Digi-Key Electronics, which offers one of the world’s largest selection of electronic components, has partnered with Seeed Studio and Machinechat to launch the industry’s first private LoRaWAN-in-a-Box solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT). “Digi-Key is proud to be the exclusive global source for these turn-key, industry-first LoRaWAN solutions,” said Robbie Paul, director of IoT business solutions at Digi-Key. “Wireless…
Renesas introduces the industry’s highest-performance, entry-line MCUs
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has introduced a new Group of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) in its RA Family. The new RA6E1 MCUs, based on the Arm Cortex-M33 core, are the industry’s first Entry-Line MCUs to deliver 200 MHz performance. The new devices also provide exceptional low power consumption specifications, along with…
Microchip unveils industry’s most compact 1.6T Ethernet PHY
Routers, switches, and line cards need higher bandwidth, port density, and up to 800-gigabit Ethernet (GbE) connectivity to handle escalating data-center traffic driven by 5G, cloud services and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) applications. To deliver the higher bandwidth, these designs need to overcome the signal integrity challenges associated with the industry’s transition…
MediaTek offers computing devices 5G connectivity, multimedia & gaming tech
MediaTek announced the launch of its Kompanio 1300T, a SoC designed to power incredible experiences across computing devices. Built on the leading 6nm process technology, the chip is bringing premium performance to tablets with advanced 5G, multimedia, AI and gaming technologies for a premium user experience. Kompanio 1300T allows OEMs to build powerful, lightweight and…
Verizon and Samsung complete virtualized 5G data session on C-band spectrum
Verizon and Samsung Electronics recently completed an end-to-end virtualized 5G data session over C-band spectrum in a live network environment. The new milestone was reached in preparation for its upcoming 5G Ultra Wideband expansion using its newly acquired C Band spectrum. “We have been driving the industry to large scale virtualization using the advanced architecture…
Infineon’s WiFi and Bluetooth chip gives new satnav high-powered connectivity
TomTom GO Discover, developed by TomTom, the location technology company, is one of the quickest and most powerful satnavs on the market today. The satnav with its 5, 6, and 7-inch display leverages Infineon Technologies‘ AIROC CYW43455 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo chip. The AIROC wireless solution combines Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 ac) and Bluetooth 5.0 on…