Projecting tomorrow’s technology.

PRISMA is your professional technology integrator for innovative business solutions. We specialise in semiconductor and system components – from design-in processes and project development to business consultancy. With our many years’ experience, we are able to assist you by developing and implementing new business ideas in the fields of embedded systems and the Internet of Things.

You benefit from innovative solutions that represent state-of-the-art technology at a competitive price. Regardless of whether it is hardware, software or business-model development – we always focus on your sustainable success.

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News

Indie launches breakthrough 120 GHZ Radar Transceiver

Indie Semiconductor has launched the world’s first volume production-ready, highly integrated 120 GHz IQ radar front-end (RFE) transceiver featuring on-chip integrated antennas. The TRXˍ120ˍ067 provides the high-resolution, small-form-factor, low-power consumption sensing demanded by emerging automotive radar systems and significantly simplifies application development by eliminating the need for external antennas.

Radar is already a widely deployed long-range sensing solution for safety and convenience features such as automated emergency braking (AEB), automated parking and adaptive cruise control (ACC), leveraging frequencies between 76 GHz to 81 GHz. As vehicle OEMs look to continually improve sensing resolution, radar is now becoming increasingly important for in-cabin Driver and Occupant Monitoring Systems (DMS/OMS), leveraging higher frequencies from 120 GHz to 140 GHz enabling vital sign detection, including heartbeat and respiration, to ensure occupant safety. These higher, license-free frequencies also support the use of antenna-on-chip techniques that significantly simplify PCB design, minimize sensor form factor and reduce cost – criteria particularly important for DMS/OMS applications where external antennas impose industrial design limitations unacceptable to automotive manufacturers.

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Winbond Sets Global Sustainability Standard with Sustainability Initiatives and Products

Winbond announced the results of its sustainability performance along with aggressive goals and product development plans to expand that leadership in 2023. In addition to its many corporate Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) goals and initiatives, Winbond has also demonstrated its commitment to sustainability through its product development, including flash memory products that support low temperature soldering (LTS) process, space saving techniques used in 100BGA LPDDR4/4X, and advancements in ultra-low power consumption.

Below are just a few of Winbond’s sustainability achievements in 2021. To see the full results, go to this webpage.
Reduced greenhouse gas emission by 229,245 metric tons of CO2e, equal to 505 New York Central Park carbon adsorption per year.
Recycled 7,212 metric tons of waste, with recovery rate of 93%
Recycled 10.59 million cubic meters of water, and water recycling rate of 83% in Taichung Fab

“As one of the leading manufacturers of semiconductor memory products, Winbond is in a unique position to help drive carbon neutrality and slow global warming through its products, technologies and operations,” said Winbond. “Sustainability is an issue that needs to be tackled on a global scale and we are proud to set such a strong example driving a greener and more sustainable future.”

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Rapid Silicon Launches Revolutionary RapidGPT for FPGA Designers

Rapid Silicon, a provider of AI and intelligent edge-focused FPGAs based on open-source technology, is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of RapidGPT, the industry’s first AI-based tool for advanced conversational features and code autocompletion capabilities dedicated to FPGAs. RapidGPT is designed to enhance the FPGA design process by providing an intelligent, efficient, and seamless interface based on natural language that enables hardware designers to increase their productivity and reduce time-to-market.

With RapidGPT, FPGA designers can interact with hardware description language (HDL) via AI in a more natural and intuitive way. RapidGPT understands the intent of designers’ commands and provides relevant suggestions, significantly reducing the learning curve and the time needed for FPGA designers to become productive with new tools and platforms. RapidGPT’s intelligent code autocompletion provides FPGA designers with relevant and contextual suggestions based on their code, removing errors, and streamlining the code writing process.

Competencies

Successful cooperation is based on mutual trust. Through open dialogue, we will get to the core of your company’s identity and harness your company’s full potential. Your needs and challenges drive our activities. Together, we create a scenario that is then put into action with our partners (see list of partners here). Hardware, software or a grand idea without a concept behind it is just “off-the-shelf technology”. But you should expect more: embedded systems that are tailored perfectly to your needs. That’s tailored technology.

ANALYSIS

Each process starts with an honest assessment of the current situation, taking market conditions and your core areas of expertise into account. We regard this phase as an open exchange of information in an open-minded and unrestricted way. As a trusted partner and challenger, the greatest possible benefit for you is our biggest goal.

Therefore we accept rejections, restrictions or changes to an existing order during the analysis phase. Three questions are key in this context: What do you really want to achieve? Which barriers are you confronted with? Will it take your company forward?

CONCEPT

In the concept phase, your wishes and needs are translated into proposed specific solutions and matched with the portfolios and skill sets of our partners. You will profit from our semiconductor, system and market experience as well as from our capability to make technical resources available.

The proof of concept covers not only technical but also commercial aspects providing the foundation of your business decisions.

IMPLEMENTATION

Now the “doing” phase starts: PRISMA brings together the right resources at the right time in the right place. We take care of the project management using the latest techniques as well as escalation and moderation tasks. You will benefit from smooth cooperation and fast time to market by using our extensive partner network and coordination capabilities.

The success of your project is not the end of the story: we stay by your side throughout every stage of the product lifecycle, provide technical support and assist you with sales and acquisition consulting.

Team

Prisma. Passionate Professionals.

Thorsten Plahusch

„Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success.” (Henry Ford)

Harald Friedrich

„You don’t succeed by being perfect. You succeed by doing good work, consistently.“ (Thibaut)

Detlef Kaminski

“Be prismatic.“

Yvonne Gastpar

“Actions are better than words, so just face the problem and tackle it!”

Anne Melchior

“For us it’s crucial to always be available for our customers – and make them happy.”

Oliver Weng

“We say: No way! to no way!”

Dr. Eckart Hauber

“We stand for interdisciplinary expertise – and work with the utmost passion for your success.”

Tilo Hahn

„When it gets difficult is often right before you succeed.“ (Chris Garret)

Markets

Automotive

Central Europe, and Germany especially, is a cluster region for the automotive industry and home to many innovation and global market leaders in the OEM and supplier business. Many years’ experience and a wealth of contacts have given us an in-depth understanding of this complex industry. The applications range from classical automotive electronics to innovative infotainment systems, ADAS and car-to-x solutions, as well as other applications relating to autonomous driving. Technology is playing an increasingly important role in the automotive industry – and PRISMA solutions are an indispensable competitive advantage in this context.

Industrial

Industry 4.0 is the greatest driver of innovation in this segment and Central Europe harbours a range of hidden champions among the market leaders. Developments such as Smart Factory demand real-time connectivity, security and safety, paving the way for the Internet of Things, and PRISMA solutions will help you to set the pace and stay ahead in this fast evolving environment.

Consumer

Consumer electronics are also becoming increasingly intelligent and networked at home. TVs, communication devices, watches, appliances and home gateways – the future is becoming even smarter. New yet unknown business opportunities will emerge to challenge your existing business models and will force you to develop new products and services. PRISMA supports you with innovative hardware solutions or fully integrated systems including software, mechanical design and high-quality housing – from sensors to the cloud.