Chipsets

The sense to design and build a custom system-on-chip (SoC) is plain, we understand from an earlier companion piece. As we also understand, from the first part of this post, …

In a flurry of activity, the makers of modules, chips and embedded systems have announced a number of product and service initiatives to extend, simplify and secure industrial IoT systems; …

The wisdom of bespoke chip design for IoT products is plain, and already discussed in some detail. UK based Arm says a custom chip will produce a higher-grade product, with …

In a serious-minded classroom setting at Electronica 2018 earlier this month, up in the gods at Munich Messe, UK-based chip design company Arm presented to a handful of enthusiasts about …

Siemens-owned software company Mentor Graphics has released a new design platform for engineers to twin and test printed circuitboard (PCB) prototypes virtually, before they are put into production, as the …

As part of its industrial showcase at Electronica 2018 in Munich, in Germany, last week, semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics brought artificial intelligence (AI) right to the factory floor. The Swiss-French firm …

Industry 4.0 enablement prompts NXP investment NXP Semiconductors has opened an Industry 4.0 development centre in Hamburg, in Germany, to support global manufacturing customers in pursuit of bespoke industrial IoT …

Bosch discusses automotive opportunity during Electronica 2018 In 2016, every newly registered vehicle globally had nine Bosch chips on board, on average, the German manufacturer told Electronica 2018 in Munich …

Chinese giant Alibaba told a packed-out room at Electronica 2018 in Munich, in Germany, yesterday that Europe is well placed in the emerging tech arms race against China and the …

The automotive market is driving massive growth in the semiconductor industry, with the value and complexity of semiconductors in vehicles set to jump in the next years as higher-level automation, …

  The two companies are working to develop both roadside units and onboard units supporting this technology   Chinese vendor ZTE is strengthening its strategic investments into the transportation and …

China leading the way on deploying C-V2X Cars that can talk to each other, smart infrastructure and even pedestrians, access cloud services for navigation and infotainment and tap cellular networks …

  Huawei’s new offering in the AI segment includes a new series of chips Chinese vendor Huawei has unveiled the company’s new artificial intelligence strategy as well as its AI …

  Alibaba’s CEO Jack Ma said China needs to control core technologies such as chip development   Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has announced plans to set up a new …

The old drivers for the advancement and miniaturisation of computing may be about spent, but there is plenty of innovation in the pipe during the next five years, Arm co-founder …

Operators Sprint and Vodafone have backed Arm’s integrated SIM (iSIM) technology to help the internet-of-things (IoT) market reach scale. Sprint confirmed it is working with fellow Softbank companies Arm and …

A trio of diminutive multi-band low-power wide-area (LPWA) antennas has been announced at MWC Americas, promising further miniaturisation of IoT devices, alongside international roaming for applications like asset tracking. A …

AT&T will make IoT modules with integrated SIMs available on its LTE-M network in the first half of 2019. The carrier is working with German internet-of-things (IoT) module manufacturer Giesecke+Devrient …

Israeli IoT chipset manufacturer Altair Semiconductor has announced a new small antenna technology to enable the development of miniaturised IoT and wearable devices without sacrificing coverage or performance. The technology …

Germany has made its move in the international AI arms race with state support for tech start-ups, a ‘JEDI’ innovation network with France, and backing for its ‘Cyber Valley’ set-up …

Intel made more than $1 billion in revenue from artificial intelligence (AI) processor chips sold to data centres in 2017. It also said its target market for connectivity, storage and …

Sequans will work with NTT DoCoMo on narrowband IoT devices and applications on the carrier’s network French company Sequans Communications announced that it has executed an agreement with Japanese telecommunications …

Munich-based test equipment supplier Rohde & Schwarz has updated its CMW500 radio tester and SMBV100A GNSS simulator to support cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) device certification. It is the first test equipment …

Autonomous machines will use AI to transform manufacturing, logistics, agriculture and other verticals At the ongoing Computex event in Taipei, Taiwan, Nvidia announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) system designed …

Integrated RF front end and certification from operators like Verizon and AT&T creates powerful development platform The internet of things (IoT) space is a dynamic market that lends itself to …