Surrounded by My DIY RISC-V Car at the Xuantie Conference!

Surrounded by My DIY RISC-V Car at the Xuantie Conference!

In just 10 days, is it possible to DIY a RISC-V car? Gu Jiaqi, an intern from the Chaochen Project’s Chengfeng Team, delivered a surprising answer. From February 8, during the Spring Festival holiday, to February 18, when he completed the assembly of a prototype equipped with the Xuantie TH1520 chip, Gu Jiaqi arrived at … Read more

Surrounded by My DIY RISC-V Car at the Xuantie Conference!

Surrounded by My DIY RISC-V Car at the Xuantie Conference!

With just10 days, can one DIY a RISC-V car? Gu Jiaqi, an intern from the Chaochen Project’s Chengfeng Team, delivered a surprising answer. From February 8, during the Spring Festival holiday, to February 18, when he completed the assembly of a prototype equipped with the Xuantie TH1520 chip, Gu Jiaqi arrived at the Xuantie Conference … Read more

Renesas’ Innovative Approach to Cabin Domain Controllers: A GGAI Perspective

Renesas' Innovative Approach to Cabin Domain Controllers: A GGAI Perspective

/* Click the bottom to read the original text and register online, deadline June 19 */ Join the Gaogong Intelligent Automotive Industry Group (Autonomous Driving Industry Group 5, Intelligent Connected Cabin Group 3, Intelligent Commercial Vehicle Industry Group) by adding WeChat: 15818636852 and showing your business card, limited to intelligent connected vehicle parts and OEM … Read more

Renesas Electronics Launches New Low-Power Bluetooth SoC for Automotive Applications with Reduced Energy Consumption

Renesas Electronics Launches New Low-Power Bluetooth SoC for Automotive Applications with Reduced Energy Consumption

On March 25, 2025, global semiconductor solution provider Renesas Electronics (TSE: 6723) announced the launch of the industry’s outstanding new Bluetooth chip – DA14533. This chip integrates a radio frequency transceiver, Arm® M0+ microcontroller, memory, peripherals, and security features into a compact system-on-chip (SoC) design. As the first device in Renesas’ low-power Bluetooth® SoC product … Read more

DIY Smartphone-Controlled Drone: A Cool Experience from Theory to Practice

DIY Smartphone-Controlled Drone: A Cool Experience from Theory to Practice

Introduction In today’s rapidly advancing technology landscape, drones are no longer a novelty. Once merely a quirky toy for niche enthusiasts, they have transformed into valuable assistants in fields such as photography, agriculture, and defense. The price range is vast, from entry-level toys costing a few dozen yuan to professional high-end equipment worth millions, leaving … Read more

Texas Instruments Supports Bitcoin Mining Machine Power Supply

Texas Instruments Supports Bitcoin Mining Machine Power Supply

With the rise of virtual currencies, computer host devices optimized for virtual currency algorithms, known as “mining machines,” have surged in popularity. Since the second half of 2017, the skyrocketing price of Bitcoin has also driven up the demand for mining machines. The booming mining machine business has also led to a surge in demand … Read more

Texas Instruments Launches the World’s Smallest MCU, Measuring Just 1.38mm²

Texas Instruments Launches the World's Smallest MCU, Measuring Just 1.38mm²

On March 12, Texas Instruments (TI) unveiled the world’s smallest microcontroller (MCU), the MSPM0C1104, at the Embedded World exhibition in Germany. It measures just 1.38mm², which is 38% smaller than the current smallest MCU on the market, with a unit price of approximately $0.16. The MSPM0C1104 is based on the Arm Cortex-M0+ core and features … Read more

Optimization Guide for Hardware Compatibility Design of NXP S32K324 and S32K328

Optimization Guide for Hardware Compatibility Design of NXP S32K324 and S32K328

Optimization Guide for Hardware Compatibility Design of NXP S32K324 and S32K328 Keywords:Power Management, Wake-up Timing, SBC Compatibility, PG Signal Background Information A certain project platform uses theS32K324+FS2613 solution, and its wake-up process is as follows: 1.Wake-up Sources:ACC/IGN, CAN_INH, IMU_INT and other signals trigger the MCU wake-up, using the MCU wake-up solution. 2.Wake-up Process:In sleep mode, … Read more

NXP Launches S32K5 Automotive MCU Product Line

NXP Launches S32K5 Automotive MCU Product Line

NXP Semiconductors has publicly unveiled its 16nm FinFET MCU product line featuring built-in Magnetoresistive Random-Access Memory (MRAM) for the automotive industry. The S32K5 MCU product line is expected to expand the NXP CoreRide platform through pre-integrated zonal and electrification system solutions for scalable Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) architectures. Automotive manufacturers are introducing zonal architectures through various … Read more

NXP Launches World’s First 16nm Automotive MCU with Integrated MRAM, Making OTA Updates Faster than Smartphones! Transform Your Car into a Smart Cockpit Instantly! Is This the Opportunity for Chinese Chips to Overtake?

NXP Launches World's First 16nm Automotive MCU with Integrated MRAM, Making OTA Updates Faster than Smartphones! Transform Your Car into a Smart Cockpit Instantly! Is This the Opportunity for Chinese Chips to Overtake?

Today, I want to talk to you about a major event in the automotive industry! Just yesterday, NXP launched a “revolutionary” chip, the S32K5, which completely changed my perception of automotive OTA upgrades! The write speed is 15 times faster than flash memory! OTA upgrades can be completed in just a few seconds, faster than … Read more