ST has introduced a set of plug-and-play hardware kits, evaluation camera modules and software that ease development with its ST BrightSense global-shutter image sensors. The ecosystem lets developers of mass-market industrial and consumer applications ensure superior camera performance by designing-in ST BrightSense image sensors. By sampling all pixels simultaneously, unlike a conventional rolling shutter, global-shutter sensors can capture images of fast-moving objects without distortion and significantly reduce power when coupled to a lighting system.
ICs & Semiconductors
Infineon extends its AIROC Wi-Fi 6/6E portfolio
Infineon has announced the company’s new AIROC CYW5591x connected microcontroller (MCU) product family. The new family integrates robust, long-range Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth Low Energy 5.4 along with a secured and versatile MCU to allow customers to build cost-optimised, power-efficient, small form-factor products for smart home, industrial, wearables, and other IoT applications. The flexible platform accelerates customers’ time-to-market with ModusToolbox software, RTOS and Linux host drivers, a fully validated Bluetooth stack and multiple sample code examples, Matter software enablement, and support for Infineon’s worldwide partner network.
New low-cost option for high-speed 4K video display interfacing from GOWIN
GOWIN Semiconductor has launched the GW5AT-15 FPGA to provide a programmable high-speed bridging solution for demanding consumer electronics and automotive use cases such as 4K video transfer at high frame rates up to 120 frames/s.
The new GW5AT-15, the latest member of the Arora-V FPGA family, combines various hard-core SerDes transceivers with high-speed memory and 15,120 logic elements. The product is available in package options including a compact 4.9mm x 5.3mm WLCSP, which offers maximum SerDes throughput of 12.5Gbps.
The features of the GW5AT-15 are ideal for an emerging set of use cases which call for very high bandwidth for video and other data-transfer applications, and which require a small board footprint – examples include consumer tablets, augmented/virtual reality headsets, and car infotainment systems.
The high SerDes bandwidth offered by the GW5AT-15 makes it ideal for use in high-speed interfaces. This new FPGA features:
• 3-lane MIPI C-PHY operating at up to 5.75Gbps/lane
• 4-lane PCIe 3.0
• 4-lane MIPI D-PHY operating at up to 2.5Gbps/lane
The GW5AT-15 also supports high-speed USB Type-C and other USB connections with its on-chip USB 3.x and USB 2.x PHYs.
The high throughput offered by the GW5AT-15 supports gamers’ requirement for high frame-rate 4K video in the latest consumer tablet designs. In vehicle infotainment systems, the GW5AT-15’s provision of high-speed USB and other interfaces enables cars to better emulate the smartphone user experience through applications such as the Android Auto or Apple CarPlay software companions.
All SerDes operations are backed by co-packaged fast memory resources including:
• 118kb of shadow SRAM
• 630kb of block SRAM (BSRAM) arranged as 35 x 18kb
• Optional 64Mb (in MG132P package) or 128Mb (in CM90P package) of pseudo SRAM (pSRAM)
• Optional 8Mb of NOR Flash
The FPGA also features two on-chip PLLs, multiple clock sources, a JPEG codec, and an ADC.
Like the other members of the Arora-V family, the GW5AT-15 is built on a low-power 22nm TSMC process. It is backed by the GOWIN EDA FPGA design environment, which includes an FPGA design tool, IP cores and reference designs. The FPGA design tool supports the SystemVerilog, Verilog and VHDL programming languages.
Now at Mouser u-blox explorer kit for rapid development of high precision GNSS applications
Mouser is now shipping the XPLR-HPG-1 Explorer kit from u-blox. This Explorer kit is comprised of a baseboard populated with a NORA-W106 module, which integrates a powerful dual-core 32-bit microcontroller with 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and dual-mode Bluetooth LE 5 connectivity. The baseboard also features three mikroBUS connectors with pre-mounted click boards hosting u-blox positioning and cellular modules. The GNSS RTK 2 click board features the ZED-F9R module, a high-precision dead-reckoning. The LBAND RTK click board includes the NEO-D9S module, a satellite data receiver for the L-band correction broadcast. The 4G LTE 2 click board features the LARA-R6001D, a compact LTE Cat 1 multi-mode module offering global coverage, enabling the reception of PointPerfect correction data via mobile networks. Equipped with its GNSS and communication modules, this Explorer kit can access correction data from a satellite broadcast via L-band satellite GNSS receiver or IP connectivity using LTE or Wi-Fi. PointPerfect, the u-blox GNSS augmentation service, provides correction data delivered via the Thingstream IoT service delivery platform. The XPLR-HPG-1 also supports the Networked Transport of RTCM via Internet Protocol (NTRIP. The XPLR-HPG-1 kit’s modular design also enables users to switch out Mikroe click boards. The Explorer kit provides a flexible, modular development and prototyping platform for centimetre-level accuracy positioning applications, such as autonomous robotics, asset tracking and connected health.
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