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New STM32WB Dual-Core Wireless MCUs from STMicroelectronics Deliver Ultra-Low-Power Real-Time Performance

February 25, 2019

Geneva, February 25, 2019 — STM32WBx5* dual-core wireless microcontrollers (MCU) from STMicroelectronics come with Bluetooth® 5, OpenThread, and ZigBee® 3.0** connectivity combined with ultra-low-power performance.

Fusing features of ST’s STM32L4 Arm® Cortex®-M4 MCUs and in-house radio managed by a dedicated Cortex-M0+, the Read More → "New STM32WB Dual-Core Wireless MCUs from STMicroelectronics Deliver Ultra-Low-Power Real-Time Performance"

ams unveils slim IR laser flood illuminator optimized for 3D optical sensing in mobile devices

MERANO-PD flood illuminator offers the high beam control and quality needed in face recognition, 3D scanning and AR/VR applications
February 25, 2019

Premstaetten, Austria (25 February, 2019) — ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, today announced the launch of MERANO-Photodiode (PD), an infrared (IR) laser flood illuminator module which provides the uniform light output needed in mobile 3D sensing applications such as user face recognition.

By introducing a Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL)-based flood illuminator in a slim package, ams is helping to advance the introduction of 3D sensing applications in mainstream mobile phones. The highly power-efficient 2W Merano-PD is suitable for use in the latest technologies for 3 … Read More → "ams unveils slim IR laser flood illuminator optimized for 3D optical sensing in mobile devices"

Telit’s New WL865E4-P Module Enables Enterprise-Grade Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy IoT

February 25, 2019

Featuring ultra-low power consumption, an integrated security suite and dedicated CPUs, the new module is ideal for a wide variety of battery-powered and mission-critical IoT applications

  • The WL865E4-P is the latest addition to Telit’s low-power Wi-Fi module portfolio for health care, video, smart home, industrial control and more

London, February 25, 2019 – Telit, a global enabler of the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced the availability of its latest module, the WL865E4-P. The low-power Wi-Fi Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) combination module is based on … Read More → "Telit’s New WL865E4-P Module Enables Enterprise-Grade Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy IoT"

Cadence CMP Process Optimizer Enables Toshiba Memory Corporation to Accelerate Delivery of Advanced 3D Flash Memory Devices

Toshiba Memory Corporation achieves extremely high correlation to silicon with Cadence CMP Process Optimizer
February 25, 2019

SAN JOSE, Calif., February 25, 2019—Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced that Toshiba Memory Corporation has successfully used the Cadence® CMP Process Optimizer, a model calibration and prediction tool that accurately simulates multi-layer thickness and topography variability for the entire layer stack, to accelerate the delivery of its advanced 3D flash memory devices. With the Cadence solution in place, Toshiba Memory Corporation achieved 95.7 percent accuracy to silicon.

After conducting a thorough competitive evaluation, Toshiba Memory Corporation adopted the Cadence CMP Process Optimizer for its unparalleled feature set that addresses diverse layout topologies of array-based memory designs. … Read More → "Cadence CMP Process Optimizer Enables Toshiba Memory Corporation to Accelerate Delivery of Advanced 3D Flash Memory Devices"

Express Logic’s X-Ware IoT Platform™ Is First Commercial IoT Solution to Achieve Arm Platform Security Architecture (PSA) Certification

February 25, 2019

Embedded World 2019, Nürnberg, Germany — February 25, 2019 — Express Logic     the worldwide leader in royalty-free real-time operating systems (RTOSes), today announced that its industrial-grade Read More → "Express Logic’s X-Ware IoT Platform™ Is First Commercial IoT Solution to Achieve Arm Platform Security Architecture (PSA) Certification"

Cirrus Logic Introduces Industry’s Smallest, Low-Power Boosted Smart Audio Amplifier to Support Global Shift to Mobile Stereo

New Cirrus Logic CS35L41 Smart Power Amplifier Features Enhanced Audio Clarity, Advanced Battery Management and 55nm Process Design for Enriched Speaker Listening Experience
February 22, 2019

 AUSTIN, Texas – Feb. 19, 2019 – Listening to music, streaming video and gaming on smartphones just got better with a boost from Cirrus Logic’s (NASDAQ: CRUS) latest boosted smart audio amplifier. The Read More → "Cirrus Logic Introduces Industry’s Smallest, Low-Power Boosted Smart Audio Amplifier to Support Global Shift to Mobile Stereo"

Imec designs breakthrough sub-mW radar for presence detection in smart buildings

February 22, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO (USA), FEBRUARY 18, 2019 — This week, at the 2019 International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC2019), imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, announces an exceptional radar transceiver designed as an efficient, low-cost solution for presence detection in smart building solutions. The power consumption of the radar is below 1mW, which is 100 times lower than other solutions, and is capable of detecting even micro-movements from human respiration, up to a distance of 15 meters. This performance makes it a breakthrough solution for low-cost battery-powered presence-detection and people counting applications in … Read More → "Imec designs breakthrough sub-mW radar for presence detection in smart buildings"

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