Synaptics Inc. was named the winner of the most innovative product in the Connectivity category of the Best of Sensors Awards 2022 for its SYN4381 Triple Combo SoC (system-on-chip). Entries for the awards were judged based on value to the marketplace, the uniqueness of design, and the impact the design had on addressing issues in the sensor ecosystem.

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Are old iPhones worth anything? Trade-in values drop depending on software, C-band frequency

Some smartphones appear to be immune to the tide of inflation sweeping across the economy, with Apple now trimming the trade-in deals it offers to people buying a new device.

Last week, as noted by MacRumors, Apple’s posted trade-in estimates dropped by $70 to $5, depending on the age and features of the iPhone in question.

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With the recent formalization of a chiplet standard, it was inevitable that verification IP support would follow.

Avery Design Systems, known for its functional verification solutions for key semiconductor technologies, including PCI Express (PCIe), Compute Express Link (CXL), and HMB3, now offers comprehensive support for the new Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) with high–quality models and test suites that support pre–silicon verification of systems using UCIe.

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Will eBay Offer Phonecheck Certification for Apple Watches Soon?

Earlier this year, eBay partnered with Phonecheck to enable eligible sellers to list refurbished Phonecheck-certified mobile devices on the marketplace

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Flex Logix Technologies, Inc., a supplier of reconfigurable computing solutions, architecture and software, partnered with Intrinsic ID to ensure any device using its Embedded Field Programmable Gate Array (eFPGA) remains secure and can’t be modified maliciously, whether through physical attacks or remote hacking.
The integration of Intrinsic ID SRAM Physical Unclonable Function (PUF) military-grade security IP with Flex Logix’s EFLX eFPGA provides a device an unique silicon fingerprint used to secure confidential data contained in the bitstream of the eFPGA. If the device is attacked or found in the field, the eFPGA bitstream cannot be read, altered or copied because the root secret is never stored and therefore invisible and unclonable.

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A refurbished phone can be a great option for anyone looking for significant savings—especially these days, when the price of a new model can easily exceed $1,000.

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What does “neuromorphic” mean today?

“You will get 10 different answers from 10 different people,” laughed Luca Verre, CEO of Prophesee. “As companies take the step from ‘this is what we believe’ to ‘how can we make this a reality,’ what neuromorphic means will change.”

Most companies doing neuromorphic sensing and computing have a similar vision in mind, he said, but implementations and strategies will be different based on varying product, market, and investment constraints.

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While in Silicon Valley for the 59^th Design Automation Conference, I was offered the opportunity for an exclusive interview for EE Times with the legendary Carver Mead. Not one to say no to such a request, I was certainly glad to talk through some of what will be considered his legacy for generations to come.

An electronics engineer and applied physicist, Carver Mead, a Gordon and Betty Moore Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Emeritus, at California Institute of Technology, was last month named the 2022 Kyoto Prize laureate in Advanced Technology. This is an international award bestowed by the non–profit Inamori Foundation to honor those who have contributed significantly to humankind’s scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment; the Kyoto Prize was also bestowed upon Mead’s fellow Synaptics founder Federico Faggin in 1997.

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Many IoT devices depend on the cloud for executing command recognition and audio analysis. Synaptics is taking some of that functionality and delivering it on the edge, allowing for standalone operation as well as minimizing cloud interaction by doing more processing at the source. 

Shay Kamin Braun demonstrates Synaptics's DBM10L AI audio-processing functionality in the video with four individual demos. This includes user-identified command recognition as well as identifying sounds like a baby crying and breaking glass. 

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Les start-up qui intègrent le French Tech Agri20 sont dévoilées ce mercredi 13 juillet 2022. Ce label, qui reprend les codes du Green20, vise à mettre en lumière des start-up de l’Agri Tech. Les jeunes pousses sont sélectionnées chaque année par la Mission French Tech avec les experts de la direction générale des entreprises et en partenariat avec le ministère de l’Agriculture et de la Souveraineté Alimentaire.

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