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CEVA RivieraWaves Wi-Fi 6 Solution Achieves Wi-Fi Certified 6 Status from the Wi-Fi Alliance
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CEVA RivieraWaves Wi-Fi 6 Solution Achieves Wi-Fi Certified 6 Status from the Wi-Fi Alliance

CEVA announced that its RivieraWaves Wi-Fi 6 IP platform has become the world’s first Wi-Fi IP to achieve Wi-Fi Certified 6 Status from the Wi-Fi Alliance. CEVA offers a complete suite of Wi-Fi 6 IPs, spanning 1x1 20 MHz for low power connected devices through to MIMO 80/160MHz Wi-Fi 6 and 6E for higher end products including smartphones, smart TVs, access points and wireless infrastructure. CEVA’s RivieraWaves 802.11ax MAC & modem IP have already been licensed to multiple semiconductor companies and OEMs for upcoming Wi-Fi 6 products.
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Tektronix Announces Entry-Level TBS1000C Digital Storage Oscilloscope
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Tektronix Announces Entry-Level TBS1000C Digital Storage Oscilloscope

Tektronix launched the new TBS1000C Digital Storage Oscilloscope, a cost-sensitive addition to the test and measurement company’s entry portfolio and an expansion of the TBS1000 series. With an expanded range of functions, a beautiful large size color display, in a compact and light chassis, the new TBS1000C series was designed to meet the needs of today’s educational institutions, embedded design engineers and anyone who needs a solid, ready-to-use oscilloscope in its workbench.
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New Renesas RYZ012 Module Provides Multi-Standard Wireless Communication Supporting Bluetooth Low Energy 5 and IEEE802.15.4 Based Standards
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New Renesas RYZ012 Module Provides Multi-Standard Wireless Communication Supporting Bluetooth Low Energy 5 and IEEE802.15.4 Based Standards

Renesas Electronics announced sample shipment availability of the new RYZ012 Bluetooth module targeting ultra-low power applications in connected devices. The RYZ012 is Renesas' first Bluetooth Low Energy 5 module. It integrates a 2.4 GHz RF transceiver supporting the IEEE802.15.4 multi-standard wireless protocol, Bluetooth Low Energy (LE), Bluetooth LE Mesh, and ZigBee. The RYZ012 features a power draw of only 0.4µA during deep sleep (without SRAM retention) allowing developers to extend battery life.
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NXP Expands Secure Edge-Connected Platforms Based on its i.MX RT Crossover MCUs and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Solutions
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NXP Expands Secure Edge-Connected Platforms Based on its i.MX RT Crossover MCUs and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Solutions

NXP Semiconductors announced that its Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo solutions are now pre-integrated across its i.MX RT MCU platform, allowing developers to create the optimal pairing of processing with connectivity. NXP combined its MCU and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth platform solutions within its MCUXpresso Software Development Kit (SDK) to simplify and accelerate the development of connected designs. The company’s connectivity modules and MCU development kits are available now.
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New Firmware for XMOS XVF3510 Voice Processor Supports USB Accessory Devices and Integrated Solutions Development
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New Firmware for XMOS XVF3510 Voice Processor Supports USB Accessory Devices and Integrated Solutions Development

XMOS announced new firmware variants, supporting USB and built-in applications, of its XVF3510 voice processor, further opening the door to voice-enabled smart product development. The two variants — XVF3510-UA for USB accessory devices, and XVF3510-INT for built-in solutions — incorporate purpose-designed algorithms that ensure a clear voice stream is captured from across the room, even in noisy environments and with audio streaming from the device itself.
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AKM Develops Ultra-Low Power Intelligent System Wakeup ADC With Integrated Acoustic Activity Analyzer
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AKM Develops Ultra-Low Power Intelligent System Wakeup ADC With Integrated Acoustic Activity Analyzer

Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has developed the AK5706, a high-performance 24-bit stereo A/D converter (ADC) with an integrated Acoustic Activity Analyzer (AAA) wakeup solution consuming only 30μA, audio buffer, and support for digital and high-SNR microphones. Designed for systems that must listen for specific types of audio activity while consuming very low power, the AK5706 is ideal for products such as speech recognition systems, as well as security and smart home devices.
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Keysight Introduces Complete USB4 Test Solutions to Optimize New Designs and Ensure Standard Compliance
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Keysight Introduces Complete USB4 Test Solutions to Optimize New Designs and Ensure Standard Compliance

With the IT, mobile and consumer electronics industries focused on the transition towards a common interface and power solutions based on the new universal USB Type-C connector, gradually developers are starting to update their designs to the latest USB4 specification. To support those efforts, Keysight Technologies announced new USB4 solutions that maximize the performance of USB designs and ensure compliance with the USB standard to deliver accuracy and high signal fidelity.
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TDK Announces T3902 Lowest-Power PDM MEMS Microphone
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TDK Announces T3902 Lowest-Power PDM MEMS Microphone

TDK Corporation introduced the InvenSense T3902, which the company touts as the world’s lowest power Pulse Density Modulation (PDM) microphone for consumer devices. The new T3902 offers a high SNR of 64.5 dB, and high Acoustic Overload Point (AOP) of 120 dB in a very small package, optimized for mobile devices, wearables, headsets, TV remotes and more, supporting far-field communications, enabling clear audio capture in loud conditions, and ideal for voice recognition.
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STMicroelectronics Extends USB Fast Charging over USB-C with USB-IF-Certified Embedded Development Board
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STMicroelectronics Extends USB Fast Charging over USB-C with USB-IF-Certified Embedded Development Board

STMicroelectronics is facilitating modernization of battery-powered products to capture the advantages of the latest USB Power Delivery (USB PD) technology including faster charging and easy reuse of USB-C chargers and cables. The company's latest USB-IF-certified solution provides solid reference for end-product certification, while promoting reuse and reliable interoperability for existing USB-C fast chargers and cables with USB Power Delivery support.
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Sound Semiconductor Expands IC Range with New Single and Dual VCA Chips
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Sound Semiconductor Expands IC Range with New Single and Dual VCA Chips

Sound Semiconductor announced single and dual channel VCA additions to its product lineup, the ProCircuit SSI2161 and FatKeys SSI2162.The ICs are part of a family of affordable high-performance VCAs from the company, now offering a single, dual and quad versions. The SSI2164 offers four VCAs in a compact SOP package with lowest cost-per VCA, while the new SSI2162 is a versatile building block for high-performance audio applications, and the single-channel SSI2161 provides lowest noise.
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