SiliconCore launches 0.83mm pixel pitch Lotus MicroLED at ISE 2020, featuring a brightness of 2000 nits and a 4K resolution display that can be achieved at 144-in on its touchable surface. The Lotus 0.83 MicroLED MicroLED display includes SiliconCore’s LISA proprietary encapsulation process, with a dust and water-resistant surface for touch and custom install applications An optical coating is also included to prevent obscuring of the LED’s visual properties and more.
Filmed at ISE 2020, watch all my ISE 2020 videos in this playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7xXqJFxvYvgKUSFf_B_QOSplweKcZhuj
Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) is an open source project at the Linux Foundation bringing together 150+ members including 11 automakers to develop a shared software platform for all automotive applications including infotainment, instrument cluster, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), and autonomous driving.
With Linux at its core, AGL is developing an open platform from the ground up that can serve as the de facto industry standard to enable rapid development of new features and technologies. Although initially focused on In-Vehicle-Infotainment (IVI), AGL is the only organization planning to address all software in the vehicle, including instrument cluster, heads up display, telematics, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving. The AGL platform is available to all, and anyone can participate in its development. Learn more: https://www.automotivelinux.org/
Automotive Grade Linux is a Collaborative Project at The Linux Foundation. Linux Foundation Collaborative Projects are independently funded software projects that harness the power of collaborative development to fuel innovation across industries and ecosystems. www.linuxfoundation.org
In this interview Dr. Jan Werth from the German hardware developer and manufacturer PHYTEC talks about artificial intelligence and embedded hardware. In the interview many topics are touched on and explained from the point of view of a data enthusiast and artificial intelligence expert. While many topics are touched upon, the interview focuses on artificial intelligence on the edge and embedded hardware.
If the interview has sparked your interest and you have further questions about a specific topic, you can contact Jan Werth (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-werth/) or directly book an appointment with him (https://my.calenso.com/book/phytec ).
Further information about PHYTEC can be found here: https://www.phytec.de/
If you are interested in upcoming AI or embedded workshops, you can find them here: https://www.phytec.de/veranstaltungen/
The hardware presented in the Video (i.mx8MQ) can be found here: https://www.phytec.de/produkte/nxp/imx-8/
Outline of the interview:
Introduction of Jan Werth.
What is happening in artificial intelligence in the embedded world ?
· The start of AI for embedded hardware
· Idea of edge processing
· Security from the edge
· Misconceptions
· Phytec strategy
· New AI-Chips and dedicated hardware is needed.
· Is the embedded industry behind in AI-chip solutions?
· You do not need dedicated AI chips ◦ More details on the AI-Chips ◦ There are other problems than autonomous driving ◦ Misconception that you always need super cluster for AI ◦ Longterm support with AI-Chips
· New chip from NXP with added AI acceleration ◦ Gyrfalcon / Nvidia jetson / Microsoft Movidius/ Google coral TPU
· Why Phytec • Presentation of Demos ◦ With Microsoft Azure (hand gesture recognition) using Azurs Iot Edge agent
· Training a model from scratch (facial detection and matching embeddings to celebrities)
· What takes how long in the AI demo. Bottleneks in the AI process? ◦ What belongs in a AI pipeline?
· Future of AI in embedded Hardware? ◦ Hype or not? ◦ The AI winters. ◦ Revolution in embedded hardware with AI-chips. ◦ Software vs hardware • Makes Edge AI more green?
· AI projects with Phytec? ◦ What are the different types of the embedded costumers using AI • How hard is it to get into AI for an embedded hardware/ software developer?
· How do you process your data correctly? • Tips for the management. ◦ What to expect form a AI project. ◦ What takes how long? • Open Source and AI. ◦ Open Source datasets. ◦ AI libraries • Who will be the winner – open source or propriety ? • How do you synch your data best? • What would be great to use AI on edge for?
Allied Vision and Toradex present Embedded Vision Starter Kit including Allied Vision’s Alvium CSI-2 camera and Toradex Apalis iMX8 Module and Ixora Carrier Board.
