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• The rise of the machines: Why drones are tech leaders December 11, 2018
  Expectations for the explosive growth of the drone market are fueled partly by the fact that the drone provides a platform for a host of emerging technologies that are all converging to enable applications never before possible.
• Blockchain security starter kit simplifies design December 10, 2018
  Protects critical user credentials from software or hardware attacks.
• Arm predicts more smart product designs in 2019 December 10, 2018
  IP vendor shares what it thinks will happen in Io in 2019 as well as results of a consumer survey about IoT, machine learning, artificial intelligence and 5G.
• The perils of inadequate lifecycle management for security certificates December 10, 2018
  An expired software certificate seems to have caused a shutdown in mobile networks in the UK and Japan last week, causing significant disruption. Is this a sign of things to come with hidden IoT devices everywhere?
• Neural-network accelerator enhances programmable extensibility December 6, 2018
  Imagination Technologies has launched an update to its neural-network accelerator (NNA) with its new PowerVR Series 3NX architecture, which can deliver over 160 tera operations per second (TOPS) in multicore designs and provide programmable extensibility.
• Tearing down a semi-autonomous motorcar for disabled drivers December 6, 2018
  The Semi-Autonomous Motorcar was created largely with off-the-shelf systems, plus some custom electronics. While the teardown of the electromechanical systems is instructive, some of the most critical engineering work was done in software.
• Image sensors offer sharper in-cabin images December 5, 2018
  European chipmaker rolls out two new automotive global shutter image sensors for automotive in-cabin driver monitoring enabling high dynamic range and low noise where crosstalk is minimized even at near-infrared illumination.
• Flash 101: Errors in NAND Flash December 4, 2018
  The errors in NAND Flash can be classified into two major categories: permanent (non-correctable) errors due to memory wear and temporary (correctable) errors of various types.
• AI accelerator IP rolls for FPGAs December 4, 2018
  Achronix is rolling out embedded FPGA IP designed as an AI accelerator for SoCs. Its CEO lays out FPGA's specific AI advantages, explains why FPGAs are now coming into focus after years of GPU's dominance on AI market.
• RISC-V ISA IP proliferates December 4, 2018
  The RISC-V open-source instruction set architecture (ISA) takes a leap forward this week as Western Digital debuts a core and interconnect, Microchip details an FPGA SoC, and more.