IoT & Smart Cities

April 2014

EC19W01 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi SiP module

Econais claims smallest, smartest and most integrated Wi-Fi module

Econais, a technology leader in smart ultra low power miniature Wi-Fi module solutions for the Internet of Things, announced the EC19W01, world’s smallest, smartest and most integrated 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi System In Package (SiP) module. The EC19W01 offers low power drain and features fully integrated MCU, Wi-Fi, clou

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04/28/2014

2014 Symposia on VLSI Technology & Circuits to highlight latest in microelectronics

The latest advancements in microelectronics technology and circuits will be presented by the world’s leading experts as they gather for the 2014 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits, from June 9-12 (Technology) and from June 10-13 (Circuits) in Honolulu, Hawaii. Alternating between Hawaii and Japan each ye

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04/25/2014

Atmel demonstrates their Internet of Things WiFi touch-control interface (PSDtv)

In this episode of PSDtv Atmel explains how their latest WiFi-enabled touchscreen control solution for cloud-based devices in the Internet of Things for Power Systems Design. Atmel low-power Wi-Fi solutions cover a wide range of applications requiring support for legacy Wi-Fi, as well as Wi-Fi Direct. Wi-Fi

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04/10/2014

Perpetua thermoelectric generator alongside a wireless sensor by GE Sensing and Inspection Technology

Highlights from IDTechEx's Berlin 2014 Show

This year's IDTechEx event on energy harvesting and storage was held in Berlin, Europe. Following attendee feedback and a successful introduction of parallel tracks on the topic of the Internet of Things (IoT) in Santa Clara, California at the end of 2013, the event saw the transformation of the wireless sensor net

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04/10/2014

Sunrise Micro Devices & Wicentric create Bluetooth smart software solution for its first sub-volt IoT product

Wireless intellectual property (IP) company Sunrise Micro Devices (SMD), has partnered with Wicentric, a leader in Bluetooth software solutions, to develop powerful and efficient protocol stack software optimized for CORDIO™ BT4 radio core, SMD’s first radio core offering from the CORDIO family of sub-volt wi

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04/09/2014

Industry 4.0 podium discussion at Hannover Expo

There were two significant trade fairs in North America over the past fortnight, Globe, an environmental conference, in Vancouver and Interop, an IT expo in Las Vegas. Unrelated trade fair themes, but primary details in both showed how the world is starting to converge on smart technology. Environmentalists, utility s

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04/07/2014

McAfee and Siemens join to strengthen security solutions for industrial customers

The Siemens Industry Sector and McAfee, a division of Intel Security, are extending their partnership to enhance the security offerings for industrial customers to protect against rapidly evolving global cyber threats. This partnership utilizes the depth of both companies’ security portfolios and further enhances th

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04/07/2014

element14 launches inductive sensing design competition

element14 has announced the launch of the Inductive Sensing Challenge, a global design competition which will encourage participating engineers to design and develop innovative products. The initiative will use the Texas Instruments LDC1000, the first inductance-to-digital converter. Inductive sensing is a cont

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04/07/2014

The Smart Grid Needs Muntzing

Edward Herbert, Co-Chairman, PSMA Energy Efficiency Committee

Increased monitoring and automation of The Grid will significantly improve stability and reliability, avoiding blackouts and allowing a better response to anomalous line conditions. However, things get out of control over the ambitious goal of reaching through the Smart Meter to monitor and control everyone’s ap

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04/05/2014

Sunrise Micro Devices is empowering the IoT with radio design in IP form

Sunrise Micro Devices, an expert in sub-volt wireless design, is now a wireless intellectual property (IP) company delivering complete radio solutions to help accelerate the deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Standards-based wireless technologies offer interoperability and enable low-power wireless se

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04/04/2014

Enterprise cloud spending to soar to new heights

Cisco’s recent announcement that it will construct the world’s largest network of clouds with its partners will allow the company to cash in on the global trend of rising expenditures among enterprises for cloud architecture and services, according to a new report from IHS Technology. Building on its pr

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04/03/2014