
Qualcomm seeks to remake physical retail – as touchless, frictionless and filled with IoT
Qualcomm Technologies has identified physical retail as a key growth sector for its IoT chip business. The sector has been severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, it said, and requires …

SIMCom combines with Infineon, Kigen on ‘smallest’ eSIM-based NB-IoT module
China-based IoT module maker SIMCom is offering its SIM7070 series NB-IoT device with an embedded SIM (eSIM) from German chipmaker Infineon, making the 24 mm x 24 mm SIM7070 the …

Infineon releases tinyML developer tool to twin AI and IoT in embedded systems
The crucial trend in the internet-of-things (IoT) space to bring miniaturised machine learning (ML) into battery-powered edge devices is gathering pace. Chip maker Infineon Technologies has just announced a new …

Infineon recruits Software AG for €1.6bn smart factory to serve booming demand for EVs
German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies is investing €1.6 billion in a new, fully automated factory for producing 300-millimeter thin wafer chips in Villach, in Austria. It has recruited German data …

Infineon unveils new TPM module as “answer to digital factory security”
Infineon Technologies has released a new ‘trusted platform module’ (TPM) to protect data in industrial PCs, servers, industrial controllers, and edge gateways. Its new OPTIGA TPM SLM 9670 controls access …

NIB: Sequans, Quectel, Nordic and Infineon miniaturise and advance IoT hardware
SEQUANS | Four new LTE-M / NB-IoT trackers for supply chain, vehicle industries French chipmaker Sequans is releasing four new IoT trackers for asset and vehicle tracking, among other use …

Chips and cars, and the keys to auto innovation – who’s driving who?
Semiconductor companies Analog Devices, Bosch and Infineon argued with automotive manufacturers Daimler and Audi this week at Electronica 2018 in Munich, in Germany, about who holds the keys, and who …

China tells Europe it is better than it thinks, as industry debates AI arms race
Chinese giant Alibaba told a packed-out room at Electronica 2018 in Munich, in Germany, yesterday that Europe is well placed in the emerging tech arms race against China and the …

Vodafone and Nokia reach 5 Gbps in live public 5G trial in Australia
Vodafone Australia and Nokia clocked speeds of up to 5 Gbps and latency of 3 ms in a live public 5G trial in Sydney. Using 200 MHz of spectrum, Vodafone …

5G and robotics attract highest EU funding in past two years
5G and robotics research attracted the highest funding within Horizon 2020, the European Union’s largest research and innovation programme ever, in the past two years. Europe’s Digital Progress Report (EDPR) is …