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For the Love of an MCU: STMicroelectronics Wraps Up STM32 Summit 2021 in China

For the fifth year in a row, STMicroelectronics is hosting their annual STM32 Summit, a curiously specific event in the industry.

April 29, 2021 by Jake Hertz

NVIDIA Scales the Cloud With a Reimagined Data Processing Unit (DPU)

With its newest iteration of BlueField DPU technology, NVIDIA is reworking a new processing unit to support mountainous AI workloads.

April 16, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau

A Designer’s Take on Raspberry Pi’s First Microcontroller

This year, Rasberry Pi unveiled its first-ever microcontroller. How does this device perform in professional embedded design?

March 16, 2021 by Steve Arar

Core-independent Peripherals Juggle the Design Needs of Modern Medical Devices

Microchip recently announced an MCU family for increasingly complex medical designs—the main highlight being core-independent peripherals.

March 09, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Renesas Hails Fast Wake-Up Times as Key Factor in Low-Power MCUs

Renesas recently released 12 new MCUs for IoT and industrial use cases—the key focal point being its wakeup time, along with high performance, low power, and enhanced security.

February 04, 2021 by Jake Hertz

New Reference Design Bridges the Gap Between Primary and Secondary Windings for Low-Voltage Applications

Combining a new AC-DC controller and patented "Inde-Flux" transformer technology, Microchip and Würth Elektronik eiSos aim to help designers create reliable bi-directional communication between the primary and secondary elements in isolated applications.

January 12, 2021 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

ST Packs the Power and Connectivity Strengths of STM32 Into a Wireless MCU Module

Designing a transceiver and antenna is no small feat. A new module from ST is designed to help small companies to spend less time on the hardware and more time on the Bluetooth LE, Zigbee, or Thread application itself.

January 07, 2021 by Steve Arar

Classical CAN vs. CAN FD Protocols: the Differences that Matter for Designers

While CAN FD has been around since 2011, this protocol is still, in many cases, the preferable option to Classical CAN for many designers. Here's why.

November 24, 2020 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

Could RFID Be the Solution to Battery-less IoT? Arm Thinks So

Coming up on its 30th anniversary, Arm is now working on ways to create a battery-less future for the IoT.

November 09, 2020 by Jake Hertz

The First Steps to Choosing the Right MCU for an Automotive Design

What are the first orders of operation when narrowing down MCUs for an automotive design?

October 28, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Maxim Hopes Low-Power NN Accelerator Chip for Edge Devices Will Lead an “Embedded Revolution”

This morning, Maxim Integrated released its newest product, a low-power NN accelerator chip, with the hopes of bringing AI to the edge. We interviewed Kris Ardis, executive director of Micros, Security, and Software Business Unit at Maxim Integrated, to get the details.

October 07, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Why Comparing Low-Power MCUs Can Be So Difficult

When vendors have different names for power modes of low-power MCUs, it can be confusing to compare options for battery-powered IoT designs.

October 05, 2020 by Jake Hertz

NXP Bets on Neural Network Compiler Glow to Push ML to Edge Devices

Glow, the open-source neural network compiler, stirred conversation during the Q&A portion of NXP's Industry Tech Days presentation. Why is this compiler so important for pushing intelligence to the edge?

September 04, 2020 by Hannah DeTavis

AI at the Edge: New Machine Learning Engine Deploys Directly on Sensors

ONE Tech's upgraded MicroAI Atom brings AI training and operation down to a single device.

August 03, 2020 by Maya Jeyendran

Apple Boots Intel Silicon to Make Way for Its In-House Processors. What Spurred the Shift?

It turns out, this change has been a long time coming.

June 26, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau

A Real-World Example of How Error Correction Codes are Critical in Microcontrollers

How exactly do error correction codes work and how do they affect the integrity of an MCU? A new ECC-protected Arm Cortex-M4F MCU from Maxim Integrated serves as a real-world example.

June 23, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Two Companies Partner to Secure an Automotive Linchpin—the CAN Bus—at the Hardware

Despite its function as the central data bus for all modern vehicles, the CAN bus is still surprisingly underprotected.

June 01, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Arm Ramps Up 5G Portfolio With New CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs

With an eye on 5G at the hardware level, Arm is attracting notice from Facebook, Snapchat, Google, and Netflix.

May 28, 2020 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

As Suppliers Hunker Down on IoT, Multi-Protocol Chips May Spike

Suppliers are producing more multi-protocol chips to meet the power and connectivity demands of IoT. Can we expect to see more tech like NXP's multiprotocol mesh networking MCUs in the future?

May 08, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

New Chips Highlight the Advancements in Memory Technology for Industrial Applications

By nature, memory devices are built to last. But when it comes to industrial applications, these parts are expected to far outlast memory devices for consumer products.

April 28, 2020 by Amos Kingatua