| The tiniest of components are now connected, through Bluetooth, from 2mm to 5mm running an Arm Cortex core. This is meant, you guessed it to help with IoT on medical devices. Some things are getting smaller as we watch them disappear. So much of the MCU space is being miniaturized, while compute power is increasing and the costs are decreasing. The major MCU manufacturers are all offering more complete software to accompany the units, while open standard is making a bold showing. While the companies jostle for top honors in integrated circuits, upstarts are also becoming bigger players overall. IoT brings both new comers and established companies into the | 