Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG)-compliant mesh support has been extended to the widely used SmartBond Bluetooth low energy System-on-Chip (SoC) family of devices from Dialog Semiconductor plc. Dialog is rolling out mesh support for the latest SmartBond products, starting with the DA14682 and DA14683, and then closely followed by the DA14586 and the DA14585, including […]
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Technology stack accelerates integration of AI in edge devices
Lattice Semiconductor today unveiled Lattice sensAI – a complete technology stack combining modular hardware kits, neural network IP cores, software tools, reference designs and custom design services – to accelerate integration of machine learning inferencing into broad market IoT applications. With solutions optimized for ultra-low power consumption (under 1 mW–1 W), small package size (5.5 mm2 –100 mm2), […]
New touch software library helps implement touchpads with surface gestures with PIC, AVR, and SAM MCUs
Capacitive touch has become ubiquitous across a wide range of industries and applications, replacing the knobs and buttons that once controlled our electronics with smooth, intuitive touch panels. Previously a novelty on high-end products, consumers now expect touch control on everyday devices such as headphones, remote controls, coffee makers and thermostats without paying a premium […]
ASIL D-Ready embedded vision processor IP targets ADAS applications and self-driving vehicles
Synopsys, Inc. announced its new automotive safety integrity level (ASIL) B-, C-, and D- Ready DesignWare EV6x Embedded Vision Processors with Safety Enhancement Package (SEP) to accelerate the development of automotive system-on-chips (SoCs). The EV6x Processors with SEP include differentiated hardware safety features, safety monitors, and lockstep capabilities for safety-critical designs. These features enable designers to achieve […]
Atom x5-Z8350 processor clocked at 1.92 GHz
As the marker-board community has moved to demand certain features from new board designs, it has become essential that industrial-capacity boards also offer those features, so that development products can move easily to production, with the long life-cycle and ruggedness needed. Estone Technology’s newest EMB-2610 Pico-ITX board is the next step in this evolution. The […]
Expansion board broadens capabilities of RISC-V development board
Microsemi Corporation announced the launch of the HiFive Unleashed Expansion Board, its latest collaboration with SiFive, the first fabless provider of customized, open-source-enabled semiconductors. Leveraging the two companies’ strategic relationship as part of Microsemi’s Mi-V RISC-V ecosystem, the new expansion board broadens the capabilities of SiFive’s HiFive Unleashed RISC-V development board, further enabling software and […]
Common data format for transmitting software trace, debug information now available
The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today released MIPI System Software Trace (MIPI SyS-T), a common data format for transmitting software trace and debug information between a test system and a device, such as a system-on-chip (SoC) or platform. The specification is publicly available to developers, and […]
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 […]
Integrated RF + Linux module simplifies wireless product development
Epiq Solutions, an engineering company dedicated to developing flexible radio modules and wireless sensing solutions, has introduced Sidekiq Z2, an industrial grade highly integrated wideband RF transceiver plus Linux computer on a tiny module measuring just 30mm x 51mm x 5mm. Sidekiq Z2 radically simplifies the typical RF product development cycle, allowing engineering teams to focus their […]
Review: Optimizing IoT battery life with the Otii
A handy gadget for analyzing current consumption helps shed light on how internet-of-things appliances can be optimized for energy efficiency. The Otii, from the Qiotech group in Sony Mobile Communications, is one of those ideas that seems obvious only after you’ve seen it. It targets developers who must minimize the current drain from batteries, a […]