Industrial performance and easy integration for Embedded Vision
– Learn more about Allied Vision’s Alvium CSI-2 camera series
00:26 Introduction of Alvium Camera Series
01:27 Embedded Vision Starter Kit
02:31 Allied Vision’s Machine Vision expertise
03:03 Allied Vision’s Embedded Ecosystem
03:27 One CSI-2 driver supports all
04:10 The Alvium platform concept
05:16 Industrial performance for embedded vision
06:27 Image processing for AI applications
Allied Vision is a Toradex (https://www.toradex.com/) Partner and is featured as part of the Apalis iMX8 Embedded Vision Starter Kit (https://www.toradex.com/imx8-embedded-vision-starter-kit). The kit functions as a reference implementation and was built using best in class cloud, industrial-grade edge software and hardware.
http://BeagleBoard.org Foundation founded in 2008 is a 501(C)3 that works with many of the electronics industry leaders bringing innovation to market. By utilizing fully open-source hardware and software, BeagleBoard.org has pioneered new ground for embedded devices, robotics, industrial computing and artificial intelligence. Building on the proven open source (https://beagleboard.org/getting-started) Linux approach for everything from small projects to industrial systems, BeagleBoard.org single board computers (SBCs) (https://beagleboard.org/boards) help designers meet their goals and get to prototype and production quickly. BeagleBoard.org works with the community (https://beagleboard.org/Community) to develop fully open hardware and has worked on the concept and realization of BeagleBoard, BeagleBone, BeagleBone Black (https://beagleboard.org/black), BeagleBone Black Wireless (https://beagleboard.org/black-wireless), BeagleBone Blue (https://beagleboard.org/blue), PocketBeagle (https://beagleboard.org/pocket) and the new BeagleBone AI (https://beagleboard.org/ai) – Offering a Fast Track to Getting Started with Artificial Intelligence at the Edge at a Price for Every Project.
In this video Mr.Ralf, head of PHYTEC sales explains about Embedded Imaging topics such as why PHYTEC Embedded imaging integrates image processing to embedded devices and how to keep development costs low and a lot more on the advantages of using PHYTEC embedded imaging services in your project.
Beta LAYOUT is a leading company in Europe in the field of printed circuit board services. The company was founded in 1989 as a service provider for printed circuit board design. Today, Beta LAYOUT GmbH not only produces and sells printed circuit board prototypes, high-tech PCBs, and small series according to the PCB-POOL® shared-cost principle at three locations in Germany. But also laser-cut SMD stencils, front panels including laser engraving and uv-colour printing, laser sintered 3D prints. The online shop BETA-eSTORE offers tools and accessories for prototype PCB builds and RFID equipment.
Moreover, Beta LAYOUT provides service for embedding RFID chips into printed circuit boards and offers SMT/THT assembly for prototypes.
Beta LAYOUT with its headquarters in Aarbergen/Germany and further locations in Ireland, and the US, has more than 200 employees.
Product range – Made in Germany:
PCB prototypes and small series
flexible PCBs
RFID technology
SMD stencils
Frontpanels
Reflow solder equipment
3D prints laser sintered
Founded in 2014, GOWIN Semiconductor Corp., headquartered with major R&D in China, has the vision to accelerate customer innovation worldwide with programmable solutions. GOWIN focusing on optimizing products and removing barriers for customers using programmable logic devices. Gowin’s commitment to technology and quality enables customers to reduce the total cost of ownership from using FPGA on their production boards.
It’s the first time GOWIN has had its own stand at Embedded World to showcase and demonstrate latest FPGA technology to the European market.
GOWIN showcasing and demonstrating its leading FPGA solutions including GW1NRF devices and modules, the world’s first Bluetooth enabled FPGA ideal for IoT applications, GoAI machine learning solution for Edge AI inference and GW1NSE Secure FPGA device implementing Intrinsic ID’s highly advanced and capable BroadKey software stack.
GOWIN’s commitment to technology and quality enables customers to reduce the total cost of ownership from using FPGA on their production boards. Company’s offerings include a broad portfolio of programmable logic devices, design software, intellectual property (IP) cores, reference designs, and development kits.
For more information about GOWIN, please visit www.gowinsemi.com.
Filmed at Embedded World 2020, watch all my Embedded World 2020 videos in this playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7xXqJFxvYvjgUpdNMBkGzEWU6YVxR8Ga
With the vendor-neutral open source environment, contributors have played an integral role in advancing the Zephyr RTOS. Last year, more than 500 contributors helped launch the 1.14 LTS release, which offers vendors a customizable operating system that supports product longevity, security and interoperability. Since then, the community has hit several additional milestones and now has more than 600 active contributors and support for more than 200 boards. In fact, last month Zephyr had 1390 commits – which equates to almost 2 commits an hour.
In this video Martin Schwan from PHYTEC Messtechnik Gmbh explains to you about the device management platform that is tailored to PHYTEC products, and how we provides a solution for the management and implementation of software updates, suitable for a large number of devices.
