Sensors are an essential building block of the internet of things. The fact that sensing, wireless power, and computing are all so much cheaper and more available compared with a decade ago has been driving the adoption of IoT for the last five … [Read more...]
Here are the reasons behind today’s crazy chip deals
Look what the internet of things has wrought! Monday, Broadcom, which was bought in 2015 by Avago in a $37 billion acquisition, said it would spend up to $103 billion buying Qualcomm. Let’s not forget that Qualcomm is trying to close a $47 billion … [Read more...]
ARM’s new architecture is good for mobile (some IoT)
ARM announced a new architecture for its processors, that I describe over at the Next Platform. For most readers of this blog the announcement of the new architecture will prompt questions about what it means for the internet of things. But this … [Read more...]
Startup Profile: The biggest threat to IoT silicon vendors
Anyone who plays around with connected devices is probably familiar with the ESP 8266, a tiny chip from Espressif Systems, that sports Wi-Fi and a microcontroller and costs a fraction of what a similar chip from NXP or Atmel might cost. I have kept … [Read more...]