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OMRON Sensor Evaluation Boards | New Product Brief

OMRON Sensor Evaluation Boards | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


TEXAS INSTRUMENTS LaunchPad Development Kit | New Product Brief

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS LaunchPad Development Kit | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


STMICROELECTRONICS Time-of-Flight Ranging Sensor | New Product Brief

STMICROELECTRONICS Time-of-Flight Ranging Sensor | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Synaptics Acquires DisplayLink in a Move to Enhance Video Interface Market Capabilities

Synaptics Acquires DisplayLink in a Move to Enhance Video Interface Market Capabilities

Synaptics embraces a strategy of growth through acquisition in pursuit of DisplayLink's video compression expertise.


News Jul 21, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Motorizing the IoT With Battery-powered Stepper Motors

Motorizing the IoT With Battery-powered Stepper Motors

This article looks at how stepper motors work well in IoT-oriented tasks such as positioning security cameras and remote sensors or actuating air vents, valves, and window covers. 


Ep. 5 | LoRaWAN: The Things Network and LoRa Alliance Talk Open IoT

Ep. 5 | LoRaWAN: The Things Network and LoRa Alliance Talk Open IoT

There are many IoT-enabling wireless protocols, but how many can lay claim to counting cars in smart cities while tracking cows in the fields of Australia? Let's talk LoRaWAN.


Podcasts Jul 10, 2020 by Dave Finch
Wi-SUN: the New Wireless Standard Rivaling LoRaWAN and NB-IoT in Smart Cities

Wi-SUN: the New Wireless Standard Rivaling LoRaWAN and NB-IoT in Smart Cities

A new connectivity protocol shows promise for IoT designs, rivaling LoRaWAN and NB-IoT.


News Jul 07, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau
The Immortal IoT: How Energy-Harvesting PMICs and Low-Power MCUs Enable the “Infinite Battery”

The Immortal IoT: How Energy-Harvesting PMICs and Low-Power MCUs Enable the “Infinite Battery”

Belgian company e-peas is looking to disrupt the IoT industry by providing an array of energy-harvesting PMICs and low power MCUs.


News Jul 06, 2020 by Jake Hertz
No-Contact Pay Is on the Rise Thanks to Near-Field Communication Technology

No-Contact Pay Is on the Rise Thanks to Near-Field Communication Technology

COVID-19 has many businesses trying to eliminate card and cash contamination.


News Jul 04, 2020 by Kayla Matthews
Wurth Elektronik Single-Pair Ethernet Products | New Product Brief

Wurth Elektronik Single-Pair Ethernet Products | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Cypress Semiconductor BR/EDR/BLE Bluetooth 5.0 SoC | New Product Brief

Cypress Semiconductor BR/EDR/BLE Bluetooth 5.0 SoC | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


New RFID Tags Configured as Sensors Can Detect Carbon Monoxide Levels—and the Sweetness of Wine

New RFID Tags Configured as Sensors Can Detect Carbon Monoxide Levels—and the Sweetness of Wine

Using electrolyte glucose-oxidase as a battery source, MIT researchers have configured RFID tags as sensors, which improves the signal-to-noise ratio and reduces multipath issues.


News Jun 19, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
Hackers Often Target Flash Memory. New NOR Flash Devices Introduce Extra Layers of Protection

Hackers Often Target Flash Memory. New NOR Flash Devices Introduce Extra Layers of Protection

In a move that shows the power of the Infineon-Cypress duo, the companies introduce what they term the "world’s most advanced, secured NOR Flash memory."


News Jun 16, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
RAIN Alliance Extends Its Reach for Universal UHF RFID Adoption

RAIN Alliance Extends Its Reach for Universal UHF RFID Adoption

Like Bluetooth SIG and the Wi-Fi Alliance, the RAIN Alliance is pushing for global adoption of ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID technology.


News Jun 14, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau
Wi-Fi Is a Power Guzzler. New Multi-Protocol Modules May Change the Game of Battery-Based IoT

Wi-Fi Is a Power Guzzler. New Multi-Protocol Modules May Change the Game of Battery-Based IoT

Wi-Fi's high power consumption represents a serious challenge to battery-powered IoT products. But this may no longer be a problem with the digitally-dominant advanced radio architecture of two new modules from Innophase.


News Jun 09, 2020 by Dr. Steve Arar
Are Contactless Smart Cities Around the Corner? NXP Thinks So

Are Contactless Smart Cities Around the Corner? NXP Thinks So

COVID-19 has accelerated the push for contactless smart cities. Now, a new IC shows that security and speed are at the heart of such technology.


News Jun 03, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
TinyML: When Small IoT Devices Call for Compressed Machine Learning

TinyML: When Small IoT Devices Call for Compressed Machine Learning

Machine learning on small IoT devices presents several challenges to designers: power consumption, latency, and accuracy.


News May 27, 2020 by Vanessa Samuel
Microchip PIC-IoT WA Dev Board | Featured Product Spotlight

Microchip PIC-IoT WA Dev Board | Featured Product Spotlight

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.


The Pitfalls of Contact Tracing are Addressed in New Wireless Ranging Tech and a BLE Chip

The Pitfalls of Contact Tracing are Addressed in New Wireless Ranging Tech and a BLE Chip

Radio Signal Strength Indicators, a common method of contact tracing, often yield inaccurate positioning results. Dialog Semiconductor says they have a better solution.


News May 19, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
TDK Rechargeable Solid-State SMD Battery | New Product Brief

TDK Rechargeable Solid-State SMD Battery | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.