OTA field updates are a common requirement in modern embedded device deployments .We facilitate the roll-out of your software into the field by preparing the RAUC Robust Auto-Update Controller in all current BSPs. The update client ensures the reliable installation of signed BSP updates on the embedded systems and is supported by Yocto in the meta-rauc layer.
With the RAUC update framework, the first major component will make sure that your updates are installed safely and securely whereas the second component is a deployment server hawkBit that manages your update artifacts, controls roll-out strategies, gives feedback about device update states, etc.
PHYTEC supports you both in implementing the update mechanisms and in creating the appropriate infrastructure – from RAUC configuration and setting up cloud services to protecting the hardware from installing malicious software.
Filmed at Embedded World 2020, watch all my Embedded World 2020 videos in this playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7xXqJFxvYvjgUpdNMBkGzEWU6YVxR8Ga
Nordic Semiconductor’s Bjørn Kvaale shows the latest cellular IoT NB-IoT, LTE-M, GPS and BLE Bluetooth 5.1 Direction Finding, Zigbee and Thread solutions for development on the market today. Showing their Bluetooth Low Energy solutions including the newly launched nRF5340 SoC featuring dual Arm Cortex-M33 processors, truly secure, with two flexible processors, the advanced feature set, and an operating temperature up to 105 °C, makes it the ideal choice for professional lighting, advanced wearables, and other complex IoT applications The nRF5340 PDK is the preview development kit for the nRF5340 SoC, containing everything needed to get started with development, on a single board. The PDK supports development with an extensive range of wireless protocols. It supports Bluetooth Low Energy, including the Long Range and high-speed 2 Mbps features. Mesh protocols like Bluetooth mesh, Thread and Zigbee can be run concurrently with Bluetooth LE, enabling smart phones to provision, commission, configure and control mesh nodes. NFC, ANT, 802.15.4 and 2.4 GHz proprietary protocols are also supported. The PDK is bundled with an NFC antenna that quickly enables testing of nRF5340’s NFC-A tag peripheral. A SEGGER J-Link debugger is on the board, enabling full-blown programming and debugging, of both the nRF5340 SoC and external targets. All analog and digital interfaces, and GPIOs are available via headers and edge connectors. The kit is Arduino Uno Rev3 hardware compatible, meaning it can be easily interfaced with external device shields, including the Power Profiler Kit. Four buttons and four LEDs simplify input and output to and from the nRF5340 SoC, they are all user-programmable. An on-board external memory is connected to the 96 MHz QSPI peripheral in the nRF5340 SoC. The PDK is typically powered with USB, but can be powered by a wide range of sources, within the supply range of 1.7 to 5.0 V. In addition to USB, it can be powered with external source, but also includes a CR2032 battery holder and a Li-Po battery connector, for in-field testing. Current consumption can be measured by using the dedicated current measurement pins. The nRF Connect SDK is the software development kit for the nRF5340 SoC, and it has board support for the nRF5340 PDK.
In this booth tour, Yves Astein (product manager Phytec) explains about how PHYTEC develops and manufactures System on Modules and Single Board Computers for industrial use in Mainz, Germany. He is focusing on a high level of customizability as well as interface standardization of PHYTEC SoMs and how they incorporate essential circuitry common to all embedded applications. By designing a SOM into an application the customers can avoid the challenge and risk of advanced microprocessor design, fine pitch BGA, high-speed routing, design verification, EMC conformance, and the significant effort of board bring-up and BSP development. PHYTEC has passed numerous horizontal and vertical directives and standards such as the UL certification (UL), radio transmitter directive RED, power station approval KTA, automotive directive e1, railway and medical certifications. PHYTEC also has experience in developing modules for global use and getting them certified. PHYTEC’s Single Board Computer can be modified and configured according to customer wishes due to their constantly growing Design Library with its off-the-shelf Building Blocks. PHYTEC also offers solutions for Internet of Things and Embedded Imaging as well as hardware specific software. Throughout the video, Yves explains about the working demo of various modules and customer applications.
http://diamondsystems.com a leading global provider for rugged, I/O-rich embedded computing solutions introduced new carrier board solutions for NVIDIA Jetson Modules (https://diamondsystems.com/products/nvidiasolutions.php) and new PC/104 solutions at Embedded World 2020. FLOYD (https://diamondsystems.com/products/floyd), Diamond’s newest carrier board solution allows users to implement either a Jetson Nano or NX module. Also shown at Diamond’s booth was STEVIE (https://diamondsystems.com/products/stevie) and ELTON (https://www.diamondsystems.com/products/elton), two high performance carrier boards for the NVIDIA Xavier AGX module. GEMINI (https://diamondsystems.com/products/gemini), a COM-based SBC with Whiskey Lake (WL8665UE) CPU provides a rugged, I/O-rich SCBC and carrier board for COM Express compact type 6 CPU modules provided a glimpse into Diamond’s COM-based solutions, including Athena IV, the fourth generation SBC using a COM Express Type 10 module. Products also shown in this video: Athena I, Athena II, Athena III, MIDI box PC, SabreCom system, Pandora system.
