Able to track four global navigation satellite system (GNSS) constellations at any one time, the M10 receiver from u-blox brings robust, low power positioning accuracy to wearables and asset tracking, says the company.
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Transition from Wearable to Medical Device
The population is ageing and more people need health support, which is having a big impact on the overall spend in medical care. Due to this situation, authorities and health insurance companies are putting more emphasis on prevention, health awareness, and lifestyle. In general, it is not just about exercising more or better nutrition intake—there is more interest in monitoring certain vital body parameters. This is the reason why companies in the smart and health watch business have seen their revenue grow over the last few years.
Optiga Trust extends to Qi wireless charging
For secure inductive charging, Infineon Technologies has added the Optiga Trust Charge to its Optiga Trust family. According to the company, it is the industry’s first embedded security solution that is usable for the Qi 1.3 wireless charging standard. It addresses chargers for small personal electronic devices like smartphones, ear buds, tablets, wearables or health tech devices with a charging power of up to 15W.
QuickLogic’s ArcticPro 3 eFPGA IP is available for Samsung 28FDS process
QuickLogic’s ArcticPro 3 embedded FPGA (eFPGA) IP is now available on Samsung’s 28nm FD–SOI process. This enables OEMs and semiconductor companies to seamlessly integrate the capability of discrete FD-SOI FPGAs into their own ASICs/SoCs to optimiseg system performance, power consumption and cost for edge AI in consumer, IoT and automotive applications.
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