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PROFINET-certified IRT and PROFIdrive software stack for Renesas RZ/T and RZ/N processors
Renesas to showcase its PROFINET IRT solution at its booth, Hall1, Stand 234 at embedded world 2025 in Nuremburg, Germany from March 11-13. Renesas has made available on its website PROFINET-certified IRT and PROFIdrive software stack for its RZ/T and RZ/N series of microprocessors (MPU) for indu
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Low power Arm Cortex-M33 STM32U3 MCUs from STMicro: 1.6µA stop current and 117 Coremark/mW
STMicroelectronics a well known source for extreme low power and robust MCUs for ultra-low-power applications announced latest Arm Cortex-M33 core based STM32U3 MCUs running at up to 96MHz. These UFQFPN, WLCSP, LQFP, and UFBGA packaged MCUs deliver Coremark-per-milliwatt score of 117, nearly doub
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Low power Arm Cortex-M55 powered AI edge SoC for smart anything IoT applications
Low power semiconductor chip maker Ambiq announced launch of the Apollo330 Plus System-on-Chip (SoC) series consisting of the base Apollo330 Plus, the Apollo330B Plus, and the Apollo330M Plus. Built on Ambiq’s proprietary subthreshold power optimized technology (SPOT) platform, these chips
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ABI: IoT RedCap module shipments will accumulate to 80 million from 2024 to 2029
5G RedCap was finalized in the 3GPP’s Release 17 to provide device OEMs with a migration pathway from 4G LTE to 5G for mid-range devices, whose throughput requirements sit between those of enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) and Low-Power Wide-Area (LPWA). This makes 5G RedCap particularly interesting
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750W motor-drive reference board in tiny outline for home and industrial equipment
STMicroelectronics has made available the EVLDRIVE101-HPD (High Power Density) motor-drive reference design featuring a 3-phase gate driver, STM32G0 microcontroller, and 750W power stage on a circular PCB just 50mm in diameter. The board features extremely low power consumption in sleep mode, below
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Low-power Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo module for battery powered IoT equipment
Murata has developed and begun mass-producing the low-power compact wireless module “Type 2GF” with built-in Infineon Technologies “CYW43022” Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/Bluetooth Low Energy combo chip. With the expansion of applications in the IoT market in recent years, there has been a rise in IoT equip
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Solar PV powered credit card size asset tracker
Minew to launch by end of 2024 a battery-free an ultra-thin asset tracker using energy-harvesting technologies. It is as slim as a credit card powered by e-peas energy management IC that efficiently harvests and converts energy into usable power, ensuring uninterrupted operation. This device integra
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Samsung Unveils Two New ISOCELL Vizion Sensors Tailored for Robotics and XR Applications
Samsung Electronics introduced two new ISOCELL Vizion sensors — a time-of-flight (ToF) sensor, the ISOCELL Vizion 63D and a global shutter sensor, the ISOCELL Vizion 931. First introduced in 2020, Samsung’s ISOCELL Vizion lineup includes ToF and global shutter sensors specifically designed to offer
5 min readThe installed base of connected vending machines worldwide to reach 12.3 million by 2027
According to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the global installed base of connected vending machines reached an estimated 5.8 million units in 2022. North America represents the largest share of these machines, closely followed by the Rest of the World markets. Both are
4 min readEmerson Chosen as Automation Partner For Korea’s Largest EV Lithium-Ion Battery Recycler
Global automation technology and software leader Emerson (NYSE: EMR) has been selected by Korea’s SungEel HiTech Co., Ltd., a specialist in lithium-ion battery recycling, to provide advanced automation solutions in support of sustainable production and operational efficiency goals at the newest of
3 min readSTMicroelectronics reveals industry-first embedded software for sensorless zero-speed/high-torque motor control
STMicroelectronics has released the STM32 ZeST* (Zero Speed Full Torque) software algorithm, designed to run on STM32 microcontrollers, which lets sensorless motor drives produce full torque at zero speed. The algor
4 min readContinental and Synopsys Provide Vehicle Digital Twin Capabilities to Accelerate Software Development
Highlights: Integration of Synopsys virtual electronic control unit (vECU) solutions with Continental’s cloud-based development environment (CAEdge) enables faster advancement for the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) Synopsys virtual prototyping tools enable the development of vECUs suppor
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