With the ability to operate in both blood and water, the organic electrochemical transistor is proven useful for onsite signal processing.
With the ability to operate in both blood and water, the organic electrochemical transistor is proven useful for onsite signal processing.
Aimed at enabling low-power sensing applications such as AR/VR and wearables, ST's IMU serves up sensor fusion blocks and…
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.
Enabling use in size-constrained system designs, a crop of MOSFET ICs are available that leverage small IC package formats.
Enabling use in size-constrained system designs, a crop of MOSFET ICs are available that leverage small IC package formats.
Aiming to usurp Arm processors in size-constrained, compute hungry designs like wearables, SiFive has expanded its RISC-V…
Aiming to usurp Arm processors in size-constrained, compute hungry designs like wearables, SiFive has expanded its RISC-V “Performance” line of processors.
The company leverages micro-transfer printing (mTP) for a new high-density laser spectrophotometer chip.
The company leverages micro-transfer printing (mTP) for a new high-density laser spectrophotometer chip.
In its latest live event, Apple announced the new iPhone14 lineup and Apple Watch Ultra, along with updates to other…
In its latest live event, Apple announced the new iPhone14 lineup and Apple Watch Ultra, along with updates to other Apple Watches.
Solar, thermal, and wind are common sources of energy harvesting. Now, a triboelectric tactile sensor draws energy from…
Solar, thermal, and wind are common sources of energy harvesting. Now, a triboelectric tactile sensor draws energy from movement to power wearables.
Apple has filed for three new patents—spanning practical overheat protection to watch faces that display a user's wrist tattoos.
Apple has filed for three new patents—spanning practical overheat protection to watch faces that display a user's wrist tattoos.
Power management ICs (PMICs) are continually scaling down. Here's how a few companies are packing functionality in these…
Power management ICs (PMICs) are continually scaling down. Here's how a few companies are packing functionality in these devices in the face of miniaturization.
Brooklyn-based startup Nextiles is blending traditional sewing techniques with innovative PCBs to change how athletes…
Brooklyn-based startup Nextiles is blending traditional sewing techniques with innovative PCBs to change how athletes measure performance.
The struggle to include more while taking up less space is a major challenge for wearables. Despite that, Samsung is…
The struggle to include more while taking up less space is a major challenge for wearables. Despite that, Samsung is pushing boundaries with the industry's first 5nm processor for wearables.
Some wearable manufacturers don’t consider energy harvesting (of any sort) a good return on investment. In pursuit of…
Some wearable manufacturers don’t consider energy harvesting (of any sort) a good return on investment. In pursuit of self-powered wearables, EE researchers are looking to change that.
By using source-gated transistors in place of TFTs, researchers have created a new circuit design that promises great…
By using source-gated transistors in place of TFTs, researchers have created a new circuit design that promises great improvements in large-area electronics.
Optical sensors have made it big in the medical device industry. And with wearables taking on increasing roles for health…
Optical sensors have made it big in the medical device industry. And with wearables taking on increasing roles for health monitoring, size is paramount.
Smartwatches are increasingly used as medical devices. What's going on at the circuit level for these bio-metric wearables?
Smartwatches are increasingly used as medical devices. What's going on at the circuit level for these bio-metric wearables?
A smart guitar. A vibrating wearable metronome. An LED wristband that reacts to your concert experience. It's all part of…
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.
Designing hearables can be tricky enough, considering the constraints on power, space, electrical noise, and heat…
Designing hearables can be tricky enough, considering the constraints on power, space, electrical noise, and heat dissipation. Maxim says they're leveling up a new PMIC for the job.
The secret sauce? Renesas' silicon-on-thin-buried-oxide (SOTB) process technology.
The secret sauce? Renesas' silicon-on-thin-buried-oxide (SOTB) process technology.
Several universities are researching new, stretchable materials that can act as a wearable sensor or battery.
Several universities are researching new, stretchable materials that can act as a wearable sensor or battery.
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