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Advantech has announced the TPC-71W, the new generation of its industrial panel PCs aimed at machine automation and web-terminal applications. TPC-71W is a cost-efficient, Arm-based industrial panel PC that features a 7” true-flat display with P-CAP multi-touch control and an...

WinSystems has rolled out its SYS-ITX-N-3800 encased computing platform. Based on the Intel Atom E-3800 processor, this space-saving packaged CPU offers consistently reliable performance under extended operating temperatures of -25ºC to +60ºC. Inside its 150 mm x 150 mm x...

Nordic Semiconductor has announced that its nRF9160 System-in-Package (SiP) LTE-M/NB-IoT cellular IoT modules and nRF52840 Bluetooth 5/Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) SoCs are being used in the turnkey “GEPS” indoor and outdoor IoT positioning platform developed by Swedish industrial IoT...

The power-over-Ethernet (PoE) solutions market size is set to exceed $2 billion (USD) by 2025, according to a new research report by Global Market Insights. The PoE solutions market growth is driven by the increase in the number of connected...

U‑blox has announced the SARA‑R5 series of LTE‑M and NB‑IoT modules for low power wide area (LPWA) IoT applications. The module is built on the u‑blox UBX‑R5 cellular chipset and the u‑blox M8 GNSS receiver chip. By integrating a hardware‑based...

Coming to your inbox tomorrow: Circuit Cellar’s IoT Technology Focus newsletter. Tomorrow’s newsletter covers what’s happening with Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology–-from devices to gateway networks to cloud architectures. This newsletter tackles news and trends about the products and technologies needed to...

Secure Provisioning In this next part of his article series on Bluetooth mesh, Bob looks at how to create secure provisioning for a Bluetooth Mesh network without requiring user intervention. He also takes a special look at an attack called...

The July issue of Circuit Cellar magazine is out next week! This 84-page publication will make a satisfying thud sound when it lands on your desk and it’s crammed full of excellent embedded electronics articles prepared for you. Not a...

VersaLogic’s new Android Eval Kit provides an easy way to evaluate Arm/Android performance for rapid design and application development. It includes everything needed to run the Android OS on a high-reliability embedded system, including a Arm-based embedded computer board, and...

Espressif Systems has announced the release of the ESP32-S2 Secure Wi-Fi MCU, a highly integrated, low-power, 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi SoC supporting Wi-Fi HT40 and 43 GPIOs. Based on the Xtensa single-core 32-bit LX7 processor, ESP32-S2 can be clocked at up...

Nuvoton Technology has announced that it is demonstrating the capability of FreeRTOS kernel support with the NuMicro M2351 Series. According to the company, the M2351 is one of the first Arm Cortex-M23 based MCUs that has a preconfigured example that...

STMicroelectronics has announced new STM32H7 MCUs which it claims are the industry’s highest-performing Arm Cortex-M general-purpose MCUs, combining dual-core performance with power-saving features and enhanced cyber protection. The new devices leverage a 480 MHz version of the Cortex-M7, the highest...

Infineon Technologies and Cypress Semiconductor have announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which Infineon will acquire Cypress for US $23.85 per share in cash, corresponding to an enterprise value of €9.0 billion. With the addition of...

Renesas Electronics has introduced the RX72M Group of RX MCUs featuring an EtherCAT slave controller for industrial Ethernet communication. The new product group offers a high-performance, single-chip MCU solution with large memory capacities for industrial equipment requiring control and communication...

Coming to your inbox tomorrow: Circuit Cellar’s Microcontroller Watch newsletter. Tomorrow’s newsletter keeps you up-to-date on latest microcontroller news. In this section, we examine the microcontrollers along with their associated tools and support products. Bonus: We’ve added Drawings for Free...

Circuit Cellar’s sister website Linuxgizmos,com has posted its annual Spring edition catalog of hacker-friendly, open-spec SBCs that run Linux or Android. The catalog includes summaries of 125 community-backed Linux/Android hacker boards under $200 are listed in alpha order. They list...

XP Power has launched a new range of 180-Watt U-channel AC-DC power supplies that are intended for space-constrained medical (BF), industrial and IT applications. The low-profile devices are just 29.5 mm high and occupy a small 107.6 mm x 62.8...

RECOM has announced its R2SX series of compact 2W DC/DC converters suited for bus isolation and a wide range of industrial automation control equipment. Their low profile and compact 15.24 mm x 11.1 mm x 8.0 mm footprint saves space...

Microchip Technology, via its Microsemi subsidiary, has announced the production release of a family of Silicon Carbide (SiC) power devices that offer proven ruggedness and the performance benefits of wide-bandgap technology. Complemented by Microchip’s broad range of MCUs and analog solutions,...

Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced a new ultra-high-speed ADC with what it claims is the industry’s widest bandwidth, fastest sampling rate and lowest power consumption. The ADC12DJ5200RF helps engineers achieve high measurement accuracy for 5G testing applications and oscilloscopes, and...

Analog Devices has introduced a new solution for millimeter wave (mmWave) 5G featuring high-integrations for next gen cellular network infrastructure. The solution combines ADI’s advanced beamformer IC, up/down frequency conversion (UDC) and additional mixed signal circuitry. ADI is calling this...

Coming to your inbox on Tuesday: Circuit Cellar’s Analog & Power newsletter. This newsletter content zeros in on the latest developments in analog and power technologies including ADCs, DACs, DC-DC converters, AC-DC converters, power supplies, op amps, batteries and more....

Comprehensive Solutions After decades of evolving their PCB design tool suites, the leading tool vendors have the basics of PCB design nailed down. In recent years, these companies have continued to enhance their tools suites while also addressing a myriad...

By Eric Brown Last December, Onion updated its MIPS-based, WiFi-enabled Omega2 board with a similarly OpenWrt-driven Omega2 Pro SBC that increased RAM to 512 MB and flash to 8 GB and added real-world USB host and micro-USB ports. Now, the company has...