AVX Corporation released a new series of embedded Wi-Fi antennas designed to satisfy steadily increasing cross-market demand for smaller and thinner wireless products with superior signal sensitivity. The new W Series Embedded Wi-Fi Antennas offer a wide range of standard solutions with ultraminiature form factors, PCB or FPC antenna technologies capable of supporting single- and dual-band […]
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Automotive antenna-on-package mmWave radar sensor features 1-in-cube form factor
D3 Engineering announced their DesignCore RS-6843AOPUA mmWave Radar Sensor. This miniature automotive interior sensor enables the implementation of many different mmWave radar algorithms to measure, detect, and track. The production-intent unit features a 1-inch cube form factor, heat-spreading metal body, and mounting tabs. It may be used with a PC or embedded platform to facilitate […]
Air quality sensor platform carries waterproof rating
Renesas Electronics Corporation expanded its popular ZMOD4410 Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) sensor platform with the industry’s first software-configurable IP67-qualified waterproof option for IAQ applications operating in wet or dirty environments such as kitchens, bathrooms, and hospital rooms, where they are frequently exposed to water, oils, and dust. The firmware-configurable waterproof ZMOD4410 sensor features a unique hermetically sealed package […]
NB-IoT/LTE-M SiP, SoC module supports low-power, complex IoT connectivity
Leading global technology solutions provider Avnet expanded its product line for rapid Internet of Things (IoT) development with the launch of the AVT9152 module, designed for a range of embedded applications requiring cellular connectivity yet demanding low power consumption and minimal component size. This addition to the Avnet ecosystem uses leading technology from Nordic Semiconductor to […]
SSDs with 3D NAND flash memory support serial ATA
TDK Corporation announces a new generation of flash storage products with five series, available December 2020, optimized for industrial, medical, art grid, transportation, and security applications. All five series use GBDriver GS2, TDK’s proprietary NAND flash memory control IC, which supports serial ATA. As 3D flash memory technology advances, flash storage solutions with capacities over […]
MCUs feature cap-touch sensing, low power consumption for HMI-based IoT apps
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the expansion of its 32-bit RA2 Series microcontrollers (MCUs) with 20 new RA2L1 Group MCUs, increasing the RA Family to 66 MCUs. The general-purpose RA2L1 MCUs use the Arm Cortex-M23 core operating up to 48 MHz. The RA2L1 MCUs are supported by the easy-to-use Flexible Software Package (FSP) and Renesas’ partner ecosystem, […]
Crystal clock oscillator operates over 1.6 to 3.63-V range
IQD Frequency Products has launched new tight stability and variable supply voltage crystal clock oscillator which operates with a supply voltage range from 1.6 V to 3.63 V. The IQXO-951 25TS series delivers a frequency stability performance down to ±5 ppm over the full industrial temperature range of – 40 to 85 degrees C. Housed […]
Latest release of ROS allow for rapid development, testing, debugging of distributed robotics system
Real-Time Innovations (RTI) announced the availability of the Connext 6 ROS Middleware Wrapper (RMW) Layer, bringing the field-proven, production-grade strength of RTI Connext 6 to the latest release of the Robot Operating System (ROS 2). Robotics software developers can now leverage the ROS 2 ecosystem together with RTI Connext Tools to more rapidly develop, test, and debug […]
Health sensor kit cuts development time for wearables
Save at least six months of development time using the Health Sensor Platform 3.0 (HSP 3.0) from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. Also known as MAXREFDES104#, this ready-to-wear wrist form factor reference design monitors blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), electrocardiogram (ECG), heart rate (HR), body temperature, and motion. Included algorithms provide HR, heart-rate variability (HRV), respiration rate […]
Multiprotocol wireless modules boast full-stack support for IoT apps
Silicon Labs announced a portfolio expansion of pre-certified wireless modules specifically designed to address the modern needs of IoT application development. The portfolio consists of the only modules in the industry with full-stack support for multiprotocol solutions to enable commercial and consumer IoT applications, with flexible package options and highly integrated device security. Silicon Labs […]
