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Summit 2026 - Next-Gen Edge AI: Building Intelligent Vision Systems with PSOC™ Edge

Summit 2026 - Next-Gen Edge AI: Building Intelligent Vision Systems with PSOC™ Edge

Discover how enhanced neural processing and memory simplify system development to deliver low-latency, power-efficient intelligence at the edge without cloud reliance.


Synaptics Launches ‘New Class of MCUs’ That Run Multimodal Edge AI

Synaptics Launches ‘New Class of MCUs’ That Run Multimodal Edge AI

The new xMCU family pairs Arm's Cortex-M85 and Cortex-M52 for the first time and packages custom DRAM scaling to hundreds of megabytes alongside the MCU.


News Oct 27, 2026 by Luke James
Summit 2026 Keynote - Intelligence with Consequences: Developing Physical AI for a Better World

Summit 2026 Keynote - Intelligence with Consequences: Developing Physical AI for a Better World

Renesas UX leader Ivo Marocco explores physical AI and intelligence at the edge. He details how autonomous systems and humanoid robots must be developed responsibly, safely, and efficiently.


News Oct 21, 2026 by Renesas Electronics
Infineon MCU Brings Complex SoC Features to Automotive Cockpit Displays

Infineon MCU Brings Complex SoC Features to Automotive Cockpit Displays

Infineon designed the new MCU to deliver high-performance cockpit display management in a size- and cost-economical configuration.


News Oct 19, 2026 by Duane Benson
Microchip Technology AVR® LA AVR32LA14/20/28/32 Microcontrollers | New Product Brief

Microchip Technology AVR® LA AVR32LA14/20/28/32 Microcontrollers | New Product Brief

Microchip Technology AVR® LA AVR32LA14/20/28/32 Microcontrollers deliver low-power performance and flexible capacitive touch capabilities for compact embedded applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


new products Oct 13, 2026 by Mouser
Exclusive—Renesas Exec Talks Humanoid Robotics, Analog Solutions, and More

Exclusive—Renesas Exec Talks Humanoid Robotics, Analog Solutions, and More

In this interview article, Renesas VP Peter Jenkins discusses how the company is leveraging its automotive sensor heritage and mixed-signal ICs to power the future of edge AI and humanoid robotics.


News Oct 05, 2026 by Jeff Child
An RS-485 Pressure Sensor Interface Board Compatible with Arduino

An RS-485 Pressure Sensor Interface Board Compatible with Arduino

This project brief describes how to build and use an Arduino-compatible interface board that reads an on-board pressure sensor and reports the measurement over an RS-485 network.


Infineon Unwraps MCUs to ‘Set New Standard’ for Real-Time Control

Infineon Unwraps MCUs to ‘Set New Standard’ for Real-Time Control

The new PSOC Control C3 product line focuses on secure, high-performance power conversion and motor control applications.


News Sep 28, 2026 by Duane Benson
The PIC16C84: A $3.72 Chip That Put Microcontrollers on Every Workbench

The PIC16C84: A $3.72 Chip That Put Microcontrollers on Every Workbench

In this Retro Register, we look back at the first EEPROM-based microcontroller and how a cheap chip with a simple programming interface created the hobbyist MCU scene.


News Sep 25, 2026 by Luke James
An Arduino-Compatible Joystick Interface for RS-485 Motion Control

An Arduino-Compatible Joystick Interface for RS-485 Motion Control

This project brief describes how to build and use an Arduino-compatible interface board that reads a 2-axis thumb joystick and transmits its position over an RS-485 network.


Nexperia NSF0x0120 N-Channel SiC MOSFETs | Featured Product Spotlight

Nexperia NSF0x0120 N-Channel SiC MOSFETs | Featured Product Spotlight

Nexperia NSF0x0120 N-Channel SiC MOSFETs deliver high-voltage switching performance for demanding power conversion applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


new products Sep 20, 2026 by Mouser
Toshiba Adds Entry-Level MCUs to Portfolio for Secure System Control

Toshiba Adds Entry-Level MCUs to Portfolio for Secure System Control

Toshiba’s M4V Group MCUs combine an Arm Cortex-M4 core, layered security, integrated memory, motor control support, and built-in peripherals for secure IoT and industrial system control.


News Sep 18, 2026 by Austin Futrell
Onsemi Unveils Platform That Turns  Silicon Wafers Into Power Packages

Onsemi Unveils Platform That Turns Silicon Wafers Into Power Packages

By embedding heterogeneous Si, SiC, and GaN die directly into 12-inch silicon wafers with precision RDLs, Onsemi's EPP replaces wire bonds and mold compounds to deliver up to 5x power density.


News Sep 16, 2026 by Jeff Child
Alif Semiconductor Unveils $49 StartKit Platform for Edge AI Development

Alif Semiconductor Unveils $49 StartKit Platform for Edge AI Development

The new evaluation kits aim to lower the barrier for on-device AI development with Alif’s AI/ML hardware-accelerated Ensemble and Balletto MCUs.


News Sep 09, 2026 by Jeff Child
MaxLinear Unveils Control-Plane Portfolio for Next-Gen AI Infrastructure

MaxLinear Unveils Control-Plane Portfolio for Next-Gen AI Infrastructure

RackCommander groups MaxLinear's USB UARTs, RS-485 transceivers, GPIO expanders, and power devices for rack-level management.


News Aug 31, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Shorten Hardware Development Cycles by Parallelizing Firmware and PCB Design

Shorten Hardware Development Cycles by Parallelizing Firmware and PCB Design

Learn to decouple application logic from physical routing using a Board Support Package (BSP). This layered architecture accelerates prototyping and minimizes costly respins on custom boards.


NXP Launches MCUs Blending 10BASE-T1S Ethernet and Post-Quantum Security

NXP Launches MCUs Blending 10BASE-T1S Ethernet and Post-Quantum Security

The new MCX A5 MCUs integrate 10BASE-T1S Ethernet, topology discovery, and post-quantum security to streamline and protect industrial edge networks.


News Aug 25, 2026 by Jeff Child
Espressif Unwraps Open-Source Device-to-Cloud-to-Phone IoT Platform

Espressif Unwraps Open-Source Device-to-Cloud-to-Phone IoT Platform

The rebuilt platform puts the previously closed cloud backend under an Apache 2.0 license and runs on AWS serverless services in a customer's own account.


News Aug 24, 2026 by Luke James
Silicon Labs Unwraps Its ‘Lowest Power’ BLE SoC Targeting IoT Devices

Silicon Labs Unwraps Its ‘Lowest Power’ BLE SoC Targeting IoT Devices

The EFR32BG2B SoC family supports Bluetooth 6 and is the lowest power Bluetooth LE chip with channel sounding from Silicon Labs.


News Aug 14, 2026 by Duane Benson
Preserving Battery Life: Waking the FPB-RA0E1 from Low-Power Mode Using a 32-Bit Interval Timer

Preserving Battery Life: Waking the FPB-RA0E1 from Low-Power Mode Using a 32-Bit Interval Timer

This article shows you how to configure Software Standby mode and implement a periodic wake-up routine on the Renesas FPB-RA0E1 Fast Prototyping Board, built around the Arm Cortex-M23-based RA0E1 MCU.