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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.


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
Nordic’s Integrated SoC to Simplify Edge AI for Battery-Powered IoT

Nordic’s Integrated SoC to Simplify Edge AI for Battery-Powered IoT

Nordic's new SoC integrates an Axon NPU and Neuton models, delivering ultra-low-power, on-device AI with quick inference and easier developer workflows.


News Jan 22, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
Cadence Unwraps DSP IP Purpose-Built for Next-Gen Voice AI and Audio

Cadence Unwraps DSP IP Purpose-Built for Next-Gen Voice AI and Audio

Announced today, Cadence's new Tensilica HiFi iQ DSP doubles compute, octuples AI performance, and cuts power by 25% over its predecessor, targeting next-gen AI-voice and immersive automotive audio.


News Jan 21, 2026 by Duane Benson
Inside eMASS’s ECS-DoT SoC: Decompression and AI at the Sensor Edge

Inside eMASS’s ECS-DoT SoC: Decompression and AI at the Sensor Edge

In this exclusive CES interview, All About Circuits learned how EMASS's new ultra-low-power SoC brings intelligence where size, power, and latency matter most: the sensor edge.


News Jan 14, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Software-Defined Systems: Reshaping the Future of Modern Cars

Software-Defined Systems: Reshaping the Future of Modern Cars

This article explores how digital twins can help to reshape the design methodology of automotive semiconductors and systems, enabling truly software-defined vehicles.


Texas Instruments Intros New SoC Family at CES to Scale Automotive AI

Texas Instruments Intros New SoC Family at CES to Scale Automotive AI

All About Circuits met with Texas Instruments at CES 2026 to learn about the company’s newest automotive SoCs.


News Jan 12, 2026 by Jake Hertz
At CES, Ambarella Unwraps Edge AI 8K Vision SoC and New Developer Zone

At CES, Ambarella Unwraps Edge AI 8K Vision SoC and New Developer Zone

Today at CES, Ambarella unveiled an SoC with multi-sensor perception, multi-stream video, and very low power consumption.


News Jan 06, 2026 by Duane Benson
Renesas Hits the Gas on SDV Innovation With New Automotive SoC

Renesas Hits the Gas on SDV Innovation With New Automotive SoC

R-Car Gen 5 X5H delivers high compute and efficiency for software-defined vehicles with RoX Whitebox SDK support.


News Dec 30, 2025 by Luke James
The Configurable Matrix Computer: A New Alternative to the von Neumann Architecture

The Configurable Matrix Computer: A New Alternative to the von Neumann Architecture

Learn how this new type of AI processor provides a 100x improvement in power and performance over conventional GPUs or MCUs.


Nordic Semi Unveils Bluetooth LE SoC for Next Gen Healthcare Wearables

Nordic Semi Unveils Bluetooth LE SoC for Next Gen Healthcare Wearables

The new low-power BLE SoC targets medical designs such as wearable biosensors and glucose monitors.


News Dec 05, 2025 by Duane Benson
Edge AI’s Next Battlefield: Development Tools

Edge AI’s Next Battlefield: Development Tools

Learn why the best silicon is useless without the right AI developer tools.


Roundup: Flood of New AI Hardware Comes to Bolster Data Centers

Roundup: Flood of New AI Hardware Comes to Bolster Data Centers

In this roundup, we highlight six recent announcements that demonstrate how semiconductor leaders are redefining the hardware stack for large-scale AI inference.


News Nov 19, 2025 by Austin Futrell
Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up: Charting a Path to Sub-GHz Deployment

Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up: Charting a Path to Sub-GHz Deployment

Making informed choices about network ecosystems, protocols, and hardware is critical when developing large-scale IoT networks. Learn more in this article.


Embedded World North America—Filled to the Brim With Innovations

Embedded World North America—Filled to the Brim With Innovations

In this article, we round up the news that leading companies announced last week at the Embedded World North America event in Anaheim, CA


News Nov 14, 2025 by Dale Wilson
Infineon Unwraps SoC Family for Motor Control Touting Cost-Efficiency

Infineon Unwraps SoC Family for Motor Control Touting Cost-Efficiency

The MOTIX TLE994x/5x series integrates MCU, driver, and power stage for compact automotive motor control.


News Nov 06, 2025 by Jake Hertz
SiLabs Launches Series 3 SoCs to Power Next-Gen Connected Devices

SiLabs Launches Series 3 SoCs to Power Next-Gen Connected Devices

The new SoCs bring multi-core performance, PSA Level 4 security, and certified Matter platforms to accelerate smart home development.


News Oct 16, 2025 by Austin Futrell
Qualcomm Comes Out With ‘Fastest Mobile SoC’ and ‘Fastest Windows CPUs’

Qualcomm Comes Out With ‘Fastest Mobile SoC’ and ‘Fastest Windows CPUs’

The dual launch places Snapdragon at the center of AI-focused mobile and PC experiences.


News Oct 06, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Nordic Reveals High-Memory SoC Targeting Matter and USB-HID Designs

Nordic Reveals High-Memory SoC Targeting Matter and USB-HID Designs

Built on Nordic’s 22-nm technology, the latest addition to the nRF54L series promises robust communication, long battery life, and compact designs.


News Sep 29, 2025 by Luke James