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What Does the War Against E-Waste Look Like?

What Does the War Against E-Waste Look Like?

Machines that shake out ICs. Biocomposite electronic materials. Advanced recycling processes. It's all part of a growing movement in the engineering community to mitigate e-waste.


News Apr 30, 2020 by Lisa Boneta.
Ep.1 | Electronic Design in the Age of COVID-19

Ep.1 | Electronic Design in the Age of COVID-19

In the face of the most severe pandemic in a century, how are electrical engineers dealing with the challenge of working from home? Here are three stories of engineering success in spite of separation from teams and equipment.


Podcasts Apr 30, 2020 by Dave Finch
Silicon Laboratories BLUETOOTH 5.2 SoCs | Featured Product Spotlight

Silicon Laboratories BLUETOOTH 5.2 SoCs | Featured Product Spotlight

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.


Micron Goes Open Source With Its Heterogeneous Memory Storage Engine

Micron Goes Open Source With Its Heterogeneous Memory Storage Engine

How does Micron's hefty memory hardware portfolio qualify them for this shift?


News Apr 29, 2020 by Cabe Atwell
An Alternative Method is Proposed to Achieving Topological Superconductivity

An Alternative Method is Proposed to Achieving Topological Superconductivity

Researchers at the Center for Quantum Devices, Niels Bohr Institute of the University of Copenhagen have used a pencil-shaped semiconductor to “unravel a new path” to Majorana zero modes and topological superconductivity.


News Apr 29, 2020 by Luke James
Amphenol RF BNC to MCX Cable Assemblies | New Product Brief

Amphenol RF BNC to MCX Cable Assemblies | 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.


Before We Welcome Open-Source Ventilators With Open Arms, We Need to Talk About IP

Before We Welcome Open-Source Ventilators With Open Arms, We Need to Talk About IP

Medical device manufacturers have been historically secretive about their designs. Now, they've flung the doors open on ventilator specs. Could this lead to sticky IP problems down the line?


News Apr 29, 2020 by Vanessa Samuel
Panasonic Laser Particulate Matter Sensor | New Product Brief

Panasonic Laser Particulate Matter Sensor | 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 Chips Highlight the Advancements in Memory Technology for Industrial Applications

New Chips Highlight the Advancements in Memory Technology for Industrial Applications

By nature, memory devices are built to last. But when it comes to industrial applications, these parts are expected to far outlast memory devices for consumer products.


News Apr 28, 2020 by Amos Kingatua
With an Eye on Intelligent Next-Gen Data Centers, NVIDIA Acquires Mellanox for $7 Billion

With an Eye on Intelligent Next-Gen Data Centers, NVIDIA Acquires Mellanox for $7 Billion

The powerful combination augments NVIDIA's computing expertise with Mellanox’s networking know-how.


News Apr 28, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
A Combination of Microwave Engineering and Optoelectronics to Improve Signal Processing

A Combination of Microwave Engineering and Optoelectronics to Improve Signal Processing

Researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), an institute in Switzerland, created a process that uses deep ultraviolet stepper lithography that outperforms current nanofabrication techniques.


Tektronix’s New Oscilloscope On-Trend for Affordable, Education-Focused T&M Equipment

Tektronix’s New Oscilloscope On-Trend for Affordable, Education-Focused T&M Equipment

Today, Tektronix announces the release of its newest series of digital storage oscilloscopes aimed at pros and students.


News Apr 28, 2020 by Kate Smith
Brain-Inspired Electronics Offer Energy and Cost Benefits to AI and IoT Applications

Brain-Inspired Electronics Offer Energy and Cost Benefits to AI and IoT Applications

Organic memory devices developed by American researchers reportedly show promise for flexible, wearable, and personalized computing devices and other electronics.


News Apr 27, 2020 by Luke James
Powered by Human Sweat, A New Electronic Skin Can Send Biometrics via Bluetooth

Powered by Human Sweat, A New Electronic Skin Can Send Biometrics via Bluetooth

In the past, a major obstacle to e-skin technology was its power source. Now, a team at Caltech says they've found the solution: human sweat.


News Apr 27, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Rapid Cooling Techniques Introduced to Advance Quantum Nanotechnology

Rapid Cooling Techniques Introduced to Advance Quantum Nanotechnology

A team of researchers led by physicists at the Technische Univeritat Kaiserslautem (TUK) in Germany and the University of Vienna in Australia have reportedly generated the Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) through a sudden change in temperature.


News Apr 27, 2020 by Luke James
No More Pulse Tuning? A New Source Measure Unit May Surge LiDAR Testing Forward

No More Pulse Tuning? A New Source Measure Unit May Surge LiDAR Testing Forward

Tektronix says they've simplified VCSELS testing by combining a high-speed current pulser with a DC source and measurement function.


News Apr 27, 2020 by Cabe Atwell
RECOM DC/DC Converters | New Product Brief

RECOM DC/DC Converters | 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.


Xilinx Artix-7 FPGAs | New Product Brief

Xilinx Artix-7 FPGAs | 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.


Improving Big Data Processing with Magnetic Circuits

Improving Big Data Processing with Magnetic Circuits

Researchers at the University of Texas’ Cockrell School of Engineering claim to have found a way to make the next generation of smart devices and computers, which will rely on big data processing, more efficient.


News Apr 26, 2020 by Luke James
Characteristics and Applications of DC (Direct Current) Signals

Characteristics and Applications of DC (Direct Current) Signals

This video tutorial provides an overview of electrical signals that do not change polarity.