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Distance Measurement Solution Taps Bluetooth LE Channel Sounding

Distance Measurement Solution Taps Bluetooth LE Channel Sounding

In this news analysis piece, Nthatisi examines Silicon Labs’ High Accuracy Distance Measurement (HADM) solution, which leverages Bluetooth LE's Channel Sounding feature, designed for complex RF environments.


News Feb 09, 2024 by Nthatisi Hlapisi
New U-blox Modules Support Simultaneous Positioning and Communications

New U-blox Modules Support Simultaneous Positioning and Communications

Designers can leverage the newest U-blox modules to simplify cellular and IoT design.


News Feb 08, 2024 by Aaron Carman
The 10 Most Common EMC Challenges in a PCB Design

The 10 Most Common EMC Challenges in a PCB Design

Improve your PCB designs and avoid costly respins due to EMC test failures by learning some basic design techniques and applying modern EMC analysis software.


Educational MCU Board Featuring Nordic SoCs Teaches Electronic Design

Educational MCU Board Featuring Nordic SoCs Teaches Electronic Design

Using an industrial SoC, this educational device provides an easy entry into the wireless world.


News Feb 07, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Understanding the Inner Workings of Vector Network Analyzers

Understanding the Inner Workings of Vector Network Analyzers

In this article, we explore how the signal source and receivers of a VNA enable its function.


Duke University’s MadRadar Attack Causes Automotive Radar to ‘Hallucinate’

Duke University’s MadRadar Attack Causes Automotive Radar to ‘Hallucinate’

What happens when your car sees something that’s not there?


News Feb 06, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Wi-Fi HaLow Flexes Its Wings, Extending Two Miles on Morse Micro SoC

Wi-Fi HaLow Flexes Its Wings, Extending Two Miles on Morse Micro SoC

Morse Micro, a leading Wi-Fi Certified HaLow vendor, conducted the world’s first live demonstration of a long-range Wi-Fi video call in San Francisco, California.


News Feb 06, 2024 by Arjun Nijhawan
AMD Launches Embedded+ Architecture Blending Ryzen and Versal

AMD Launches Embedded+ Architecture Blending Ryzen and Versal

Unveiled today, the new architecture hopes to facilitate sensor integration, offloaded processing, and faster times to market.


News Feb 06, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Keysight Grows Its Line of Signal Source Analyzers to Cover Up to 54 GHz

Keysight Grows Its Line of Signal Source Analyzers to Cover Up to 54 GHz

The new lineup of products caters to engineers working on wireless communications and high-speed digital systems.


News Feb 05, 2024 by Jake Hertz
IEEE Radio and Wireless Week—A Wrap Up: Eyes on the Future

IEEE Radio and Wireless Week—A Wrap Up: Eyes on the Future

In the age of innovation, new technologies will be necessary to continue building on previous work. At RWW 2024, the consensus: We’re nearing a peak. How can we continue climbing?


News Feb 05, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Understanding the Guanella Transmission Line Balun

Understanding the Guanella Transmission Line Balun

Learn how bifilar coils can be used to build Gustav Guanella’s classic RF balun.


Sound-Powered Sensors Open Another Avenue to Eliminate Batteries

Sound-Powered Sensors Open Another Avenue to Eliminate Batteries

A new metamaterial-based sensor harvests the vibration energy from sound waves to monitor buildings, earthquakes, or even medical devices—all without batteries.


News Feb 02, 2024 by Duane Benson
From Labs to Latches, New Autonomous Vehicle Developments Spring Forth

From Labs to Latches, New Autonomous Vehicle Developments Spring Forth

In this roundup, we highlight recent automotive news: new labs for software-defined vehicles, driver modeling programs, and even Hall-effect latches.


News Feb 02, 2024 by Darshil Patel
Kioxia First to Release UFS 4.0 Embedded Flash Memory for Automotive

Kioxia First to Release UFS 4.0 Embedded Flash Memory for Automotive

The company’s UFS 4.0 solution meets AEC-Q100 Grade 2 requirements.


News Feb 01, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Wi-Fi Certified 7 Is Here. A Wave of Qualified Products Follow Suit

Wi-Fi Certified 7 Is Here. A Wave of Qualified Products Follow Suit

The Wi-Fi Alliance has officially launched the Wi-Fi Certified 7 program. Here are three new products that have already been stamped with the logo.


News Feb 01, 2024 by Duane Benson
6G Technology and Policy Barrels Toward Its 2030 Launch

6G Technology and Policy Barrels Toward Its 2030 Launch

Slated for commercial launch in 2030, 6G wireless technology is progressing in labs and conferences around the world.


News Jan 31, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Understanding RF Power Measurement Errors in Directional Couplers

Understanding RF Power Measurement Errors in Directional Couplers

Directional couplers are valuable tools for testing RF systems. However, the finite directivity of these devices can cause measurement uncertainty. Learn more in this article.


New Avalanche Photodiode IR Sensors Reported as 12X More Sensitive

New Avalanche Photodiode IR Sensors Reported as 12X More Sensitive

Designers can now see more with less light thanks to new optical sensors from a University of Sheffield spinout company.


News Jan 31, 2024 by Aaron Carman
The Internet’s “Father Time” David L. Mills Dies at 85

The Internet’s “Father Time” David L. Mills Dies at 85

Dr. Mills was one of the pioneering developers of the ARPANET, the predecessor of the internet. But his greatest legacy was the development of Network Time Protocol.


News Jan 30, 2024 by Duane Benson
EnOcean Employs Energy Harvesting for Bluetooth Switch Module

EnOcean Employs Energy Harvesting for Bluetooth Switch Module

The company has now released the second generation of the "world’s first energy-harvesting Bluetooth switch module."


News Jan 30, 2024 by Arjun Nijhawan