Filmed at Embedded World 2020, watch all my Embedded World 2020 videos in this playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7xXqJFxvYvjgUpdNMBkGzEWU6YVxR8Ga
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Chromebook Spin 311 offer 11.6-inch HD IPS displays, optional Wacom stylus and the Spin 311 can be configured with up to 64 GB eMMC storage and 8 GB RAM. The Spin 311 also offers an additional outward-facing camera for recording 1080p videos RAM and storage options are limited to 4 GB and 32 GB eMMC, respectively come with the promise of a 10-hour battery life and USB Type-C charging.
StreamGear Inc. at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, demonstrate VidiMo and showing how the new hardware‐and‐app combination provides an easier way for video and social media enthusiasts to create and stream engaging, high‐quality, live productions.
VidiMo – short for Video director on Mobile – enables anyone to become a social media video star or citizen journalist. VidiMo turns a smartphone and HDMI video source (such as a camera) into a full‐fledged, virtual production and transmission studio, enabling a single operator to produce multi‐source, television‐style shows that can be streamed live, recorded or both.
Smartphone camera quality has improved significantly in recent years, but dedicated video and DSLR cameras still provide superior creative functionality such as greater optical zoom, depth of field, tactile focus and iris control. VidiMo lets producers have the best of both worlds, bringing an HDMI video source into their iOS or Android smartphone and combining it with the phone’s camera and other sources. VidiMo users can simply capture an HDMI signal into their mobile device and stream it, or use the app’s fast, intuitive interface and advanced features to create professional‐looking live shows on the fly in real time.
The VidiMo system consists of the battery‐powered VidiMo Go hardware and VidiMo App. VidiMo Go’s innovative physical design forms a complete handheld production solution, serving as a capture device for HDMI video and analog audio signals; attaching any size of smartphone to a DSLR, sports/action or professional camera; and flexibly positioning the phone for convenient control of the app.
Meanwhile, the VidiMo App provides a complete live production toolkit on the smartphone, letting the user be the director, operator and on‐screen talent all at once. For each show, users can switch between six fully‐customizable scene layouts that mix live video and audio sources – including the HDMI source and the phone’s front or rear camera – with graphics, text and prerecorded media clips. Shows can be recorded on the smartphone or streamed live to popular third‐party services such as YouTube™ Live, Facebook™ Live and Twitch™.
VidiMo’s November debut received rave reviews from attendees at the StreamGeeks Summit, with both new and experienced streaming video producers praising its rich features, simplicity and user‐focused design. With VidiMo scheduled to ship in Q1 of 2020, StreamGear is now taking applications for its Early Adopter Program and discussing retail partnerships with wireless communication service providers. Prospective users and partners are encouraged to contact StreamGear.
“VidiMo’s elegant simplicity opens the door to high‐quality, live streaming production for a vast number of potential producers who previously couldn’t access this level of capabilities,” said Darryl Spangler, CEO of StreamGear Inc. “Everyone who has seen VidiMo first‐hand has been truly impressed, and we’re looking forward to CES attendees experiencing the same ‘Aha!’ moment when they experience it in person.”
About StreamGear – StreamGear (www.streamgear.io) is hyper‐focused on developing tools that make it easy for users to create high‐quality video. The company’s leadership team has more than five decades of combined experience in the video production, digital media and live streaming markets. StreamGear’s first product, VidiMo, turns a smartphone and video source into a full‐fledged, virtual video production and transmission facility, making it easier than ever for professionals and enthusiasts to create and share engaging live video content.
New Mevo Start Is an All-in-One Solution for Livestreaming Content
Live-streaming is about to get more streamlined with the new Mevo Start, announced at CES 2020. The camera, designed for long-form live video, gives bloggers, influencers, social media professionals, and streamers the chance to share their real-time content with 1080p resolution. Here’s what to expect with this new live-streaming camera, which is available for preorder now.
