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Raspberry Pi 3 Is Here, but Is It a Worthy Successor?

Raspberry Pi 3 Is Here, but Is It a Worthy Successor?

The Raspberry Pi 3 has been released for sale, what's inside it, and what can you do with it?


News Feb 29, 2016 by Alex Udanis
Zentri’s “Silicon-to-Cloud” is Changing the IoT and M2M Game

Zentri’s “Silicon-to-Cloud” is Changing the IoT and M2M Game

An overview of Zentri's IoT and M2M Platform. Does it live up its predecessor?


News Feb 05, 2016 by Orrin Bigelow
NXP’s Thread Platform Makes Low-Power IoT Design a Cinch

NXP’s Thread Platform Makes Low-Power IoT Design a Cinch

NXP demonstrated its Thread Platform at ARMTechCon last week. Based on the JN5179 wireless MCU, with Secure Element, NFC, Thread encryption, its own dc/dc converter and featuring ARM's mbed OS, the Platform makes secure home automation application design a whole lot easier.


News Nov 19, 2015 by PatrickM
Semiconductor Mergers and Acquisitions in 2015….So Far

Semiconductor Mergers and Acquisitions in 2015….So Far

A look at some of the biggest mergers and acquisitions in the semiconductor industry.


News Aug 15, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
8-bit MCUs get a Boost From Microchip

8-bit MCUs get a Boost From Microchip

The new 8-bit families have Core-Independent Peripherals, which allow the MCUs to be used in a much larger variety of interconnected CIPs that don't require a core to perform. The CIPs increase system performance with simple design and a 1.8 to 5.5V operating range.


News Jul 20, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
ARM’s New Chip Design Extends Battery Life of IoT Devices

ARM’s New Chip Design Extends Battery Life of IoT Devices

ARM is trying to resolve the thorny problem of battery life in Internet of Things devices with a new chip design that will significantly reduce the power consumed by processors, sensors and wireless chips. The company has overhauled the way it designs low-power Cortex-M chips that go into IoT devices such as health monitors, smart home devices and sensors. The restructured design could almost double battery life, ARM executives said at Computex in Taipei on Monday.


News Jun 01, 2015 by Tim Youngblood
Cypress’ Bluetooth Smart Remote Control and Touch Mouse Reference Design Kits

Cypress’ Bluetooth Smart Remote Control and Touch Mouse Reference Design Kits

Cypress announced the availability of two reference design kits (RDKs) based on its PRoC™ BLE Programmable Radio-on-Chip solution for Bluetooth Smart applications. The new CY5672 PRoC BLE Remote Control RDK and CY5682 PRoC BLE Touch Mouse RDK provide feature-rich, production-ready implementations with prolonged battery life.


News Jun 01, 2015 by Tim Youngblood
Microchip’s New High-Speed SQI Interface Superflash Memory

Microchip’s New High-Speed SQI Interface Superflash Memory

The Microchip Technology Inc. introduced today their 3V 16-Mbit, 32-Mbit, and 64-Mbit Serial Quad I/OTM (SQITM interface) Interface SuperFlash® Memory Family.


News Jun 01, 2015 by Tim Youngblood
Industry’s First NFC Sensor Transponder

Industry’s First NFC Sensor Transponder

Texas Instruments (TI) released today the industry’s first Near Field Communication (NFC) sensor transponder family. The RF430RL25xH system-on-chip (SoC) device is equipped with a fully programmable low power microcontroller (MCU), non-volatile FRAM, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and supports an ISO 15693-compliant NFC interface as well as Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) and Inter Integrated Circuit (I2C). The high frequency13.56-MHz sensor transponder can operate on full passive (battery-less) or semi-active modes for optimal battery life in portable and wireless sensing applications.


News Apr 06, 2015 by Tim Youngblood
The Sitara AM437x Industrial Development Kit (IDK)

The Sitara AM437x Industrial Development Kit (IDK)

The SitaraAM437x Industrial Single-Chip Drive Solution for Multi-Protocol Industrial Communication and Motor Feedback is Now Available.


News Apr 06, 2015 by Tim Youngblood