5G Processor Standoff: Qualcomm, Samsung, and MediaTek Go Head to Head in Q1

Just this month, three major companies have released 5G-compatible chips. How do these new processors size up with one another?

Teleoperation: Remote Operation of Connected & Autonomous Vehicles

5G Plus GNSS? u-blox Aims for the Best of Both Worlds in a Small SiP

u-blox’s newest technology integrates both GNSS and 5G onto the same package. We had the chance to sit down with Senior Product Manager Samuele Falcomer to get…

Designing Safety and Reliability into Intelligent Power Outlets for Smart Homes

This article provides designers with recommendations for protection and low-power control components for power outlet design that both prevent overloads from…

Startup by Key Apple and Google Chip Designers Catches Qualcomm’s Eye

In a $1.4 billion deal, Qualcomm recently announced that it will acquire NUVIA, an Arm-based startup led by three of Apple and Google’s foremost chip designers.

Fast validation of EMC test sites above 1 GHz with time-domain SVSWR Method

On a Single Chip, ST Integrates ESD Protection and Network Matching for GNSS

While impedance-matching and electrostatic-discharge protection usually fall on the shoulders of discrete components, a new chipset is said to integrate both…

Reducing Distortion in Tape Recordings with Hysteresis in SPICE

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