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Renesas Hits Milestone for Lowest Power-Consuming BLE SoC

Renesas Hits Milestone for Lowest Power-Consuming BLE SoC

Renesas says the new SoC effectively walks the tightrope between on-chip memory and die size.


News Jan 26, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Renesas Curtails IoT Standby Power With New 64-bit Microprocessors

Renesas Curtails IoT Standby Power With New 64-bit Microprocessors

Powered by Arm Cortex CPUs, the new MPUs hit key IoT pain points: standby power, peripherals, and security features.


News Jan 17, 2024 by Arjun Nijhawan
Firms Forge Alliance to Bring Piezoelectric MEMS to the Middle Market

Firms Forge Alliance to Bring Piezoelectric MEMS to the Middle Market

Launched today, this new alliance promises to make high quality thin-film piezoelectric (PZT) technology more accessible to piezoelectric MEMS developers.


News Jan 17, 2024 by Duane Benson
Atmosic Rolls Out New Multiprotocol, Energy-Harvesting SoC

Atmosic Rolls Out New Multiprotocol, Energy-Harvesting SoC

With a new SoC announced today at CES, the company's BLE portfolio now offers 802.15.4 support for Thread and Matter.


News Jan 09, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Can There Be Any Doubt? In Our Industry, 2023 Was ‘The Year of AI’

Can There Be Any Doubt? In Our Industry, 2023 Was ‘The Year of AI’

While the rest of the world spent 2023 playing with ChatGPT, the electronics industry put AI into everything from processors to edge IoT chips to EDA tools.


News Dec 27, 2023 by Jeff Child
New Microchip MCU Family Tackles System Noise, Vibration, and Harshness

New Microchip MCU Family Tackles System Noise, Vibration, and Harshness

Microchip’s newest MCUs include advanced timer/counter modules to streamline motor control, predictive maintenance, home automation, and more.


News Dec 14, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Kinara Aims Its Tiny Ara-2 Processor at Big Generative Edge AI Workloads

Kinara Aims Its Tiny Ara-2 Processor at Big Generative Edge AI Workloads

Boasting a cost-effective approach, today Kinara is rolling out its new edge AI processor designed to take on the demanding workloads brought on by generative AI.


News Dec 12, 2023 by Jake Hertz
ST Releases Free AI Development Tool for All ST Cortex-M Devices

ST Releases Free AI Development Tool for All ST Cortex-M Devices

STMicroelectronics has announced new AI software libraries for unlimited deployment on any STM32 microcontroller—free of charge.


News Dec 11, 2023 by Duane Benson
Tektronix Ups Responsiveness in New Mid-Range, Mixed-Signal Oscilloscope

Tektronix Ups Responsiveness in New Mid-Range, Mixed-Signal Oscilloscope

Tektronix's new 4 Series B mixed-signal oscilloscope fits the same measurement zone as the prior model but is more responsive because of a faster processor and custom ASIC.


News Dec 06, 2023 by Duane Benson
Microchip Claims New MCUs Raise the Bar on Enhanced Code Security

Microchip Claims New MCUs Raise the Bar on Enhanced Code Security

Microchip has announced a new family of MCUs to increase security and reduce board complexity and cost for monitoring and telemetry applications.


News Nov 28, 2023 by Arjun Nijhawan
Renesas’ 32-bit MCUs Bring Dedicated AFE to Industrial Sensor Systems

Renesas’ 32-bit MCUs Bring Dedicated AFE to Industrial Sensor Systems

The latest Renesas MCU includes 32-bit computation with high-performance analog functions.


News Nov 27, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Low Power, High Flexibility: The Focal Points of ST’s New Wireless MCUs

Low Power, High Flexibility: The Focal Points of ST’s New Wireless MCUs

The new family supports a wide range of frequencies, modulation schemes, and deep sleep modes.


News Nov 22, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Arm Releases the Cortex-M52 Aimed At Low-Power Embedded AI

Arm Releases the Cortex-M52 Aimed At Low-Power Embedded AI

Rounding out its portfolio, the latest Arm processor—announced today—sports AI performance in low-power silicon.


News Nov 22, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Silicon Labs Releases ‘Most Performant’ 8-bit MCUs to the Market

Silicon Labs Releases ‘Most Performant’ 8-bit MCUs to the Market

Built for designers needing a balance between price and performance, the BB5x family offers more features in a familiar development environment.


News Nov 16, 2023 by Aaron Carman
T&M Companies Release New Oscilloscopes for Dense Computing Designs

T&M Companies Release New Oscilloscopes for Dense Computing Designs

Three oscilloscopes from Keysight, Quantifi Photonics, and Rigol promise improvements to electronic testing and measurement.


News Nov 14, 2023 by Jake Hertz
32-bit MCUs Handle Heavy ML Workloads on Battery-Operated IoT Devices

32-bit MCUs Handle Heavy ML Workloads on Battery-Operated IoT Devices

Alif claims its new Ensemble line of microcontrollers efficiently processes heavy machine learning workloads on battery-powered devices.


News Nov 13, 2023 by Arjun Nijhawan
RISC-V Rollouts Abound at This Week’s North America RISC-V Summit

RISC-V Rollouts Abound at This Week’s North America RISC-V Summit

Reporting a “banner year” for adoption, these RISC-V developments show the versatility of the ISA.


News Nov 10, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Infineon Pushes Machine Learning to the Edge With New MCU Family

Infineon Pushes Machine Learning to the Edge With New MCU Family

Infineon’s newest MCUs speed up neural network processing to keep up with smarter edge devices.


News Nov 08, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Matter 1.2 Update Adds Support for Nine New Device Types

Matter 1.2 Update Adds Support for Nine New Device Types

Among other major updates, the IoT protocol now supports refrigerators, dishwashers, room ACs, laundry machines, robotic vacuums, smoke and CO2 alarms, air quality sensors, air purifiers, and fans.


News Oct 24, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Nordic Semiconductor Extends Line of Popular Bluetooth Low Energy SoCs

Nordic Semiconductor Extends Line of Popular Bluetooth Low Energy SoCs

The new member of the nRF54 family brings high-performance BLE in an even smaller package.


News Oct 17, 2023 by Aaron Carman