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Author: Debashis Das

Debashis Das is a technical content writer and embedded engineer with over five years of experience in the industry. With expertise in Embedded C, PCB Design, and SEO optimization, he effectively blends difficult technical topics with clear communication
Posted on by Debashis Das - No Comments on wafer.space lets you design your custom silicon just for $7 per die (Crowdfunding)

wafer.space lets you design your custom silicon just for $7 per die (Crowdfunding)

wafer.space chip on board (COB) assembly

wafer.space has launched its first pooled silicon fabrication run on Crowd Supply, called the GF180MCU Run 1, which enables designers, engineers, and companies to create 1,000 custom ASICs using GlobalFoundries’ 180 nm mixed-signal process.  Each slot provides a fixed 3.88 × 5.07 mm (19.67 mm²) die area replicated 1,000 times, meaning you will receive 1000 chips, with options for bare dies or chip-on-board packaging. The GF180MCU process supports 5 metal layers, MIM capacitors (~2.0 fF/µm²), poly and high-res poly resistors, and standard-Vt MOS devices. Users can handle their own pad ring, ESD, and I/O layout while wafer.space manages fabrication, dicing, and shipping from Singapore. Designs can be open or closed source, and full wafers are also available for advanced testing or collection. Designs are submitted to wafer.space as GDSII files (the standard file format for chip layouts). Wafer.space automatically checks these files to make sure they can be manufactured correctly. […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - No Comments on 1GHz Renesas RA8T2 Cortex-M85 MCUs feature MRAM and EtherCAT for industrial motor control

1GHz Renesas RA8T2 Cortex-M85 MCUs feature MRAM and EtherCAT for industrial motor control

Renesas RA8T2 motor control MCU

Renesas has recently introduced the new RA8T2, an AI-powered motor control Cortex-M85 MCU that can be considered a direct upgrade to the RA8T1, which launched last year. The RA8T2 offers higher performance along with networking options for industrial, robotics, and other motor control systems. The RA8T2 features a 1GHz Arm Cortex-M85 core, an optional 250MHz Cortex-M33 core, up to 1MB MRAM and 2MB SRAM, a 300MHz PWM timer, dual 16-bit ADCs with simultaneous sampling, high-speed comparators, fast PWM shutdown, and more. Connectivity options include dual Gigabit Ethernet, EtherCAT slave, USB, CAN FD, I3C, and SPI, while security features include TrustZone and a cryptographic engine. Renesas RA8T2 key features and specifications: MCU core Arm Cortex-M85 up to 1 GHz (Armv8.1-M, TrustZone, FPU, MVE, ETM) Arm Cortex-M33 up to 250 MHz (Armv8-M, DSP, TrustZone, ETM) Memory & Storage Up to 1 MB MRAM 2 MB SRAM (with ECC) 256 KB TCM for […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - No Comments on AAEON GENE-ARH6 – A 3.5-inch subcompact industrial SBC with Intel Core Ultra 200H/U SoC

AAEON GENE-ARH6 – A 3.5-inch subcompact industrial SBC with Intel Core Ultra 200H/U SoC

AAEON GENE ARH6 3.5 Inch Intel Core Ultra SBC

AAEON’s GENE-ARH6 is a 3.5-inch subcompact industrial SBC built around the Intel Core Ultra 200H/U “Arrow Lake” processors, which delivers up to 96 TOPS AI power when equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 7 255H SoC. The board supports up to 96GB DDR5 memory, and multiple display outputs through HDMI 2.1, DP 2.0, LVDS, and eDP interfaces. Connectivity includes three Ethernet ports, four COM headers, GPIO, SMBus or I2C, and multiple USB ports. Expansion options include M.2 slots for 5G, Wi-Fi 6E CNVi, PCIe Gen4 storage with RAID 0 or 1, and an FPC2 connector for additional PCIe lanes. Other features include TPM 2.0 security, a watchdog timer, a 9V to 36V DC input, and a wide temperature range. Applications include robotics, inference-based safety monitoring, automation, and rugged industrial deployments with wide power input and connectivity options. AAEON GENE-ARH6 specifications: Arrow Lake SoC (one of the other) Intel Core Ultra 5 […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - 1 Comment on ARIES MSRZG3E OSM-compliant SiP with Renesas RZ/G3E MPU targets industrial HMI and Edge AI

ARIES MSRZG3E OSM-compliant SiP with Renesas RZ/G3E MPU targets industrial HMI and Edge AI

ARIES Embedded MSRZG3E OSM compliant SiP

ARIES Embedded MSRZG3E is an OSM-compliant system-in-package (SiP) built around the Renesas RZ/G3E MPU, designed for HMI, industrial, medical, and edge AI applications. The Renesas RZ/G3E SoC integrates a quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 CPU, a Cortex-M33 real-time core, and an Ethos-U55 NPU delivering up to 512 GOPS for AI power. Other features include PCIe Gen3, USB 3.2, dual Gigabit LAN, plus CAN FD, UART, I2C, SPI, and ADC. Multimedia support includes dual displays, MIPI-CSI camera input, and H.264/H.265 video codec. The SiP ships with 512 MB to 8 GB LPDDR4 RAM and 4 GB to 64 GB eMMC flash, with commercial and industrial-grade temperature support. MSRZG3E MSRZG3E SiP specifications: SoC – Renesas RZ/G3E dual or quad Arm Cortex-A55, Arm Cortex-M33 core MCU Memory – 512 MB to 8 GB LPDDR4 RAM Storage 4 GB to 64 GB eMMC NAND flash 2 Mbit to 512 Mbit SPI NOR flash 476-pad land grid […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - 3 Comments on Intel N97 mini-ITX motherboard targets industrial automation, digital signage, networking appliances

