When Does a Pandemic Overstep Privacy? A New Contact-Tracing Wristband Opens the Discussion From www.allaboutcircuits.com 21 hours ago in BlogsNews A new Bluetooth wristband traces a person's contact with other wristband wearers, and if that person tests positive for COVID-19, other contacts are notified to quarantine. But does this new device cross the lines of privacy?
Widora TINY200 Allwinner F1C200s ARM9 Development Board Support DVP Camera, Up to 512MB SD NAND Flash From www.cnx-software.com 1 day ago in News Widora TINY200 is a tiny ARM9 development board equipped with Allwinner F1C200s with a DVP camera interface compatible with OV2640 / 5640 sensor, an audio amplifier, and various storage options from...
New Programmable Material and PIC Fabrication Method Could Speed Up the Design Process From www.allaboutcircuits.com 2 days ago in BlogsNews A new innovative fabrication technique for reprogrammable photonic circuits has been developed by researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology.
AM65x Industrial SoM, from Mistral From hackerboards.com 2 days ago in News A compact SOM based on a TI 64-bit AM6548 SoC, plus a dual-core MCU and up to 4GB DDR4 and 32GB eMMC. I/O includes LVDS, RGB, MIPI CSI, 6x GbE, USB, SPI, UART, CAN, I2C, PWM, GPIO, and PCIe.
Microsoft Opens the IoT Floodgates on the 32-bit MCUs of Five Semiconductors Giants From www.allaboutcircuits.com 2 days ago in BlogsNews Microsoft envisions its Azure real-time operating system—now available to ST, Renesas, NXP, Microchip, and Qualcomm—as a new animating force for billions of MCUs embedded in IoT devices.
FCC Expected to Open Up 6 GHz Band for Wi-Fi 6 From www.eetimes.com 2 days ago in News With cellular carriers desperate to shunt ever increasing amounts of traffic to Wi-Fi whenever possible, Wi-Fi systems desperately need more bandwidth. The post FCC Expected to Open Up 6 GHz Band for Wi-Fi 6 appeared first on EETimes.
How Do You Reduce EMI in DC-DC Power Management? From www.allaboutcircuits.com 2 days ago in BlogsNews Selecting the right switching DC-DC step-down regulator while minimizing EMI can feel like a balancing act. Here's an idea of how to do it with ADI's new integrated regulator.
ESP32-S2-Saola-1 Development Board is Now Available for $8 From www.cnx-software.com 2 days ago in News Espressif ESP32-S2 WiFi SoC mass production started at the end of February 2020, and soon enough we started to find ESP32-S2 SoC and modules for $1 to $2 on sites like Digikey, but so far we had not...
Top 6 Alternative Ways to Deliver Broadband From www.eetimes.com 2 days ago in News Cable broadband and DSL dominate, but there are challengers. But there are other options enable the flow of information in unserved and underserved areas. The post Top 6 Alternative Ways to Deliver Broadband appeared first on EETimes.
FRAM’s Future is Higher Densities From www.eetimes.com 2 days ago in News Ferroelectric RAM is newly proving itself over other memories as ideal for small, niche appliances. The post FRAM’s Future is Higher Densities appeared first on EETimes.
MONSTER X Portable Power Station Features 4x 2000 Watts AC Sockets, Multiple USB Ports (Crowdfunding) From www.cnx-software.com 2 days ago in News Many people carry a power bank to extend the battery life of their smartphone. MONSTER X portable power station does something similar except with much more power and capacity, as it can extend the...
Charge-Coupled Device Clocking Techniques for CCD Readout From www.allaboutcircuits.com 3 days ago in BlogsNews This article continues the Image Sensor Technology series by examining details involved in the movement of light-generated electric charge within a CCD.
How Electronics Companies are Contributing to the COVID-19 Relief Effort From www.allaboutcircuits.com 3 days ago in BlogsNews Micron, Samsung Electronics, and ON Semiconductor have all stepped in to provide support to their employees and communities that have been hit the hardest by COVID-19.
Will Communications-as-a-Service Become a New Normal for IoT? u-blox Seems to Think So From www.allaboutcircuits.com 3 days ago in BlogsNews u-blox recently acquired Thingstream, a "communication‑as‑a-service provider." What does this service entail? And how might it affect future designs bound for IoT devices?
Silicon Valley C-Suites: Adapt or Die From www.eetimes.com 3 days ago in News People ask me what the current situation is best likened to: 2008, 2001, 1981, 1973, 1929, or something else? I tell them it is none of those. Historical precedents only give us clues, not certainty or answers. The post Silicon...
