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Improving Space Systems Designs Using FPGAs with RISC-V Core
by Ted Marena and Ken O’Neill, Microsemi Corporation
SatNews Magazine
April 5, 2018
Designers face many unique challenges when developing systems used in space that do not exist for terrestrial systems. Among these are the need to ensure the trustworthiness of intellectual property (IP), overcome a lack of widespread industry support for radiation-tolerant devices, and amortize high design costs …
Plugging Security Vulnerabilities in Servers and Data Center Architectures
by Ted Marena, Microsemi Corporation
Embedded Systems Engineering
March 26, 2018
Security has been a buzz word for several years across numerous applications. Not surprisingly, defense, military, and government systems were first to implement significant security countermeasures. Other markets such as communications, data center, and embedded applications have been inconsistent in implementing …
Microsemi Announces Expanded Opportunities for Cloud Data Centers – Adaptec Smart Storage Now Compatible with AMD EPYC Processors
The SSD Review
March 21, 2018
Microsemi is announcing that its family of 12Gb/s SAS/SATA host bus adapters (HBAs) are now compatible with AMD’s EPYC™ series of processors. This applies to the Microsemi Adaptec HBA 1100, the SmartHBA 2100 and the SmartRAID 3100 series of HBAs. Data center customers utilizing AMD EPYC processors and …
A Reference Architecture for NVMe over Fabrics
The Next Platform
March 21, 2018
At this week’s OCP Summit 2018, Cavium is bringing together several of its products along with those from partners Microsemi and Marvell to tackle what has become among the hottest technologies in the storage space, NVM-Express. Together the three companies are demonstrating a reference architecture for …
Microsemi Enables Terabit OTN Switching, Solving Growing Client and Line Complexity
Ovum
March 15, 2018
Microsemi has introduced OTN3.0. OTN1.0 supported the 10G lineside era, while OTN2.0 stepped up to 100G. Meanwhile, OTN3.0 needs to support a much more complex era of variable lineside speeds from 100G to 600G. In addition, the client side has evolved to 10GE, 25GE, 100GE, 200GE, 400GE, FlexE, and …
VIAVI, Microsemi Collaborate to Accelerate Flexible OTN for 5G
Microwave Journal
March 8, 2018
VIAVI Solutions announced collaboration with Microsemi to enable flexible optical networking technologies needed to meet the demands of 5G networks. With the VIAVI ONT-600 and Microsemi’s DIGI-G5, the newest member of its award-winning DIGI OTN processors, telecom service providers globally now have …
1200V SiC MOSFETs and SiC SBDs for Industrial and Automotive Designs
PowerPulse.Net
March 1, 2018
Microsemi Corporation today announced sampling availability of the first product in its next-generation 1200-V SiC MOSFETs, the 40-mOhm MSC040SMA120B. The company also announced the release of its complementary 1200V SiC Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs), further expanding Microsemi’s growing…
Microsemi Expands SiC Range
Compound Semiconductor
February 27, 2018
Microsemi is sampling the first product in its next-generation 1200V SiC MOSFETs, the 40mΩ MSC040SMA120B. The company has also announced the release of its complementary 1200 V SiC Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs), further expanding its SiC discretes and modules portfolios. The new SiC MOSFET product family …
RISC-V Gains Its Footing
Semiconductor Engineering
February 26, 2018
The RISC-V instruction-set architecture, which started as a UC Berkeley project to improve energy efficiency, is gaining steam across the industry. While it’s simple to view RISC-V in terms of what is already available in the market today, the architecture opens up new options in markets that are either …
Time to Market Reduced for Implantable Medical Designers by Microsemi's RF Modules
New Electronics
February 22, 2018
A radio frequency (RF) base station module for implantable devices utilising the Medical Implant Communication Service (MICS) RF band has been launched by Microsemi. The ZL70123 has been developed for external controllers and monitors of implantable medical devices and when combined with Microsemi’s …
RF Modules Rocket Medical Implants to Market
Sensors Online
February 22, 2018
Microsemi’s ZL70123 radio frequency (RF) base station module for implantable devices operates in the Medical Implant Communication Service (MICS) RF band. Combined with the company's ZL70323 implant module, it provides a complete system for use in next-generation medical networks (Med-Net). Both modules …
