Internet of Things

Imec, Holst Centre and Barco Silex are to collaborate to implement data security into sensors for wearables and IoT. Trust is key for a broad adoption. The smart society can only become a reality when the sensor technology is trusted by their users and the privacy of the users’ data is guaranteed at all time. Data security for the loT ...

ST and Arduino have agreed to bring STM32 microcontrollers and ST’s full portfolio of sensing, power, and connectivity technology, closer to the Arduino maker community. The first product of the STAR (ST and Arduino) programme is the STM32F469-based STAR Otto baseboard. Now, IoT developers and other makers can build high-performance graphics into their smart devices using accessible hardware and software ...

Google wants to see the Android OS embedded directly into the car and it is working with semiconductor firm Qualcomm to achieve this. The functions of a concept car were demonstrated at Google I/O in California today.  They ran on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 automotive processor. The plan is to have a series of Automotive Development Platforms (ADP) for Snapdragon 820A and Snapdragon ...

Autonomous vehicles are to be insured under normal policies in the UK. This was one of the government proposals announced in the Queen’s Speech. According to the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), this is an important step forward which will ultimately improve road safety and reduce congestion. But the IET warned the Government that it needs to introduce legislation ...

Microchip has launched a hardware crypto-enabled 32bit microcontroller which can add security to IoT devices, offering encryption and authentication. To reduce man-in-the-middle, denial-of-service and back-door attacks, the chip allows for pre-boot authentication of the system firmware in order to ensure that the firmware is untouched and uncorrupted, thereby preventing security attacks such as vulnerabilities. It can also be used to ...

Only 18% of the UK public has heard of a ‘smart city’, according to research carried out by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). The research also revealed low interest in the technologies typically associated with smart cities. For example, only 8% saw a value in being able to order driverless or electric transport from their smart phone. The ...

Qualcomm is now making deep learning software development, for face recognition and text translation, possible on devices based on its Snapdragon 820 processors. The software development kit uses a neural processing methodology which is optimized to use the processor’s heterogeneous compute capabilities to support neural network processing functions. Qualcomm said it will now be possible to run neural network models ...

Another semiconductor company is using crowd-funding to find the investment needed to bring a product to production and into the commercial market. Lime Microsystems has started a crowd-funding campaign to bring their LimeSDR software defined radio platform into full-scale production. The company is hoping to raise $500,000 to fund the final stages of development and mass production of the LimeSDR. ...

Cypress Semiconductor has agreed to acquire Broadcom’s wireless product business aimed at internet of things markets in an all-cash transaction valued at $550m. This means Cypress will acquire Broadcom’s Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Zigbee IoT product lines and intellectual property, along with its WICED brand and developer ecosystem. The IoT business employs approximately 430 people and generated $189m in revenues during the last twelve ...

Mouser Electronics has added the product line of IEI Technology, part of the Intel Internet of Things solutions alliance. The IEI Technology embedded computer boards available from Mouser Electronics include the WAFER-BT single-board computer in the PICO-ITX form factor and supports an on-board Celeron system-on-chip (SoC) with DDR3L; VGA, LVDS, and iDP connectors. The HYPER-BT PICO-ITX single-board computer supports an ...