This year, Raspberry Pi unveiled its first-ever microcontroller. How does this device perform in professional embedded design?
This year, Raspberry Pi unveiled its first-ever microcontroller. How does this device perform in professional embedded design?
Microchip recently announced an MCU family for increasingly complex medical designs—the main highlight being…
Microchip recently announced an MCU family for increasingly complex medical designs—the main highlight being core-independent peripherals.
Renesas recently released 12 new MCUs for IoT and industrial use cases—the key focal point being its wakeup time, along…
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.
Combining a new AC-DC controller and patented "Inde-Flux" transformer technology, Microchip and Würth Elektronik eiSos…
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.
Designing a transceiver and antenna is no small feat. A new module from ST is designed to help small companies to spend…
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.
While CAN FD has been around since 2011, this protocol is still, in many cases, the preferable option to Classical CAN…
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.
Coming up on its 30th anniversary, Arm is now working on ways to create a battery-less future for the IoT.
Coming up on its 30th anniversary, Arm is now working on ways to create a battery-less future for the IoT.
What are the first orders of operation when narrowing down MCUs for an automotive design?
What are the first orders of operation when narrowing down MCUs for an automotive design?
This morning, Maxim Integrated released its newest product, a low-power NN accelerator chip, with the hopes of bringing…
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.
When vendors have different names for power modes of low-power MCUs, it can be confusing to compare options for…
When vendors have different names for power modes of low-power MCUs, it can be confusing to compare options for battery-powered IoT designs.
Glow, the open-source neural network compiler, stirred conversation during the Q&A portion of NXP's Industry Tech Days…
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?
ONE Tech's upgraded MicroAI Atom brings AI training and operation down to a single device.
ONE Tech's upgraded MicroAI Atom brings AI training and operation down to a single device.
It turns out, this change has been a long time coming.
It turns out, this change has been a long time coming.
How exactly do error correction codes work and how do they affect the integrity of an MCU? A new ECC-protected Arm…
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.
Despite its function as the central data bus for all modern vehicles, the CAN bus is still surprisingly underprotected.
Despite its function as the central data bus for all modern vehicles, the CAN bus is still surprisingly underprotected.
With an eye on 5G at the hardware level, Arm is attracting notice from Facebook, Snapchat, Google, and Netflix.
With an eye on 5G at the hardware level, Arm is attracting notice from Facebook, Snapchat, Google, and Netflix.
Suppliers are producing more multi-protocol chips to meet the power and connectivity demands of IoT. Can we expect to see…
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?
By nature, memory devices are built to last. But when it comes to industrial applications, these parts are expected to…
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.
A new Bluetooth wristband traces a person's contact with other wristband wearers, and if that person tests positive for…
A new Bluetooth wristband traces a person's contact with other wristband wearers, and if that person tests positive for COVID-19, other contacts are notified to quarantine. But does this new device cross the lines of privacy?
Microsoft envisions its Azure real-time operating system—now available to ST, Renesas, NXP, Microchip, and…
Microsoft envisions its Azure real-time operating system—now available to ST, Renesas, NXP, Microchip, and Qualcomm—as a new animating force for billions of MCUs embedded in IoT devices.