A new connectivity protocol shows promise for IoT designs, rivaling LoRaWAN and NB-IoT.
July 07, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau
COVID-19 has many businesses trying to eliminate card and cash contamination.
July 04, 2020 by Kayla Matthews
Like Bluetooth SIG and the Wi-Fi Alliance, the RAIN Alliance is pushing for global adoption of ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID technology.
June 14, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau
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.
June 09, 2020 by Steve Arar
Radio Signal Strength Indicators, a common method of contact tracing, often yield inaccurate positioning results. Dialog Semiconductor says they have a better solution.
May 19, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
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
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?
May 08, 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
It’s soldiered through 2G, 3G, and 4G, and is now beginning its journey into the 5G era.
April 17, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Silicon Labs is taking over Redpine Signals' connectivity business. What does the San Jose-based startup bring to the table?
March 13, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Keep this guide in your back pocket for the next time you're designing a device that requires BLE connectivity.
March 05, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
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
The STWLC68 integrates a high-power receiver and transmitter with a 32-bit Arm Cortex microcontroller core.
February 26, 2020 by Cabe Atwell
In this article, we will look at the Rohde & Schwarz CMW platform connectivity tester and why a device like this could be useful for developing your next Bluetooth LE product.
February 19, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
Replacing radio waves with laser light – ‘Li-Fi’ – could soon be used to boost the speed and reach of communications far beyond the limits promised by 5G.
February 13, 2020 by Luke James
The QN9090 and QN9030 are Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) devices that integrate Arm Cortex-M4 CPUs.
January 29, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
SenslinQ combines integrated software with sensors, Arm- or RISC-V-based MCUs, Ceva's DSP units, and other connected technologies for contextually-aware IoT devices.
January 09, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau
The new environmental tracker employs Nordic Semiconductor's cellular IoT and Bluetooth technologies and features a five-year battery life.
December 30, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Renesas’ Trusted Secure IP (TSIP) and onboard mesh networking are geared for secure, wireless communications.
December 05, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
The JODY-W2 series features dual-band Wi-Fi 2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11a/b/g/n/ac and dual-mode Bluetooth 5.
December 02, 2019 by Cabe Atwell
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