Mevo Start:
The small and discreet Mevo Start makes it easy to livestream at home or on-the-go, with a slim, three-inch-tall body and over four hours of built-in battery life. Plus, an intuitive app gives you complete control over your livestreaming setup — think visual sharpness, white balance, filters, anti-flicker, and more — straight from your smartphone. Paired together, the Mevo Start and its app stream 1080p footage across platforms like Periscope, Twitter, Facebook Live, YouTube, Vimeo, RTMP, and Livestream. The camera has a 3.5mm audio port on the back, along with three digital MEMS microphones included.
Key Features:
4+ hours of battery life
1080p Sony sensor with 1920 x 1080 resolution
2.07 megapixel camera
30fps recording
Streams across Periscope, Twitter, Facebook Live, YouTube, Vimeo, RTMP, and Livestream
Three MEMS microphone array with Fraunhofer upHear Spatial Microphone Processing
5mm aux input plug for external audio equipment
Streaming via smartphone, Wi-Fi network, or Ethernet
Bluetooth compatible
3 x 1.3 x 3.4 inches and 8.2 ounces
Smartphone app provides visual control
Crisp, High-Quality Livestreaming:
With 1080p streaming, HD video, and an HDR sensor, the Mevo Start delivers sharp, quality footage to viewers. Plus, a 2.9um pixel size makes the Mevo Start ideal for low-light livestreaming situations. Even better? You can record all 1080p footage as you’re simultaneously livestreaming it.
Sharp Audio to Retain Viewers:
Nothing turns viewers off like poor audio. That’s why the Mevo Start’s three digital MEMS microphones with high signal-to-noise ratio and Fraunhofer upHear® Spatial Microphone Processing guarantee your livestream audio is as clear as can be. For those who have their own preferred audio gear, the Mevo Start has a 3.5mm port on the back that works with line level and microphone audio inputs. Sound can be automatically synced through the Mevo app.
A Battery Built for Event Streaming:
The Mevo Start has an impressive battery life of over four hours without cables or battery packs, making it perfect for event streaming. Plus, a slender half-pound build makes this camera easy to set up out of the way for uninterrupted and unobstructed footage distribution.
A Jam-Packed App for Visual Control:
The Mevo Start app gives you nearly full control of the look of your streamed footage. This includes everything from contrast, sharpness, and white balance to image flip and filters.
Multiple Streaming Options:You have three options for streaming with the Mevo Start. First up is via mobile LTE network, when the camera is used as an access point. Second is streaming directly via the camera once it’s hooked up to a Wi-Fi access point. The third option is hardwire through Ethernet cables, although a USB-C adapter accessory is required.The Mevo Start is available for preorder now for $299 at Adorama.
MicroEJ (http://www.microej.com) has experienced exponential growth over the past few years both in the number of Powered by MicroEJ devices running its revolutionary virtualization container, and in the number of leading industry partners and customers in the smart devices industry: NXP, Sony, Murata, Silicon Labs, or Zebra Technologies just to name a few. Full public customer list can be found at www.microej.com/customer/
Since 2016, MicroEJ recorded a +100% year-over-year growth in the number of Powered by MicroEJ devices and 2019 is no exception, with tens of Million Powered by MicroEJ smart devices already in the market today, including healthcare products, telecommunications, wearables, industrial devices, and, more generally speaking, all kinds of embedded systems.
The company expects the extraordinary growth to continue well beyond 2020 fueling its global expansion. With roots in both the US and in Europe, MicroEJ has also seen over a 30% increase year-over-year in the number of new global customers that have licensed MicroEJ technology to build their smart or IoT devices.
MicroEJ is the only on-device-platform available on the market today to build highly secure, connected and cost-effective smart and IoT devices
“What MicroEJ did is nothing less than extraordinary,” said Jeb Su, Principal Analyst at Atherton Research. “They’ve totally re-engineered the standard virtualization technology used by Android, and scaled it down by several order of magnitude to work on small IoT devices, thus opening this everyday device world to the tens of millions of developers that are currently developing apps for Android devices like smartphones, TVs, or smart speakers which explains its runaway success in the marketplace today.”
