Full-flow digital and sign off tools from Cadence and the Cadence Verification Suite support the new Arm Cortex-A76 processor for laptops and smartphones (see Arm today’s Arm story).
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Arm introduces IP targeting mobile uses
While CPU performance on smartphones has increased on an average of 20 per cent every year without compromising battery life, laptops have not been able to deliver annual performance gains averaging single-digit per cent growth.
SoDIMM doubles capacity for gaming use
Samsung announces the 32-Gbyte DDR4 SoDIMM for gaming laptops. Claimed to be the industry’s first in the SoDIMM format, it is based on 10nm class process technology and will enrich mobile PC-grade computer games, boosting capacity, speed to 2,666Mbit per second, while lowering energy consumption.
Imec designs eye tracking technology into eyeglasses for AR/VR and medical use
At the Imec Technology Forum in Antwerp (ITF Belgium 2018, 23 to 24 May), the research centre for nano-electronics has demonstrated a wireless eye-tracking technology based on electro-oculography (EOG). The ophthalmology technique is used to examine eyes and record eye movement and this technology has been integrated into a standard pair of eyeglasses, initially to improve augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) experiences, although it will also be used in clinical research on neurodegenerative diseases, advises Imec.
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