Microsemi Flashtec PCIe Controllers
The Flashtec NVMe2108 controllers offer an architecture with optimized power and cost for mainstream applications, while preserving enterprise features including dual-port, Separate Reference Clock with Independent Spread (SRIS) and end-to-end data protection. They also provide a programmable architecture enabling SSD product differentiation through firmware customizations.
Their low-density parity-check code (LDPC) enables support for current and future generations of Toggle and Open NAND Flash Interface, including multi-level cell and TLC, as well as QLC in future product developments. The NVMe2108HC and NVMe2108LC variants also feature different capacity points to align with specific industry needs.
For more information, visit Microsemi’s website.
Pasternack Waveguide Switches
This series of single-pole single-throw (SPST) and double-pole double-throw (DPDT) PIN diode waveguide switches consists of four models with integrated WR10 and WR12 waveguide ports covering popular E-band (60 to 90 GHz) and W-band (75 to 110 GHz) frequencies. Switch circuits integrate low loss Fin-line assemblies with high performance GaAs beam-lead diodes that results in 4 dB typical insertion loss, greater than 25 dB of Isolation and fast switching speed < 300 nsec.
All models require a dual voltage bias of +5 / -5 Vdc and have a maximum rated CW input power level of 0.5 dBm. MIL-grade compact package configurations combine both switch and control module packages and offer performance and reliability over a full temperature range of -55°C to +85°C.
Information concerning pricing and availability can be found on Pasternack’s website.
RS Components Industrial Ethernet Access Point
Designed for use in harsh industrial environments, the module is shockproof to IK08 and enables the inexpensive integration of automation devices and PLCs via Ethernet connection to a wireless LAN, when compared to the traditional way of implementing communications in industrial applications via antennas and routers.
The device also supports data protection through the standards for IEEE 802.11i access points with AES encoding. Other features of the module include: protocol-transparent data transmission; low latency; configuration, diagnostics and connection control via SNMP and AT commands; DHCP server and client operating modes; and wireless approvals for Europe and North America.
Detailed technical specifications are available on RS Components’ website.
Samsung V-NAND Memory
One of Samsung’s V-NAND technologies is the 1 terabit (Tb) V-NAND chip, which should be available next year. The arrival of a 1Tb V-NAND chip will enable 2TB of memory in a single V-NAND package by stacking 16 1Tb dies.
Samsung has also introduced the SZ985, which is a part of the company’s Z-SSD series. The SZ985 requires only 15 microseconds of read latency time and will be used in data centers and enterprise systems dealing with data-intensive tasks such as real-time “big data” analytics and high-performance server caching.
For more information on the V-NAND line of products, visit Samsung’s website.
Synopsys and Morpho Collaborate to Accelerate Deep Learning
Morpho will take advantage of the EV6x Vision Processors' scalable hardware architecture, which includes up to four 512-bit vector DSPs and a programmable convolutional neural network (CNN) engine. The combined hardware-software product enables designers to accelerate image classification and automated tagging tasks in their mobile and surveillance systems-on-chips (SoCs) while consuming less power and memory resources than alternative implementations.
For more information, visit Synopsys’ website.
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