Plessey Semiconductors is linking with Vuzix to develop the necessary technologies for a new generation of AR smart glasses, based on the combination of Plessey’s microLED light source product family, Quanta-Brite and Vuzix expertise and IP in smart glasses and essential optic technologies.
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Cadence announces support for 7nm Arm Cortex-A76 CPU designs
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).
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.
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