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Improving Battery Life in IoT Smart Camera Designs

Improving Battery Life in IoT Smart Camera Designs

The wireless connectivity side eats up a huge portion of the power budget in an IoT smart home security camera design. Learn how to keep power low as smart cameras add more processing intelligence.


TOSHIBA TMPM3H Arm® Microcontroller | New Product Brief

TOSHIBA TMPM3H Arm® Microcontroller | New Product Brief

Toshiba's TMPM3H Arm Microcontrollers are equipped with a Cortex M3 core, offering up to 512 kilobytes of code flash and 32 kilobytes of data flash. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


SiFive Rolls Out RISC-V Cores Aimed at Generative AI and ML

SiFive Rolls Out RISC-V Cores Aimed at Generative AI and ML

SiFive has released two new processors, one to target machine learning applications, and one to target general-purpose HPC.


News Oct 16, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Bluetooth LE: Security Modes and Procedures Explained

Bluetooth LE: Security Modes and Procedures Explained

In Bluetooth LE (BLE), security is a multifaceted beast. Learn the three main security modes of BLE, along with five critical BLE security procedures.


Toshiba Adds Six Over-Temperature Detection ICs to Portfolio

Toshiba Adds Six Over-Temperature Detection ICs to Portfolio

The latest Toshiba temperature ICs extend the applicability of Thermoflagger technology.


News Sep 19, 2023 by Aaron Carman
How Will Angstrom-Scale Chips Advance the Electronics Industry?

How Will Angstrom-Scale Chips Advance the Electronics Industry?

Angstrom-scale ICs will require innovation across the entire semiconductor ecosystem: This will include advances in both the hardware (transistors, power distribution, and connection of multi-die systems) and tools (EDA tools with AI/ML and silicon life-cycle management).


The Challenge of Integrating an Antenna Into Small IoT Devices

The Challenge of Integrating an Antenna Into Small IoT Devices

Designing antennas for compact IoT devices is a tricky task, but an increasingly important one. Learn more about this challenge and how to meet it.


Understanding Security Keys in Bluetooth Low Energy

Understanding Security Keys in Bluetooth Low Energy

Learn the roles of the three security keys in Bluetooth LE—Long Term Key (LTK), Connection Signature Resolving Key (CSRK), and Identity Resolving Key (IRK).


Whitening Filters Help Low-Power Radios Tackle Issues Caused by Long Identical Bit Sequences

Whitening Filters Help Low-Power Radios Tackle Issues Caused by Long Identical Bit Sequences

Learn how whitening filters solve problems in low-power radios when transmitting long identical bit sequences. Explore their significance in protocols like BLE and ZigBee.


AMD Claims Planet’s Largest FPGA-based SoC for Emulation and Prototyping

AMD Claims Planet’s Largest FPGA-based SoC for Emulation and Prototyping

The company positions the new chiplet-based SoC as well suited for todays’ ever more complex chip designs.


News Jun 27, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Securing BLE Connections—An Overview of the Security Protocol

Securing BLE Connections—An Overview of the Security Protocol

Learn about Bluetooth LE's security features and tools, how to use them, and understand how they keep connections secure.


Exclusive—Titan Haptics Debuts Clustered Array to Serve Non-standard Designs

Exclusive—Titan Haptics Debuts Clustered Array to Serve Non-standard Designs

Launched here today, Titan’s clustered array motor approach enables engineers to combine multiple haptic motors into an array that meets their exact application needs.


News Jun 20, 2023 by Jeff Child
STMicroelectronics Debuts ‘First’ Waterproof MEMS Pressure Sensor

STMicroelectronics Debuts ‘First’ Waterproof MEMS Pressure Sensor

A new waterproof sensor from ST promises precision in gas- and water-metering equipment, weather monitoring, air conditioning, and home appliances.


News Jun 05, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Axelera AI Raises $50 Million to ‘Mainstream’ Edge AI

Axelera AI Raises $50 Million to ‘Mainstream’ Edge AI

Leveraging its proprietary in-memory compute scheme and RISC-V dataflow technology, Axelera AI seeks to “democratize” artificial intelligence (AI).


News May 31, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Infineon Unwraps Wireless Power Transmitter IC for up to 50 W Charging

Infineon Unwraps Wireless Power Transmitter IC for up to 50 W Charging

Released in time for PCIM Europe this week, the new chip's integrated approach is aimed at enabling easier and more-cost-efficient wireless charging designs.


News May 08, 2023 by Jake Hertz
TinyML Summit: Designing Multi-model Smart HMIs

TinyML Summit: Designing Multi-model Smart HMIs

At TinyML Summit 2023, NXP presented an approach to developing smart human-machine interfaces (HMI).


News May 02, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Renesas Unveils RISC-V MCU for Voice-controlled HMI Designs

Renesas Unveils RISC-V MCU for Voice-controlled HMI Designs

The latest chip from Renesas adds voice recognition to the industry’s RISC-V ecosystem.


News Apr 04, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Modules and Dev Kits Emerge for Building Amazon Sidewalk Devices

Modules and Dev Kits Emerge for Building Amazon Sidewalk Devices

As the company opens Sidewalk up for testing, the service from Amazon could have big implications in the IoT and smart home space.


News Mar 29, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Microchip Grows Its Secure Authentication Set With Six New ICs

Microchip Grows Its Secure Authentication Set With Six New ICs

At Embedded World last week, Microchip rolled out its expanded portfolio of security solutions that provide strong authentication and encryption capabilities in electronic systems


News Mar 23, 2023 by Darshil Patel
NXP Rolls MCU, NFC, and Security Together Into a One-chip Solution

NXP Rolls MCU, NFC, and Security Together Into a One-chip Solution

At Embedded World 2023, NXP unveils a chip that integrates a microcontroller, an NFC front end, and security into a single IC.


News Mar 16, 2023 by Jeff Child