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Sony’s Energy Harvester Draws Power From Electromagnetic Wave Noise

Sony’s Energy Harvester Draws Power From Electromagnetic Wave Noise

Sony Semiconductor Solutions has devised a device that uses stray EM waves that already exist in the environment to power IoT devices.


News Sep 14, 2023 by Jake Hertz
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.


Renesas Continues Acquisition Trail, Now Pursuing Sequans’ Cellular IP

Renesas Continues Acquisition Trail, Now Pursuing Sequans’ Cellular IP

First, it was Dialog Semiconductor. Then it was Celano and Panthronics. Now, Renesas is after 4G/5G specialist Sequans in its latest string of IoT-focused acquisitions.


News Aug 08, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Renesas MCUs/MPUs Can Now Be Programmed With Visual Studio Code

Renesas MCUs/MPUs Can Now Be Programmed With Visual Studio Code

By adding support for a familiar text editor, Renesas hopes to reach a new market of firmware designers.


News Aug 07, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Hailo Debuts Two Additions to Hailo-8 AI Accelerator Portfolio

Hailo Debuts Two Additions to Hailo-8 AI Accelerator Portfolio

AI at the edge is now in reach for more designers, thanks to the newly-announced Hailo accelerator chips.


News Aug 04, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Startup HaiLa Aims Its Ambient IoT Tech at a ‘No Batteries’ IoT Future

Startup HaiLa Aims Its Ambient IoT Tech at a ‘No Batteries’ IoT Future

Emerging from stealth mode, HaiLa believes they can enable a future of IoT nodes without batteries.


News Aug 01, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Sensor Technology Tackles Air Quality Challenges in the Industrial Realm

Sensor Technology Tackles Air Quality Challenges in the Industrial Realm

As we better understand the dangers of poor indoor air quality, engineers are looking to sensor technologies for detection and monitoring.


Nuvoton Announces New 8-bit MCUs for Battery-free Designs

Nuvoton Announces New 8-bit MCUs for Battery-free Designs

Designs without a power source may find much more in their power budget.


News Jul 10, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Toshiba’s New MCUs Support Firmware Updates Without Pausing Operation

Toshiba’s New MCUs Support Firmware Updates Without Pausing Operation

The new family of microcontrollers is designed to enable over-the-air firmware updates without interrupting the execution of instructions.


News Jun 29, 2023 by Jake Hertz
One Year Later, Renesas Details the Status of Its Reality AI Acquisition

One Year Later, Renesas Details the Status of Its Reality AI Acquisition

Renesas has a lot to show in the one year since it acquired the startup Reality AI.


News Jun 22, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Particle Launches Resources To Take IoT from Prototype to Production

Particle Launches Resources To Take IoT from Prototype to Production

At its annual Spectra conference, today Particle is rolling out hardware and software products aimed at making IoT more accessible for all.


News Jun 21, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Nordic Semiconductor Releases Low-cost Wi-Fi 6 IC Option

Nordic Semiconductor Releases Low-cost Wi-Fi 6 IC Option

The new Wi-Fi companion IC adds Wi-Fi 6 capabilities to an embedded system.


News Jun 20, 2023 by Jake Hertz
What is an Application-specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)?

What is an Application-specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)?

Indispensable for modern electrical engineering, application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) form a diverse group of integrated circuits (ICs) that help designers to optimize sophisticated electronic devices.


Silicon Labs Rolls Dual-band SoC for Long-range Wireless Protocols

Silicon Labs Rolls Dual-band SoC for Long-range Wireless Protocols

A new SoC from Silicon Labs supports multiple protocols and is optimized for Amazon Sidewalk.


News Jun 12, 2023 by Jake Hertz
NXP Releases New Processor Family to Support Linux-based Edge Devices

NXP Releases New Processor Family to Support Linux-based Edge Devices

The latest NXP edge processor has built-in support for a familiar development tool.


News Jun 08, 2023 by Aaron Carman
At Last, Apple Unveils Its AR Headset, Rebranded as ‘Spatial Computer’

At Last, Apple Unveils Its AR Headset, Rebranded as ‘Spatial Computer’

Apple’s mixed-reality headset offers a plethora of technological innovations, including a new SoC that prevents users from experiencing nausea while wearing the headset.


News Jun 07, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Agile Analog Brings Analog Subsystems to the RISC-V Ecosystem

Agile Analog Brings Analog Subsystems to the RISC-V Ecosystem

Three of Agile Analog's IP subsystems for battery-powered IoT solutions are entering the RISC-V ecosystem.


News Jun 07, 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
SiFive Gives its WorldGuard Security Model to the RISC-V Community

SiFive Gives its WorldGuard Security Model to the RISC-V Community

SiFive hopes to strengthen the RISC-V community with the contribution of its WorldGuard model.


News May 30, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Explore Negative Voltage Using LTspice and a Negative Voltage Generator

Explore Negative Voltage Using LTspice and a Negative Voltage Generator

In this article, we’ll use SPICE simulations to explore the theory and behavior of negative voltages.