Microchip Technology announced the first in a series of modules for the LoRa technology low-data-rate wireless networking standard, which enables Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) wireless communication with a range of more than 10 miles (suburban), a battery life of greater than 10 years, and the ability to connect millions of wireless sensor nodes to LoRa technology gateways...

TAIPEI, Taiwan － Acer is showcasing its latest Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) developments at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 in Barcelona, which extend beyond applications to connecting the Internet of Things (IoT) devices with cloud computing...

Atmel Corporation launched a new extension board for the company’s popular Xplained platform at Embedded World Nuremberg. Featuring a Bosch Sensortec BNO055 intelligent 9-axis absolute orientation sensor, the new extension board connects directly to Atmel’s Xplained board making it ideal for prototyping projects for the Internet of Things (IoT)...

Microchip Technology announced from the Embedded World conference in Germany the MM7150 Motion Module—which combines Microchip’s SSC7150 motion co-processor combined with 9-axis sensors, including accelerometer, magnetometer and gyroscope in a small, easy to use form factor...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Holtek Semiconductor, a professional IC design house having its major business activities focused in the area of microcontroller and peripheral component design and marketing. The company suggested that its 8-bit MCU has been applied to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) quadcopters in China, which also can be seen in fan motor products...

STMicroelectronics (STM) has expanded its portfolio of environmental sensors with the introduction of the UVIS25, the world's first sensor to provide a direct digital output of the Ultraviolet Index (UVI), the international measurement of the strength of ultraviolet (UV) radiation, primarily from the sun, at a given place and time...

Silicon Labs introduced the company’s next-generation 8-bit MCU portfolio designed for today’s ultra-low-power, small-footprint IoT applications. Silicon Labs’ new EFM8 MCU family includes three lines of highly integrated, peripheral-rich MCUs optimized for exceptional price/performance value, ultra-low-power capacitive touch control and streamlined USB connectivity...