Internet of Things

Infineon has created an IC to embedded in things that need to be controlled by a near-by mobile phone, which has in-built sensing and a motor driver. “Potential applications range from medical patches and disposable point-of-case testers, to data loggers, smart thermostats, smart locks and sensor inlays,” according to the company. Called NGC1081, the IC can be temporarily powered by ...

BeagleBoard has stepped into Raspberry Pi territory with a quad-Arm-core board called BeaglePlay, and at the same time has released a wireless microcontroller module called BeagleConnect Freedom. BeaglePlay “has built-in wired and wireless connectivity, including innovative single-pair Ethernet and sub-GHz wireless options, enabling it to connect to a vast selection of sensor and prototyping systems with thousands of options,” according ...

Semiconductors drive three trends to maximise productivity and reduce energy consumption in factories and cities, says Amichai Ron of Texas Instruments. Higher levels of automation and control through more efficient systems maximise productivity and small innovations at the component level can result in meaningful cost, energy and time savings at the system level. There are three consistent trends, across industrial ...

While the global semiconductor industry is in turmoil these days, one Japanese company is rapidly increasing its presence in the industry, under strong leadership. That company is ABLIC Inc., an analog semiconductor specialist. Its uniqueness stems from the fact that in its early beginnings before it was named ‘ABLIC’, the company’s specialized craftsmanship was born in the semiconductor department of ...

STMicroelectronics has introduced a 250MHz Arm Cortex-M33 microcontroller with the company’s own security hardware and software trusted execution environment (TEE) on top of Arm’s TrustZone. The part is the STM32H573 (or 563, ST has said both, watch this space), and the internal security system has been dubbed ‘STM32Trust TEE security manager’ (right). “STM32H5 is the first MCU series to come ...

The Swiss Polar Institute has selected Astrocast, a satellite IoT (SatIoT) service provider, to develop a satellite-based communication system for remote snow, glacier, and permafrost monitoring stations in Central Asia. The goal is to acquire a continuous time series of environmental parameters over a long time period, particularly at remote high-latitude and high-altitude field sites. The project was initiated by ...

ST is sampling modules combining NB-IoT data communications with GNSS geo-location capability. The programmable, certified LTE Cat NB2 NB-IoT industrial modules cover worldwide cellular frequency bands and integrate advanced security features. Offered in accordance with the latest 3GPP Release 15, the ST87M01 provides extended multi-regional LTE coverage. The integrated native GNSS receiver with multi-constellation access ensures enhanced and accurate localization ...

A collaboration between Würth Elektronik, FEGA & Schmitt and IAV demonstrates how industrial manufacturing equipment can be upgraded and digitised. The bias of progress dictates that the latest technology is believed to be superior. Sometimes, however, it is better to use tried and tested, current, or even legacy technologies, but there are challenges with older equipment, including efficiency, inconsistent quality, ...

EchoStar, the U.S. satcom and Internet services provider, has turned to Astro Digital for the construction of a global S-band mobile satellite service (MSS) network addressing IoT. Astro Digital is a designer, manufacturer and operator of small satellite systems, and under the agreement it will manufacture the satellites for the EchoStar LEO constellation. Planned to begin operation in 2024, the ...

Designed to protect stored data and with power protection to ensure operation during sudden power outages, the Powerguard SSDs (solid state devices) by Taiwanese manufacturer, Cervoz are available from Display Technology. In the event of a sudden loss of power, Powerguard uses energy stored in additional tantalum capacitors to continue to save files form the controller to the flash storage ...