The Kirin 980 and Apple A12 have already transitioned to the 7nm process technology, and Qualcomm has confirmed that the next generation flagship chip will be built on a 7nm process. However, the naming and detailed specifications of this chip remain undecided. Recently, XDA Developers discovered the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8150 chip in the unreleased Android … Read more
At Xiaomi’s spring launch event, the company officially unveiled its first professional imaging chip, the “Surge C1,” which features a dual-filter configuration that enables parallel processing of high and low-frequency signals, improving signal processing efficiency by 100%. Coupled with self-developed algorithms, the imaging performance of 3A (AF auto-focus, AWB auto white balance, AE auto exposure) … Read more
Recently, Qualcomm released the successor to the Snapdragon 855 – the Snapdragon 855 Plus. Although this new SoC can only be considered an overclocked version at best (CPU core frequency increased from 2.84GHz to 2.96GHz,GPU frequency increased from 585MHz to 672MHz), many manufacturers are eager to adopt it. Among them, the Asus ROG Phone 2 … Read more
Recently, Samsung Exynos held an executive interview, revealing a lot of information: â‘ The brand new Samsung Exynos 1080 processor is about to be released, based on 5nm process technology, with a CPU using ARM’s latest Cortex-A78 architecture and a GPU using the latest Mali-G78 architecture. This SoC is specifically designed for the Chinese market, featuring … Read more
Earlier reports indicated that the Samsung S24 series would not only feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor but also see the return of the Exynos series, with the S24 and S24+ expected to be equipped with the Samsung Exynos 2400 processor in certain regions of Europe and Asia. New information regarding the performance of … Read more
The Cortex-A55 processor is a mid-range low-power processor that utilizes the Armv8-A architecture. The diagram below illustrates the functional structure of this processor.Functional OverviewThe system registers of this CPU primarily provide the following functions: System control and configuration Memory Management Unit (MMU) configuration and management Cache configuration and management System performance monitoring Generic Interrupt Controller … Read more
The Objective of This Article This article will compile the YOLOv8-Pose C Demo in the RKNN Docker environment and deploy it to the RK3588 development board using the adb tool. Development Environment Description Host System: Windows 11 Target Device: Android development board equipped with the RK3588 chip Core Tools: Docker image containing rknn-toolkit2, rknn_model_zoo, and … Read more
1. PCB Inner Layer Defects – Open Circuits, Notches, Pinholes 1. Common Defects (Open Circuits, Notches, Pinholes) Image Description 1.1. Open Circuit due to Ink Peeling (caused by poor surface treatment affecting ink adhesion) 1.2. Notch in the Circuit (Pinholes on the Ink Surface after Coating) 1.3. Open Circuit (Debris on the Film Positioning) 1.4. … Read more
When designing PCBs, it is evident that the routing process is indispensable. The rationality of the routing not only determines the aesthetics of the PCB and its production costs but also reflects the performance of the circuit and its heat dissipation capabilities, as well as whether the performance of the components can be optimized. This … Read more
In microcontroller development, we often need to hand over the designed PCB files to the factory for production. Recently, one of our engineers encountered a troubling issue, as the PCB board lacked Mark points, resulting in deductions from the SMT factory. Today, we will discuss this topic: how important are Mark points in SMT processing? … Read more