Nissan Motor Co to use Renesas for it's ProPILOT 2.0 system
Thursday, August 8, 2019 by Brittany Hainzinger
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced that Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has adopted Renesas’ innovative and high-peformance automotive technology for the ProPILOT 2.0 system featured in the new Nissan Skyline unveiled on July 16, 2019. The driver assistance system combines navigated highway driving with hands-off, single-lane driving capabilities, employing Renesas&...
New IoT WiFi and BLE module operates for years on a single AA battery
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 by Christian Hargrave
Telit announced the availability of its latest module, the WL865E4-P. The low-power Wi-Fi Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) combination module is based on the Qualcomm QCA4020 system-on-chip (SoC) and is designed for high-bandwidth applications such as health care, video, smart home, and industrial control. Featuring integrated cryptology hardware, the WL865E4-P enables IoT de...
Bluetooth mesh tech from Silicon Labs chosen by Xiaomi
Thursday, January 10, 2019 by Christian Hargrave
Xiaomi is launching their new smart home products using Bluetooth mesh networking technology from Silicon Labs. The new products from Mi Ecosystem partners include smart LED light bulbs, candle bulbs, downlights, and spotlights. The voice-assistant XiaoAi smart alarm clock serves as a gateway to control smart Bluetooth mesh lights through voice commands.
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SWORD attached smartphone device can detect weapons and explosives
Thursday, June 7, 2018 by Richard Harris
The urgent challenge for security personnel to noninvasively scan people in real time and in public to detect and “see” if they are carrying weapons or explosives without physically searching them could soon be solved with the launch of SWORD by Royal Holdings Technologies Corporation (Royal Holdings).
SWORD attaches to a Google Pixel 2 XL smartphone and ...
SoC for ultralowpower AI has launched
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 by Richard Harris
Eta Compute Inc. has announced the availability of its latest System on Chip (SoC) platform. Silicon proven in TSMC 55nm ULP process, this ground-breaking product consumes only a fraction of the power of existing solutions and redefines the standard for ultra-low power embedded solutions.“Our patented event driven processor architecture (DIAL) is combined with our fully...
The first Bluetooth Mesh solution from Silicon Labs lands
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 by Richard Harris
To help developers simplify the design of mesh-networked devices for the Internet of Things (IoT) and get to market faster, Silicon Labs introduced a comprehensive suite of software and hardware that supports the new Bluetooth mesh specification. The new Bluetooth mesh solution benefits from the company’s proven mesh networking expertise and includes development tools, ...
Wireless Gecko SoC now supports full bluetooth 5 connectivity
Friday, June 16, 2017 by Christian Hargrave
Silicon Labs expands its Wireless Gecko system-on-chip (SoC) portfolio with new multiband SoCs supporting full Bluetooth 5 connectivity and more memory options. Their new EFR32xG13 SoCs offer developers greater flexibility and more capabilities for applications using a single wireless protocol or requiring more memory for multiprotocol solutions, larger customer applica...
New IoT platform helps mitigate uncertainty surrounding future IoT standards
Thursday, January 5, 2017 by Richard Harris
More than 600 million smart home devices are expected to ship annually by 2021, compared to 40 million in 2015. Consumers can have peace of mind that devices built with Qorvo solutions will connect with future products in their home, helping to accelerate the smart home market. Why? Because they have introduced a complete an all new system on chip (SoC) for smart home d...
Silicon Labs Releases New Multiband Wireless SoC for IoT
Thursday, July 7, 2016 by Richard Harris
As part of its Wireless Gecko portfolio, Silicon Labs has released new multiband, multiprotocol wireless system-on-chip (SoC) devices for the Internet of Things (IoT) market. The new multiband Wireless Gecko SoCs enable developers to use the same multiprotocol device for operation in 2.4 GHz and multiple sub-GHz bands.The multiband Wireless Gecko SoCs are designed to su...
MediaTek Labs Releases LinkIt Smart 7688 IoT Development Platform
Monday, December 28, 2015 by Richard Harris
MediaTek Labs new LinkIt Smart 7688 IoT development platform is the company’s latest addition to the LinkIt portfolio of development platforms offering IoT developers a variety of programming options for rapid development of advanced Wi-Fi based devices such as IP cameras, surveillance devices, smart appliances and Wi-Fi gateways that make use of cloud services.The plat...
Silicon Labs Releases New Developer Reference for ZigBee Home Automation
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Silicon Labs has released a new series of reference designs that can help reduce time to market and simplify the development of ZigBee-based home automation, connected lighting and smart gateway products. The cost effective reference designs are the first in a series of IoT solutions from Silicon Labs that include the hardware, firmware and software tools that deve...
Silicon Labs Introduces Integrated Pre certified IoT Bluetooth Smart Module
Monday, August 24, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Silicon Labs has introduced a fully integrated, pre-certified Bluetooth Smart module solution to give developers a fast path to low-power wireless connectivity for the IoT. The new BGM111 module is the first in a family of advanced Blue Gecko modules from Silicon Labs delivering integration, flexibility, energy efficiency and toolchain support with an easy migratio...
Marvell Expands JavaScript Based IoT Development Platform
Thursday, July 2, 2015 by Richard Harris
Marvell has added to its solutions for embedded and Internet of Things (IoT) product prototyping with its latest JavaScript offering and two new hardware prototyping products.Marvell’s JavaScript Sixth Edition contains more than 400 individual changes to make the language more concise, improve performance, and integrate support for modules. Kinoma’s XS6 JavaScript engin...
MediaTek Releases Platform to Create Wi Fi Enabled IoT Devices and Wearables
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 by Richard Harris
MediaTek has released the MediaTek LinkIt Connect 7681 IoT development platform. Based on MediaTek’s MT7681 Wi-Fi System on Chip (SoC), the new platform provides developers and manufacturers with the tools to create simple Wi-Fi enabled IoT devices that can be controlled from smartphones or the Internet.To enable developers to take advantage of the features of the MT768...
Echelon Corporation Expanding its Multiprotocol IzoT Platform for the Industrial Internet of Things
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 by Richard Harris
Echelon Corporation is expanding its multiprotocol IzoT platform for the IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) to include new Wi-Fi control modules and integrated support for BACnet/MS-TP. Echelon is demonstrating the use case of the IzoT platform for converged building control and lighting control networks supporting both wired and wireles...
Intel Curie Module Taps into the Wearable Device Gold Rush
Thursday, January 15, 2015 by Richard Harris
At CES Intel introduced its Curie module, the first platform of its kind from Intel offering a complete low-power solution designed for companies interested in developing wearable technology solutions. The Curie module offers big features into its tiny size and is designed for "always-on" applications such as social media, sports, and fitness activities. Intel is p...
MediaTeck Labs Launches Platform to Allow Developers to Create Wearable and IoT Devices
Monday, September 22, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
MediaTek has launched MediaTek Labs, a program that allows developers to create wearable and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The new platform provides developers, makers and service providers with software development kits (SDKs), hardware development kits (HDKs), and technical documentation, as well as technical and business support.The MediaTek Labs develo...
