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Distance Measurement Solution Taps Bluetooth LE Channel Sounding

Distance Measurement Solution Taps Bluetooth LE Channel Sounding

In this news analysis piece, Nthatisi examines Silicon Labs’ High Accuracy Distance Measurement (HADM) solution, which leverages Bluetooth LE's Channel Sounding feature, designed for complex RF environments.


News Feb 09, 2024 by Nthatisi Hlapisi
Building IoT Sensors Armed With AI, Wi-Fi 6, and Matter Capabilities

Building IoT Sensors Armed With AI, Wi-Fi 6, and Matter Capabilities

In this news analysis piece, Nthatisi discusses crafting sensors equipped with Wi-Fi 6, Matter, and Machine Learning using Silicon Labs' SiWx917 IoT device.


News Jan 27, 2024 by Nthatisi Hlapisi
Bosch Claims Smallest MEMS Accelerometers for Hearables and Wearables

Bosch Claims Smallest MEMS Accelerometers for Hearables and Wearables

The new MEMS devices have a 76% smaller footprint than Bosch’s current generation of acceleration sensors.


News Jan 16, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Stepping Outside the Metaverse to Discuss Next-Gen Hardware Development

Stepping Outside the Metaverse to Discuss Next-Gen Hardware Development

After working at Apple on iPhones and at Microsoft on the Xbox 360 and Kinect, Agustya Mehta now helps develop leading-edge virtual reality products at Meta where they address the challenges of optimizing for performance, weight, and power.


Kinara Aims Its Tiny Ara-2 Processor at Big Generative Edge AI Workloads

Kinara Aims Its Tiny Ara-2 Processor at Big Generative Edge AI Workloads

Boasting a cost-effective approach, today Kinara is rolling out its new edge AI processor designed to take on the demanding workloads brought on by generative AI.


News Dec 12, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Supercapacitors Extend Operating Life of Battery-Powered Devices

Supercapacitors Extend Operating Life of Battery-Powered Devices

High-energy and power-dense supercapacitor technologies from Kyocera AVX and Littelfuse help with power management and extend operating times for battery-powered devices and systems.


News Dec 11, 2023 by Mike Falter
Introduction to Pressure Transducers

Introduction to Pressure Transducers

Learn about pressure transducers: devices used in a variety of industrial, medical, automotive, and consumer applications to sense pressure and convert it into electrical energy.


Understanding Wi-Fi Design Choices: Wi-Fi 6/6E vs. Wi-Fi 7 and MLO

Understanding Wi-Fi Design Choices: Wi-Fi 6/6E vs. Wi-Fi 7 and MLO

Learn the optimal Wi-Fi version, flavor and configuration to select for your application—considering feature sets, costs, and power consumption. Get up to speed on MIMO, MU-MIMO, MU-OFDMA, and more.


Humane Lifts the Curtain on Ai Pin: The OpenAI-Powered Wearable

Humane Lifts the Curtain on Ai Pin: The OpenAI-Powered Wearable

After years of development and promotion, Humane has finally revealed Ai Pin, a wearable AI assistant with a "less is more" approach.


News Nov 15, 2023 by Duane Benson
Ams Osram Releases Low-Noise AFE Sensor for Vital Sign Monitoring

Ams Osram Releases Low-Noise AFE Sensor for Vital Sign Monitoring

The new analog front end integrates a number of major vital sign monitors into a single device for wearable designs.


News Nov 14, 2023 by Jake Hertz
RISC-V Releases Abound Ahead of 2023 RISC-V Summit

RISC-V Releases Abound Ahead of 2023 RISC-V Summit

At the 2023 North America RISC-V Summit, dozens of presenters will showcase RISC-V innovations in desktop computing and wearable applications.


News Oct 27, 2023 by Arjun Nijhawan
Wave of New Research Blurs the Line Between Biology and Electronics

Wave of New Research Blurs the Line Between Biology and Electronics

Receiving more than a billion dollars of investment from government and industry, bioelectronics researchers are converging neuroscience, electronics, materials science, molecular medicine, and biomedical engineering.


News Oct 24, 2023 by Jake Hertz
U-BLOX MIA-M10 Standard Precision GNSS Modules | New Product Brief

U-BLOX MIA-M10 Standard Precision GNSS Modules | New Product Brief

u-blox's MIA-M10 Standard Precision GNSS Modules offer outstanding sensitivity and rapid acquisition times across all L1 GNSS systems. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


SiFive Rolls Out RISC-V Cores Aimed at Generative AI and ML

SiFive Rolls Out RISC-V Cores Aimed at Generative AI and ML

SiFive has released two new processors, one to target machine learning applications, and one to target general-purpose HPC.


News Oct 16, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Onsemi Unveils Image Sensors That Boost Battery Life by 40 Percent

Onsemi Unveils Image Sensors That Boost Battery Life by 40 Percent

Aimed at Smart Homes and Offices, this new image sensor family promises to blend high performance with ultra-low power draw while moving key functionality from the image processor on to the sensor.


News Oct 10, 2023 by Duane Benson
In-Ear Sensors Record Health Metrics From Brain Activity and Sweat

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.


News Oct 10, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Intel Develops Glass Substrate for Next Gen Advanced Chip Packaging Needs

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.


News Sep 25, 2023 by Duane Benson
Bluetooth LE: Security Modes and Procedures Explained

Bluetooth LE: Security Modes and Procedures Explained

In Bluetooth LE (BLE), security is a multifaceted beast. Learn the three main security modes of BLE, along with five critical BLE security procedures.


Understanding Bluetooth LE Pairing—Step by Step

Understanding Bluetooth LE Pairing—Step by Step

Pairing is an important concept in Bluetooth LE. Let’s examine the fundamentals of Bluetooth LE pairing, outlining how LE devices securely share keys between trusted devices.


In Promising New Study, Analog AI Chip Restores a Stroke Patient’s Voice

In Promising New Study, Analog AI Chip Restores a Stroke Patient’s Voice

The University of California researchers implanted 253 electrodes over the patient's speech center of the brain, intercepting signals that, if not for the stroke, would have gone to muscles in her lips, tongue, jaw, and larynx.


News Sep 01, 2023 by Duane Benson