ON Semiconductor’s new smart camera is a blend of many of the company's embedded devices, including sensors, cameras, and BLE connectivity.
February 10, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Sensor R&D has targeted all of the five human senses—including smell. Here are a few ways "electronic noses" have advanced even further in recent months.
February 02, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Innovations in smart technology call for innovations in sensor ICs. Here are a few that have stood out in the first few days of CES 2021.
January 13, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Designing a transceiver and antenna is no small feat. A new module from ST is designed to help small companies to spend less time on the hardware and more time on the Bluetooth LE, Zigbee, or Thread application itself.
January 07, 2021 by Steve Arar
Semtech is turning to embedded software and a new hardware reference design to sharpen asset tracking IoT solutions.
October 20, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
Researchers have found that just a touch of gold can change the structure of a crystal and effectively turn it into a semiconductor.
September 16, 2020 by Luke James
A new long-range specification is here, and it's got a few contending features compared to Amazon Sidewalk and Zigbee.
September 14, 2020 by Luke James
Always-on devices zap battery when digital processors analyze 100% of input. A machine-learning analog chip can save power by only activating for selective input.
May 15, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
A smart guitar. A vibrating wearable metronome. An LED wristband that reacts to your concert experience. It's all part of a growing movement known as the Internet of Musical Things.
April 24, 2020 by Teja Sai Marellapudi
Feeding babies isn't as easy as you might think. NFANT Labs and Silicon Labs have teamed up on a smart baby bottle outfitted with sensors that provide biofeedback in real-time.
April 02, 2020 by Cabe Atwell
Apple ultimately canceled its wireless power program because of coil alignment. Three new platforms aim to work around the problem that slowed the tech giant down.
March 02, 2020 by Kayla Matthews
Renesas claims its ZMOD4410 allows the Safera Sense cooking monitor to detect carbon dioxide and volatile organic compounds.
February 19, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
The pre-engineered module aims to save developers the effort of finding and deploying separate sensing solutions.
November 06, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Smart cities are exploiting the power of the Internet of Things to prevent wasting water.
July 10, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Simplicity is the name of the game for IoT dev boards designed to decrease complexity and time to market.
May 20, 2019 by Majeed Ahmad
What counts as an environmental sensor anyway? Check out some of the leading environmental sensors and what they measure.
October 29, 2018 by Kate Smith
In this teardown, we open up Samsung's SmartThings Hub and a Water Leak Sensor to see what we can find.
December 19, 2017 by Nick Davis
Gartner predicts that 50% of large industrial companies will use digital twins by 2021. What are they and what do they do?
December 12, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Here is how two key facets of the IoT world come together to create a holistic solution.
August 18, 2017 by Majeed Ahmad
Here's a sneak peek at where MEMS packaging technology stands and how it's evolving to meet the needs of new market opportunities like the IoT.
April 17, 2017 by Majeed Ahmad
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