OxiWear’s new pulse-oximeter solution highlights the potential use cases for Nordic’s nRF52840.
About 10 hours ago by Jake Hertz
With a goal of serving the design needs of small form-factor embedded systems, Silicon Labs is rolling out families of MCUs and wireless SoCs in tiny packages.
4 days ago by Jeff Child
With its new sensor IC, STMicroelectronics hopes to enable a new class of hearables for applications like true wireless stereo (TWS).
March 06, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Putting its proprietary MEMS technology and clever ASIC design to work, Infineon marries high audio quality and low lower in a tiny microphone device.
February 13, 2023 by Jeff Child
Aimed at enabling low-power sensing applications such as AR/VR and wearables, ST's IMU serves up sensor fusion blocks and machine learning (ML) cores.
November 29, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Enabling use in size-constrained system designs, a crop of MOSFET ICs are available that leverage small IC package formats.
November 26, 2022 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.
From electrically-stimulating leg sleeves to smart industrial work boots, new wearables are safely putting more people on the move.
November 10, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Aiming to usurp Arm processors in size-constrained, compute hungry designs like wearables, SiFive has expanded its RISC-V “Performance” line of processors.
November 01, 2022 by Jeff Child
In its latest live event, Apple announced the new iPhone14 lineup and Apple Watch Ultra, along with updates to other Apple Watches.
September 12, 2022 by Darshil Patel
The company unlocks higher performance, and lowers component count integrating two GaN FETs onto a single IC.
September 07, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Designing its patented digital polar radio implementation into an SoC and a development kit, InnoPhase brings extreme low power to Wi-Fi IoT systems.
July 29, 2022 by Jeff Child
At this week’s Design Automation Conference (DAC), Siemens EDA rolled out a next generation version of its mixed-signal IC verification tool adding new capabilities.
July 12, 2022 by Jeff Child
Solar, thermal, and wind are common sources of energy harvesting. Now, a triboelectric tactile sensor draws energy from movement to power wearables.
May 20, 2022 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.
Wireless sensor networks need energy harvesting to replace battery power. Researchers are coming up with innovative ways to get energy from alternative sources—even human sweat.
May 14, 2022 by Darshil Patel
When attached to factory workers' waistbands, the device can sense unsafe postures and movements—providing analytics for employers and insurance companies.
December 27, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Brooklyn-based startup Nextiles is blending traditional sewing techniques with innovative PCBs to change how athletes measure performance.
October 22, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Sila Nanotechnologies has spent the last ten years trying to push Li-ion batteries to the next level using silicon as an anode material and has finally made it to market within the Whoop 4.0.
September 10, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Health wearables are one of the most in-demand consumer electronics. Here's a roundup of a few recent sensor-level innovations.
August 29, 2021 by Ikimi .O
This month alone has seen plenty of developments in the field of flexible electronics. What are they accomplishing and could this technology be taking steps towards easier manufacturing?
June 23, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Triboelectric nanogenerators (or "TENGs") aren't the newest technology on the block. However, global research indicates they may change energy-harvesting technology through the power of movement.
April 24, 2021 by Ikimi .O
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