Top five products for the week of Oct. 28

By Gina Roos, editor-in-chief

These week’s selection is a diverse group of components, ranging from cables to microprocessors. Two common themes among them is speed and easier integration. The TE Connectivity Cat 7 Ethernet cables come out on top by delivering 10 Gbits/s speed in a ruggedized version for military and marine applications. This line offers lots of options and compatibility with other Raychem and TE products.

The all-in-one biosensor module for wearables and mobile devices packs loads of functionality, including heart rate and blood oxygen measurement, together with an ambient light sensor, RGB color sensor, proximity sensor, and pulse oximeter biosensor. The premium mobile processor and ultra-fast modem leverage 7-nm EUV process technology to meet the requirements for video, AI, and 5G applications.

Two top products addressed IoT design. The pre-certified mesh networking modules (Zigbee, Thread and Bluetooth Mesh) from Silicon Labs simplify a developer’s life by enabling them to accelerate time to market by several months, and it comes packed with several security features. Renesas added Azure RTOS, including Azure IoT building blocks, to its broader line of RA and RX microcontrollers, and RZ/A microprocessors, making it easier for engineers to develop IoT endpoint and edge devices for a variety of applications.

Check out the five product stories for the week of Oct. 28 below:

1. Ruggedized Cat 7 Ethernet cables target military applications

The ruggedized Raychem 10 Gbits/s Cat 7 cables operate in harsh military marine and defense applications.

2. All-in-one biosensor module targets wearables

IDT’s all-in-one biosensor module for wearables and mobile devices integrate heart rate and blood oxygen measurement, together with an ambient light sensor, RGB color sensor, proximity sensor, and pulse oximeter biosensor.

3. Samsung rolls out 5G mobile processor and modem

Samsung announced its next-generation Exynos 990 mobile processor and Exynos Modem 5123 for 5G and artificial intelligence applications.

4. Pre-certified mesh networking modules simplify IoT design

Silicon Labs offers a series of highly integrated and pre-certified Zigbee, Thread, and Bluetooth mesh networking modules that simplify the development of IoT products, ranging from smart LED lighting to home and industrial IoT applications.

5. Renesas expands Azure RTOS support across MCU and MPU portfolio

Simplifying IoT device development, Renesas expands the integration of Azure RTOS to its broader line of RA and RX microcontrollers and RZ/A microprocessor lines, including Azure IoT building blocks.