The Key to the Future of AI? Hardware Innovation!

This week my special guest is imec Scientific Director Axek Nackaerts! Axek and I chat about why hardware innovation will be crucial to the future of artificial intelligence application development. We also chat about the biggest challenges for the next generation of AI applications and how imec is furthering flexibility in hardware innovation for artificial intelligence designs.

 

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Migrating SWaP-C-Constrained Aerospace & Defense Apps to VNX+

As usual, my poor old noggin is spinning like a top. I’ve just learned more than I ever wanted to know about the problems with the existing PC/104 and VITA 74 (VNX) standards, along with the advantages promised by the recent introduction of the VITA 90 (VNX+) offering.

Before we plunge into the fray with gusto and abandon (and aplomb, of course), let’s … Read More → "Migrating SWaP-C-Constrained Aerospace & Defense Apps to VNX+"

Meet the ManT1S: Computing, Comms, and Power Over Single Pair Ethernet

I’m always impressed by engineers who possess the ability to identify a market need and then create a tailored solution that elegantly addresses the situation. I’m not that sort of engineer (it’s a wise man who knows his own limitations).

In my case, I have the almost uncanny ability to misidentify a market need (to identify a non-need if you … Read More → "Meet the ManT1S: Computing, Comms, and Power Over Single Pair Ethernet"

Multi-Function Aperture Sensors and the Future of Next Generation Defense Systems

Multi-Function Aperture Sensors take center stage in this week’s podcast! My guests are Jake Braegelmann and Ryan Jansen from New Wave Design. Jake, Ryan and I explore the benefits, challenges, and future of multi-function aperture sensors and what we should expect for the next generation of multi-function aperture architecture. Also this week, I check out how … Read More → "Multi-Function Aperture Sensors and the Future of Next Generation Defense Systems"

Hardware-Agnostic Sensitivity-Aware Fully-Automated AI Model Optimization is a Game-Changer

Well, hello there! You just caught me cogitating and ruminating over the fact that so many things that seem conceptually simple when you are first exposed to them turn out to have hidden depths of complexity when you consider them more closely.

Take Newtonian gravity, for example. In his Law of Universal Gravitation (1687), Isaac Newton proposed that every mass attracts every other mass … Read More → "Hardware-Agnostic Sensitivity-Aware Fully-Automated AI Model Optimization is a Game-Changer"

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Simplifying Position Control with Advanced Stepper Motor Driver
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Jiri Keprda from STMicroelectronics and Amelia Dalton explore the benefits of the powerSTEP01 is a system-in-package from STMicroelectronics. They also examine how this solution can streamline overall position control architecture, the high level commands included in this solution and the variety of advanced diagnostics included in the powerSTEP01 system-in-package.
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Calibre Vision AI: A revolution in chip-level DRC debug using AI guided results analysis

Sponsored by Siemens Digital Industries Software

Calibre Vision AI transforms chip-level DRC debug with AI-driven analysis and compact OASIS format, enabling rapid root cause identification, faster iterations and actionable insights for today’s most complex IC designs.

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Libby's Lab - Scopes out ROHM DC-DC Controllers

Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and ROHM Semiconductor

Join Libby and Demo in this episode of “Libby’s Lab” as they explore the ROHM Semiconductor BD28C5xFJ-LB PWM DC-DC Converter ICs, available at Mouser.com! These DC-DC converters provide an optimal system for all products that require an electrical outlet. Keep your circuits charged and your ideas sparking!

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Posted on Sep 12 at 12:34am by stephanie.qiu@advancednavigation.com
What an intriguing read! Underground and the Moon may be polar opposite environments but they face the exact same kind of navigation challenge I.e. no GPS. The task of simply knowing where you are and where you're headed is incredibly hard - imagine you're a 100 ton truck or spacecraft ...
Posted on Sep 8 at 8:19am by Max Maxfield
O-M-Goodness gracious me, is all I can say. Thansk for sharing this with us -- now I have one more thing to worry about :-)
Posted on Sep 5 at 1:51pm by Anonymous
Think that's bad? Try https://www.surveillance-map.org. 24.000 IP Cams including baby monitors, bedrooms, kitchens and hospitals. Thank God they do not expose the addresses of the Cameras directly but proxy them. Takes some serious time though to find some cams providing that extreme kind of exposure because the site ...
Posted on Aug 25 at 7:24am by Max Maxfield
I remember when FM radios in cars in the UK started to become more widely available in the mid-1960s. Even though they have many advantages over AM, I still have a nostalgic regard for AM transmissions...
Posted on Aug 22 at 6:52pm by traneusee
540 to 1710 kHz AM broadcast receivers (except in cars) use loop antennas. Loop antennas from 1941 used flat spirals of wire glued to flat cardboard or masonite panels. Modern loop antennas are coils wound on ferrite rods. Loop antennas have parallel tuning capacitors tuned to resonance at the specific frequency the receiver ...
Posted on Aug 22 at 6:30am by Max Maxfield
"...but they’d still move away from me on the bus…" Are you sure the only reason for this was your antenna?
Posted on Aug 21 at 1:48pm by JK
NOTES: “...best left to those who are already unhinged to start with.” I’m blushing! I wasn’t going to answer this article after my “Letters To The Writer” of yesterday, but when you practically name me, well... First, I should point out that analog actually IS digital, just in ...
Posted on Aug 20 at 5:59pm by traneusee
Small forklifts with hydraulic motors in their wheels have been driving sideways for years.
Posted on Aug 20 at 8:27am by Max Maxfield
Ever since your visit to Azerbaijan, I've been hearing great things about the plumbing over there :-)
Posted on Aug 19 at 2:35pm by JK
“...that’s why I’d take you along.” Oh no way. No sir. I’m not going through THAT again: (“Say, does this handkerchief smell like chloroform to you?”, and next thing you know you’re on a eight-month contract job in Azerbaijan).
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Advanced Solenoid and Valve Control
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Driving innovation in 3D IC Design: Siemens Calibre MultiPhysics Work Flow
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AMP Mini CT Low Profile Inverted Through Board Connectors
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