Powering Perseverance: How NASA Provides Electricity to a Rover on Mars

Alone on Mars without the possibility of human intervention, how does the Perseverance rover stay powered?

A Modern Solution to Evolving Smoke Safety Regulations

This whitepaper presents the new regulations governing smoke alarms, and it describes how ADI's smoke detection module is designed and tested to meet the new…

How Software Configurable Hardware Helps Flexibility in Industrial I/O Modules

Whether used for a process control installation or an industrial automation system, an I/O module (or a field junction box) poses a host of unique challenges in…

Power-Up Phase Determinism Using Multichip Synchronization Features in Integrated Wideband DACs and ADCs

At Under a Dollar, New GaN Laser Drivers Indicate Ubiquitous LiDAR Is On Its Way

Bringing indirect time-of-flight (IToF) to cell phones, tablets, drones, and even toy robots may now be possible with a highly-integrated GaN laser driver IC.

Developing Robust Motion Detectors Does Not Have to Be a Moving Target

This article discusses some concepts for ensuring motion detector designs will be robust to external disturbances by presenting an infrared detector assembly…

Xilinx Doubles Down on Data Center “Composability” With Accessible SmartNIC

A composable architecture accelerates the modern data center. Xilinx's new SN1000 is said to enhance cloud processor flexibility and operate as an edge device.

Digital or Analog? How Should I and Q Combining and Separation Be Done?

How should I and Q combining be done? Through analog or digital means? This article will discuss the basics of the analog and digital IQ approaches.