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KEOLABS has announced its first demonstrations of its IoTize connectivity modules for MCU applications to take place at embedded world 2015. Allowing product designers to add smart phone connectivity to their embedded systems without modifying their original hardware and software, the smartphone connectivity modules will be featured in demonstrations at the Raisonance IoT Café (Stand 4-103).

STMicroelectronics has combined wide memory range, strong data protection and best-in-class data retention and write-erase cycles in its SRTAG NFC/RFID tags, opening up possibilities for short-range wireless connectivity in applications such as consumer electronics, computer peripherals, home appliances, industrial automation, and healthcare products.

At this year’s International Solid State Circuits Conference,imec and Holst Centre will present eight scientific papers covering results on ultra-low power design for wireless broadband communication, wireless sensor networks and organic electronics. Executives and scientists from imec and Holst Centre are prominently present as technology experts throughout the conference’s forums, evening sessions and panels, and as session chairs.

Infineon Technologies has introduced embedded security controllers for premium handsets and smart wearables at Mobile World Congress 2015. The latest SOLID FLASH-based SLE 97 controllers provide what is claimed to be the industry’s highest memory capacity of up to 1.5MB in ultra-small packages.

Broadcom has introduced a smartwatch platform that reduces power consumption for Android Wear devices. The platform offers OEMs more features, including GPS with sensor hub processing and wireless charging support. Broadcom will showcase its innovations for the mobile and carrier ecosystem at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, 2ndto 5thMarch.

The Qt Companyshowcased its Qt 5.4 system for embedded device creation at embedded world, and also demonstrated Qt in action in a range of automotive, industrial automation and IoT applications. Qt was shown as part of a configurable SCADA system, as a rapid prototyping platform for intelligent servo drive systems, and as a back/front end component of an industrial comms network that allows user selection via NFC.

The 1206-06 D case TACmicrochip capacitor, which is claimed to be the world’s smallest, has been released by AVX. Measuring 3.4x1.8x0.6mm, the 47μF 8V device is smaller than the company’s 1206 V case capacitor. Alongside immunity to piezoelectric noise, and higher stability, reliability and temperature performance than comparable MLCCs, the capacitor exhibits high CV performance in a thin package.

NXP Semiconductors has completed its acquisition of Quintic’s BLE and wearable businesses, enhancing its ultra-low power RF-connectivity solutions key to the IoT.

A disposable temperature logging foil demonstrator for cold chain monitoring has been developed by NXP and Enfucell. According to the NXP, the loggers currently used for cold chain monitoring are inadequate. Chemical temperature loggers can only detect simple cold chain excursion and do not indicate when the event occurred, while reusable electronic loggers can only be deployed at pallet level.

As consumers become increasingly dependent on wearables, circuit designers are tasked with incorporating advanced circuit protection technologies that safeguard the device as well as the user. Without proper protection, the device’s sensor circuits, battery-charging interfaces, buttons or data I/Os could be irreparably damaged by ESD that is often caused by close interaction with the user.