Hardware hackers and security researchers are furious at chip maker FTDI for issuing a silent update that bricks cloned FTDI FT232 [USB to UART] chips. FTDI used a recent Windows update to deliver the ...
Espressif's ESP32 line has expanded far beyond the original dual-core Wi-Fi/Bluetooth chip that first popularised low-cost IoT. What started as a chip ubiquitous in smart home technology has grown to ...