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Industry’s first automotive- latency and high bandwidth required to link
the CPU and accelerator building blocks
qualified Gen 4 PCIe switches used in ADAS applications,” says Krishna
Mallampati, associate director of marketing
enable autonomous driving and applications for Microchip’s data centre
solutions business unit. “We are delighted
ecosystem to see the culmination of several years of
collaboration with key technology partners
and customers to bring these solutions to
market.”
igh speed, low latency connectivity solutions for distributed, heterogenous compute Switchtec Gen 4 PCIe switches provide
systems are a fundamental element in next-generation autonomous driving the high speed interconnect that supports
Happlications. Microchip Technology has announced the market’s first Gen 4 automotive- distributed, real-time safety-critical data
qualified PCIe® switches. These Switchtec™ PFX, PSX, and PAX switch solutions provide cutting- processing in ADAS architectures. PCIe
edge compute interconnect capabilities for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). is emerging as the preferred compute
“Our automotive qualified portfolio of Switchtec Gen 4 switches provides the lowest interconnect solution for the automotive
industry for the same reasons it has
become pervasive in the data centre
market. It provides ultra-low latency and
low power bandwidth scalability to CPUs
and specialised accelerator devices.
“The qualification of Microchip’s
solutions to meet the stringent needs of
the automotive market is a significant
milestone, and one NVIDIA closely
collaborated on,” said Michael Truog,
senior director of Automotive Platform
Architecture at NVIDIA. “Microchip’s
automotive PCIe switches deliver flexibility
and advanced programmability, enabling
high-speed SoC and GPU connectivity
within our NVIDIA DRIVE platform.”

Follow the sun to harness more power

n solar-thermal power plants, sensors are used for precise
measurement of angle and position to enable the system to
Icapture the maximum amount of sunlight. The downstream
control system receives the required feedback of position,
from the sensors, and then adjusts the actual value to the
corresponding setpoint. The required angle (or set point) is
stored in the controller depending on the time of day and
consequently the solar altitude angle. The collectors can assume
any position and consequently follow sun movement ideally.
SIKO’s sun-tracking products include SIKO translation module
ASA510H, SIKO inclinometer IK360, SIKO Magnetic sensors
MSA501 and MSK5000. SIKO is a system supplier in position
detection, working with customers to provide customer-specific
solutions, and ensuring best efficiency at low process costs. The
company is represented in South Africa by INSTROTECH.

For more information call 010 595 1831 or mail
sales@instrotech.co.za

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