Distance measurements via Bluetooth are getting a big improvement with the upcoming Channel Sounding feature. This explainer video gives a quick, high-level overview of existing Bluetooth distance measurement techniques and the working principles behind the new Channel Sounding feature.

Smart Home is a thorny problem. What is a Smart Home? Nearly every home has Wi-Fi now, and most have additional connected, or IoT-enabled, devices. Whether those be smart locks with cameras, connected light bulbs, power meters and thermostats, or all the way to home hubs or assistants controlling all of the above, Smart Home tech is finally starting to become part of many people’s home life.

Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) is a variation of the Bluetooth wireless standard that’s designed for short-range data exchange with minimal power consumption. Introduced as part of the Bluetooth 4.0 specification, it enables devices like wearables, sensors, and smart home products to operate efficiently on small batteries. Bluetooth LE supports features like quick device discovery, secure connections, and in newer versions (5.0+), extended range, and higher data rates.

Eko Health revolutionized the traditional stethoscope and turned it into an AI-powered disease detection platform. They needed a Bluetooth product that combined high-end processing power with low power, and Infineon's PSoC 63 Bluetooth LE MCU provided exactly that. 

Infineon's latest multi-sense sensor device can handle capacitive, inductive, and even liquid applications. In the video, you can see how it operates with a coffee maker.

Next-generation energy systems demand advanced solutions capable of delivering efficient power conversion, reliable system performance, and exceptional thermal stability, all in a compact and accurate design for modern power semiconductor technologies.

The ability to “sense” in different modalities is known as multi-sensing. In a perfect world, that multi-sensing capability would be integrated into a single MCU. And thanks to the Infineon PSOC 4 Multi-Sense MCUs, the perfect world has ascended upon us. But more about that specific device in a bit.