With 5G wireless controlling the landscape of embedded design in 2022, Microchip’s 8-bit PIC and AVR microcontroller (MCU) families are adding market value. Microchip Technology Inc.  announced the release of five new product families and over 60 new individual devices that offer embedded designers simple solutions to common problems.

Power plants and substations rely on high-speed communications networks to transmit critical data including operability metrics, network health, fault monitoring, power measurement, and usage trends. To synchronize communications and ensure continuity across these networks, substations require secure, precise timing and synchronization to avoid false tripping and to provide accurate timestamping of substation data including system faults, power measurement data and substation status information.

Microchip Technology announced its GridTime 3000 GNSS Time Server – a software-configurable solution providing substations with a new level of redundancy, security, and resiliency.

Embedded machine learning can reduce costs and improve efficiency, but you must start at Square 1 to ensure proper operation.

To ensure high quality wireless charging power transmitters, the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) has released the Qi 1.3 specification with the extended power profile. This new specification created demand for high security silicon authentication devices for full-service support.

Many electrical or electronic products require separate, replaceable refills or accessories during their useful life. These add-on items could include electronic as well as non-electronic devices. The safe and effective use of the main, electronic system depends upon the compatibility and proper usage of the two components. This is especially true in medical applications as COVID-19 increases the need for greater safety.