On the consumer side, counterfeit ICs sold as authentic diminish
market share, introduce product safety and quality shortcomings and
damage suppliers’ reputations. The Semiconductor Industry Association estimates that counterfeiting of ICs costs the U.S.-based semiconductor industry more than $7.5 billion per year. In response,
Sandia National Laboratories’ IC ID uses physical unclonable functions
to allow cryptographic authentication of ICs without requiring the
storage of any secret values. IC ID can be used to detect counterfeited or modified ICs, and it can be integrated into smart cards, credit
cards and other authentication tokens to improve their security.
◗ Sandia National Laboratories, www.sandia.gov
GPS Update
Southwest Research Institute’s RANGER: Localization System
Using a Ground-Facing Camera is a novel approach to localization
for automated driving, generating precision position and orientation
measurements using a ground-facing camera. RANGER provides
measurement functionality similar to the highest-accuracy GPS systems available on the market (accuracy of 1 to 2 cm), but can operate
where GPS has poor performance or fails completely. RANGER was
designed for and demonstrated on a wide range of ground vehicles,
from compact cars to commercial trucks, and has been deployed in
essentially all on-road driving scenarios, including stop-and-go traffic
to high-speed highway operations.
◗ Southwest Research Institute, www.swri.org
Bridge Inspection
Tech4Imaging LLC’s 4Inspection product scans tendons in bridges
and inspects for water or air pockets. It also inspects for corrosion of
steel inside tendons. It’s powered by rechargeable batteries and controlled by a wireless controller. Real-time images of the inside of the
tendon are generated for determination of air and water pockets. The
images are transmitted back to a viewing computer via Wi-Fi link. An
operator then marks locations where air or water pockets have been
identified for repair.
◗ Tech4Imaging LLC, www.tech4imaging.com
Advancing Fiber Optics
TE Connectivity’s TE 25G Active Optics featuring Coolbit Optical
Engines help advance the capabilities of fiber optics to accommodate
the demands for 25 Gb/sec and beyond. This engine, which converts
data from electrical signals to optical signals, is the driving technology
behind TE’s 100G, 300G and 400G active optics products and satis-fies high-density and high-bandwidth requirements, while running
at about two-thirds the power of conventional solutions. The four
active optic products that feature Coolbit optical engines are the 100G
QSFP28 transceiver, the 100G QSFP28 active optical cable assembly,
the 300G mid-board optical (MBO) module and the 400G CDFP
active optical cable assembly.
◗ TE Connectivity, www.te.com
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