The supplier of analogue and mixed-signal semiconductors, Semtech Corporation, has announced the μClamp 3381P, a single-line, 3.3V surge rated Transient Voltage Suppression (TVS) device for safeguarding industrial and consumer interfaces against transient voltage threats. The μClamp3381P achieves an unmatched surge/silicon area ratio offering 25A (8x20µs) surge immunity in an ultra-small 1.0x0.6mm package.

  Following a successful trial, TalkPool and Wuerth ITensis will be deploying a ski tracker solution using Semtech LoRa wireless RF technology to monitor skiing students on the slopes of the Swiss Alps in the upcoming 2016/17 ski season.

Semtech Corporation has announced that its LoRa geolocation solution has been integrated into a LoRaWAN-based IoT network that covers 12km2 of Glasgow, including the commercial centre, Merchant City and the West End. This Low Power, Wide Area Network (LPWAN) will help enable the development and use of devices such as building and indoor environmental monitors, pollution sensors, tags for tracking valuable assets and social care devices designed t...

Semtech has announced that its LoRa wireless RF solution will be featured in the second Global IoT challenge presented by the LoRa Alliance. The challenge is focused on creating a safer, smarter and more sustainable world and, in partnership with the Red Cross in Kenya, will accept solutions from four categories: food, water, health and safety.

Semtech has announced the addition of GPS-free geolocation capability to its LoRa wireless RF solution for IoT applications at Mobile World Congress Shanghai. The added feature is compatible with all existing LoRaWAN end nodes and the version two LoRaWAN gateway infrastructure reference design announced by Semtech earlier this year.

Semtech has announced that its LoRa Wireless RF Technology will be featured in an IoT network that will be deployed in Gothenburg, Sweden by telecomms operator Tele2, and IoT and telecomms network specialist TalkPool AB, an affiliated company of TalkPool AG.

Semtech Corporation has announced UNIDATA S.p.A, has adopted the LoRaWAN technology platform to deploy a low power, wide area network (LPWAN) in Italy. Unidata will also create a showroom, the “LoRa Lab,” near Unidata’s headquarters in Rome to educate and encourage IoT solutions and services based on Semtech’s LoRa technology.

Designed to safeguard industrial interfaces against transient voltage threats, Semtech has announced a 7-line surge-rated, 24V transient protection array. The μClamp2417P offers a 10A (8x20µs waveform) surge immunity level in a small 2.6x2.6mm QFN package and is suited to protect industrial data interfaces from electrical transient threats including ESD, EFT (Electrical Fast Transients) and lightning surge transients.

Semtech has announced that Microchip Technology has released an all-in-one LoRa technology evaluation kit that includes the required components to create an LPWAN for either Europe or North America. The evaluation kit gives IoT developers a simplified way to develop, evaluate and demonstrate a LoRa-based commercial LPWAN for either the European 868MHz band or the North American 915MHz band.

Semtech has revealed that Advantech has chosen to use its LoRa technology to enable long-range RF connectivity with the new standardised M2.COM sensor platform.

Semtech has announced that the open LoRaWAN networking protocol, used in LPWANs for IoT applications, took another step toward becoming a worldwide standard when Orange S.A., one of the largest mobile network operators in Europe, officially joined the board of the 300+ member LoRa Alliance.

Semtech has revealed that Zenner will integrate LoRa RF technology into their water, heat, gas, smoke and electricity measuring devices being deployed in LPWANs (Low Power, Wide Area Networks) globally. By using LoRa RF technology and following the LoRaWAN specification, which is standardised by the LoRa Alliance, Zenner will give its customers the ability to easily integrate its platforms into existing LoRaWAN networks.

Semtech will demonstrate an array of products from its protection, power and high-reliability and wireless and sensing product groups from booth 6-138 at PCIM Europe 2016 in Nuremberg, Germany, 10th to 12th May.

Hailed as the first fully integrated PLC and LoRa modem for smart grid, smart metering and IoT applications, Semtech's EV8600 dual modem (PLC+RF System-on-Chip) with integrated LoRa wireless RF technology is now available. The advanced features of the EV8600 help reduce network operational costs of AMI (Advance Metering Infrastructures) by up to 50%.

Semtech Corporation has announced the RClamp0534N, a versatile 4-line, low-cap transient protection array for safeguarding industrial interfaces against transient voltage threats. The RClamp0534N offers 25A (8x20µs waveform) of surge protection in a small 3.0x2.0mm package, and as a 4–line protection array, it can be used in a wide range of industrial applications for helping safeguard data-line interfaces from electrostatic discharge...

Semtech Corporation has announced that A2A has launched A2A Smart City, an initiative to promote IoT applications, and will deploy a LPWAN based on the LoRaWAN specification in 2016. The A2A Smart City initiative was started to position A2A as an IoT leader in Italy.

A 4-line integrated Transient Voltage Suppression (TVS) array designed to protect emerging high speed HDMI 2.0 interfaces against electrical transient threats has been introduced by Semtech Corporation. The RClamp0564P expands Semtech’s HDMI family of TVS devices targeted at the rapidly growing segment of Ultra HD (4K2K) systems featuring the latest HDMI 2.0 interface. 

Wireless Charging Evaluation platforms developed by Semtech are now available directly through online distributors Digi-Key Electronics and Mouser Electronics. The Transmitter and Receiver platforms are available in a variety of power configurations and provide the tools design engineers need to quickly prototype and demonstrate their wireless charging applications.

Semtech and ARM recently released LoRaWAN development through ARM mbed with LoRa-based shields and platforms. The LoRaWAN end-device source code, standardised by the LoRa Alliance, is also available through mbed simplifying device prototyping and accelerating the development of IoT applications.

At embedded world, 23rd-25th February, Semtech Corporation will demonstrate a LoRaWAN Internet of Things (IoT) network deployed by Digimondo, a subsidiary of E.ON. Digimondo launched low power wide area networks (LPWAN) over Nuremburg, Hamburg and Berlin and will demonstrate the Nuremburg network performance during the tradeshow.