Intel N97 mini-ITX motherboard targets industrial automation, digital signage, networking appliances

Jetway DMTX ADN1 Alder Lake N Mini ITX Motherboard

The Jetway DMTX-ADN1 is a mini-ITX industrial motherboard built around the Intel N97 Alder Lake-N SoC with support for DDR5 memory, multiple displays, and a wide temperature range. It targets applications in industrial automation, kiosks, digital signage, and networking appliances. The motherboard supports up to 32GB DDR5 4800MHz memory, triple display setups via HDMI 2.0b, DP 1.4, and a 24-bit dual-channel LVDS/eDP interface, and offers a SATA III port and two M.2 M-Key sockets for NVMe or SATA drives. It also features an M.2 E-Key 2230 socket for wireless expansion with CNVi support, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, and a range of I/Os, including six COM ports, two USB 3.2, eight USB 2.0, 8-bit GPIO, SMBus, watchdog timer, and more. Jetway DMTX-ADN1 Specifications: SoC –  Intel Processor N97 quad-core Alder Lake N-series processor up to 3.4 GHz with Intel UHD graphics; 12W TDP System Memory –  DDR5 4800MHz via single Channel SO-DIMM, up to 32GB (up […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - No Comments on Olimex RP2350-PICO2 open hardware boards expose all 48 GPIOs for breadboard prototyping

Olimex RP2350-PICO2 open hardware boards expose all 48 GPIOs for breadboard prototyping

Olimex RP2350 PICO2 BB48 Open Source Development Board

Olimex RP2350-PICO2-BB48 and RP2350-PICO2-BB48R open hardware development boards are built around the Raspberry Pi RP2350B MCU, and expose all 48 GPIOs in a 0.6-inch dual-inline PCB layout. Compared to the earlier PICO2-XL and PICO2-XXL boards, this new board features a breadboard-friendly design with options for PSRAM and microSD on the BB48R version. Other features include USB-C power/data, BOOT and RESET buttons, a 2A 3.3V regulator, UEXT and Qwiic/Stemma connectors, status LED, and debug pads. With pre-soldered headers, it can be plugged directly into a breadboard, making it ideal for DIY projects, IoT, retro computing, and hardware prototyping. Olimex RP2350-PICO2-BB48 and RP2350-PICO2-BB48R specifications: MCU – Raspberry Pi RP2350B CPU Dual-core Arm Cortex-M33 @ 150 MHz with Arm Trustzone, Secure boot OR Dual-core RISC-V Hazard3 @ 150 MHz Either two cores can be used. Memory – 520 KB on-chip SRAM Package – QFN-80 Memory – 8 MB external QSPI PSRAM (only on […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - 13 Comments on Fing Agent Raspberry Pi Kit – An all-in-one Raspberry Pi 4-based network monitoring solution

Fing Agent Raspberry Pi Kit – An all-in-one Raspberry Pi 4-based network monitoring solution

Fing Agent Raspberry Pi 4 Kit, network monitoring

Fing has recently introduced the “Fing Agent Raspberry Pi Kit“, also called “Fing Agent plug-and-play Raspberry Pi 4 kit”, for its Fing Agent network monitoring system, which can be considered a follow-up to the earlier Fingbox hardware released in 2017. While Fingbox was a custom appliance based on Ubuntu Core, the new kit uses a Raspberry Pi, making it easier to set up and use in a home or small office network. The kit includes a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (2GB) in an aluminium case, a 32GB microSD card with Fing Agent preinstalled, a USB-C power supply with adapters, and a Cat 5e Ethernet cable. Once connected to the router, it works with the Fing app, desktop, or web to monitor devices, track uptime and speed, detect intrusions, and send alerts about unusual activity. It also supports device blocking, presence detection, and diagnostics, such as port scans and vulnerability checks. Making it […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - No Comments on Nordic nRF54LM20A Cortex-M33 wireless MCU doubles the SRAM to 512 KB, increases flash capacity

Nordic nRF54LM20A Cortex-M33 wireless MCU doubles the SRAM to 512 KB, increases flash capacity

Nordic Semiconductor nRF54LM20A Low Power Matter Bluetooth MCU

Nordic Semi’s nRF54LM20A is a new Cortex-M33-based high-memory wireless MCU part of the nRF54L Series with double the SRAM and higher flash capacity compared ot the nRF54L15. It targets consumer, industrial, healthcare, and smart home applications, and is especially suitable for HID peripherals and gaming devices. The SoC integrates a 128 MHz Arm Cortex-M33 core with a RISC-V coprocessor, 2 MB NVM, and 512 KB RAM, alongside up to 66 GPIOs, high-speed USB, and Nordic’s fourth-generation ultra-low-power 2.4 GHz radio supporting Bluetooth LE, Thread, Zigbee, Channel Sounding, and Matter. It offers twice the processing power, three times the efficiency, and up to 50% lower power consumption than the nRF52 Series. nRF54LM20A key specifications and comparison with other nRF54 Series SoCs: The nRF54LM20A comes in two packages: a CSP98 (3.9 x 3.7 mm) package for compact designs with 66 GPIOs, and a QFN52 (6 x 6 mm) package with 35 GPIO […]