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STMicroelectronics has released a Discovery kit for IoT developers.

STMicroelectronics has released a Discovery kit for IoT developers.

Could customizable single-board computers ever compete with PCs?

Could customizable single-board computers ever compete with PCs?

Microchip announced its newest family of 8-bit MCUs: the PIC18F "K42". The family, comprised of 10 products, boasts the…

Microchip announced its newest family of 8-bit MCUs: the PIC18F "K42". The family, comprised of 10 products, boasts the largest total memory of any 8-bit PIC MCUs.

Here is a look at some of the most interesting crowdfunding campaigns this month on Kickstarter, featuring a USB hot…

Here is a look at some of the most interesting crowdfunding campaigns this month on Kickstarter, featuring a USB hot multi-tool, a power oriented microcontroller, and an FPGA based prototyping board with multiple interfacing and i/o options.

The Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 camera has a surprisingly complete electronic control board. This teardown looks inside.

The Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 camera has a surprisingly complete electronic control board. This teardown looks inside.

What's inside the Suaoki Bluetooth laser distance measurement tool?

What's inside the Suaoki Bluetooth laser distance measurement tool?

The RISC-V footprint is expanding with the commercial availability of open-source chips and related development boards…

The RISC-V footprint is expanding with the commercial availability of open-source chips and related development boards from silicon startups like SiFive and OnChip.

ST's new microcontroller is raising processing levels while boasting three power domains for energy efficiency.

ST's new microcontroller is raising processing levels while boasting three power domains for energy efficiency.

Intel has a new powerful IoT development kit with impressive specs and video applications.

Intel has a new powerful IoT development kit with impressive specs and video applications.

Microchip emerges as the first to release next-generation Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices by unveiling the RN4870 and RN4871.

Microchip emerges as the first to release next-generation Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices by unveiling the RN4870 and RN4871.

In this week’s Teardown Tuesday we're going to take a look at the inside of a Fitbit Charge.

In this week’s Teardown Tuesday we're going to take a look at the inside of a Fitbit Charge.

Some cool microcontroller kits for young engineers are coming, check them out!

Some cool microcontroller kits for young engineers are coming, check them out!

Ever wonder what's inside a radar detector? In this week's Teardown Tuesday you'll find out!

Ever wonder what's inside a radar detector? In this week's Teardown Tuesday you'll find out!

In this week's teardown Tuesday we are going to take a look inside an RC car transmitter.

In this week's teardown Tuesday we are going to take a look inside an RC car transmitter.

In this edition of teardown Tuesday, we'll be examining the Amazon Dash button.

In this edition of teardown Tuesday, we'll be examining the Amazon Dash button.

Microcontroller specialists Atmel Corp. and Microchip Technology Inc. are joining hands to create a powerhouse in the…

Microcontroller specialists Atmel Corp. and Microchip Technology Inc. are joining hands to create a powerhouse in the Internet of Things (IoT) realm in a way that is reminiscent of the hookup between Freescale and NXP just a few months ago. The tie between the MCU kingpins is aimed at creating a full-stack silicon house with all the IoT hardware ingredients ranging from MCUs to analog to flash.

NXP demonstrated its Thread Platform at ARMTechCon last week. Based on the JN5179 wireless MCU, with Secure Element, NFC,…

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.

All About Circuits took Ambiq up on its invitation to a sneak preview of its Apollo microcontroller running under the new…

All About Circuits took Ambiq up on its invitation to a sneak preview of its Apollo microcontroller running under the new ULPBench benchmark. The results were surprising.

The new 8-bit families have Core-Independent Peripherals, which allow the MCUs to be used in a much larger variety of…

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.