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Automotive IC Solutions Roll for Enhanced Security and ADAS

Automotive IC Solutions Roll for Enhanced Security and ADAS

Next-gen automotive system design keeps getting more challenging. To help engineers keep pace, three chip vendors are serving up solutions aimed at enhanced security, ADAS, and simplified door control.


Renesas Locks Onto ECU Design With Virtualization Solution

Renesas Locks Onto ECU Design With Virtualization Solution

Renesas’ latest electronic control unit (ECU) virtualization platform takes on incorporating robust automotive micro-controllers for vehicle motion and zone control applications.


News Apr 29, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Microchip Sets Loose Over 60 8-bit MCUs for Embedded Designers

Microchip Sets Loose Over 60 8-bit MCUs for Embedded Designers

Keeping up with the need for 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), Microchip launched five new families, over 60 devices, of 8-bit PIC and AVR microcontrollers.


News Apr 29, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Apple’s Latest Patents: Eye Tracking, Tattoo Watch Faces, and More

Apple’s Latest Patents: Eye Tracking, Tattoo Watch Faces, and More

Apple has filed for three new patents—spanning practical overheat protection to watch faces that display a user's wrist tattoos.


News Apr 28, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Mapping the Moon—NASA Announces LiDAR-based Lunar Backpack

Mapping the Moon—NASA Announces LiDAR-based Lunar Backpack

The focus is back on the moon, with NASA, backed by Aeva's LiDAR technology, creating a backpack to help map the moon.


News Apr 28, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Win for Right to Repair: Apple, Samsung, and Google Offer Self Repair

Win for Right to Repair: Apple, Samsung, and Google Offer Self Repair

The right to repair movement has new wind in its sails with the latest DMCA exemptions—nudging major smartphone providers to provide self-repair options.


News Apr 27, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
Qorvo QPF7551 5GHz Wi-Fi® 6 Integrated Front End Module | New Product Brief

Qorvo QPF7551 5GHz Wi-Fi® 6 Integrated Front End Module | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


new products Apr 27, 2022 by Mouser
What Are Metasurfaces? And What Do They Have To Do With 5G?

What Are Metasurfaces? And What Do They Have To Do With 5G?

5G faces some big obstacles—literally. Kyocera’s new transmissive metasurface technology may extend 5G (and 6G) range beyond obstructions.


News Apr 27, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Phoenix Contact Displays & Keypads | New Product Brief

Phoenix Contact Displays & Keypads | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


new products Apr 26, 2022 by Mouser
Wolfspeed WolfPACK™ SiC-Based Power Modules | New Product Brief

Wolfspeed WolfPACK™ SiC-Based Power Modules | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


new products Apr 26, 2022 by Mouser
BOURNS IsoMOV™ Series Hybrid Protection Component | New Product Brief

BOURNS IsoMOV™ Series Hybrid Protection Component | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


new products Apr 26, 2022 by Mouser
Arm Unveils New M85 Core and Expands IoT Virtual Hardware Offerings

Arm Unveils New M85 Core and Expands IoT Virtual Hardware Offerings

Six months after its Arm Total Solutions for IoT rollout, today Arm is growing the initiative with a new Cortex-M processor, expanded ecosystem tools, and new virtual hardware—all aimed at IoT.


News Apr 26, 2022 by Jeff Child
Ep. 44 | Blue Origin’s SVP Brent Sherwood on Engineering to Live and Work in Space

Ep. 44 | Blue Origin’s SVP Brent Sherwood on Engineering to Live and Work in Space

The audacious mission of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space company is to develop space systems for everyone (not just trained astronauts) to use and live in; and Brent Sherwood, space architect and Senior VP, is here to bring us behind the scenes.


The Energy Quest Continues: Can Microbes Power Electronic Devices?

The Energy Quest Continues: Can Microbes Power Electronic Devices?

Researchers at the University of California San Diego are studying microbial fuel cells as a feasible solution to real-life engineering challenges.


News Apr 25, 2022 by Robert Keim
TE Connectivity USB 4.0 Gen 3 Receptacle Connectors | New Product Brief

TE Connectivity USB 4.0 Gen 3 Receptacle Connectors | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


new products Apr 25, 2022 by Mouser
Pros and Cons of Space-based Flash—Microchip Takes Flash Off to Space

Pros and Cons of Space-based Flash—Microchip Takes Flash Off to Space

Microchip has recently extended its commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) radiation-tolerant technology to flash memory. However, what pros and cons exist for flash memory in space?


News Apr 25, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Bluetooth Mesh Network Basics—Nodes, Elements, and Node Features

Bluetooth Mesh Network Basics—Nodes, Elements, and Node Features

Learn about basic Bluetooth mesh concepts such as nodes and elements, as well as the different requirements for nodes in a Bluetooth mesh network.


Robot Highlight—Mini Cheetah Hits New Speeds

Robot Highlight—Mini Cheetah Hits New Speeds

Highlighting recent robotics research, MIT's robot "mini cheetah" combines the best of electronics and machine learning to zoom towards the future.


News Apr 23, 2022 by Kristijan Nelkovski
First PCle 6 Clock Buffers and Multiplexer “Silence” the Data Center

First PCle 6 Clock Buffers and Multiplexer “Silence” the Data Center

Locking its sights on data centers and the new PCIe Gen6 standard, Renesas has created the "industry’s first PCIe Gen6 timing solution."


News Apr 22, 2022 by Ikimi .O
A Roundup of Three Recent Connectors Hitting the Market

A Roundup of Three Recent Connectors Hitting the Market

With a market saturated with options, engineers can find a purpose-built connector for just about any project. Here are a few standouts for Ethernet, automation, and defense.


News Apr 22, 2022 by Jake Hertz