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• FPGA configuration using high-speed NOR flash October 22, 2018
  FPGA usage in industrial, communications and automotive ADAS applications depends on the low latencies and high data throughput characteristics of NOR Flash, including the ability to rapidly deliver FPGA configuration bit streams.
• Cellular IoT on slow path to eventual dominance October 22, 2018
  The new LTE standards for the Internet of Things are getting off to a slow start, according to an analyst and a Qualcomm executive overseeing cellular IoT.
• Tiny temperature sensors feature 1°C accuracy October 18, 2018
  Microchip’s EMC181x series of 1.8 V temperature sensors includes one of the industry’s smallest 5-channel sensors with standard lead spacing.
• Advanced CMOS image sensors bolster vision-based designs October 18, 2018
  CMOS image sensors eating away at CCD market share isn’t news anymore, but it’s worth paying attention to their foray into machine-vision–based camera designs.
• Software tools enhance data services between vehicles and cloud October 18, 2018
  Tools enable applications based on Renesas' R-Car automotive system-on-chip to combine dynamic vehicle data and cloud-based data in real time to deliver new services such as predictive driving support and infotainment applications.
• Cortex-M33-based MCUs enhance IoT security October 17, 2018
  STMicroelectronics and NXP Semiconductors have both launched microcontrollers utilizing the Arm Cortex-M33 integrating TrustZone to enable greater IoT security.
• Open-source IP designers should be rewarded says Arduino founder October 17, 2018
  Arduino co-founder Massimo Banzi shared his views on challenges in open-source hardware in a talk on his new FPGA boards.
• Why vehicle security may require a different approach October 16, 2018
  Vehicles are exposed to multiple attack surfaces that can enable hackers to take control of the vehicle. Mitigating these threats starts with better firmware protection.
• Pipes: introduction and basic services October 16, 2018
  Pipes were introduced in an earlier article. They provide a more flexible means of passing simple messages between tasks than mailboxes or queues.
• AI software development environment targets edge devices October 16, 2018
  There is the growing realization that AI at the edge will require even more processing than anticipated, observed Geoff Lees, NXP's senior vice president. He hinted, Don't be surprised that NXP is ready with a GHz MCU for a 2019 launch.