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Bosch Claims Smallest MEMS Accelerometers for Hearables and Wearables

Bosch Claims Smallest MEMS Accelerometers for Hearables and Wearables

The new MEMS devices have a 76% smaller footprint than Bosch’s current generation of acceleration sensors.


News Jan 16, 2024 by Jake Hertz
TI Simplifies ADAS and EV Designs With One-Chip Sensing and Power Solutions

TI Simplifies ADAS and EV Designs With One-Chip Sensing and Power Solutions

This week, TI unveiled several single-chip automotive solutions at CES—one of which is the first automotive radar sensor for satellite architectures.


News Jan 10, 2024 by Aaron Carman
NXP Serves up a 77 GHz Radar SoC for Software Defined Vehicles

NXP Serves up a 77 GHz Radar SoC for Software Defined Vehicles

At CES today, NXP announced its next generation 77 GHz radar system on chip designed to create a 360-degree network of “software defined” radar sensors for vehicles.


News Jan 09, 2024 by Duane Benson
‘Drone With Ears’ Uses MEMS Microphones to Hear Disaster Victims

‘Drone With Ears’ Uses MEMS Microphones to Hear Disaster Victims

You’ve heard of eye in the sky, but this new drone uses hearing to locate disaster victims.


News Dec 13, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Ingestible Sensor Completes First In-Human Trial to Monitor Vital Signs

Ingestible Sensor Completes First In-Human Trial to Monitor Vital Signs

MIT has reported the first-ever in-human trial of an ingestible vitals-monitoring pill.


News Nov 29, 2023 by Jake Hertz
NXP Rolls Next-Gen UWB ICs to Enable Smarter Car Access and More

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.


News Nov 28, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Ams Osram Releases Low-Noise AFE Sensor for Vital Sign Monitoring

Ams Osram Releases Low-Noise AFE Sensor for Vital Sign Monitoring

The new analog front end integrates a number of major vital sign monitors into a single device for wearable designs.


News Nov 14, 2023 by Jake Hertz
NXP Aims New Motor Control MCU at Software-Defined Vehicles

NXP Aims New Motor Control MCU at Software-Defined Vehicles

NXP’s S32M2 IC enables software reuse across a variety of small vehicle motors, such as fans, pumps, sunroof openers, trunk openers, and more.


News Nov 07, 2023 by Aaron Carman
New Automotive Sensors Improve Cameras, Tire Pressure, and EV Batteries

New Automotive Sensors Improve Cameras, Tire Pressure, and EV Batteries

From automotive vision to energy management, these sensors rolled out last month help make vehicles smarter and safer.


News Oct 25, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Wave of New Research Blurs the Line Between Biology and Electronics

Wave of New Research Blurs the Line Between Biology and Electronics

Receiving more than a billion dollars of investment from government and industry, bioelectronics researchers are converging neuroscience, electronics, materials science, molecular medicine, and biomedical engineering.


News Oct 24, 2023 by Jake Hertz
New Event-Based Vision Sensor Deemed ‘Smallest and Most Power-Efficient’

New Event-Based Vision Sensor Deemed ‘Smallest and Most Power-Efficient’

The event-based sensor mimics how the eyes and brain process images to overcome the barriers of conventional frame-based machine vision.


News Oct 20, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Nvidia Targets Generative AI for Robotics with New Frameworks

Nvidia Targets Generative AI for Robotics with New Frameworks

At ROSCon 2023 this week, the release of the Metropolis and Isaac ROS 2.0 frameworks makes AI-powered robotics more practical and easier to develop.


News Oct 19, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Onsemi Unveils Image Sensors That Boost Battery Life by 40 Percent

Onsemi Unveils Image Sensors That Boost Battery Life by 40 Percent

Aimed at Smart Homes and Offices, this new image sensor family promises to blend high performance with ultra-low power draw while moving key functionality from the image processor on to the sensor.


News Oct 10, 2023 by Duane Benson
In-Ear Sensors Record Health Metrics From Brain Activity and Sweat

In-Ear Sensors Record Health Metrics From Brain Activity and Sweat

The in-ear sensor array can track a person's physiological and biochemical data to help diagnose neurologic conditions, track physical activity, and even monitor mental health.


News Oct 10, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Microchip Claims Industry’s First Low Pin Count MCU Family With I3C Support

Microchip Claims Industry’s First Low Pin Count MCU Family With I3C Support

Microchip’s latest MCU shows that big things can come in small packages.


News Sep 29, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Toshiba Adds Six Over-Temperature Detection ICs to Portfolio

Toshiba Adds Six Over-Temperature Detection ICs to Portfolio

The latest Toshiba temperature ICs extend the applicability of Thermoflagger technology.


News Sep 19, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Memory, Processing, & Security: Focal Points of New Automotive Releases

Memory, Processing, & Security: Focal Points of New Automotive Releases

Automotive developers seek new ways to up safety, functionality, and comfort in modern vehicles. These mobility products may help to meet such targets.


News Sep 13, 2023 by Darshil Patel
Behind Saildrone: The Company Sending Autonomous Sailboats Into the Eye of Hurricanes

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.


News Sep 12, 2023 by Aaron Carman
With ASIC-Based Approach, Altos Radar Races to Lead Automotive Vision

With ASIC-Based Approach, Altos Radar Races to Lead Automotive Vision

Launched in January 2023, Altos Radar is fast-tracking a viable 4D automotive radar system with a recent $3.5M seed round.


News Sep 06, 2023 by Duane Benson
In Promising New Study, Analog AI Chip Restores a Stroke Patient’s Voice

In Promising New Study, Analog AI Chip Restores a Stroke Patient’s Voice

The University of California researchers implanted 253 electrodes over the patient's speech center of the brain, intercepting signals that, if not for the stroke, would have gone to muscles in her lips, tongue, jaw, and larynx.


News Sep 01, 2023 by Duane Benson