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Prolonging the Battery Life of Wireless Security Cameras with Proper Power Management

This article explores how a power management voltage regulator’s efficiency and quiescent current play a critical role in wireless security camera battery life.

March 24, 2020 by Chinmay Honrao, Maxim Integrated

Infineon Acquires Cypress Semiconductor Following a Security Review of the $10 Billion Deal

There were strong concerns regarding whether the merger between Infineon and Cypress Semiconductor would actually go through after an announcement that the transaction would be subjected to a U.S. national security review.

March 10, 2020 by Hana Othman

Data Centers Are Overloaded. The Inventor of FPGAs Is Swooping In With a “Comprehensive” SmartNIC

The FPGA-based SmartNIC arena—including giants like Microsoft and Intel—just got more interesting. Enter the inventor of FPGAs.

March 04, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Maxim Integrated Unveils “World’s Most Secure IoT Microcontroller”

The MAX32520, based on the Arm Cortex-M4 processor, features physically unclonable function (PUF) technology to enhance security.

February 28, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

NXP Announces Crossover MCU Family for Edge Device Voice Recognition

The i.MX RT600 family combines ultra-low power with small size for voice-based machine learning applications.

February 25, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

ST Bases New MCUs on Arm TrustZone Technology

STMicroelectronics is placing security as a high priority for their new series MCUs based on Arm Cortex-M33.

February 14, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Panasonic’s Multifunctional Secure IC Addresses Industrial IoT Security Concerns

Panasonic recently announced the development of a multifunctional secure IC with the intent of strengthening IoT and industrial device security.

February 12, 2020 by Sophia Valente

New Regulations in the UK and California Raise Stakes of IoT Security

Government officials are proposing and ratifying laws that will push greater IoT security at the software and hardware level.

February 10, 2020 by Robin Mitchell

Cyber Attacks That Target Electrical Devices and Equipment: What Engineers Should Know

In an era of the internet of things—where multiple devices are connected across wireless networks, cyber-threats are on the increase.

February 10, 2020 by Ikimi .O

How Does EUV Lithography Affect PCB Design—and National Security?

The US government has blocked the sale of an EUV lithography system to China. What is EUV? why is it important? and why did the US government prevent its sale to China?

February 06, 2020 by Robin Mitchell

Upcoming embedded world 2020 Demonstrates the Latest Developments in Embedded System Technologies

The embedded world Conference is the world’s leading meeting place for the embedded community, and it is returning again for its 18th year.

February 03, 2020 by Luke James

Industry’s First Intelligent, Peer-to-Peer Cloud Computing Platform Leans on Open Hardware Security

Subutai's P2P hardware computing system is designed for many tasks, including IoT and blockchain.

January 30, 2020 by Robin Mitchell

NXP Tacks On Near-field Communication to Two New Bluetooth MCUs

The QN9090 and QN9030 are Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) devices that integrate Arm Cortex-M4 CPUs.

January 29, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Three Recent IoT Platforms That Show Smart Home Security Isn’t Just a Software Problem

Here are a few developers that have taken extra precautions to bake security into IoT components at the silicon level. 

January 22, 2020 by Robin Mitchell

ST Announces “First LoRa SoC,” Including Advanced Semtech Radio

The new SoC expedites the design of smart devices with LoRa and other types of LPWAN IoT connectivity.

January 08, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Implementing LoRa-based Solutions for Smart Metering

This article explores the use of LoRa devices for long-range, low power smart metering of utilities, which allows for remote daily operations and the collection of data.

January 07, 2020 by Rémi Demerlé, Semtech

NXP Makes Way for Software-upgradable Cars with New Vehicle Network Processor

NXP designed S32G, a vehicle network processor, to reduce software complexity and enhance data security.

January 07, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

OmniVision Brands 4K Video Processor as Lowest Power Consuming SoC of Its Kind

Omnivision aims to make the High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard a practical choice for battery-powered home security devices.

January 06, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Do Loongson Technologies’ Quad-Core Processors Rival AMD’s 28nm CPUs?

Loongson’s 3A4000 and 3B000 processors were manufactured using ST’s 28nm FD-SOI process.

January 06, 2020 by Cabe Atwell

Maxim Integrated ChipDNA Secure ARM Cortex-M4 MCU | 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.

December 20, 2019 by Mouser Electronics