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Smart Home Roundup: IoT Sensors and Wireless Networks for Hazard Detection

Smart Home Roundup: IoT Sensors and Wireless Networks for Hazard Detection

From sensors to wireless platforms, learn how far the IoT has crept into the modern smart home in this roundup.


News Jun 10, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Design Automation Conference Kicks Off in Las Vegas

Design Automation Conference Kicks Off in Las Vegas

Design Automation Conference runs June 3-6 with a theme of "From Chips to Systems–Learn Today, Create Tomorrow."


News Jun 03, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
3 Hardware-to-Cloud Design Kits That Simplify IoT Connectivity and Application Development

3 Hardware-to-Cloud Design Kits That Simplify IoT Connectivity and Application Development

Simplicity is the name of the game for IoT dev boards designed to decrease complexity and time to market.


News May 20, 2019 by Majeed Ahmad
Semtech Launches Free Open-Source Toolset for IoT Development with LoRaWAN

Semtech Launches Free Open-Source Toolset for IoT Development with LoRaWAN

Semtech wants to demystify RF with free, open-source, LoRaWAN-focused educational tools for IoT development.


News May 09, 2019 by Kate Smith
Silicon Labs Releases Next-Gen Wireless Gecko IoT Platform with Eyes on Scaling the Cloud

Silicon Labs Releases Next-Gen Wireless Gecko IoT Platform with Eyes on Scaling the Cloud

SiLabs' new IoT platform aims to provide what they think designers need most: tools and flexible, secure SoCs.


News Apr 22, 2019 by Mark Hughes
Can Near Field Communication Be Secure In the IoT? NXP’s New NFC Tag Aims For Highest Security

Can Near Field Communication Be Secure In the IoT? NXP’s New NFC Tag Aims For Highest Security

Despite security fears, RFID and NFC use is growing. NXP aims to make NFC more secure with its NTAG 424 DNA.


News Mar 16, 2019 by Baker Lawley
Arm Releases New Infrastructure and Security Certifications for IoT Devices

Arm Releases New Infrastructure and Security Certifications for IoT Devices

Arm's new security certifications and IoT infrastructure platforms plan for one trillion connected devices.


News Feb 25, 2019 by Baker Lawley
Mobile World Congress Kicks Off in Barcelona with 5G at the Forefront

Mobile World Congress Kicks Off in Barcelona with 5G at the Forefront

Mobile World Congress 2019 begins today in Barcelona with "Intelligent Connectivity" as its central theme.


News Feb 25, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Arm Cortex-M Processors Get a Boost towards Machine Learning, DSP in the Age of IoT Edge Computing

Arm Cortex-M Processors Get a Boost towards Machine Learning, DSP in the Age of IoT Edge Computing

Can IoT devices handle edge processing for machine learning and DSP? Arm's newly-announced Helium vector extension for Cortex-M processors aims to facilitate more complex development on the edge.


News Feb 14, 2019 by Baker Lawley
Hardware-Based Security and a Dev Kit for Alexa: A Look at Microchip Technology at CES 2019

Hardware-Based Security and a Dev Kit for Alexa: A Look at Microchip Technology at CES 2019

Catch up on what Microchip released at CES this year and which trends they're focusing on for 2019.


News Jan 16, 2019 by Mark Hughes
Internet of Things, 5G, and Cybersecurity Dominate CES 2019

Internet of Things, 5G, and Cybersecurity Dominate CES 2019

A quick look at the IoT developments from this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.


News Jan 10, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Western Digital SweRVs Towards Open Source with New RISC-V Core, ISS, and Cache Coherency

Western Digital SweRVs Towards Open Source with New RISC-V Core, ISS, and Cache Coherency

Is open source changing the way we manage data? Western Digital, a data storage device company, switched to RISC-V's open-source ISA (instruction set architecture) a year ago. This month, they announced a series of open-source, collaborative initiatives that aim to make data more open, from processor cores to memory caches.


News Dec 18, 2018 by Kate Smith
Environmental Sensors: Omron, Bosch, and Sensirion Sensors for Smart Homes, IoT Devices, Wearables

Environmental Sensors: Omron, Bosch, and Sensirion Sensors for Smart Homes, IoT Devices, Wearables

What counts as an environmental sensor anyway? Check out some of the leading environmental sensors and what they measure.


News Oct 29, 2018 by Kate Smith
Does the IoT Need Oversight? UK Introduces “Code of Practice” of Cybersecurity for IoT Developers

Does the IoT Need Oversight? UK Introduces “Code of Practice” of Cybersecurity for IoT Developers

The British government recently released a "Code of Practice" for IoT device developers to responsibly design secure devices. Is this list of best practices a precursor to regulation? Should it be?


News Oct 22, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
News Brief: Microchip Releases AVR-IoT WG Development Board

News Brief: Microchip Releases AVR-IoT WG Development Board

Creating IoT projects can be an exhaustive process involving RTOS and complex frameworks. Yesterday, Microchip announced an IoT development board that aims to streamline IoT device development.


News Oct 11, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
How Cloud-Based CAE Is Changing Prototyping: An Interview with Ian Campbell, CEO of OnScale

How Cloud-Based CAE Is Changing Prototyping: An Interview with Ian Campbell, CEO of OnScale

The days of manual prototyping may be numbered, but so could prohibitively expensive IP licenses.


News Aug 27, 2018 by Karissa Manske
The Quantum Race: Roundup on Quantum Cryptosecurity, Programming Languages, and Development

The Quantum Race: Roundup on Quantum Cryptosecurity, Programming Languages, and Development

The space race of the cold war saw the US and Russia develop a wide range of aerospace technologies. But a new race is about to begin, mostly among corporations, and the winner will unlock the power of the quantum computing realm.


News Jul 31, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
What Is an eSIM? The Pros, Cons, and Seeming Inevitability of Embedded SIM ICs

What Is an eSIM? The Pros, Cons, and Seeming Inevitability of Embedded SIM ICs

STMicroelectronics announced in June that it is the world's first eSIM manufacturer accredited by the GSMA to personalize eSIMs for mobile and connected IoT devices. What is an eSIM? How could it benefit designers?


News Jul 16, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
More Accurate and Secure Asset Tracking: Trends in Cellular and Indoor Location Technology

More Accurate and Secure Asset Tracking: Trends in Cellular and Indoor Location Technology

Here's a look at recent technologies released by PoLTE and decaWave, which provide indoor location services, and Telit, which provides cellular modules with a global reach.


News Jul 12, 2018 by Mark Hughes
wolfMQTT Client Library Adds End-to-End Encryption for M2M and IoT

wolfMQTT Client Library Adds End-to-End Encryption for M2M and IoT

WolfSSL recently released the wolfMQTT client library, a security add-on that provides SSL/TLS encryption for the Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol.


News Jul 03, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois