Silicon Labs puts Bluetooth Mesh on old hardware with new software

With the official release of Bluetooth mesh networking, Silicon Labs is implementing it on existing silicon with three three software packages. Bluetooth mesh is a protocol that will run on top of any Bluetooth 4.0 device. It does not need Bluetooth 5 hardware, Silicon Labs marketing manager Mikko Savolainen told Electronics Weekly. It relies completely on ...

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Two PLLs and a VCO in one chip for RF and IF synthesis

CML Microcircuits is offering two phase-locked loops and a VCO in one chip. Called CMX979 is designed to implement an RF synthesiser at the same time as an IF synthesiser. The RF synthesiser operates over 2.7-3.6GHz with a integrated VCO and PLL, and is capable of operating between 338MHz and 3.6GHz via a configurable output frequency ...

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24pin ATtinyAVRs get 16kbyte of flash

Microchip has added 16kbyte flash options to its ATtiny AVR microcontroller family and, despite the extra flash, the devices are pin and code compatible with the recently released ATtiny817 series of MCUs, according to the firm. “There is more growth and innovation in the AVR MCU portfolio now than at any point in the past ...

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Mentor PADS tool gets parts library with 3D models

Mentor has teamed up with online components library SnapEDA, which now supports its PADS and DX Designer PCB design tools. Users can access to SnapEDA’s component library containing millions of symbols, footprints, and 3D models. All parts are auto-verified with SnapEDA’s proprietary verification technology. “We’re seeing a shift in the industry where it’s no longer ...

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IoT environmental sensor talks to the cloud

Omron Electronic Components has introduced a multi-function environmental sensor for use as part of autonomous IoT systems. Designated 2JCIE-BL01, the sensor measures temperature, humidity, light, UVI, barometric pressure, noise and acceleration.  The device also has embedded memory for data logging to keep track of the surroundings. Data from the module can be downloaded over Bluetooth ...

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Renesas wins US patent infringement lawsuit

Renesas Electronics says the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts has ruled in its favour in a patent infringement lawsuit brought against it in 2013 by a Massachusetts-based firm named Zond. In July 2013, Zond brought suit against a number of semiconductor companies, including Renesas, alleging that the companies infringed eight of its US ...

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Corelight raises $9.2m Series A.

Corelight, the San Francisco cybersecurity specialist, has closed a $9.2 million Series A funding round led by Accel Partners, with participation from Osage University Partners and Riverbed Technology Co-founder Dr. Steve McCanne. The Corelight Sensor is used to investigate and prevent ransomware, denial of service, unauthorized access, misconfiguration, abuse, exfiltration of data, malware infection, insider ...

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Samsung plans 2018 6nm foundry process and a 3D NAND ramp

Samsung is planning to have a 6nm process in volume production for its foundry business in H2 2019, reports Digitimes. TSMC says it has had 13 tape-outs on 7nm and plans to be in volume production on 7nm in 2018. It is reported to have nine EUV machines on order from ASM pL for delivery ...

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IBM’s answer to hacking

The answer to hacking is the new IBM Z mainframe which encrypts everything. “The vast majority of stolen or leaked data today is in the open and easy to use because encryption has been very difficult and expensive to do at scale,” says IBM’s Ross Mauri, “we created a data protection engine for the cloud ...

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