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New MLCommons Results Highlight Impressive Competitive AI Gains for Intel

“Today, MLCommons published results of its industry AI performance benchmark, MLPerf Training 3.0, in which both the Habana® Gaudi®2 deep learning accelerator and the 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor delivered impressive training results. “The latest MLPerf results …

Nordic Semiconductor launches multi-function nPM1300 Power Management IC with unique system management features plus associated Evaluation Kit

“The nPM1300 PMIC simplifies power management system design by integrating essential functions into a compact package. The Evaluation Kit enables easy evaluation and implementation, with no coding required when used together with the nPM PowerUP PC app Nordic Semiconductor today …

Renesas Introduces Industry’s First Client Clock Driver and Gen 3 RCD to Enable Demanding DDR5 Client and Server DIMMs

“New Registered Clock Driver and Client Clock Driver ICs are First to Support DDR5 Server and Client DIMM Modules at Speeds up to 6400 MT/s. Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced …

STMicroelectronics’ galvanically isolated high-side switches with diagnostics control and protect industrial loads

“STMicroelectronics has launched a family of octal high-side switches that combine galvanic isolation for robustness, RDS(on) below 260mΩ for energy efficiency, and protection and diagnostics for reliability and fault recovery. The 8-channel switches, ISO808, ISO808A, ISO808-1, and ISO808A …

STMicroelectronics’ integrated high-voltage driver shrinks and simplifies high-performance ultrasound scanners

“The STMicroelectronics STHV200 ultrasound IC integrates linear and pulse drivers with clamping, switching, and diagnostic circuitry to simplify, miniaturize, and cut the bill of materials in medical and industrial scanners. With 3A linear and 2A pulse output, typical applications for …

STMicroelectronics’ STM32 USB PD microcontrollers now support UCSI specification to accelerate Type-C Power Delivery adoption

“STMicroelectronics has added a USB Type-C® connector system interface (UCSI) library in the STM32Cube software ecosystem for STM32 microcontrollers (MCUs) to accelerate development of USB-C Power Delivery (PD) applications. The X-CUBE-UCSI is a turnkey UCSI-certified solution …

Toshiba Introduces ARM® Cortex®-M3 Microcontrollers “TXZ+™ Family Advanced Class” with 1MB Code Flash Memory Supporting Firmware Updates without Interrupting Microcontroller Operation

“Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has added new products “M3H group (2)” to the “M3H group” of the 32-bit microcontroller product group “TXZ+™ Family Advanced Class” equipped with Cortex®-M3 using the 40nm process. In recent years, the need …

Toshiba Releases 100V N-Channel Power MOSFET That Supports Miniaturization of Power Supply Circuits

“Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has launched “TPH3R10AQM,” a 100V N-channel power MOSFET fabricated with Toshiba’s latest-generation process, U-MOS X-H. The product targets applications such as switching circuits and hot swap circuits[1] on the power lines …

Intel Labs Introduces AI Diffusion Model, Generates 360-Degree Images from Text Prompts

“Intel Labs, in collaboration with Blockade Labs, has introduced Latent Diffusion Model for 3D (LDM3D), a novel diffusion model that uses generative AI to create realistic 3D visual content. LDM3D is the industry’s first model to generate a depth …

Micron UFS 4.0 Mobile Storage Built on 232-Layer 3D NAND Delivers Industry’s Fastest Performance for Smartphones

“Best-in-class mobile flash solution optimized for AI and 5G data-intensive flagship smartphones BOISE, Idaho, June 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) announced today that it is now delivering qualification samples of its Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 4 …