Variscite announced a new, state-of-the-art SoM for efficient machine learning on edge devices. Variscite’s VAR-SOM-MX93 is based on NXP’s i.MX 93 processor, the industry’s first implementation of the Arm neural processing unit, Ethos-U65 microNPU, offers a rich set of applications targeting industrial, IoT, smart home, automotive systems, and the wearables markets. The VAR-SOM-MX93 is designed […]
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Dev kit includes support for Matter protocol
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced its first development kit that includes support for the new Matter protocol. Renesas also announced that it will offer Matter support on all future Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low-Energy (LE), and IEEE 802.15.4 (Thread) products, including products from recently acquired Dialog Semiconductor and Celeno Communications. The Matter protocol promises to solve the […]
Teardown: Amazon 4th generation Echo Dot
One of the latest incarnations of the Echo Dot boasts premium sound and an ability to pair up with Fire TV devices for a home theater audio experience. Construction-wise, there are usually a few changes from one generation of Echo devices to the next, and sometimes between early and later models of the same generation. […]
High-efficiency antennas optimized for small Wi-Fi6 and Wi-Fi6E devices
Antenova Ltd is announcing three antennas for Wi-Fi6 and Wi-fi6E. They are a surface-mounted antenna, a flexible antenna, and an external antenna for Wi-Fi6 and Wi-Fi6E. All three antennas use the 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz bands and support IEEE standards 802.11a/b/g/j/n/ac/ax. The SMD antenna, named Billi, part number SR43W078, measures 15 mm x 6 mm […]
Wireless MCUs feature matter protocol enhancements
NXP Semiconductors announced new devices designed to simplify the development of IoT and industrial IoT solutions. Adding to NXP’s expanding portfolio of end-to-end Matter solutions, the RW612 and the K32W148 devices combine advanced edge processing capabilities with integrated security to streamline development, simplify designs and reduce costs for Matter-enabled smart home devices. The recently launched […]
Software-defined SoC platform now compatible with RSIC-V
XMOS reveals a RISC-V-compatible architecture for the fourth generation of its xcore platform. The collaboration delivers the flexibility to define entire systems in software, enabling RISC-V programmers to rapidly realize the most differentiated and economical solutions to the intelligent IoT. By transitioning to a RISC-V compatible architecture, more embedded system designers will have access […]
SD, microSD cards based on single-level cell flash
Swissbit is introducing the S-600 series, the latest generation of SD and microSD cards based on single-level cell flash. When it comes to reliability, data integrity, and data retention, the technology with only one stored bit per cell is still unrivaled. Only SLC offers 100,000 P/E cycles (Program/Erase Cycles), making it ideal for applications that […]
Front-end modules handle next-generation Wi-Fi 6/6E-enabled devices
The industry’s highest efficiency portfolio of Wi-Fi front-end modules (FEMs) addresses the power, performance and thermal requirements of Wi-Fi 6/6E-enabled devices in next-generation enterprise and Internet of Things (IoT) products. Leveraging Skyworks’ lab-to-fab design process and the advanced signal processing capabilities in Broadcom’s family of Wi-Fi 6/6E solutions, the Skyworks ICE TM (Incredible Current & […]
SoC with on-device learning AI accelerator targets edge IoT apps
ROHM Semiconductor announced they have developed an on-device learning[1] AI chip (SoC with on-device learning AI accelerator) for edge computer endpoints in the IoT field. The new AI chip utilizes artificial intelligence to predict failures (predictive failure detection) in electronic devices equipped with motors and sensors in real time with ultra-low power consumption. Generally, AI […]
IP67-rated outdoor edge AI system delivers up to 21 TOPS performance
Axiomtek has introduced the AIE800-904-FL-DC, its IP67-rated outdoor edge AI system now supporting 9 to 36 VDC input with M12-type connector. The AI embedded system is based on the NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX platform that features a powerful 6-core NVIDIA Carmel ARM® v8.2 (64-bit) processor delivering up to 21 TOPS of AI performance and integrates […]
