Microsemi takes flash FPGAs to 28nm
Microsemi has launched a family of non-volatile FPGAs that use a 28nm process to increase density over the previous SmartFusion devices.
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Penetration test tools extend reach into embedded devices
The Metasploit collection of tools used by penetration testers to find security flaws in software now has a bridge to deeply embedded hardware devices, developed by analytics company Rapid7.
EU group claims it’s “time to reinvent computing”
A report put together by the European Union's Hipeac embedded architecture research network claims the challenges of highly interconnected embedded systems will call for what amounts to the reinvention of computing.
Wafer expansion hits the buffers
What's old is new: 200mm wafers are returning and driving shortages while 450mm fades into the distance.
VLSI Symposia issue calls for papers
Online paper submissions are now open for the 2017 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits.
Benchmark effort to look at IoT security performance
EEMBC has launched a benchmarking effort to test the performance of security and crypto-functions on embedded devices.
IEDM explores faces of 3D monolithic integration
What will 3D integration look like? IEDM 2016 explored some of the options ranging from IoT sensors to advanced logic.
IMEC stacks nanowire transistors together on CMOS
IMEC has claimed at IEDM to have implemented for the first time the CMOS integration of vertically stacked nanowire transistors.
HiSilicon licenses onchip debug engine for SOCs
HiSilicon has licensed UltraSoC’s semiconductor IP to build into SoCs for system monitoring, analysis, and optimization.
Security group publishes first guidelines
The UK's IoT Security Foundation has published the first set of documents intended to provide best-practice guidelines for developers of embedded systems.