Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, unveiled the world’s first fully-integrated 5G NR millimeter wave (mmWave) and sub-6 GHz RF modules for smartphones and other mobile devices. The Qualcomm QTM052 mmWave antenna module family and the Qualcomm QPM56xx sub-6 GHz RF module family pair with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem to deliver […]
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Flash-programmable Bluetooth audio SoC reduces power consumption by up to 50 percent
Incorporated announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd., introduced the QCC3026, Flash-programmable Bluetooth audio SoC that is designed to reduce power consumption by up to 50% compared to previous generation entry-level flash devices. The new SoC is also engineered to balance functionality and cost to help manufacturers simply and quickly develop and commercialize feature […]
“Alexa, get me an SDK”
Symmetry Electronics, a global distributor of wireless, IoT and video technologies, today announced the available distribution of DSP Group’s HDClear 3-Mic Development Kit for Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS). The HDClear 3-Mic Development Kit for Amazon AVS enables OEMs to integrate Amazon Alexa into a number of IoT products, including smart speakers, smart home devices, wearable […]
Image recognition SoC integrates four 2-GHz cores
Optimum Semiconductor Technologies, Inc. announced the GP8300 image recognition SoC. The GP8300 dramatically reduces chip cost, area, and power consumption for image recognition and object detection in a broad range of products such as self-driving cars, autonomous vehicles, smart cameras and other IoT edge devices. Created in 28nm technology, the GP8300 includes four 2GHz ‘Unity’ CPU […]
Chipset to power “new premium” mid-range mobile phones
MediaTek today announced the launch of the Helio P22, the latest addition to the Helio family of powerful and power-efficient chips for the mid-market. With Helio P22, MediaTek continues to expand its Helio P series family that brings high-end features users demand to mid-tier devices. MediaTek Helio P22 is the first to bring the 12nm manufacturing process […]
Image processor designed exclusively for 360-degree imaging
ASPEED Technology Inc., one of the world’s largest BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) chip provider, will launch the first-ever spherical image processor and accompanying apps, designed exclusively for 360-degree imaging featuring six lenses at Computex Taipei 2018. The revolutionary processor not only enables six Big-Pixel sensors, but also delivers functions that are tailor-made for 360-degree cameras, […]
Bluetooth Low Energy processors foster innovations in healthcare
Applications for fitness tracking and remote health monitoring have grown to such an extent that chip makers have developed SoCs optimized for counting heartbeats and calculating glucose levels. Steven Dean, ON Semiconductor Smart wearables for mobile health (mHealth) applications are an exciting area. They can monitor vital signs and drug delivery and then send data […]
Audio USB device stack works with any microcontroller
SEGGER introduces audio class support for emUSB-Device. Any audio application may now be realized with the help of the Embedded Experts. Common use cases are devices such as conferencing systems, speakerphones, headphones or USB-to-audio adapters. If the target device incorporates or attaches to microphones, speakers, headsets, and/or musical instruments, the USB interface is often an […]
Dev board and audio development framework aid Wi-Fi+BLE audio designs
Espressif Systems open-source ADF is based on FreeRTOS, which is a lightweight, scalable and flexible operating system, supporting multiple codec ICs, codec formats, audio formats and cloud platforms. Espressif’s ADF also supports a variety of functions, including peripheral control with keys, touch buttons, BLE/SmartConfig network configuration, live audio streaming, audio playback, FileSystem, audio protocols such […]
Software package brings Amazon Alexa technology to simple connected objects
The X-CUBE-AVS software package from STMicroelectronics enables Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service (AVS) to run on STM32 microcontrollers, allowing simple connected objects such as smart appliances, home-automation devices, and office products to support advanced conversational user interfaces with Cloud-based intelligence like automatic speech recognition and natural-language understanding. As an expansion package for the STM32Cube software platform, X-CUBE-AVS contains ready-to-use libraries and […]