Microchip releases Flashtec NVMe 3108 PCIe Gen 4 enterprise NVMe SSD controller

As data centers support more Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) workloads, there is a need for cloud scale infrastructure that provides more bandwidth to storage and more storage density per rack. The trend is therefore to adopt PCI… Continue reading Microchip releases Flashtec NVMe 3108 PCIe Gen 4 enterprise NVMe SSD controller

Microchip’s new adapters provide hardware RAID protection for data in cost-sensitive end apps

To support cloud, enterprise and workstation customers that require the robustness and performance of hardware RAID at an entry-level cost point, Microchip Technology announces the Adaptec SmartRAID 3100E RAID adapters which are designed to provide rel… Continue reading Microchip’s new adapters provide hardware RAID protection for data in cost-sensitive end apps

Employers can’t force you to get microchipped, Indiana reps say

The US state wants to make sure employers don’t “overstep their bounds” by imposing mandatory employee microchipping. Continue reading Employers can’t force you to get microchipped, Indiana reps say

Analog Meter Clock Uses Parts From A Simpler Time

Clocks with hands that turn are all well and good for the common folk, but hacker types prefer something different. [Sjm4306] is one such person, and developed this analog dial clock with parts we’d almost consider retro by modern standards.

The microcontroller at the heart of the build is a …read more

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Microchip’s Trust Platform provides secure key storage for low-, mid- and high-volume deployments

As the number and types of connected devices proliferates, market fragmentation and security vulnerabilities in the Internet of Things (IoT) have created significant challenges for developers. Hardware-based security is the only way to protect secret k… Continue reading Microchip’s Trust Platform provides secure key storage for low-, mid- and high-volume deployments

Rad-Hard ARM Microcontrollers, Because Ceramic Components Are Just Cooler

If you’re building a cubesat, great, just grab a microcontroller off the shelf, you probably don’t need to worry about radiation hardening. If you’re building an experiment for the ISS, just use any old microcontroller. Deep space? That’s a little harder, and you might need to look into radiation tolerant …read more

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New AVR-IOT Board Connects to Google

Readers of Hackaday are no strangers to using a microcontroller to push data to WiFi. Even before the ESP8266 there were a variety of ways to do that. Now Microchip is joining the fray with a $29 board called the AVR-IOT WG that contains an 8-bit ATmega4808, a WiFi controller, and hardware-based crypto chip for authenticating with Google Cloud.

The board has a section with a USB port for charging a battery and debugging that looks like it is made to cut away. There are a number of LEDs and buttons along with a light sensor and a temperature sensor. …read more

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There Is A Cost To Extended Lifetime Products. It’s 7.5%.

Silicon and integrated circuits come and go, but when it comes to extended lifetime support from a company, it’s very, very hard to find fault with Microchip. They’re still selling the chip — new — that was the foundation of the Basic Stamp. That’s a part that’s being sold for twenty-five years. You can hardly find that sort of product support with a company that doesn’t deal in high-tech manufacturing.

While the good times of nearly unlimited support for products that are decades old isn’t coming to an end, it now has a cost. According to a press release from …read more

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