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Valens launches new chipset that enables 8 Gbps in-vehicle connectivity

June 4, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Valens, a developer of high-speed in-vehicle connectivity systems, has launched a new range of chipsets that enable speeds of up to 8 Gbps.

The company says the VA7000 family of automotive chipsets will deliver “ultra-high-speed connectivity” with the most resilient physical layer (PHY) for error-free links and high EMI immunity.

Valens adds that the VA7000 chipsets will be “the first in the industry” to implement the MIPI A-PHY SM standard for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving systems (ADS). [Read more…] about Valens launches new chipset that enables 8 Gbps in-vehicle connectivity

LG partners with Woowa Brothers to develop food delivery robots

May 29, 2020 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Electronics and household appliances giant LG is partnering with unicorn startup Woowa Brothers to develop food delivery robots.

The partnership will aim to produce mobile robots that can deliver food to people’s homes as well to the tables of customers at restaurants.

While LG is well known around the world, Woowa Brothers is a startup which achieved unicorn status – became worth more than $1 billion – when German company Delivery Hero acquired it for around $4 billion in January this year. [Read more…] about LG partners with Woowa Brothers to develop food delivery robots

NXP launches GHz microcontroller

October 8, 2019 by David Edwards

NXP Semiconductors has launched the i.MX RT1170 range of crossover MCUs that that it says will open the GHz microcontroller era.

The chipmaker says the new chip “combines unprecedented performance, reliability, and high levels of integration to propel industrial, IoT and automotive applications”.

The NXP i.MX RT1170 family reinforces NXP’s commitment to advance edge computing with its EdgeVerse portfolio of solutions and marks a technology breakthrough with MCUs that run up to 1GHz while maintaining low-power efficiency. [Read more…] about NXP launches GHz microcontroller

Veo Robotics could make all industrial robots collaborative

April 15, 2019 by Sam Francis

Traditional industrial robots tend to be very large and potentially dangerous, which is why they tend to be caged off and kept separate from human workers.

But a new company called Veo Robotics says it has the technology to transform traditional industrial robotic arms into safe machines that humans can work alongside, within close proximity.

Veo’s solution could make every industrial robot a collaborative robot. The term “collaborative” is recognized by international standards organizations and usually applies to much smaller, newer types of robots which are specifically designed to safe for humans to work with. [Read more…] about Veo Robotics could make all industrial robots collaborative