Just when more and more equipment needs to be IoT-enabled and manageable from the cloud, OEM device manufacturers are challenged with scalability and portability amidst a fragmented market from chip vendors to silicon all the way to the cloud vendors. And even after choosing two or three cloud vendors and their respective SDKs design to […]
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Op amps, comparators said to be smallest ever
Texas Instruments introduced the industry’s smallest operational amplifier and low-power comparators at 0.64 mm2. As the first amplifiers in the compact X2SON package, the TLV9061 op amp and TLV7011 family of comparators enable engineers to reduce their system size and cost, while maintaining high performance in a variety of Internet of Things (IoT), personal electronics […]
Ultra-Low-Power battery protection IC targets wearables and small IoT devices
The GLF73510 IQSmart IC is designed to virtually eliminate wearable and IoT device battery discharge during standby or deep-sleep operation. The GLF73510 consumes an industry-leading ultra-low leakage current (ISD) of 2 nA (typ.), as much as 1,000 times less than other chips commonly used in this application. Applications for wearable and smaller IoT battery powered […]
Nordic-based BLE module enables IoT solutions for consumer products, appliances, healthcare equipment
MBN52832 is a Bluetooth Low Energy/NFC module. It enables ultra-low power connectivity for data communication. The module integrates Nordic Bluetooth Low Energy IC, RF front end, and crystal into a very small form factor. The built-in ARM Cortex M4 core with 64KB RAM and 512KB flash provides a high performance engine and rich interfaces for […]
FPGA maker board available through Digi-Key
Microsemi has teamed up with Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, to provide the SmartFusion 2 system-on-chip (SoC) field programmable gate array (FPGA) maker board exclusively to Digi-Key’s global customer base. This low-cost evaluation platform lowers the barrier for hardware and firmware engineers to develop embedded applications for the ARM Cortex-M3 and 12K logic elements (LE) FPGA fabric […]
Low-noise MEMs microphones from TDK target IoT apps
TDK Corporation announces an expansion of its ultra-low noise MEMS microphone family with the ICS-40740, delivering 70 dB (A) SNR with 133 dB sound pressure level Acoustic Overload Point. The low self-noise coupled with wide dynamic range makes the ICS-40740 ideal for voice controlled IoT applications, especially those with integrated loudspeakers, as well as wearable […]
High-accuracy three-axis magnetometer features low RMS noise and current consumption
A highly accurate three-axis magnetometer combines an extremely sensitive tunnel magneto-resistive (TMR) element developed by TDK and an advanced electronic compass ASIC designed by AKM in a small package. The new TMR magnetometer on a chip, which has miniature dimensions of just 1.6×1.6×0.6 mm, features the industry’s lowest RMS noise of just 40 nT-rms and […]
End-to-end sub-1 GHz kit brings easy cloud connectivity
The element14 development kit for the TI SimpleLink Sub-1 GHz Sensor to Cloud Linux Gateway is based on technology from Texas Instruments (TI). The kit provides an end-to-end tool to enable a Sub-1 GHz sensor network with an Internet of Things (IoT) gateway and cloud connectivity. “Sub-1 GHz offers low-power and long-range wireless connectivity, but […]
Now On-Demand: Rapid Prototyping – Key to Accelerating IoT Designs
This webinar was presented live on Tuesday, December 5, 2017. Click below to watch on demand. How do you determine the best solution for your end-application design and then how do you determine the most efficient wired or wireless connectivity option to use with it? Flexibility is key. This webinar will discuss the […]
Development kit covers PSoC 6 MCU designs, purpose-built for the IoT
Newark element14 has announced the availability of the Cypress PSoC 6 BLE Pioneer Kit, the perfect way for engineers to get started with next-generation IoT Designs using the new PSoC 6 MCU, which is purpose-built for the IoT, from Cypress Semiconductor Corp. “The PSoC 6 MCU is an IoT game changer which eliminates the need for […]