An Electrical Starter Generator Designed for Hybrid Vehicles is Upgraded for Use in Wind Turbines From www.allaboutcircuits.com 3 days ago in BlogsNews A pair of researchers from Samara Polytech’s Department of Theoretical and Basic Electrical Engineering have designed an electrical starter generator that could be used in hybrid cars.
Silicon Labs Enters the NICU: the First IoT Feeding Device Cleared by the FDA Within 90 Days From www.allaboutcircuits.com 3 days ago in BlogsNews Feeding babies isn't as easy as you might think. NFANT Labs and Silicon Labs have teamed up on a smart baby bottle outfitted with sensors that provide biofeedback in real-time.
Startup Reinvents Neural Network Maths, Launches 20mW Edge AI Chip From www.eetimes.com 3 days ago in News Percieve’s chip uses information theory to run multiple large networks simultaneously The post Startup Reinvents Neural Network Maths, Launches 20mW Edge AI Chip appeared first on EETimes.
PinePhone “Community Edition: UBports” Linux Phone Launched with Ubuntu Touch From www.cnx-software.com 3 days ago in News PinePhone “BraveHeat” Limited Edition Linux smartphone launched last November as promised for $149.99. As the codename implied, it was for the enthusiasts as the phones that were part of...
QuickDAQ.mikroBUS Development Board Leverages Visual Programming and MikroE Click Boards (Crowdfunding) From www.cnx-software.com 3 days ago in News mikroBUS is a socket interface that allows you to connect MikroElektronik (MikroE) Click add-on boards that can be buttons, sensors, a servo controller, a wireless module, and practically anything...
Safe Autonomy: UL 4600 and How It Grew From www.eetimes.com 3 days ago in News Underwriters Laboratories has completed its first standard for Autonomous Vehicles. Central to the goal of UL 4600 is to guide designers toward “the safety case” for their autonomous products The post Safe Autonomy: UL 4600 and How It Grew appeared...
Pine64 is Giving Away 50,000 Face Masks to Makers From www.cnx-software.com 4 days ago in News It’s interesting how to see how different countries handle the COVID-19 pandemic response. In Asia, virtually everybody is now wearing a face mask, sometimes hand-made due to supply issues, but...
Samsung and LG Exit the LCD Market. Quantum Dots and Organic LEDs Take the Stage From www.allaboutcircuits.com 4 days ago in BlogsNews With Samsung and LG closing production on LCDs, the two display leaders turn their sights on two newer technologies: quantum dots and OLEDs.
One CEO’s Candid COVID-19 Message From www.eetimes.com 4 days ago in News What's News: Demand visibility has worsened across all segments of the economy. Lindsley Ruth vows to remain steadfast. The post One CEO’s Candid COVID-19 Message appeared first on EETimes.
Advancing Autonomous Vehicles Is All in the Eyes From www.eetimes.com 4 days ago in News One of the most vital areas of development for semi- and fully-autonomous vehicles is driver gaze and eye tracking, but there are several implementation challenges facing designers. The post Advancing Autonomous Vehicles Is All in the Eyes appeared first on...
The Semiconductor Industry Association Emphasizes the Importance of the Industry Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak From www.allaboutcircuits.com 4 days ago in BlogsNews With reports suggesting that COVID-19 will have a significant impact on the semiconductor market, the Semiconductor Industry Association has stepped in to remind the world of just how important the industry is both generally and during this outbreak, and to...
7 Collaborative PCB Software Programs for Designers Working Remotely From www.allaboutcircuits.com 4 days ago in BlogsNews Social distancing doesn't mean your productivity must come to a halt.
Edgeless EAI-Series Dual Arm Cortex-M4 MCU Features a 300 GOPS CNN-NPU From www.cnx-software.com 4 days ago in News Microcontrollers will have an important role to play in AIoT (AI + IoT) applications as they provide the lowest cost and power consumption. Performance is limited but we start seeing MCUs with AI...
MEMS in the Fight Against Covid-19 From www.eetimes.com 4 days ago in News The race against time to fight the Covid-19 pandemic has motivated a global flurry of activity and collaboration by technology companies. The post MEMS in the Fight Against Covid-19 appeared first on EETimes.
Allwinner A-Series Processors 2020-2021 Roadmap – Allwinner A33E, A100 and A200 SoCs From www.cnx-software.com 5 days ago in News We previously discussed Allwinner business units where each can share the same silicon (with different a name) but maintains its own software stacks for different target applications. Allwinner...