This morning, Maxim Integrated released its newest product, a low-power NN accelerator chip, with the hopes of bringing AI to the edge. We interviewed Kris…
This morning, Maxim Integrated released its newest product, a low-power NN accelerator chip, with the hopes of bringing AI to the edge. We interviewed Kris Ardis, executive director of Micros, Security, and Software Business Unit at Maxim Integrated, to get the details.
When vendors have different names for power modes of low-power MCUs, it can be confusing to compare options for…
When vendors have different names for power modes of low-power MCUs, it can be confusing to compare options for battery-powered IoT designs.
Silicon Labs and STRATIS announced a collaboration to connect smart apartment complexes. What tech underlies this news?
Silicon Labs and STRATIS announced a collaboration to connect smart apartment complexes. What tech underlies this news?
Thanks to some strategic partnerships, the Amazon Sidewalk project looks poised to launch later this year.
Thanks to some strategic partnerships, the Amazon Sidewalk project looks poised to launch later this year.
In this article, we discuss some key security threats to be aware of when designing for the IoT, important security…
In this article, we discuss some key security threats to be aware of when designing for the IoT, important security functions, and how protecting these designs is becoming easier with advances in security ICs.
The new Arm Cortex-R82 looks to address the imminent challenges of mass data creation and processing needs.
The new Arm Cortex-R82 looks to address the imminent challenges of mass data creation and processing needs.
Synopsys and Nestwave are combining hardware IP and algorithms to give GNSS receivers in battery-operated IoT devices…
Synopsys and Nestwave are combining hardware IP and algorithms to give GNSS receivers in battery-operated IoT devices extra nap time.
In this article, we'll assess how Kneron's NPU sizes up to Google and Intel's comparable chips.
In this article, we'll assess how Kneron's NPU sizes up to Google and Intel's comparable chips.
Attack vectors are migrating to easier targets, and right now, IoT firmware is fair prey. In 2020, researchers,…
Attack vectors are migrating to easier targets, and right now, IoT firmware is fair prey. In 2020, researchers, corporations, and governments are rising to the occasion.
This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context…
This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.
A new connectivity protocol shows promise for IoT designs, rivaling LoRaWAN and NB-IoT.
A new connectivity protocol shows promise for IoT designs, rivaling LoRaWAN and NB-IoT.
Belgian company e-peas is looking to disrupt the IoT industry by providing an array of energy-harvesting PMICs and low power MCUs.
Belgian company e-peas is looking to disrupt the IoT industry by providing an array of energy-harvesting PMICs and low power MCUs.
Like Bluetooth SIG and the Wi-Fi Alliance, the RAIN Alliance is pushing for global adoption of ultra-high frequency (UHF)…
Like Bluetooth SIG and the Wi-Fi Alliance, the RAIN Alliance is pushing for global adoption of ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID technology.
Wi-Fi's high power consumption represents a serious challenge to battery-powered IoT products. But this may no longer be…
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.
Machine learning on small IoT devices presents several challenges to designers: power consumption, latency, and accuracy.
Machine learning on small IoT devices presents several challenges to designers: power consumption, latency, and accuracy.
The collaboration is fuelled by the desire to develop open-source standards that simplify security design for hardware…
The collaboration is fuelled by the desire to develop open-source standards that simplify security design for hardware developers and enhance the security of IoT devices.
Suppliers are producing more multi-protocol chips to meet the power and connectivity demands of IoT. Can we expect to see…
Suppliers are producing more multi-protocol chips to meet the power and connectivity demands of IoT. Can we expect to see more tech like NXP's multiprotocol mesh networking MCUs in the future?
It’s soldiered through 2G, 3G, and 4G, and is now beginning its journey into the 5G era.
It’s soldiered through 2G, 3G, and 4G, and is now beginning its journey into the 5G era.
Microsoft envisions its Azure real-time operating system—now available to ST, Renesas, NXP, Microchip, and…
Microsoft envisions its Azure real-time operating system—now available to ST, Renesas, NXP, Microchip, and Qualcomm—as a new animating force for billions of MCUs embedded in IoT devices.
u-blox recently acquired Thingstream, a "communication‑as‑a-service provider." What does this service entail? And how…
u-blox recently acquired Thingstream, a "communication‑as‑a-service provider." What does this service entail? And how might it affect future designs bound for IoT devices?