Alif Semiconductor Now Sampling BLE and Matter Wireless Microcontroller with Neural Co-Processor for AI/ML Workloads

The Balletto Bluetooth MCU family was announced by Alif Semiconductor in April 2024, and the company is now sampling its development kit, the DK-B1, to enable rapid prototyping of products that require ultra-low power Bluetooth Low Energy or 802.15.4 wireless connectivity. The MCU is also the world's first BLE/Matter solution to feature a DSP engine and an NPU for efficient hardware acceleration of AI/ML workloads.

Audioscenic, the innovative 3D audio beamforming technology startup from the United Kingdom, announced the appointment of Angela Lee as their Head of Business Development. Lee joins the company with twelve years of experience in marketing and business development, and a speciality of immersive technology, including VR and glasses-free 3D and will help promote the unique Audioscenic spatial audio technology in new consumer electronic form factors.