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NOVOSENSE Launches Integrated Low-Voltage Motor Driver Family Targeting Industrial Automation and Smart Appliances
NOVOSENSE Microelectronics is showcasing a new lineup of motor driver ICs at PCIM Europe 2026, covering two distinct application needs: brushed DC motor control for smart appliances and compact equipment, and multi-channel low-side driving for industrial PLC and factory automati
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CES 2026: Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon Digital Chassis Updates, Agentic AI Collaborations, Dragonwing Processors and Snapdragon X2 Plus Platform
Qualcomm Technologies presented multiple announcements at CES 2026 focused on automotive, IoT, robotics, and computing platforms. In automotive, Qualcomm expanded its collaboration with Google to integrate Snapdragon Digital Chassis solutions with Google's automotive software, including An
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AMD Introduces Ryzen AI Embedded P100 and X100 Series Processors for Automotive, Industrial and Physical AI Applications
AMD introduced the Ryzen AI Embedded processor portfolio, consisting of the P100 and X100 Series, designed to power AI-driven applications at the edge in automotive digital cockpits, smart healthcare, industrial automation, and physical AI for autonomous systems including humanoid robotics.
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Emerson’s PACSystems RX3i CPS400 Safety Controller Enhances SIL2 Designs for Industrial Automation
Emerson has introduced the PACSystems RX3i CPS400 Safety Controller, designed for Safety Integrity Level 2 (SIL2) applications in infrastructure, fire and gas, burner management, and emergency shutdown systems. The controller supports up to 2,000 I/O points and features a 64-megabyte memory capac
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5G IoT Boom: Omdia Predicts 5.1 Billion Cellular Connections by 2030
Omdia’s latest research forecasts that cellular IoT connections will reach 5.1 billion by 2030, driven by advancements in 5G technologies. The study identifies 5G RedCap, 5G Massive IoT, and 4G LTE Cat-1bis modules as key growth drivers reshaping the cellular IoT landscape.
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Connectivity Standards Alliance Adds Bosch as Promoter Member to Board of Directors
The Connectivity Standards Alliance, an organization with over 800 members focused on developing IoT technology standards, has added Bosch as a Promoter Member to its Board of Directors. Bosch’s new role aims to support the Alliance’s mission of advancing standardized interoperability
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Survey finds 53% of manufacturers adopting industrial robots to improve quality
A survey conducted by ABI Research between Q4 2024 and Q1 2025 in the United States, Germany, and Malaysia revealed that 53% of manufacturers are in the early stages of adopting new industrial robot hardware, while 28% have already implemented industrial robots in their facilities. The survey ide
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Qualcomm and Advantech partner to enhance Edge AI for IoT at COMPUTEX 2025
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Advantech announced a collaboration at COMPUTEX 2025 to advance AI-driven Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Advantech joins Qualcomm Technologies’ IoT ecosystem as a partner, integrating Qualcomm’s technologies into Advantech’s edge computing
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Arm Cortex M series: Features, architecture, comparison and an example of processing
Arm Cortex M series processor architecture The Arm Cortex-M processor architecture is a family of 32-bit RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) processor cores designed by Arm Hol
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Energy harvesting ecosystem fuels growth: 1.1 billion ambient IoT device shipments projected by 2030
ABI Research has forecasted a significant milestone in the IoT sector. According to their latest report, shipments of Ambient IoT devices are projected to reach 1.1 billion units by 2030. This growth is driven by an emerging ecosystem of energy-harvesting component manufacturers.
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IPC-2591 CFX version 2.0: enhanced device coverage and advanced data capabilities for smarter manufacturing
IPC announced the release of IPC-2591, Connected Factory Exchange, Version 2.0, the global standard for plug-and-play, machine-to-machine, and machine-to-system communication for digital manufacturing.Version 2.0 introduces substantial updates and expansions to support a broader range of shop
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Exploring Edge AI: NPUs, market and tech trends, processor IP and microcontroller chips ranked and analyzed
Edge AI is all about having a brain like computing processor IP core in the processor/microcontroller chip in the edge/terminal devices such as IoT embedded boards and any such devices where the processing of video/audio, sensor, and any such data is processed locally on devices. More examples in
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