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Critical infrastructure systems including power utilities, financial services, mobile networks and transportation rely on Global Positioning System (GPS)-delivered timing to ensure ongoing operations. Microchip Technology has announced the release of a major software update for its BlueSky GNSS Firewall product, providing a higher level of resiliency against GPS vulnerabilities for systems dependent on GPS signal reception. 

To help enhance and ease today’s driving experience, automotive manufacturers are implementing additional touch displays beyond the centre infotainment display (CID). Supporting the application of these secondary displays with advanced features, Microchip Technology has announced the extension of its maXTouch portfolio with the new MXT288UD touch controller family, a small automotive grade packaged touch screen controllers.

Smart connected weight scale reference designs for medical applications from Microchip Technology are in stock at distributor Digi-Key Electronics.

Kongsberg Digital has acquired COACH Solutions, a supplier of software solutions for vessel performance and monitoring. The new name will be KONGSBERG COACH Solutions.

AdaCore announced that JTEKT, an international automotive electric power steering system manufacturing company headquartered in Japan, has adopted AdaCore’s SPARK Pro toolsuite and the GNAT Pro Common Code Generator (CCG) to aid in the development of safety-critical power steering system software.

Septentrio has announced an addition to its GNSS timing portfolio: mosaic-T is a high-end GPS/GNSS receiver module built specifically for resilient and precise time and frequency synchronization under challenging conditions.

Direct Insight has announced the tiny solder-down QSMP module with STMicro ST32M1 single/dual core ARM Cortex-A7, manufactured by the company’s long-standing partner, Aachen-based Ka-Ro Electronics.

Skyworks has announced the introduction of the SKY5A1007, a new switch in the portfolio of Sky5 product solutions, designed to support the ever-growing demand for cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) connectivity.

Synopsys has announced that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Synopsys as a prime contractor for the Automatic Implementation of Secure Silicon AISS program. The program's goal is to automate the inclusion of scalable hardware security mechanisms in IP and system-on-chips (SoCs) to explore security versus other design trade-offs.

Septentrio has announced the launch of AsteRx-m2 Sx OEM board. With this GNSS receiver Septentrio has introduced a new approach to high-accuracy positioning. Septentrio’s latest core GNSS technology is integrated with a sub-decimeter correction service enabling simple plug-and-play positioning solutions.