Automatically renewing an IoT device credentials according to industry requirements offers futureproof protection, says u-blox, as it introduces its scalable, digital certificate management system.
Wearable
Sensor Watch pares down connectivity to add functionality
Crowd Supply has added an Arm Cortex M0+ to the classic Casio wristwatch to produce the Sensor Watch. According to Crowd Supply, it forsakes power-hungry features like Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth support and a huge screen, focusing instead on 1990s nostalgia-styling, practical applications and battery life.
Step-down buck converter is for multi-cell batteries
Single stage power conversion in multi-cell battery applications is provided with the MAX77540 step-down buck converter. Examples of use are AR / VR headsets, land mobile radios and digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras. The power-dense MAX77540 buck converter features 94 per cent peak efficiency and wafer level packaging that measures 61 per cent smaller than traditional quad flat no-lead (QFN) packages.
JEDEC-compliant multimedia card saves space
Two industrial-grade, embedded multimedia cards (eMMC) have been announced by Alliance Memory. The 4Gbyte ASFC4G31M-51BIN and 8Gbyte ASFC8G31M-51BIN are designed for solid-state storage in consumer, industrial, and networking applications. Each 11.5 mm by 13 mm 153-ball FBGA package integrates NAND flash memory with an eMMC controller and flash transition layer (FTL) management software.
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