Internet of Things

Electronic design automation tools have a role to play in designing secure options for the IoT, says Samudrapom Dam. The IoT has revolutionised different industries, enabling advanced industrial systems, autonomous vehicles and smart homes. As IoT devices become increasingly prevalent, ensuring their security has become crucial. IoT devices are more susceptible to attacks and security threats because security solutions compatible ...

The Z-Wave Alliance has released its 2024A Z-Wave Specification Package, which includes new User Credential Command Class features, as well as new User Credential Control Specifications. These are for managing user credentials within a Z-Wave network. It defines how devices should handle, store, and communicate user credentials such as PIN codes, passwords, or biometric data for secure access control and ...

At DAC 2024, Efabless celebrated a milestone of 40 commercial companies designed chips using its chipIgnite and Google-sponsored OpenMPW programme. Of these, some are ready for production volumes, the majority are at the prototype/proof of concept stage, said CEO, Michael Wishart. The platform allows start-ups and smaller companies to prototype designs and innovate without having to buy a license, he ...

Is there still a dividing line between consumer and business when it comes to technology, questions Matthew Swinney, Head of Image Sensing Solutions at Sony Europe? With the coming of age of AI and IoT, the origins of the Internet seem to belong to another era. They can be traced back to the 1970s with ARPANET, a project designed by ...

Synspective, the Tokyo based SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite data specialist, has raised ¥7 billion ($43.5 million) in a Series C funding round. The company says it will use the new capital to develop, manufacture, launch, and operate the SAR satellites for its constellation. It will also prepare mass production facilities, develop its satellite data systems, and look to expand ...

Teledatics is planning a 1W (30dBm) Wi-Fi HaLow wireless interface module, according to fabless chip company Newracom, which is supplying the key IC, an NRC7394. The module, to be called TD-Halom, will measure 18 x 13.5mm and 2.4mm high, and operate over 902 – 928MHz, which is only applicable to the Americas (ITU region 2). 30dB is the maximum power ...

NI has set out its stall for AI in the test industry. Following the announcement of LabView AI assistant at the end of last year (currently in beta testing), CTO of technology and innovation, Kevin Shultz spoke to Electronics Weekly about what will be the role of AI in test. He explained that the increasing complexity of products being tested ...

We caught up with Advantech at Hardware Pioneers 2024 as part of our promotional coverage for the event. Darren Chapman – Sales Director UK of Advantech – discusses emerging markets such as EV charging and AI-integrated robotics. In the spotlight at the show, also, were embedded products such as its Industrial Box-PCs for End-to-end Edge AI Solutions and a variety ...

EdgeCortix, the five year-old Tokyo fabless startup specialising in AI-at-the-edge,  has launched its SAKURA-II Edge AI accelerator. Paired with EdgeCortix’s Dynamic Neural Accelerator (DNA) architecture, SAKURA-II is engineered to tackle Generative AI tasks. Designed for flexibility and power efficiency, SAKURA-II manages  tasks including Large Language Models (LLMs), Large Vision Models (LVMs), and multi-modal transformer-based applications at the edge. “SAKURA-II’s impressive ...

Over the last decades, Mean Well has become one of the most recognisable global providers of power supply modules and converters. However, its product range also includes a broad selection of other solutions, such as KNX equipment for building automation systems. The assortment described below includes modules compatible with the KNX system, i.e. a standard applied in home and industrial ...