SoC
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Microchip’s 1.2V Clock Buffers Link Latest SoCs and FPGAs with Higher Voltage Components The demand for low-voltage clock drivers continues to grow with the rapid adoption of advanced FinFET process nodes used in high-performance FPGAs, SoCs, AI accelerators and next-generation CPUs. Printed circuit board designers face increasing challenges due to the limited availability of standard 1.2V LVCMOS clock buffers and level-translating buffers capable of… |
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Espressif Starts Mass Production of ESP32-S31 Wireless SoC for Next-Generation AIoT Devices Espressif Systems has officially started mass production of its new ESP32-S31 wireless microcontroller, making it available to developers and manufacturers worldwide. The latest addition to the ESP32 family is built for demanding AIoT applications, combining faster processing, modern wireless standards, and multimedia support in a single chip. With production now underway, the ESP32-S31 is… |
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Mindgrove & AtumX to Put Dev Boards Built on Indian Chips in Hands of 1,000 Chennai Students Chennai-based fabless semiconductor startup Mindgrove Technologies has teamed up with ed-tech company AtumX to launch AGNI, a developer board built around an indigenously designed chip, aimed at government school classrooms. The initiative marks one of the first attempts to put a domestically designed SoC directly into the hands of students rather than professional engineers. The… |
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Nordic Semiconductor Launches nRF54L Series with Entry-Level Bluetooth LE SoCs Nordic Semiconductor launched its nRF54L Series in April 2023 as a wireless platform for IoT devices. Now, the company is expanding the same nRF54L series with the launch of two new entry-level Bluetooth LE SoCs - the nRF54LS05A and the nRF54LS05B, targeting cost-sensitive IoT applications. This launch was announced at the Embedded World 2026 on March 9. These ultra-low-power chips are… |
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FNIRSI-1014D Oscilloscope Teardown
Authors
Divya Sambhayanamath, Kumudini Balobal, Mahantesh Hosur, Shivanand G Holi
Guide & Review
Sandeep Patil, CTO at RedNerds
Model Name: FNIRSI-1014DAbstract :An oscilloscope that retails at INR 13K basically covers all of the hands-on subjects a 4-year engineering syllabus teaches in theory. The only issue is that none of this is practiced. We barely get past MCUs hands-on.This… |
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Hikvision and Dahua to Face Market Ban in India Over Chinese Chip Concerns Effective tomorrow, India will ban the sale of CCTV cameras that don’t conform to the Essential Requirements introduced by MeitY in April 2024. Major players, Hikvision and Dahua, have failed to meet the Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification standard. The government is reportedly not certifying cameras that run on Chinese-made chips. The broader goal appears to be to… |
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Now at Mouser: NXP Semiconductors' IW610 Wi-Fi 6 Tri-Radio SoC Elevates Connectivity in IoT Applications March 9, 2026 – Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry's leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components™, is now stocking the IW610 IoT Optimized Wi-Fi® 6 tri-radio system-on-chip (SoC) from NXP® Semiconductors. The IW610 family elevates connectivity and efficiency in next-generation smart homes and industrial automation… |
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Renesas Announces Gen6 DDR5 RCD Hitting 9600 MT/s for Next-Gen Server RDIMMs Renesas has announced the RRG5006x, which is the industry’s first 6th-generation Registered Clock Driver (RCD) for DDR5 Registered Dual In-line Memory Modules (RDIMMs). It achieves 9600 Mega Transfers Per Second (MT/s), outperforming Renesas’ Gen5 RCD by 800 MT/s. The chip maintains backward compatibility with 5th-generation platforms. The RCDs support AI, HPC, and LLM workloads… |
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Quectel Launches Compact KCMA32S Zigbee & BLE Module for Smart IoT Applications KCMA32S is the latest high-performance wireless module from Quectel Wireless Solutions. Designed for applications in IoT spaces like smart lighting, building automation, and home networks, it is engineered to consume less power and allow multi-protocol communication. It supports Zigbee 3.0 and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 5.3. The module is powered by Silicon Labs’ EFR32MG21 SoC, which… |
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BEL and Tata Electronics Sign MoU to Propel India's Indigenous Semiconductor Ecosystem Bharat Electronics Ltd(BEL), a Navratna defense public sector enterprise that deals with cutting-edge electronics systems, and Tata Electronics, a Tata Group greenfield venture, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 5, 2025, at Bombay House, Mumbai. This formalizes their joint efforts to develop indigenous electronics and semiconductor solutions. The primary aim of the… |
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OpenAI and Jony Ive Partner on Screenless AI Companion to Replace Traditional Interfaces With the intent to completely change the consumer electronics landscape, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly shared plans to launch 100 million AI-powered devices designed in collaboration with former Apple designer Jony Ive. The announcement follows OpenAI’s acquisition of io, an AI startup co-founded by Ive, said to be valued at $6.5 billion. The upcoming product is a… |
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Xiaomi to Pour $6.9 Billion into Semiconductor Chip Production Over the Next 10 Years Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi has announced its plans to invest at least $6.9 billion over the next decade to develop its own semiconductor chips, making a decisive push towards autonomy. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun revealed the ambitious plan on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, acknowledging the challenging road ahead while emphasizing its strategic importance. This development… |
