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Designing Internet of Things (IoT) systems can be a tricky juggling act. To help engineers keep pace, new IoT products…

Designing Internet of Things (IoT) systems can be a tricky juggling act. To help engineers keep pace, new IoT products are helping solve problems in security, connectivity, and edge computing.

Here are a few companies that have recently announced new ways to protect cloud data at the silicon level.

Here are a few companies that have recently announced new ways to protect cloud data at the silicon level.

Using its patented time-shift control (TSC) method in its LLC resonant converter, the new digital power controller also…

Using its patented time-shift control (TSC) method in its LLC resonant converter, the new digital power controller also packs a combination of a power-factor correction controller and a start-up generator.

Next-gen automotive system design keeps getting more challenging. To help engineers keep pace, three chip vendors are…

Next-gen automotive system design keeps getting more challenging. To help engineers keep pace, three chip vendors are serving up solutions aimed at enhanced security, ADAS, and simplified door control.

Keeping up with the need for 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), Microchip launched five new families, over 60 devices, of…

Keeping up with the need for 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), Microchip launched five new families, over 60 devices, of 8-bit PIC and AVR microcontrollers.

Six months after its Arm Total Solutions for IoT rollout, today Arm is growing the initiative with a new Cortex-M…

Six months after its Arm Total Solutions for IoT rollout, today Arm is growing the initiative with a new Cortex-M processor, expanded ecosystem tools, and new virtual hardware—all aimed at IoT.

As the Qi standard increases in popularity for wireless charging, Microchip and Renesas announce their Qi-compliant…

As the Qi standard increases in popularity for wireless charging, Microchip and Renesas announce their Qi-compliant automotive-grade wireless power transmitter reference designs.

A new microcontroller unit (MCU) from STMicroelectronics (ST) seeks to optimize centralized electric vehicle (EV)…

A new microcontroller unit (MCU) from STMicroelectronics (ST) seeks to optimize centralized electric vehicle (EV) electronic and electrical (E/E) architectures.

As the autonomous vehicle market heats up, new MCUs and ICs have hit the market this year to enable new ADAS functionalities.

As the autonomous vehicle market heats up, new MCUs and ICs have hit the market this year to enable new ADAS functionalities.

In an attempt to bring e-textiles to smart homes, researchers at the University of Cambridge have fabricated a 46-inch…

In an attempt to bring e-textiles to smart homes, researchers at the University of Cambridge have fabricated a 46-inch textile display by weaving active electronics into a fiber.

The umbrella of wearables just broadened even wider with face masks. Engineers from Northwestern University have…

The umbrella of wearables just broadened even wider with face masks. Engineers from Northwestern University have developed an embedded hardware platform that can sense users’ biometrics through a face mask.

The Business Intelligence Group's (BIG) Innovation Awards event is kicking off awards in 2022 for innovative technology.…

The Business Intelligence Group's (BIG) Innovation Awards event is kicking off awards in 2022 for innovative technology. Let's take a look at one highlight, Ambiq, with its sub-threshold microcontroller (MCU) technology.

For years, e-peas has been rolling out energy-harvesting solutions: PMICs—and more recently—an MCU and antenna. The…

For years, e-peas has been rolling out energy-harvesting solutions: PMICs—and more recently—an MCU and antenna. The company recently showed these solutions in action in an autonomous surveillance system.

With new improvements to magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM) write technology, Renesas claims to improve power…

With new improvements to magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM) write technology, Renesas claims to improve power consumption for Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications and push MRAM further.

As one of the leading MCU manufacturers, Renesas has released a number of new microcontroller families in the past few…

As one of the leading MCU manufacturers, Renesas has released a number of new microcontroller families in the past few months for various embedded applications. Here is a basic run down of these series.

While Samsung is combining business divisions, Toshiba is splitting in three to sharpen its focus and compensate for…

While Samsung is combining business divisions, Toshiba is splitting in three to sharpen its focus and compensate for recent business failings.

To enhance authentication in contactless transactions through biometric system-on-card (BSoC), STMicroelectronics has…

To enhance authentication in contactless transactions through biometric system-on-card (BSoC), STMicroelectronics has recently released a family of microcontrollers based on Arm's SecurCore.

Record-breaking and "world's first" announcements happen every day. Hoping to back up its "record-breaking" power…

Record-breaking and "world's first" announcements happen every day. Hoping to back up its "record-breaking" power efficiency claim, onsemi's MCU, targeting IoT applications, goes through official benchmarking.

Once upon a time, computers took up entire rooms. One technology that shook the world is Intel's 4004 microprocessor,…

Once upon a time, computers took up entire rooms. One technology that shook the world is Intel's 4004 microprocessor, which turned 50 this month. How did it help pave the way for smaller modern technology?