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What is biometric data? A general term used to refer to any computer data that is created during a biometric process. This includes samples, models, fingerprints, similarity scores and all verification or identification data. What is Biometric Authentication? Biometric authentication is a security process that relies on the unique biological characteristics of an individual to verify that he is who is...

Cars, homes, industrial plants and consumer devices are rapidly becoming connected to the Internet: 3 years from now, 30 billion devices will belong to the Internet of Things (IoT). While today the interaction between humans and machines is mostly done bytouch, the next evolutionary step of IoT will lead to the omni-presence of high-performance voice control. Infineon Technologies AG...

ROHM Group company LAPIS Semiconductor has recently announced the availability of an RF LSI optimized for LPWA (Low Power Wide Area), which is expected to usher in a new area of wireless IoT communication. The ML7404 is the first wireless communication LSI in the industry to feature LPWA dual-mode functionality, supporting both the Sigfox standard (subscription-based LPWA using unlicensed sub-GHz),...

Semtech Corporation, a leading supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, is driving the adoption of its LoRa devices and wireless RF technology (LoRa Technology) to enable flexible, secure and low-cost Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and network infrastructure for smart cities to improve everyday lives of citizens through the enhancement of public services and...

Litmus Automation, an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform provider, and HMS Industrial Networks, an industrial communication networking provider recently announced an end-to-end IIoT solution with LoopEdge installed on the HMS Edge Gateway. By utilizing LoopEdge on the HMS Edge Gateway, data can be aggregated from any industrial protocol and passed to the Loop IIoT platform for further processing and...

Highlights: Keysight to demonstrate 400G, PAM-4, 600G and other electrical and optical test solutions Keysight to introduce a PAM-4 and NRZ receiver test solution up to 64 GBaud, a modular optical modulation analyzer, and a 400G optical receiver stress test solution Keysight Technologies, Inc., announced that it will showcase the latest test solutions for optical communications, networking, cloud and IT...

To help product innovators streamline prototyping and development of connected smart objects, STMicroelectronics has created the SPBTLE-1S ready-to-use Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) module that integrates all the components needed to complete the radio subsystem. The new BLE module integrates ST’s proven BlueNRG-1 application-processor System-on-Chip (SoC) and balun, high-frequency oscillators, and a chip antenna among others. Developers can use this module to bypass hardware-design...

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers, has announced availability of the Intel Aero Ready to Fly Drone, a development platform that is powered by a variety of Intel technologies and offers developers and researchers a fast path for airborne application development. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development kit enables professional application developers that are less familiar...

Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, announces the LTC7004, a high speed, high side N-channel MOSFET driver that operates up to a 60V supply voltage. Its internal charge pump fully enhances an external N-channel MOSFET switch, enabling it to remain on indefinitely. The LTC7004’s powerful 1Ω gate driver can easily drive large gate capacitance MOSFETs with...

Highlights: No other auto supplier can match Magna’s full-vehicle expertise 360-Degree Capabilities Demonstrator represents the complete Magna Visit Hall 8, booth D34 at the International Motor Show (IAA) Visitors to the 67th Frankfurt Motor Show will see more than 1,000 exhibits and 200-plus vehicle premieres. Within it all, there is one automotive tech supplier with deep systems knowledge across the...