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NXP Rolls Next-Gen UWB ICs to Enable Smarter Car Access and More

Packing a radar and UWB transceiver in one chip, NXP’s latest development, announced today, simplifies vehicle access.

16 hours ago by Aaron Carman

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.

November 22, 2023 by Jake Hertz

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.

November 22, 2023 by Aaron Carman

Picocom Announces New PHY SoC to Deploy 5G Cellular Networks

Picocom claims it has developed the first system-on-chip for 5G small-cell Open RAN radio units.

November 06, 2023 by Darshil Patel

U-blox Rolls Out Host-Based Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth 5.4 Modules

Powered by Infineon’s CYW55513, the new U-blox module extends the influence of Wi-Fi 6/6E to more IoT devices.

November 03, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Renesas Unveils Industry’s First MCUs Based on Arm Cortex-M85 Core

The new family of devices aims to bridge the gap between low-power MCUs and high-performance MPUs.

October 31, 2023 by Jake Hertz

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.

October 24, 2023 by Jake Hertz

More Hardware En Route to Support Qi2 Wireless Charging Standard

Qi2 marks the first update to the Qi wireless charging standard released in 2008.

October 23, 2023 by Aaron Carman

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.

October 17, 2023 by Aaron Carman

Keysight Unwraps EDA Tool Suite for Boosting RF and 5G Design Productivity

The Keysight EDA 2024 tool suite promises to provide end-to-end design, modeling. and simulation with “shift left” workflow tools designed to increase productivity in the RF/5G world.

September 30, 2023 by Duane Benson

SiTime Targets Data Centers and Network Gear With MEMS OXCO Family

Armed with specifications well suited to data center and network infrastructure needs, these new MEMS-based oven-controlled crystal oscillators (OXCOs) ensure robust precision timing.

September 22, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Sony’s Energy Harvester Draws Power From Electromagnetic Wave Noise

Sony Semiconductor Solutions has devised a device that uses stray EM waves that already exist in the environment to power IoT devices.

September 14, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Behind Saildrone: The Company Sending Autonomous Sailboats Into the Eye of Hurricanes

Driven by wind and solar power, storm-chasing Saildrone vessels are autonomously collecting valuable scientific data for up to a year at a time.

September 12, 2023 by Aaron Carman

Communication ‘Breakthroughs’ Make Waves in the Wireless Industry

From the smallest LTE-M/NB-IoT module to the fastest 5G uplink speed record, several companies have recently taken to the news to claim an important feat in wireless technology.

August 26, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Renesas Continues Acquisition Trail, Now Pursuing Sequans’ Cellular IP

First, it was Dialog Semiconductor. Then it was Celano and Panthronics. Now, Renesas is after 4G/5G specialist Sequans in its latest string of IoT-focused acquisitions.

August 08, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Haptics Development Board is Small Enough to Fit Inside Your Lightsaber

Aimed at easing the process of developing devices that require HD haptics, Titan Haptics has unveiled a tiny board designed both for development and and for embedding into your design.

August 02, 2023 by Jeff Child

Startup HaiLa Aims Its Ambient IoT Tech at a ‘No Batteries’ IoT Future

Emerging from stealth mode, HaiLa believes they can enable a future of IoT nodes without batteries.

August 01, 2023 by Jake Hertz

IEEE Certifies Li-Fi, the Light-based Communications Standard

The IEEE has certified the first standard for Li-Fi, a high-speed digital communication standard in the infrared (IR), visual light, and ultraviolet (UV) spectrums.

July 21, 2023 by Duane Benson

Ex-Apple Engineers Develop ‘Disappearing Computer’ in Pin-sized Device

With a wearable projector that acts as a "non-physical smartphone," Humane hopes its flagship computing device will help people stay present in everyday life.

July 11, 2023 by Chantelle Dubois

Nuvoton Announces New 8-bit MCUs for Battery-free Designs

Designs without a power source may find much more in their power budget.

July 10, 2023 by Aaron Carman