Semtech Corporation announced the availability of its new LoRa multi-band picocell reference design for a variety of indoor applications. Leading consumer and enterprise equipment manufacturers are currently testing the LoRa picocell reference design...

Integrated circuit sales for connections to the Internet of Things are forecast to grow more than three times faster than total IC revenues during the last half of this decade, according to IC Insights’ new 2017 Integrated Circuit Market Drivers report...

Silicon Labs has introduced a Bluetooth software solution that enables developers to efficiently create Apple HomeKit-enabled accessories. Silicon Labs’ Bluetooth solution with HomeKit support is pre-tested by Apple. This gives developers time-to-market benefits, eases engineering effort and helps end-product vendors minimize risks when getting their HomeKit-enabled accessories to market...

Together with partnersInfineon Technologies AG founded the “Open Laboratory for Smart Home Interconnection Security” in Beijing. Infineon is the only non-Chinese company among the founding members which include Midea, Huawei Consumer BG, Tencent and CESI, the China Electronics Standardization Institute supervised by the Ministry of industry and information technology...

The latest radio chip for the Internet-of-Things (IoT) from STMicroelectronics, delivers extremely high energy efficiency for smart connected objects to operate for up to 10 years without replacing batteries. ST's new S2-LP transceiver is ideal for networked devices...

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Qualcomm and Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs jointly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the development of 4G+/5G and Internet of Things(IoTs). Qualcomm will set up a technology lab in Taiwan to help Taiwanese telecom operators, network and communication solutions providers, and phone makers to develop 5G and IoTs technology...

Silicon Labs has introduced the industry’s smallest Bluetooth low energy system-in-package (SiP) module with a built-in chip antenna, offering a complete, cost-effective connectivity solution with no compromises in performance...