Choosing NVM IP for PMIC: Four Key Considerations

Choosing NVM IP for PMIC: Four Key Considerations

Author: Krishna Balachandran, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Synopsys 1 Introduction Power Management Integrated Circuits (PMICs) are the first circuits to power on in a system and the last to power off. They perform the task of providing the correct voltage to component chips by regulating or boosting voltage levels. Analog-rich PMICs are particularly susceptible … Read more

Overview of Hard Disk Interface Technologies

Overview of Hard Disk Interface Technologies

The development of hard disk technology has gone through multiple advancements and transformations in interface technology. Storage expert Wu will lead everyone to explore the grand view of hard disk interfaces and witness the past and future of hard disk interfaces. Old Disk Interfaces IDE Interface IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) is a disk interface that … Read more

Why Are Storage Cards Smaller Than Fingernails Comparable to SSD Speeds?

Why Are Storage Cards Smaller Than Fingernails Comparable to SSD Speeds?

Click the above Computer Enthusiast to follow us A storage card is a universal storage peripheral suitable for digital devices such as mobile phones, tablets, cameras, drones, dashboard cameras, and surveillance cameras.However, the read and write speeds of storage cards have always been their biggest bottleneck, and the main reason high-end smartphones have discontinued support … Read more

Installing SSD on NVIDIA Jetson: Key Considerations

Installing SSD on NVIDIA Jetson: Key Considerations

Some members in the group reported: I searched the NVIDIA forum and found that while there are not many such issues, some people do encounter them. For example, someone reported that flashing the NVME driver on the Jetson Orin NANO development kit was unsuccessful, with the following prompt: Set the recovery jumper => okPlug USB … Read more

Become an SSD Expert with This Guide

Become an SSD Expert with This Guide

In today’s rapidly advancing technology, computers have long become a part of our daily lives as productivity tools. You have probably encountered issues like slow boot times and lagging. If you search online for solutions, you will often see recommendations to upgrade to a solid-state drive (SSD). When you search for SSDs on shopping platforms, … Read more

Understanding Storage Chips and Their Applications

Understanding Storage Chips and Their Applications

Have you ever experienced the painful moment of losing a PPT you spent half a day editing because you forgot to click save? The saving process we are talking about here is closely related to the application of storage chips introduced in this article. What is a storage chip? In the information age, the demand … Read more

Chip Types and Technology Nodes

Chip Types and Technology Nodes

Source: LightSense Technology Original Author: BENG This article briefly introduces several different types of chips. Different types of chips are accompanied by different node technologies. Except for logic chips, there is basically no need for technology smaller than 28nm. MEMS: Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). Integrates industry-leading Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) and wafer stacking technology to … Read more

SD Cards to Support PCI-E/NVMe

SD Cards to Support PCI-E/NVMe

SD storage cards have been improving over time, especially with the introduction of UFS, which has significantly increased their speed. However, overall, they still remain relatively slow. Now, the SD Association (SDA) is preparing a revolutionary transformation to turn them into mini SSDs. In fact, this plan was disclosed by the SDA during the flash … Read more

Key Points in Automotive ECU Bootloader Development

Key Points in Automotive ECU Bootloader Development

Content Summary Introduction 1. Function of Bootloader 2. How to Establish Reliable Bus Communication? 3. Parsing Programming Files (S19/HEX/BIN) 4. NVM Driver Development 5. Other Key Points in Bootloader Development a. Relationship Between Bootloader and Application b. Methods to Jump from Bootloader to Application c. Knowledge and Debugging Techniques Required for Bootloader Development d. Download … Read more

Choosing eMMC, UFS, or NVMe? Mobile ROM Storage Protocol Analysis

Choosing eMMC, UFS, or NVMe? Mobile ROM Storage Protocol Analysis

With the rapid evolution of semiconductor technology, the capacity of mobile ROM has also advanced significantly. Nowadays, flagship smartphones hardly ever feature 16GB ROM, and the recently released iPhone 8/iPhone 8 Plus has also eliminated the 32GB version, starting directly from 64GB. As the capacity of system firmware, apps, and various files continues to increase, … Read more