Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced its first development kit that includes support for the new Matter protocol. Renesas also announced that it will offer Matter support on all future Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low-Energy (LE) and IEEE 802.15.4 (Thread) products — including products from recently acquired Dialog Semiconductor and Celeno Communications. The…
STMicroelectronics offers multi-connectivity development kit for asset tracking
The STEVAL-ASTRA1B multi-connectivity evaluation platform from STMicroelectronics provides a complete ecosystem for building a complete proof-of-concept for asset tracking systems. Battery-powered, and with a small form factor, the evaluation kit also includes firmware to simplify the development of targeted applications, such as livestock monitoring, fleet management, and logistics. The kit helps users evaluate ST’s industry-first short and…
TI unveils new MCU portfolio that offers real-time control, networking, and analytics
Texas Instruments (TI) is introducing a new high-performance microcontroller (MCU) portfolio that advances real-time control, networking, and analytics applications at the edge. With new Sitara AM2x MCUs, engineers can achieve 10 times the computing capability of traditional, flash-based MCUs. This high-performance portfolio closes the growing gap between today’s MCUs and processors, enabling designers to push…