by Tony Armstrong, Linear Technology Sometimes energy for IoT devices comes from the likes of thermoelectric generators and thermopiles thanks to power management ICs that double as energy misers. Power consumption is a controversial topic when it comes to IoT devices. At the low end of the power spectrum are devices where most of the […]
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The fooled-by-data effect
by Leland Teschler, Executive Editor About a year ago, everyone in my office got a fitness watch. This was at the height of the IoT wearables craze. Fitness watches were supposed to do wonderful things such as measure steps taken, distance traveled, stairs climbed, active minutes, elapsed time, calories burned, pace, elevation and improve sleep […]
Sensors drive IIoT innovations
by Wiren Perera, ON Semiconductor The IoT has spawned the concept of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The IIoT includes the concept of greatly enhanced connectivity in areas such as industrial automation, security and surveillance and building automation. The IIoT uses sensors and actuators embedded in equipment and objects, linked via wired or wireless […]
Miniature polymer tantalum caps sport low ESR
AVX Corporation, has earned a third superlative for its F38 Series miniature, undertab, conductive polymer tantalum capacitors by significantly reducing the ESR of several ratings. The F38 Series, which already offered the smallest and highest CV polymer tantalum capacitors in the industry — 0603 capacitors with an ultralow profile of 0.9mm and 6.3V/47μF ratings — […]
Antenna & RF design center for M2M and IoT opens in San Diego
In the midst of explosive wireless device growth in the Internet of Things market, innovative antenna leader Taoglas USA, Inc. has announced it has opened a unique facility for its North American customers in San Diego. Quadrupling the original size of its local facility — it’s now more than 16,000 square feet — the Taoglas […]
How IoT and mixed-signal designs will drive SiP tech in 2016
By Ian Dennison As the Internet of Things (IoT) becomes an increasingly competitive market, we should, in 2016, expect new package and board technologies to provide much of the innovation needed for successful IoT products. Since IoT products are driven by the need for the smallest form factor (think wearables) and ultra-low power (for longer […]
