Micron Technology, Inc. introduced its new MT25Q NOR flash enabled with Authenta technology, providing content and command authentication to protect device functionality at the silicon level. This provides additional defenses to add enhanced trustworthiness for IoT devices, seamlessly expanding security to otherwise unsecured intelligent devices. High firmware integrity down to the lowest level of boot […]
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MCU with built-in BLE wireless address edge-connectivity
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. announced it is expanding its Internet of Things (IoT) solutions portfolio with a new member of its ultra-low-power PSoC 6 microcontroller (MCU) family. The new PSoC 6 MCU is purpose-built to address the growing needs for computing, connectivity and storage in IoT edge devices. The new MCUs include expanded embedded memory with 2MB […]
Automotive- and industrial-grade PCIe SSDs boast 1TB storage
Micron Technology, Inc. introduced the industry’s first 1TB automotive and industrial grade PCIe NVMe solid state drive (SSD) in BGA and 22x30mm M.2 form factors. Based on 64-layer triple-level cell (TLC) 3D NAND technology, the new Micron 2100 series of NVMe SSDs is designed for next-generation autonomous cars and the industrial internet of things (IIoT). […]
Automotive-qualified controller enables fast charging of portable electronics
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. announced the availability of an automotive-qualified USB-C controller with USB Power Delivery (PD) that enables fast charging of portable electronics in vehicles. The Automotive EZ-PD CCG3PA controller delivers a plug-and-play user experience to automotive charging ports by providing support for the USB PD 3.0 standard with programmable power supply (PPS), Qualcomm’s Quick […]
FCC certified module provides 6LoWPAN wireless connectivity
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. announced the availability of its new ZWIR4532 connectivity module, which is FCC certified and provides the critical and secure 6LoWPAN wireless connectivity to link devices to the Internet of Things (IoT). IDT also provides the optional IDT SensorShare firmware, a 6LoWPAN open standard stack that communicates natively with IPv6 over IEEE 802.15.4 radio […]
Cellular-Vehicle To Everything module uses LTE cellular communications
LG Innotek today announced that it has developed C-V2X (Cellular-Vehicle To Everything) module based on LTE cellular communication. C-V2X ” refers to the system that shares information such as driving conditions among the car, mobile device, and road infrastructure, using cellular communication technology. The C-V2X module is a core component of the communication function. C-V2X […]
USB Type-C/PD controller IC enables 3-A current delivery
FTDI Chip has introduced the USB power delivery technology necessary to go beyond the powering of consumer electronics products and support the elevated current levels required by larger items of electronic equipment. The FT4233H is an advanced bridge IC with USB Type-C connectivity and USB power delivery (PD) Rev. 3.0 controller capabilities – supporting applications […]
Bluetooth 5.0 long range-compliant RF module comes in miniature SIP package
Insight SiP is launching the ISP1807-LR module, which it believes to be the first fully Bluetooth 5.0 Long Range compliant RF module in a miniature SIP package. It measures only 8x8x1 mm, making it the smallest of its type available. This miniature BLE module is based on the nRF52840 chip from Nordic Semiconductor and represents the […]
Tiny IoT-node development kit built around BLE 5.0 SoC with Arm Cortex-M0-core
BlueNRG-Tile is the core of a new all-in-one IoT-node development kit from STMicroelectronics. The very small tile/coin is built around ST’s BlueNRG-2 Bluetooth low energy 5.0 single-mode system-on-chip (SoC) that provides control and processing power to a full complement of sensors, while also communicating via Bluetooth with a free iOS or Android demo app on a […]
Ultra-low-power data logging RAM maximizes battery life for IoT applications
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today introduced at electronica 2018 a nonvolatile data-logging solution with ultra-low power consumption. This solution is ideal for the latest-generation portable medical and wearable devices and other Internet of Things (IoT) applications that demand nonvolatile memories to continuously log an increasing amount of user and sensor data while using as little power […]