11 Myths About the RISC-V ISA
Electronic Design
January 31, 2018
RISC-V is a free, open, and extensible ISA that’s redefining the flexibility, scalability, extensibility, and modularity of chip designs. Despite its momentum, misconceptions about RISC-V are keeping companies around the world from fully realizing its benefits. Microsemi’s Ted Marena discusses how …
Digi-Key, Microsemi SmartFusion2 Maker Board Available Worldwide
Control Engineering Asia
January 11, 2018
Microsemi has teamed up with Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, to provide the SmartFusion2 system-on-chip (SoC) field programmable gate array (FPGA) maker board to Digi-Key’s global customer base. The board is a low-cost evaluation board which enables firmware and …
These 2017 Embedded Trends Will Thrive in 2018
Electronic Design
January 3, 2018
Now in its 42nd year, Electronic Products’ “Product of the Year Awards” recognized the best products in the electronics industry. Their editors undertook a rigorous vetting process of products launched in 2017, and they have selected 12 winners as the 2017 winners. Microsemi’s lowest power, mid-range …
Electronic Products Announces 2017 Products of the Year
Electronic Products
January 2, 2018
Now in its 42nd year, Electronic Products’ “Product of the Year Awards” recognized the best products in the electronics industry. Their editors undertook a rigorous vetting process of products launched in 2017, and they have selected 12 winners as the 2017 winners. Microsemi’s lowest power, mid-range …
Microsemi Provides Synchronization for Networks Far and Wide
Sat News
January 2018
Microsemi Corporation has released new hardware and software options for the firm’s popular SyncServer S600 series of time servers and instruments. The recent enhancements improve time synchronization over enterprise Ethernet networks and supply timing signals for satellite uplink communications …
Get Ready for a Wealth of Embedded Design Hardware and Software Options for 2018
Electronic Design
December 22, 2017
Senior Technology Editor Bill Wong examines the future of embedded development with his annual forecast. He suggests to an eye out for embedded FPGAs and RISC-V. Embedded FPGAs (eFPGAs). These eFPGAs have significantly reduced overhead compared to adding an FPGA chip to a design and provide a flexible …
Microsemi Provides Synchronization for Networks Far and Wide
Microwaves & RF
December 20, 2017
Microsemi recently introduced the TimeProvider 4100, which is an IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) gateway clock that provides phase to 4G and 5G base stations. This new TimeProvider 4100 gateway clock is intended to meet the needs of next-generation wireless communication networks while still …
Elektra Awards 2017 Winner: Internet of Things Product Innovation Award
Electronics Weekly
December 7, 2017
Electronics Weekly reveals Microsemi as the Elektra Awards 2017 IoT Product Innovation Award winner. Microsemi’s AcuEdge development kit for the Amazon AVS allows third-party developers to evaluate and incorporate Alexa functionality in human-to-machine applications across internet of things (IoT) …
Microsemi's SyncServer S600 Series Receives New Hardware and Software Option
Sat News
December 5, 2017
Microsemi has released new hardware and software options for the firm's popular SyncServer S600 series of time servers and instruments — these recent enhancements improve time synchronization over enterprise Ethernet networks and supply timing signals for improved satellite uplink communications and
Microsemi Enhances SyncServer S600 Server for Ethernet Networks, Satellite Uplinks
GPS World
December 5, 2017
Microsemi Corporation is offering new hardware and software options for its SyncServer S600 series of time servers and instruments. The enhancements improve time synchronization over enterprise Ethernet networks and supply timing signals for improved military radar operations and satellite uplink …
Mid-Range FPGAs for Design and Data Security: No Excuses (p. 28)
by Ted Marena, Microsemi Corporation
Embedded Computing Design
December 2017
Security in embedded systems has been a hot topic for a number of years, but security means different things to different people and organizations. Coming from experience, what one individual considers secure design requirements can vary dramatically from others. As securing devices becomes more …