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Arm Strikes to Accelerate IoT Development With Virtual Hardware Platform

From start to finish, device development can take years. Hoping to accelerate the process for IoT devices specifically comes Arm Total Solutions' Virtual Hardware and Project Centauri.

18 hours ago by Jake Hertz

Renesas’ New RA2E2 32-bit MCUs Promises More Scalable IoT Designs

Based on the ARM Cortex-M23 32-bit core, the RA2E2 microcontroller unit (MCU) group hopes to bring more scalability to the internet of things (IoT) endpoint applications.

October 15, 2021 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle

Two AI Processors Push Computer Vision to the Next Level for IoT and Automotives

Hoping to create more power-efficient and highly functional AI processors, Syntiant and Intuitive are both aiming to create the next step in computer vision.

October 06, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Could Microbatteries Be the Next Step in Li-ion Battery Evolution?

The need for smaller batteries with higher energy and power density has given rise to new technology: the microbattery. What is this technology and what research has been revolving around it?

October 03, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Maxim Targets IoT with Low Power Coprocessor Toting ChipDNA PUF Technology

Security is steadily becoming a top priority, especially at the hardware level. Maxim Integrated hopes to bring both security and low power to IoT applications with its cryptographic processor.

September 22, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Taoglas Ramps Up IoT Time-to-market with EDGE SoM Portfolio

Taoglas has released a new SoM platform for IoT systems. What is this platform exactly, and how does it claim to speed up IoT time-to-market by 80%?

July 14, 2021 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

New PMICs Leverage Maximum Power Point Tracking for Energy Harvesting

Recently, energy harvesting technology has become more and more prevalent. What are the basics of it and what new PMICs are making waves?

July 13, 2021 by Jake Hertz

From Safety to Design Simplification: IoT Design Takes Another Leap Forward

Recently IoT has been at the forefront of everyone's mind, especially for Renesas, Silicon Labs, and Nordic Semiconductor. What IoT innovations have they come up with lately?

July 09, 2021 by Jake Hertz

IoT Energy Harvesting Challenges: e-peas Tackles It Head-on with New PMICs

With its new PMIC, e-peas hopes to enable more performant energy harvesting for IoT devices. But to do so, what are the challenges that come with IoT energy harvesting?

June 18, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Roundup: Tracking Technology is Paving the Way to New Places

A trend that is gaining momentum is asset tracking. From smart fabrics to the ‘island of lost keys,’ the IoT-based asset tracking technologies pave the way for new commercial markets. 

June 07, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons

Simplifying IoT: Nordic Launches Its “First” PMIC for nRF SoCs

Nordic Semiconductor has taken its next step towards being a one-stop solution to IoT design by introducing its first PMIC, the nPM1100.

June 01, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons

Qualcomm Aims for a Wireless Industry with 5G IIoT Chipset

This week All About Circuits had the chance to sit down with Qualcomm and talk about its newest chipset for IIoT and how it is moving 5G to industrial settings.

May 21, 2021 by Jake Hertz

“World’s Smallest” BLE Module Emerges from Toshiba and Nordic Semi Team-up

Capitalizing on a 14.1% market growth in the 2020 wearable IoT market, Toshiba and Nordic Semiconductor partner to bring the world’s smallest BLE module.

May 13, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons

Dialog’s New SPI NOR Flash: The Holy Grail of Low-power Memory?

Chasing low power consumption is the holy grail of IoT design considerations. With that in mind, Dialog introduces their new AT25EU NOR Flash to answer the call.

April 30, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons

In Celebration of Earth Day: IoT May be the “Greenest” Type of Embedded Design

With the rise of edge computing, companies and researchers alike are doubling down on sustainability—from tracking endangered harbor seals to monitoring crop growth.

April 23, 2021 by Jake Hertz

TDK Sensor Shows How Capacitive MEMS and Low-power IoT Go Hand in Hand

TDK recently announced the so-called "lowest power waterproof MEMS barometric pressure sensor." Why did TDK choose capacitive MEMS as the go-to architecture for low power?

April 15, 2021 by Jake Hertz

The Rise of Wireless Highlights the Importance of Dual-band Radio Design

Wireless integration is a now-common reality of most IoT designs. How can designers monolithically integrate 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz more seamlessly?

March 19, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons

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 Dr. Steve Arar

ROHM Module Casts Confidence on Wi-SUN FAN, the New Long-range Protocol on the Block

Wi-SUN FAN may be a worthwhile alternative to LoRaWAN and NB-IoT. Now, ROHM has developed a Wi-SUN FAN module with the promise of increased reliability and security in LPWA mesh networks.

March 02, 2021 by Jake Hertz

embedded world 2021 DIGITAL Begins, Focuses on Embedded Intelligent Systems

embedded world 2021, now in its 19th year, kicked off today and will operate as a digital-only event for the first time ever.

March 01, 2021 by Luke James