Always-on devices zap battery when digital processors analyze 100% of input. A machine-learning analog chip can save power by only activating for selective input.
Always-on devices zap battery when digital processors analyze 100% of input. A machine-learning analog chip can save power by only activating for selective input.
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?
A smart guitar. A vibrating wearable metronome. An LED wristband that reacts to your concert experience. It's all part of…
A smart guitar. A vibrating wearable metronome. An LED wristband that reacts to your concert experience. It's all part of a growing movement known as the Internet of Musical Things.
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?
Feeding babies isn't as easy as you might think. NFANT Labs and Silicon Labs have teamed up on a smart baby bottle…
Feeding babies isn't as easy as you might think. NFANT Labs and Silicon Labs have teamed up on a smart baby bottle outfitted with sensors that provide biofeedback in real-time.
Silicon Labs is taking over Redpine Signals' connectivity business. What does the San Jose-based startup bring to the table?
Silicon Labs is taking over Redpine Signals' connectivity business. What does the San Jose-based startup bring to the table?
Complex IoT environments can slow down the prototyping process. Microchip wants to pick up the pace with cloud-agnostic…
Complex IoT environments can slow down the prototyping process. Microchip wants to pick up the pace with cloud-agnostic solutions.
Keep this guide in your back pocket for the next time you're designing a device that requires BLE connectivity.
Keep this guide in your back pocket for the next time you're designing a device that requires BLE connectivity.
Apple ultimately canceled its wireless power program because of coil alignment. Three new platforms aim to work around…
Apple ultimately canceled its wireless power program because of coil alignment. Three new platforms aim to work around the problem that slowed the tech giant down.
The STWLC68 integrates a high-power receiver and transmitter with a 32-bit Arm Cortex microcontroller core.
The STWLC68 integrates a high-power receiver and transmitter with a 32-bit Arm Cortex microcontroller core.
In this article, we will look at the Rohde & Schwarz CMW platform connectivity tester and why a device like this could…
In this article, we will look at the Rohde & Schwarz CMW platform connectivity tester and why a device like this could be useful for developing your next Bluetooth LE product.
Replacing radio waves with laser light – ‘Li-Fi’ – could soon be used to boost the speed and reach of…
Replacing radio waves with laser light – ‘Li-Fi’ – could soon be used to boost the speed and reach of communications far beyond the limits promised by 5G.
Panasonic recently announced the development of a multifunctional secure IC with the intent of strengthening IoT and…
Panasonic recently announced the development of a multifunctional secure IC with the intent of strengthening IoT and industrial device security.
STMicroelectronics (ST) has joined the Board of Directors of the Zigbee Alliance, a major step forward towards plans to…
STMicroelectronics (ST) has joined the Board of Directors of the Zigbee Alliance, a major step forward towards plans to guide the adoption and evolution of the IoT-friendly wireless standard.
The QN9090 and QN9030 are Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) devices that integrate Arm Cortex-M4 CPUs.
The QN9090 and QN9030 are Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) devices that integrate Arm Cortex-M4 CPUs.
Here are a few developers that have taken extra precautions to bake security into IoT components at the silicon level.
Here are a few developers that have taken extra precautions to bake security into IoT components at the silicon level.
While IoT and IIoT are based on similar hardware, their specific applications warrant different data processing,…
While IoT and IIoT are based on similar hardware, their specific applications warrant different data processing, protocols, and security considerations.
SenslinQ combines integrated software with sensors, Arm- or RISC-V-based MCUs, Ceva's DSP units, and other connected…
SenslinQ combines integrated software with sensors, Arm- or RISC-V-based MCUs, Ceva's DSP units, and other connected technologies for contextually-aware IoT devices.