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Tradeshows Help Make This a People Business—A Look Back at Four 2024 Events

Tradeshows Help Make This a People Business—A Look Back at Four 2024 Events

Merry Christmas! Never forget that our business is a people business. Enjoy this review of four of the trade shows All About Circuits attended this year, and the great people we met.


News Dec 25, 2024 by Jeff Child
ST Adds ‘Most Powerful ST MCU To Date’ to Edge AI Portfolio

ST Adds ‘Most Powerful ST MCU To Date’ to Edge AI Portfolio

The new MCU brings neural acceleration to edge vision, audio, and other consumer and industrial edge applications.


News Dec 12, 2024 by Duane Benson
Electronica 2024 Was Jammed Packed With Exciting Technologies and Products

Electronica 2024 Was Jammed Packed With Exciting Technologies and Products

Enjoy this selection of fascinating technology news from the recent Electronica 2024 trade show in Munich, Germany.


News Nov 28, 2024 by Jeff Child
Renesas Embeds Powerful Arm Cortex-M85 Into Entry-Level MCUs

Renesas Embeds Powerful Arm Cortex-M85 Into Entry-Level MCUs

Renesas' new 32-bit MCUs maintain the power of its RA8 series MCUs while streamlining their features, making them cost-effective for high-volume embedded applications.


News Nov 07, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Renesas Rolls Out MCUs Aimed at Appliances and Building Automation

Renesas Rolls Out MCUs Aimed at Appliances and Building Automation

The new MCUs merge performance, efficiency, and security for smart appliances.


News Oct 24, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Embedded World North America Was Chock-Full of Innovations

Embedded World North America Was Chock-Full of Innovations

Enjoy this taste of the rich collection of technology news from the Embedded World North America trade show in Austin, Texas.


News Oct 21, 2024 by Jeff Child
NXP Unwraps Crossover MCU Aimed at the AI-Enabled Edge

NXP Unwraps Crossover MCU Aimed at the AI-Enabled Edge

The new MCU features a unique multicore architecture to optimize performance and power efficiency.


News Sep 30, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Nuvoton Levels Up MCU Series to 32 Bits to Bolster Smart Home Systems

Nuvoton Levels Up MCU Series to 32 Bits to Bolster Smart Home Systems

The M2003 series, with an Arm Cortex-M23 core, now offers 32-bit capabilities to improve system performance in a compact 20-pin package.


News Sep 09, 2024 by Mike Falter
3rd-Party Boards Abound Sporting the New Raspberry Pi RP2350 MCU

3rd-Party Boards Abound Sporting the New Raspberry Pi RP2350 MCU

From networking to tiny MCUs, third-party Raspberry Pi boards give users more options to choose from.


News Aug 21, 2024 by Aaron Carman
New AI Efforts Touch Everything From Data Ownership to Humanoid Robots

New AI Efforts Touch Everything From Data Ownership to Humanoid Robots

Startups are using and supporting AI in a myriad of ways.


News Aug 20, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Infineon Adds 8 Bluetooth MCUs for Industrial, Consumer, and Automotive

Infineon Adds 8 Bluetooth MCUs for Industrial, Consumer, and Automotive

The new variants in Infineon's BLE 5.4 MCU family feature both SoC and module configurations.


News Aug 15, 2024 by Mike Falter
Raspberry Pi Releases Its Second Microcontroller

Raspberry Pi Releases Its Second Microcontroller

Raspberry Pi has unveiled the second generation of its in-house microcontroller along with a new $5 Raspberry Pi Pico 2 board.


News Aug 12, 2024 by Duane Benson
Rohm Blends Analog and Digital for Optimal Power Control

Rohm Blends Analog and Digital for Optimal Power Control

LogiCoA provides digital precision with power consumption equivalent to analog power supplies.


News Aug 06, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Certifications and Collabs: Chipmakers Advance the Automotive Market

Certifications and Collabs: Chipmakers Advance the Automotive Market

NXP, Infineon, MediaTek, and Onsemi are joining hands with automotive OEMs to target systems ranging from digital cockpits to traction inverters.


News Jul 25, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Makers and Learners Rejoice! Arduino Debuts Plug and Make Kit

Makers and Learners Rejoice! Arduino Debuts Plug and Make Kit

In an effort to reduce the burden of wiring for learning and rapid prototyping, today Arduino has revealed a new system of plug-and-play components leveraging the new UNO R4 with Qwiic connectors and Wi-Fi.


Infineon Launches Wireless MCU Supporting Wi-Fi 6/6E, BLE, and Matter

Infineon Launches Wireless MCU Supporting Wi-Fi 6/6E, BLE, and Matter

The new microcontroller adds robust wireless connectivity and offloading to bolster the host processor.


News Jul 01, 2024 by Jake Hertz
NXP Adds to AI Automotive Portfolio With Audio Processing DSP Chips

NXP Adds to AI Automotive Portfolio With Audio Processing DSP Chips

The chip family promises to deliver a significant upgrade to automotive infotainment systems.


News Jun 25, 2024 by Duane Benson
Nuvoton’s New MCU Balances Low Power Consumption and Speed

Nuvoton’s New MCU Balances Low Power Consumption and Speed

While the MCU can run at speeds of up to 72 MHz, its processing architecture and ReRAM technology keep power consumption low.


News Jun 21, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Microchip’s New Plug-and-Play Bluetooth Solutions Lower RF Design Barriers

Microchip’s New Plug-and-Play Bluetooth Solutions Lower RF Design Barriers

Microchip's 12 new Bluetooth Low Energy devices may help designers of all experience levels to incorporate short-range, low-power wireless capabilities into their products.


News Jun 07, 2024 by Mike Falter
From Audio to Automotive, 3 New Processors Push Performance Boundaries

From Audio to Automotive, 3 New Processors Push Performance Boundaries

In this roundup, we spotlight new processors from Analog Devices, Texas Instruments, and WCH that meet embedded computing requirements across industries.


News Jun 03, 2024 by Aaron Carman