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Innovation Shined at Embedded World 2024

Enjoy this taste of the rich collection of technology news from last week’s Embedded World trade show in Nuremberg, Germany.

4 days ago by Jeff Child

Across Two Embedded World Halls, NeoCortec Demos Sensor-to-Cloud Network

NeoCortec extended its exhibition outside of its Embedded World booth by installing wireless mesh network nodes across two halls.

April 18, 2024 by Duane Benson

ST Introduces Minuscule NFC Reader for Embedded Contactless Interaction

At Embedded World 2024, STMicroelectronics showed off a 4 mm x 4 mm NFC reader that balances performance, cost, and power consumption.

April 17, 2024 by Duane Benson

All About Circuits Looks Ahead at Embedded World 2024

Check out the technologies and products these leading companies plan to showcase at next week's Embedded World trade show in Nuremberg, Germany.

April 03, 2024 by Jeff Child

Microchip Shows Off Qi 2.0 Wireless Power Transmitter Reference Design

With Microchip’s newest dual-pad reference design, designers can start developing with the Qi 2.0 standard.

March 27, 2024 by Aaron Carman

Researchers Develop Compact Chips That Convert Light Into Microwaves

Leveraging the higher quality of optical electronics, researchers have created a low-noise microwave oscillator using photonics.

March 21, 2024 by Aaron Carman

Arctic Semiconductor Introduces Novel Low-Power, All-in-One Transceiver

Announced today, SilverWings is the first all-in-one 5G 4x4 MIMO transceiver of its kind, designed for radios, satcom, wireless equipment, instrumentation, and beyond.

March 19, 2024 by Duane Benson

Nordic, MediaTek, and U-blox Take on New Wireless Frontiers

In this roundup, we highlight three new solutions that target wireless connectivity—be it cellular IoT, 5G, or Wi-Fi 6—from the ground up.

March 11, 2024 by Jake Hertz

Synopsys Supports AI-Bogged Data Centers With First 1.6T Ethernet IP

Ahead of the IEEE 1.6 TbE standard, Synopsys has developed a complete 1.6 T solution that includes multi-rate, multi-channel 1.6 T Ethernet MAC and PCS controllers, 224-G Ethernet PHY IP, and verification IP.

March 05, 2024 by Jake Hertz

MWC 2024: Three New 5G Devices Boost Networking Performance

From ready-made routers to AI-enhanced modems, the latest 5G hardware showcased at MWC 2024 continues to improve the state-of-the-art.

February 29, 2024 by Aaron Carman

Black History Month Spotlight: Celebrating ‘Black Edison’ Granville Woods

To celebrate Black History Month, we spotlight American engineer Granville T. Woods, who held more than 50 patents and invented the Synchronous Multiplex Railway Telegraph.

February 26, 2024 by Duane Benson

How the Bluetooth ESL Standard Aims to Replace Billions of Retail Paper Labels

In this news analysis piece, Nathatisi examines the details of the Bluetooth SIG’s Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) standard and explores its significance.

February 20, 2024 by Nthatisi Hlapisi

Distance Measurement Solution Taps Bluetooth LE Channel Sounding

In this news analysis piece, Nthatisi examines Silicon Labs’ High Accuracy Distance Measurement (HADM) solution, which leverages Bluetooth LE's Channel Sounding feature, designed for complex RF environments.

February 09, 2024 by Nthatisi Hlapisi

New U-blox Modules Support Simultaneous Positioning and Communications

Designers can leverage the newest U-blox modules to simplify cellular and IoT design.

February 08, 2024 by Aaron Carman

Wi-Fi HaLow Flexes Its Wings, Extending Two Miles on Morse Micro SoC

Morse Micro, a leading Wi-Fi Certified HaLow vendor, conducted the world’s first live demonstration of a long-range Wi-Fi video call in San Francisco, California.

February 06, 2024 by Arjun Nijhawan

IEEE Radio and Wireless Week—A Wrap Up: Eyes on the Future

In the age of innovation, new technologies will be necessary to continue building on previous work. At RWW 2024, the consensus: We’re nearing a peak. How can we continue climbing?

February 05, 2024 by Aaron Carman

6G Technology and Policy Barrels Toward Its 2030 Launch

Slated for commercial launch in 2030, 6G wireless technology is progressing in labs and conferences around the world.

January 31, 2024 by Jake Hertz

EnOcean Employs Energy Harvesting for Bluetooth Switch Module

The company has now released the second generation of the "world’s first energy-harvesting Bluetooth switch module."

January 30, 2024 by Arjun Nijhawan

Building IoT Sensors Armed With AI, Wi-Fi 6, and Matter Capabilities

In this news analysis piece, Nthatisi discusses crafting sensors equipped with Wi-Fi 6, Matter, and Machine Learning using Silicon Labs' SiWx917 IoT device.

January 27, 2024 by Nthatisi Hlapisi

New Microchip Ethernet Switches Include TSN and Range of Port Bandwidths

The new Ethernet switches offer scalable bandwidths, time-sensitive networking (TSN), and two separate redundancy protocols for increased reliability.

January 22, 2024 by Arjun Nijhawan