![Two bits per transistor: high-density ROM in Intel’s 8087 floating point chip Two bits per transistor: high-density ROM in Intel’s 8087 floating point chip](https://www.electronics-lab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/die-labeled-689x1024.jpg)
Two bits per transistor: high-density ROM in Intel’s 8087 floating point chip
Ken Shirriff has a detailed write-up about the multi-level ROM in Intel’s 8087 floating point chip: The 8087 chip provided fast floating point arithmetic for the original IBM PC and became part of the x86 architecture used today. One unusual feature of the 8087 is it contained a...
Continue Reading![Octavo Creates a 1GHz Computer That Fits into A 27x27mm SiP Package Octavo Creates a 1GHz Computer That Fits into A 27x27mm SiP Package](https://www.electronics-lab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/octavo_osd335x_csip_detail.jpg)
Octavo Creates a 1GHz Computer That Fits into A 27x27mm SiP Package
The OSD335x C-SiP System-in-Package (SiP) developed by Octavo, is a concept package that is modeled on its previous Sitara AM335x based SiP by including up to 16GB eMMC, an oscillator along with 1GB DDR3, PMIC, LDO, and EEPROM. The OSD335x C-SiP, is the most consolidated System-In-Package...
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Interesting Sensors To Add To Your Weather Station Project
A Weather station project is a project that gives you information about the weather in a particular area and is quite useful for a lot of things like planning of the day, farming and several others. A weather station project is one of those projects where you can have different types of...
Continue Reading![DarkRISC-V Targets low-cost Xilinx Spartan-6 Family of FPGAs DarkRISC-V Targets low-cost Xilinx Spartan-6 Family of FPGAs](https://www.electronics-lab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/SiFive_FE310-Chip_Shot-scaled-1024x682.jpg)
DarkRISC-V Targets low-cost Xilinx Spartan-6 Family of FPGAs
Developed in the dark hours of the night, between 2 and 8 o’clock in the morning of August 19th by Marcelo Samsoniuk, the DarkRISC-V stack is an experimental open source implementation of the RISC-V standard targeting the low-cost Xilinx Spartan-6 family of FPGAs. Following a week of...
Continue Reading![Kontron Introduces its First Compact Ryzen V1000 Embedded Module Kontron Introduces its First Compact Ryzen V1000 Embedded Module](https://www.electronics-lab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ryzen-1024x497.png)
Kontron Introduces its First Compact Ryzen V1000 Embedded Module
Kontron a global provider of IoT/ Embedded computer Technology (ECT) introduces its Linux friendly “COMe-cVR6” Express Type 6 module, that comes with a Ryzen embedded V1000 SoC with up to 24GB DDR4, including 8GB soldered on board. The board also comes with a quad- display support and...
Continue Reading![I2C GPS Module along with ATtiny841 I2C GPS Module along with ATtiny841](https://www.electronics-lab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/i2cgps.jpg)
I2C GPS Module along with ATtiny841
This project describes a simple GPS module which you can interface to via I2C. It uses an ATtiny841. David Johnson-Davies writes: Incorporating GPS into a project is quite daunting. First you have to parse the NMEA sentences from the GPS module you're using, and then if you're doing...
Continue Reading![Liquid EOS Hardware Wallet Keeps Your Cryptocurrency Secure Liquid EOS Hardware Wallet Keeps Your Cryptocurrency Secure](https://www.electronics-lab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1_laFGcv0Auu4m0xM1TZY80A-1024x768.jpg)
Liquid EOS Hardware Wallet Keeps Your Cryptocurrency Secure
Liquid EOS in collaboration with Scatter (SSO authenticators) have recently invented the first open source EOS Hardware Wallet, which provides secure storage of blockchain based cryptocurrency. This device could be built from the comfort of your home. They have provided a step-by-step...
Continue Reading![SimScale Releases Major User Interface Update for a Better Simulation Experience in the Cloud SimScale Releases Major User Interface Update for a Better Simulation Experience in the Cloud](https://www.electronics-lab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Figure-1-Screenshot-of-the-SimScale-Workbench-2.0-1024x485.jpg)
SimScale Releases Major User Interface Update for a Better Simulation Experience in the Cloud
Munich, September 26, 2018 — SimScale, the provider of the world’s first production-ready SaaS application for engineering simulation (CAE), announced today the release of their new workbench. The new and improved SimScale Workbench 2.0 was built entirely from scratch on the...
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