Fast Facts:
● 6 offices worldwide: US, France, Japan, South Korea, China, Romania
● Over $30 million invested in Research and Development, mostly self-funded
● MicroEJ VEE is the only secure on-device platform in the market today optimized to run on low- cost, low-powered smart and IoT devices, allowing millions of engineers to apply and re-use their smartphone knowledge to develop smart applications for any devices
“Both Android and MicroEJ architectures share the same virtualization core technology making it possible for device manufacturers to benefit from what created the success of the smartphone industry: software assets capitalization (write once, reuse on every device), and secure execution under control of a virtual container,” said Dr. Fred Rivard, CEO of MicroEJ. “It allows device manufacturers to experiment with incremental innovation to follow market changes, to improve security, while at the same time reducing complexity synonym of costs reduction.”
MicroEJ attending CES 2020 (Sands Expo, Hall A-D, booth 42767) as well as CES Unveiled, showcasing live consumers and IoT applications of market-winning products from renowned brands.
About MicroEJ
MicroEJ is a software vendor of cost-driven solutions for embedded and IoT devices. We are focused on providing device manufacturers with secure products in markets where software applications require high performance, compact size, energy efficiency, and cost-effective development.
Today more than 120+ companies in the world with currently over 37 million products sold, have already chosen MicroEJ to design electronic product applications in a large variety of industries, including smart home, wearables, healthcare, industrial automation, retail, telecommunications, smart city, building automation, transportation, etc.
Interview with HDMI Forum President David Glen of AMD, at CES 2020 the HDMI Forum announces the new HDMI 2.1 cable is mandated to include Ultra High Speed HDMI Certification Label for Authentication and Verification, to ensure quality Ultra High Speed HDMI cables reach the market and support 4K and 8K video, HDR, VRR, eARC, and all other HDMI 2.1 features, HDMI Forum, Inc. announces a mandatory certification program for all Ultra High Speed HDMI cables. Ultra High Speed HDMI cable certification includes testing to meet current EMI requirements to minimize wireless interference. All certified cables of any length must pass certification testing at an HDMI Authorized Testing Center (ATC). Once certified, cables will be required to affix an Ultra High Speed HDMI Certification Label to each package notifying consumers of the certification status of the product.
“The Ultra High Speed HDMI cable is the only way to ensure all the features and capabilities of the HDMI 2.1 Specification are delivered from a source device to a display. Ensuring Ultra High Speed HDMI cables are compliant with the HDMI 2.1 Specification is essential to the HDMI eco-system,” said David Glen of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and president of the HDMI Forum. “The HDMI Forum’s mandatory ATC-only certification requirements are designed to ensure cables are compliant with the HDMI 2.1 Specification. And the anti-counterfeit Ultra High Speed HDMI Certification Label and its scanning results provides a visible verification of certification that a product meets the HDMI Forum’s requirements.”
Over 140 cable manufacturers participate in the existing Premium Certification Program, and resellers have come to rely on the anti-counterfeit authentication label, regular cable audit testing and supply chain verification scanning app. The new program expansion will be available soon and HDMI Adopters will be informed when it launches.
This program will be administered by the HDMI Forum’s authorized agent, HDMI Licensing
Administrator, Inc. (HDMI LA) as part of its existing certification program. “The industry has had five years of experience with the HDMI Premium Certification program and many HDMI cable manufacturers are already testing and certifying their High Speed HDMI Cables and applying the anti-counterfeit labels,” said Rob Tobias, CEO of HDMI LA. “Expanding this program to include the new Ultra High Speed HDMI Cables provides a seamless verification experience.”
About the HDMI Forum, Inc.
HDMI Forum, Inc., a non-profit, mutual benefit corporation, is comprised of the world’s leading
manufacturers of consumer electronics, personal computers, mobile devices, cables and components. An open trade association, The HDMI Forum’s mission is to foster broader industry participation in the development of future versions of the HDMI Specification and to further expand the ecosystem of interoperable, HDMI-enabled products. For more information on the HDMI Forum or on becoming a member you can visit http://www.hdmiforum.org
Astrodesign presents the Tamazone Workstation, designed as the ultimate workstation and server combined, handling 12TB of heavy 8K data storage, Maximum 56 CPU cores, Maximum 768GB of main memory, 4 double-height GPUs, redundant power supply, dual Xeon CPUs that allow up to 27GB/s of sequential Read/Write speed. Although it is designed to be a catch-all for 8K data, it can be utilized for anything from CG/VR/AR creation to processing-heavy applications like real-time rendering and Deep Learning.
When this hardware is combined with the proprietary software, the Tamazone Media Player, this workstation can also be considered as an advanced 8K playback system. The software allows the user to use clips recorded or imported into the system to create an original playlist. All it takes is to simply select files and arrange them in any order on the timeline. Playback can be preset to stop or start at any time as well as set to only play back a certain section of the playlist.
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