IoT

ON Semiconductor has announced two major strategic developments to enable rapid deployment of IoT solutions. Working in conjunction with SIGFOX, the company has confirmed that its AX-SF SoC is now fully SIGFOX Ready certified for optimal two-way communication in Europe with certification underway for the US.

To turn ASIC and SoC designs into fully-secured IoT (Internet of Things) applications, a new IP module has been introduced by Barco Silex. The eSecure module functions as a root-of-trust, guaranteeing the authenticity and integrity of the application’s hardware, software, data and communication. It offloads all security operations to hardware and scales according to the needs of the application. Its cryptographic engine supports all the lat...

The Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology has warned that the days of security theatre i.e. the practice of investing in countermeasures intended to provide the feeling of improved security while doing little or nothing to actually achieve it - are over.

GIGABYTE Technology is pleased to announce that its current line-up of EL-20 series IoT Gateway solutions will phase in new Intel Pentium and Celeron processors based on the Braswell D stepping. The Intel Pentium N3710 and Intel Celeron N3060 will be phased in to deliver higher performance on both compute tasks and graphics, while maintaining their current thermal and power envelopes, thanks to improvements of Intel’s 14nm process. The D-st...

High-efficiency distribution transformers with on-load tap changers can help distribution network operators and owners of commercial distribution rings to secure supply in light of increasing voltage fluctuations from renewable energy generation. The growing popularity of wind and solar power is fundamentally changing the way distribution networks operate. Many traditional energy consumers – from businesses to homeowners – have now al...

The Bluetooth low energy wireless standard has been added to its portfolio of IoT (Internet of Things) enabling technologies by distributor Alpha Micro. u-blox’s NINA-B111 and B112 modules and their evaluation kit, EVK-NINA-B1, are compliant with the latest Bluetooth 4.2 wireless standard, and have been created to shorten the development time for IoT designs.

A miniaturised solid state battery technology for IoT devices, the Stereax M250 has been introduced by Ilika, a spin-out from the School of Chemistry at the University of Southampton. Addressing the key challenge of always-on, self-charging and efficient energy, Ilika’s Stereax battery family will enable smaller, higher energy-dense batteries to accelerate IoT products to market.

IoT is revolutionising manufacturing and opening up revenue opportunities for device OEMs. Being well aware of this mega-trend, DFI has made its products Windows 10 ready to meet IoT demands. In addition to supporting Windows 7 and Window 8.1, the company has added Windows 10 IoT compatibility to its latest board and system level products.

Vicotee AS, part of the Virinco Group, announces the release of Vicotee - a wireless mesh IoT sensor interface which utilises SmartMesh IP from Linear Technology Corporation. Launching officially at Linear Technology’s booth H23-Hall 9 at the Hannover Fair 2016 Exhibition, this innovative IoT solution provides a vast array of opportunities for increased control and efficiency of physical infrastructure, made possible through the collection ...

A new collaboration between u-blox and Neul is urging the need for an extra power class for devices used in Narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) applications. As a result, a maximum transmit power of 20dBm has been approved on the occasion of the latest 3GPP RAN working group meeting ramping up to the 3GPP Release 13 of NB-IoT standards in June.