by Bill Giovino, Mouser Electronics It seems that every semiconductor company has a microcontroller solution for the Internet of Things (IoT) today. We are seeing specs for low power, high performance, and high integration microcontrollers from the usual core suppliers. But when Intel announced that it was re-entering the microcontroller business with a 32-bit x86 […]
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Open-source viewer for Android helps create 3D industrial applications on smart glasses
NGRAIN today announced the availability of NGRAIN Viewer for Android, a new app for Android tablets and smart glass devices, enabling the deployment of industrial 3D content created with NGRAIN Producer Pro. NGRAIN Viewer for Android offers organizations working with heavy equipment, assemblies, and other industrial assets in the field, the opportunity to easily explore […]
TM32 crypto library gets CAVP stamp of approval
STMicroelectronics has successfully certified its cryptographic library for STM32 microcontrollers according to the US Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP), helping customers prove the security of their new products quickly and cost-effectively. An extension to the STM32Cube software package, the X-CUBE-CRYPTOLIB library is ready for use in security-conscious STM32-based applications including Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, point-of-sale terminals, […]
FPGA card supports camera/image processing development efforts
Microsemi Corporation, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the availability of a new imaging/video solution for the development of low power and reliable video processing applications. The new platform is comprised of a field programmable gate array (FPGA) mezzanine card (FMC), a comprehensive intellectual property (IP) suite and […]
Next-gen BLE chips sport ASCII-style command interface to eliminate complicated coding
Microchip Technology, a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced two next-generation Bluetooth Low Energy solutions with an easy-to-use ASCII-style command interface that makes the devices easy to configure and eliminates any complicated code compiling. The RN4870 and RN4871 support the latest Bluetooth 4.2 specification and have a Bluetooth stack on […]
Self-refresh 64 Mb DRAMs use HyperBus interface
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today announced sampling of a new high-speed, self-refresh Dynamic RAM (DRAM) based on Cypress’s low-pin-count HyperBus™ interface. The 64Mb HyperRAM™ serves as an expanded scratchpad memory for rendering of high-resolution graphics or calculations of data-intensive firmware algorithms in a wide array of automotive, industrial and consumer applications. The devices operate with a […]
IoT device management software platform follows open standard
Advantech, a global leader in embedded computing and IoT technology, has launched its new WISE-PaaS/RMM version 3.1, an IoT device management software platform. WISE-PaaS/RMM 3.1 is an open standardized IoT software platform for users by applying MQTT, a standard and popular IoT M2M protocol for device and server communication. WISE-PaaS/RMM 3.1 comes with more than […]
Chipset handles CAT-M cellular IoT networks
Altair Semiconductor, a leading provider of LTE chipsets, today announced that samples of its new dual-mode FourGee-1210 CAT-1/CAT-M chipset will be available later this year, enabling a smooth transition to the next standard of Cellular IoT networks. While CAT-1 chipsets have been deployed around the world for a wide range of IoT applications, carriers and vendors […]
Super-low-power PIC processors have 500 nA sleep mode
Microchip Technology Inc. today announced the company’s lowest power and most cost-effective family of 32-bit PIC32 microcontrollers (MCUs). The Microchip PIC32MM family bridges the gap between the company’s popular PIC24F XLP and PIC32MX families. The new family is the first PIC32 to feature core independent peripherals, designed to offload the CPU for lower power and […]
Reference design speeds development of digital headsets
Cirrus Logic has announced the availability of its MFi Headset Development Kit, a reference platform that is designed to help OEMs quickly develop new Lightning®-based digital headsets. “New digital connectivity in mobile devices, including the Lightning-based interface, is creating opportunities for OEMs to innovate in product design and is accelerating the transition from analog- to […]