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Nordic Rains IoT Products at Embedded World and MWC 2026

Nordic Rains IoT Products at Embedded World and MWC 2026

At the shows, Nordic debuted new cellular platforms, entry-level Bluetooth LE SoCs, and an edge-AI-enabled wireless chip.


News Mar 27, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
Proving Reliability in Critical Embedded Systems

Proving Reliability in Critical Embedded Systems

Learn how formal verification uses math to prove the absence of runtime errors in complex embedded software for critical defense/space systems, offering stronger reliability than testing.


Gigadevice Debuts Motor Control MCU and Low-Power NOR Flash Memory

Gigadevice Debuts Motor Control MCU and Low-Power NOR Flash Memory

Gigadevice doubled down on efficiency at Embedded World—unveiling a motor-control MCU that slashes system complexity and a low-voltage NOR flash that cuts power use by a third.


News Mar 24, 2026 by Duane Benson
4 Standout Microcontrollers From Embedded World 2026

4 Standout Microcontrollers From Embedded World 2026

These devices are redefining what an MCU can do in the age of edge AI, advanced connectivity, and software-defined vehicles.


News Mar 23, 2026 by Duane Benson
STMicro Launches UWB IC Family Aimed at Next-Gen Ranging and Sensing

STMicro Launches UWB IC Family Aimed at Next-Gen Ranging and Sensing

Announced at Embedded World, the new IEEE 802.15.4ab-compliant SoC extends wireless ranging to hundreds of meters.


News Mar 23, 2026 by Jake Hertz
At Embedded World, Renesas 365 Advances to General Availability Phase

At Embedded World, Renesas 365 Advances to General Availability Phase

The Renesas 365 Development platform unifies electronics design from MCU recommendation to validation.


News Mar 20, 2026 by Duane Benson
Ventuno Q: The First Fruit of the Arduino-Qualcomm Acquisition Targets AI

Ventuno Q: The First Fruit of the Arduino-Qualcomm Acquisition Targets AI

Six months after acquiring Arduino, Qualcomm goes big by adding the Dragonwing IQ-8275 AI processor to Arduino's platform.


News Mar 16, 2026 by Duane Benson
MediaTek Expands Genio SoC Line to Target AI to IoT, Robotics, and More

MediaTek Expands Genio SoC Line to Target AI to IoT, Robotics, and More

Announced at Embedded World, the new Genio lineup spans value to flagship tiers, with on-device GenAI acceleration ranging from 6 TOPS to over 50 TOPS.


News Mar 16, 2026 by Luke James
Texas Instruments TMS1000: When Control Logic Fit on One Chip

Texas Instruments TMS1000: When Control Logic Fit on One Chip

Introduced in 1974, the TMS1000 family combined CPU, ROM, RAM, and I/O on a single die and established the commercial template for the microcontroller.


News Mar 13, 2026 by Luke James
NXP Drives Zonal Computing Transition With New Reference System

NXP Drives Zonal Computing Transition With New Reference System

Announced today, the new zonal reference system includes pre-validated hardware and software for automotive intelligent data handling and multi-volt power distribution.


News Mar 10, 2026 by Duane Benson
Synaptics Redefines Edge IoT with ‘First AI-Native Wi-Fi 7 Connectivity Solution for IoT’

Synaptics Redefines Edge IoT with ‘First AI-Native Wi-Fi 7 Connectivity Solution for IoT’

Announced today at Embedded World, Synaptics claims the SYN765x as the first industry's first AI Native Wi-Fi 7 solution developed specifically for the IoT. It provides Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, and 802.15.4 connectivity and features a Cortex-M52 and Ethos-U55 NPU.


News Mar 10, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Breaking Down 50 Million Pins: A Smarter Way to Design 3D IC Packages

Breaking Down 50 Million Pins: A Smarter Way to Design 3D IC Packages

The shift to 3D ICs and chiplets demands automated, hierarchical design planning to manage exploding pin counts. Learn how Siemens EDA's Innovator3D IC addresses these challenges.


ElastixAI Emerges From Stealth With FPGA Approach to Gen AI Supercomputing

ElastixAI Emerges From Stealth With FPGA Approach to Gen AI Supercomputing

In this exclusive interview, the Seattle startup says its software-ML-hardware co-design—announced today—converts off-the-shelf FPGA servers into high-efficiency AI inference engines.


News Feb 25, 2026 by Luke James
Renesas Looks to the Future of Automotive With New Memory and SoC Tech

Renesas Looks to the Future of Automotive With New Memory and SoC Tech

The company attended ISSCC with some big automotive announcements: a new approach to chiplet-based processing and a configurable 3-nm memory architecture.


News Feb 24, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Geehy Launches Arm Automotive MCU for Body and Comfort ECUs

Geehy Launches Arm Automotive MCU for Body and Comfort ECUs

The 40 nm Arm Cortex-M4F device combines 256 KB flash, CAN FD, and ASIL-B positioning for NEV subsystems.


News Feb 23, 2026 by Luke James
Microchip’s New MCU: A 32-bit Upgrade That Still Fits Old 8-bit Systems

Microchip’s New MCU: A 32-bit Upgrade That Still Fits Old 8-bit Systems

Microchip’s PIC32CM PL10 MCUs combine 32-bit Cortex-M0+ performance with AVR pin compatibility, MVIO, and functional safety support.


News Feb 19, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
STMicroelectronics Claims First Automotive MCU with Edge AI Acceleration

STMicroelectronics Claims First Automotive MCU with Edge AI Acceleration

The new MCU includes a dedicated neural processor and phase-change memory to boost performance in X-in-1 architectures.


News Feb 17, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Research Shorts: Medtech Targets Sleep, Speech, Strength, and More

Research Shorts: Medtech Targets Sleep, Speech, Strength, and More

Recent research explores healthcare diagnosis, monitoring, and rehab—from the "world's smallest programmable microbots" to wearables that restore speech to stroke patients.


News Feb 16, 2026 by Austin Futrell
AMD Intros Mid-Range FPGAs Targeting Intelligent, High-Performance Designs

AMD Intros Mid-Range FPGAs Targeting Intelligent, High-Performance Designs

Announced today, the new FPGAs build off of AMD’s existing ecosystem with modernized memory, I/O, and security.


News Feb 04, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Raspberry Pi Introduces Its First HAT Product for Generative AI

Raspberry Pi Introduces Its First HAT Product for Generative AI

Raspberry Pi's new AI HAT+ 2 adds higher-performance neural acceleration and memory support to extend generative workloads on Raspberry Pi 5.


News Feb 03, 2026 by Jake Hertz