IoT & Smart Cities

September 2017
Ultra-Low Power IoT Specialist e-peas Gains Further $4.2 Million in Venture Capital

Ultra-Low Power IoT Specialist e-peas Gains Further $4.2 Million in Venture Capital

Continuing to make major advances in energy-autonomous technologies, e-peas has just completed a new round of funding of $4.2 million (Euro 3.5 million) from leading investors.   The group of industrial and financial investment firms involved in this funding round, led by Partech V
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09/29/2017
Analog Devices’ IC with Integrated Diagnostics Monitors Meter Health to Improve Utilities’ Operations and Protect Revenue

Analog Devices’ IC with Integrated Diagnostics Monitors Meter Health to Improve Utilities’ Operations and Protect Revenue

Analog Devices, Inc. today introduced the first metering IC that includes mSure®diagnostics technology enabling direct and noninvasive monitoring of electric meter accuracy and faults in real-time. mSure-enabled meters, combined with a cloud analytics service, provide utility companies with real-time data and ac
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09/29/2017
Microlease expands distribution business with new line

Microlease has added SYCATUS optical test solution products to its European distribution portfolio

Microlease has added a new manufacturer to its distribution product portfolio: SYCATUS, specialists in noise and delay measurement in optical transmission components and systems. Under the agreement Microlease will sell SYCATUS optical test solutions throughout Europe.   Commenting, George Acris, Director
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09/29/2017
Boards Can Run a Multitude of Operating Systems
Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now stocking the UP Squared boards from AAEON Technology. This latest generation of the UP family boards is based on Intel Celeron N3350 and Intel Pentium N4200 systems-on-chip (SoCs). The AAEON UP Squared boards, available from Mouser Electronics, are credit card-sized PCs that
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09/29/2017
PSDcast - Saving Energy With Wireless Pneumatic Thermostats
In this episode of the PSDcast, we talk with Harry Sim, CEO of Cypress Envirosystems, about his company's Wireless Pneumatic Thermostats. New York City recently saw a 20% reduction in oil consumption by retrofitting 69 city schools with the WPTs.
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09/27/2017
ON Semiconductor introduces world’s most compact Sigfox verified solution with its first RF system-in-package for low power IoT designs

ON Semiconductor introduces world’s most compact Sigfox verified solution with its first RF system-in-package for low power IoT designs

ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), driving energy efficient innovations, has announced a new programmable RF transceiver System in Package (SiP) integrating an advanced RF System-on-Chip (SoC) with all surrounding Bill of Material (including a TCXO). The AX-SIP-SFEU provides the most integrated Sigfox&nbs
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09/27/2017
Supercapacitors Come Of Age

Figure 1. Power comparison of Murata’s supercapacitors with various battery technologies

Within just a few years, devices that previously housed no electronics – let alone information processing capabilities – have become increasingly ‘smart’, joining the Internet of Things. To fully realisethe benefits of IoT, intelligent device performance levels and functionality have increased exponentially. Increased functiona
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09/27/2017
3 Key Trends in Industrial Power in the Age of Industry 4.0
We hear many thoughts on Industry 4.0, the Industrial IoT (IIoT), and 3D printing regarding their impact on manufacturing. Each new innovation, regardless of of where it occurs production process or in the processing, will need power electronics to make it all happen. The industrial market has been a steady on
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09/26/2017
Industry 4.0, Ultimate Job Killer?
It’s a tale as old as time (and not one involving Disney characters and Stockholm Syndrome) – rapid industrialization will cause massive job losses. Machines will replace humans, the middle class will vanish, and we’ll endure another Great Depression. It’s a tale at least as old as the 18th century and t
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09/26/2017
Mouser Electronics and aconno Sign Global Distribution Agreement
Mouser Electronics, Inc., announces a global distribution agreement with aconno, developers of technology that helps reduce the barriers between software, hardware, and connected things. Through the new distribution agreement, Mouser is stocking aconno’s Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, including the ACN52
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09/26/2017
Functionality Convergence in IIoT

Figure 1: Example of Arm’s TrustZone technology demonstrating compartmentalization.

Today’s Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is rapidly changing how connected devices are enabled in modern heterogeneous multicore system-on-chip (SoC) architectures. These multicore environments reduce operational and maintenance costs by converging what were previously multiple discrete functions on a se
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09/26/2017
System-in-Package Turnkey RF Solution Provides Module-Like Functionality in an IC Form Factor
ON Semiconductor has announced a new programmable RF transceiver System in Package (SiP) integrating an advanced RF System-on-Chip (SoC) with all surrounding Bill of Material (including a TCXO). The AX-SIP-SFEU provides the most integrated Sigfox solution for both uplink (transmit) and downlink (r
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09/25/2017
Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now stocking the BME680 environmental sensor from Bosch Sensortec. The BME680 delivers superior environmental measurement performance, made possible by the internal compensation and calibration of gas, pressure, temperature and humidity sensors. The sensor enables new capabilities fo
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09/21/2017
PSDcast - Industrial Power and Industry 4.0
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're discussing industrial power (more specifically, "Industry 4.0") with Anil Telikepalli of Maxim Integrated ...
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09/20/2017
Mouser Electronics Now Offering Bosch Sensortec’s  BMG680 Combo MEMS Environmental Sensor
Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now stocking the BME680 environmental sensor from Bosch Sensortec. The BME680 delivers superior environmental measurement performance, made possible by the internal compensation and calibration of gas, pressure, temperature and humidity sensors. The sensor enables new capabilities fo
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09/19/2017
Mouser Offers Adafruit’s Maker-Ready Feather nRF52 Bluefruit
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the Feather nRF52 Bluefruit from Adafruit. The Feather nRF52 Bluefruit, part of Adafruit’s Feather line of standalone and stackable development boards, is a complete Arduino-compatible, Bluetooth low energy development board with built-in USB and battery charging. Using the p
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09/11/2017
Mouser Electronics Signs Global Distribution Agreement with Basler
Mouser Electronics, Inc., announced a global distribution partnership with Basler, a leading global manufacturer of high-quality digital cameras and lenses. The company’s embedded vision products combine the latest chip and software developments with industrial machine-vision technology for cost-effective bo
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09/07/2017
LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. - WiSilica, Inc. announced its support for the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) mesh networking standard for emerging applications in building automation, sensor networks and asset tracking. WiSilica’s Bluetooth Mesh solutions include all the required components
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09/07/2017
Network-Connected Lighting System Powers and Controls Building Objects
Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now offering the Transcend Network Connected Lighting System from Molex. The Molex Transcend system provides designers a complete management system to accelerate deployment of smart LED lighting control using highly secure network architectures in commercial buildings, educational fa
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09/06/2017
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