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In this article, we'll assess how Kneron's NPU sizes up to Google and Intel's comparable chips.

In this article, we'll assess how Kneron's NPU sizes up to Google and Intel's comparable chips.

Attack vectors are migrating to easier targets, and right now, IoT firmware is fair prey. In 2020, researchers,…

Attack vectors are migrating to easier targets, and right now, IoT firmware is fair prey. In 2020, researchers, corporations, and governments are rising to the occasion.

A new connectivity protocol shows promise for IoT designs, rivaling LoRaWAN and NB-IoT.

A new connectivity protocol shows promise for IoT designs, rivaling LoRaWAN and NB-IoT.

Belgian company e-peas is looking to disrupt the IoT industry by providing an array of energy-harvesting PMICs and low power MCUs.

Belgian company e-peas is looking to disrupt the IoT industry by providing an array of energy-harvesting PMICs and low power MCUs.

Like Bluetooth SIG and the Wi-Fi Alliance, the RAIN Alliance is pushing for global adoption of ultra-high frequency (UHF)…

Like Bluetooth SIG and the Wi-Fi Alliance, the RAIN Alliance is pushing for global adoption of ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID technology.

Wi-Fi's high power consumption represents a serious challenge to battery-powered IoT products. But this may no longer be…

Wi-Fi's high power consumption represents a serious challenge to battery-powered IoT products. But this may no longer be a problem with the digitally-dominant advanced radio architecture of two new modules from Innophase.

Machine learning on small IoT devices presents several challenges to designers: power consumption, latency, and accuracy.

Machine learning on small IoT devices presents several challenges to designers: power consumption, latency, and accuracy.

The collaboration is fuelled by the desire to develop open-source standards that simplify security design for hardware…

The collaboration is fuelled by the desire to develop open-source standards that simplify security design for hardware developers and enhance the security of IoT devices.

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?

It’s soldiered through 2G, 3G, and 4G, and is now beginning its journey into the 5G era.

It’s soldiered through 2G, 3G, and 4G, and is now beginning its journey into the 5G era.

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.

u-blox recently acquired Thingstream, a "communication‑as‑a-service provider." What does this service entail? And how…

u-blox recently acquired Thingstream, a "communication‑as‑a-service provider." What does this service entail? And how might it affect future designs bound for IoT devices?

Silicon Labs is taking over Redpine Signals' connectivity business. What does the San Jose-based startup bring to the table?

Silicon Labs is taking over Redpine Signals' connectivity business. What does the San Jose-based startup bring to the table?

Complex IoT environments can slow down the prototyping process. Microchip wants to pick up the pace with cloud-agnostic…

Complex IoT environments can slow down the prototyping process. Microchip wants to pick up the pace with cloud-agnostic solutions.

Keep this guide in your back pocket for the next time you're designing a device that requires BLE connectivity.

Keep this guide in your back pocket for the next time you're designing a device that requires BLE connectivity.

The MAX32520, based on the Arm Cortex-M4 processor, features physically unclonable function (PUF) technology to enhance security.

The MAX32520, based on the Arm Cortex-M4 processor, features physically unclonable function (PUF) technology to enhance security.

Eta Compute made headlines in 2018 with its neural networks that train themselves, and now the company has come to market…

Eta Compute made headlines in 2018 with its neural networks that train themselves, and now the company has come to market with its AI chips that aim to provide AI to “edge” devices such as IoT sensors, battery-powered cameras, and more.

Government officials are proposing and ratifying laws that will push greater IoT security at the software and hardware level.

Government officials are proposing and ratifying laws that will push greater IoT security at the software and hardware level.

Here are a few developers that have taken extra precautions to bake security into IoT components at the silicon level. 

Here are a few developers that have taken extra precautions to bake security into IoT components at the silicon level.