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TDK LAMBDA RGC Series DC-DC Buck-Boost Converters | New Product Brief

TDK LAMBDA RGC Series DC-DC Buck-Boost Converters | New Product Brief

The TDK-Lambda RGC Series Non-Isolated DC-DC Buck-Boost Converters provide a versatile power solution tailored for fanless conduction-cooled applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Siemens Rolls Out Multi-Discipline Simulation Tool for EV Designs

Siemens Rolls Out Multi-Discipline Simulation Tool for EV Designs

The new software solution can predict e-machine performance, including that of axial flux electric drive units.


News Feb 13, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Quantum Computing: Sci-Fi Technology Requires Real-World Engineering

Quantum Computing: Sci-Fi Technology Requires Real-World Engineering

As CTO of IBM Quantum, Oliver Dial leads the development of the world’s most advanced quantum computers. He discusses the challenges of building quantum ICs, operating them at cryogenic temperatures, the future of quantum computing, and more.


New DC-DC Converters Pack Big Performance in Small Packages

New DC-DC Converters Pack Big Performance in Small Packages

In this roundup, we highlight three new DC-DC converters that emerged in the last few months, each driven by package and performance improvements.


News Feb 12, 2024 by Darshil Patel
Silicon Labs and Arduino Team Up to Democratize Matter

Silicon Labs and Arduino Team Up to Democratize Matter

Matter-over-Thread applications are now more accessible to Arduino's developer community of 33 million.


News Feb 12, 2024 by Jake Hertz
PANASONIC HE-R Power Relay | New Product Brief

PANASONIC HE-R Power Relay | New Product Brief

Panasonic HE-R Power Relays are robust, high-capacity relays designed for charging stations and industrial equipment. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Using a Raspberry Pi Pico to Enhance a Vintage Radio Shack Microcomputer Kit

Using a Raspberry Pi Pico to Enhance a Vintage Radio Shack Microcomputer Kit

In this project, we’ll use a Raspberry Pi Pico to build an adjustable clock with an LED display. We’ll then integrate the clock with a Radio Shack Science Fair Microcomputer Trainer programmed to function as a 7-bit binary counter.


Projects Feb 11, 2024 by Don Wilcher
Jay W. Forrester and the Invention of Magnetic Core Memory

Jay W. Forrester and the Invention of Magnetic Core Memory

During his long and remarkably productive career, Jay Forrester accumulated an impressive list of innovations and achievements in electrical engineering, social science, and business management.


News Feb 09, 2024 by Robert Keim
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