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MEMS Silicon Speaker Boasts Breakthrough at Over 140 dB Low-Frequency SPL

Employing an ultrasound technique, xMEMS Labs has created a powerful MEMS speaker with a broad frequency range for next-gen applications.

November 14, 2023 by Aaron Carman

In-Ear Sensors Record Health Metrics From Brain Activity and Sweat

The in-ear sensor array can track a person's physiological and biochemical data to help diagnose neurologic conditions, track physical activity, and even monitor mental health.

October 10, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Intel Develops Glass Substrate for Next Gen Advanced Chip Packaging Needs

Intel has unveiled new glass substrate technology for large chiplet based system-in-package chips. Glass substrates allow for denser packing of chiplets—an important for applications like AI and others.

September 25, 2023 by Duane Benson

Cadence and Research Partners Build First Binaural Hearing Aid SoC

Cadence, GlobalFoundries, and several university research teams have developed the Smart Hearing Aid Processor (SmartHeAP), the first SoC to process sound from both ears simultaneously.

July 26, 2023 by Jake Hertz

ATT and GATT—How Bluetooth LE Devices Store Data

Learn how ATT and GATT protocols help Bluetooth LE devices store and manage data, making it easier for connected devices to work together seamlessly.

July 21, 2023 by Nthatisi Hlapisi

Body Voltage Monitor Brings ESD Protection to Electronics Manufacturing

Claimed to be the first of its kind, the StatIQ Band from Iona Tech continuously monitors body voltage to prevent ESD events on electronics manufacturing floors.

July 18, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Exclusive—Titan Haptics Debuts Clustered Array to Serve Non-standard Designs

Launched here today, Titan’s clustered array motor approach enables engineers to combine multiple haptic motors into an array that meets their exact application needs.

June 20, 2023 by Jeff Child

Silicon Labs Spins Bluetooth SoC and MCU for Small Form-factor Designs

With a goal of serving the design needs of small form-factor embedded systems, Silicon Labs is rolling out families of MCUs and wireless SoCs in tiny packages.

March 17, 2023 by Jeff Child

Seaweed-based Sensor Acts as Second Skin for Health Monitoring

Made from seaweed, rock salt, water, and graphene, the sensor is a more sustainable alternative to polymer-based solutions currently used for health-monitoring wearables.

March 08, 2023 by Jake Hertz

STMicro Rolls All-in-one Motion and Bone-conduction Sensor for Hearables

With its new sensor IC, STMicroelectronics hopes to enable a new class of hearables for applications like true wireless stereo (TWS).

March 06, 2023 by Jake Hertz

PMIC Space Heats up With Design Wins, Acquisitions, and More

Offering compact packaging, BLE functions, and more, today’s power management integrated circuits (PMICs) are meeting the technology needs of a variety of system designs.

February 25, 2023 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle

SMD LED Considerations for Lighting and Indicator Applications

When developing lighting and indicator devices, surface mounted diode (SMD) LEDs offer a variety of benefits. Learn the options available—including multi-color SMD LEDs—and the advantages they provide.

February 16, 2023 by Mario Davila and Alan Sanchez, VCC

Nordic Semi Intros Trio of PMICs Aimed at Wireless Designs

Offering new chip-scale package (CSP) options and support for higher battery termination voltages, Nordic Semiconductor today has released three new PMICs.

February 15, 2023 by Jeff Child

Infineon Unveils Tiny MEMS Microphone Touting High SNR, 520 μA Power

Putting its proprietary MEMS technology and clever ASIC design to work, Infineon marries high audio quality and low lower in a tiny microphone device.

February 13, 2023 by Jeff Child

NeuralTree SoC Detects and Blocks Symptoms of Neurologic Disorders

With NeuralTree, EPFL researchers are vaulting traditional challenges of implantable SoCs, like low channel count, system complexity, and large area.

February 01, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Vertical Transistor Prototype Shows Promise for Biomedical Wearables

With the ability to operate in both blood and water, the organic electrochemical transistor is proven useful for onsite signal processing.

January 24, 2023 by Jake Hertz

STMicro Unveils 6-axis IMU with Embedded Sensor Fusion and AI

Aimed at enabling low-power sensing applications such as AR/VR and wearables, ST's IMU serves up sensor fusion blocks and machine learning (ML) cores.

November 29, 2022 by Jake Hertz

MOSFET ICs Roll in Small Package Formats—a Roundup

Enabling use in size-constrained system designs, a crop of MOSFET ICs are available that leverage small IC package formats.

November 26, 2022 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

Smart Boots and Leg Wearables Make Strides to Market

From electrically-stimulating leg sleeves to smart industrial work boots, new wearables are safely putting more people on the move.

November 10, 2022 by Jake Hertz

With its New RISC-V Processors, SiFive Bets on Compute Density

Aiming to usurp Arm processors in size-constrained, compute hungry designs like wearables, SiFive has expanded its RISC-V “Performance” line of processors.

November 01, 2022 by Jeff Child