous challenges when designing new products. These include: clock … Read more

Innovative Waterborne Garbage Cleaning Robot

Innovative Waterborne Garbage Cleaning Robot

Waterborne Garbage Cleaning Robot ABOUT this NOVEL The following video is from Geek Robot Society Prototype Principle The following video is from Geek Robot Society Defense (1) Innovation Background Grain Rain With the acceleration of China’s modernization process, the amount of garbage has increased significantly, especially various floating garbage on the water, which is prone … Read more

Design and Implementation of an Automatic Tracking Platform for Ground Antennas of Relay Drones

Design and Implementation of an Automatic Tracking Platform for Ground Antennas of Relay Drones

Abstract: To achieve dynamic tracking of ground directional antennas for relay drones, ensuring that the main beam of the antenna is always aligned with the drone and that the relay communication signal strength remains optimal, we designed an automatic tracking platform for the ground end of the drone based on RSSI blind estimation tracking. By … Read more

High Cost-Performance Microcontroller – Introduction to the ESP32 Series

High Cost-Performance Microcontroller - Introduction to the ESP32 Series

Today we will introduce the ESP32 series chips It is a domestic microcontroller that integrates Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functions, widely used in the fields of the Internet of Things, smart home, and robotics. Core Features of ESP32 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Integration: Supports Station and Access Point modes, facilitating communication between multiple devices. Dual-Core High-Performance Processor: … Read more

Mastering Cortex-M3 MCU Chip Design in Just 7 Days

Mastering Cortex-M3 MCU Chip Design in Just 7 Days

The Arm architecture is one of the most popular processor architectures in the world today. After years of development and operation, ARM has developed multiple series of products in classical processors, embedded processors, and application processors. The Cortex-M3 processor is mainstream in embedded and IoT systems. Many instructions of the Cortex-M3 are single-cycle, and overall … Read more