IoT & Smart Cities

October 2014

Hear the industry discuss its needs at Printed Electronics USA 2014

Delegates from over 42 countries will converge at Printed Electronics USA 2014, the world's leading event on the topic, which brings together end users with suppliers. The event, held on November 19 - 20 in Santa Clara, features end users across multiple verticals presenting and attending to meet with the eco-system of

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10/31/2014

The IoT needs wireless charging & energy harvesting

Tony Armstrong, Linear Technology

The “Internet of Things” (IoT), refers to a growing trend to connect not only people and computers, but all sorts of “things” to the Internet, and therefore, each other. By way of example, consider if you will applications such as industrial plants or large infrastructure projects where connecting more se

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10/26/2014

Empowering battery-free devices

Mike Salas, Ambiq

There are many factors driving an increased interest in low power semiconductor solutions. Battery-powered products and Internet of Things devices need to ensure a long lifetime to be of use in the consumer markets they target. Energy-harvesting modules, as an alternate source of energy, tend to provide either lo

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10/26/2014

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich to Keynote at 2015 International CES

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced that Intel Corporation CEO Brian Krzanich will deliver a keynote address at the upcoming 2015 International CES. Owned and produced by CEA, the 2015 CES, the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies, will run January 6-

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10/22/2014

Envelope-tracking adoption rates to soar

Envelope Tracking (ET) adoption rates will soar, according to a recent forecast analysis published by Nujira. The company’s research predicts that the total market for ET will exceed 4 billion units a year by 2018, representing a $3 billion market opportunity over the next five years as ET becomes ubiquitous ac

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10/21/2014

electronica 2014 presents innovative solutions for the medical sector

Electronics technologies have become indispensable in medicine and the healthcare sector. From diagnostics to treatment and prevention, medical-electronics solutions are used everywhere. At electronica 2014, which takes place at the Messe München trade-fair center from November 11–14, several exhibitors will pr

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10/16/2014

Air of optimism returning to the PV industry

Optimism is fast returning to the entire photovoltaic industry despite some still having approximately 20% over-capacity. The sales are up and the estimates for shipments in 2014 range from 41 to 49 GW, up from 30 GW in 2012. This is welcome news as the industry experienced several difficult years characterised by

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10/15/2014

Freescale launches versatile and reliable IoT gateway reference design

Freescale Semiconductor introduced a versatile and reliable Internet of Things (IoT) gateway reference design supporting a broad array of IoT applications including building/home management, smart cities, networked industrial services and other applications where performance and reliability are critical. Designed in collabo

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10/06/2014

CEA examines the future of consumer technology

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) unveiled five cutting-edge technologies that will significantly impact the CE industry during the opening session “Five Disruptive Techs to Watch” at CEA’s Innovate! Conference being held this week in Phoenix, AZ. The session, moderated by CEA Senior Vice President of

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10/02/2014

Freescale drives the IoT forward at ARM TechCon 2014

Freescale Semiconductor will demonstrate its leadership in the Internet of Things (IoT) this week at the ARM TechCon 2014 conference, where the company will launch its Internet of Tomorrow Tour in booth #906. A high-end truck trailer retrofitted to display more than 120 IoT products and technology demonstrations

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10/01/2014