New SoC and MCU from Silicon Labs are made for Small Form Factor Devices

Silicon Labs has developed the xG27 Bluetooth-enabled systems on a chip (SoCs) and BB50 microcontroller (MCU) to fit in the smallest of IoT devices.

Designed with tiny devices in mind the xG27 and the BB50 families of integrated circuits range in size from 2mm squared to 5mm squared. The largest dimension is less than the width of a #2 pencil.

Infineon’s Aurix TC4 MCU Boosts Continental’s Modular Innovation in Automotive Architectures

Infineon and Continental have partnered to produce a modular platform for electrical/electronic (E/E)architecture using the Aurix TC4 microcontroller (MCU) from Infineon.

The high-end MCU is being paired with a modular platform that is aimed at the organized and efficient E/E development of server-based vehicle architecture.

SiFive Brings RISC-V into the Automotive Space in a Major Way

SiFive is not exactly a chip manufacturer but does sell plans for chipmakers to follow. They use the RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) which is an open-source, modular architecture for chip programming. SiFive is now offering a chip scenario that can work in the increasingly complex centralized automobile systems, the E6-A.

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Connected Devices Have Never Been Smaller

It's the width of a #2 pencil Circuit Cellar experts,is the System-on-Chip BG27

The tiniest of components are now connected, through Bluetooth, from 2mm to 5mm running an Arm Cortex core. This is meant, you guessed it to help with IoT on medical devices.

Some things are getting smaller as we watch them disappear.

So much of the MCU space is being miniaturized, while compute power is increasing and the costs are decreasing. The major MCU manufacturers are all offering more complete software to accompany the units, while open standard is making a bold showing.

While the companies jostle for top honors in integrated circuits, upstarts are also becoming bigger players overall.

IoT brings both new comers and established companies into the

microcontroller space.

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Pico-ITX Single Board Computer based on STM32MP13x microcontrollers

iWave Systems recently announced the iW-RainboW-G54S STM32MP13x LGA System on Module aimed at low-power embedded and consumer applications. The company also unveiled a compatible SBC to provide access to extensive peripherals.

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