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Wearables Roundup: Bio-hacking, Ford Motors, and Sensors that Stick to Your Body

Wearables Roundup: Bio-hacking, Ford Motors, and Sensors that Stick to Your Body

See what's new in the world of wearables this week.


News Mar 22, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
Teardown Tuesday: What’s inside a Bluetooth Radar Detector?

Teardown Tuesday: What’s inside a Bluetooth Radar Detector?

Ever wonder what's inside a radar detector? In this week's Teardown Tuesday you'll find out!


News Mar 22, 2016 by Alex Udanis
Chip Industry and the Enigma of the Maker Movement

Chip Industry and the Enigma of the Maker Movement

The new startup era centered around economic hardware is creating a world of new possibilities and that calls for semiconductor firms to take a stand.


News Mar 21, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
How to Buffer an Op-Amp Output for Higher Current, Part 3

How to Buffer an Op-Amp Output for Higher Current, Part 3

The previous two articles focused on bipolar junction transistors. In this article, we’ll look at buffering with MOSFETs instead of BJTs.


Modular Phones Are Here, Want to See Some?

Modular Phones Are Here, Want to See Some?

Modular phones are bringing hardware options to mobile phones, take a look some that were recently unveiled.


News Mar 20, 2016 by Christoph Siegmund
Will These Delivery Drones Open the Door for More?

Will These Delivery Drones Open the Door for More?

Domino's is beginning trials for "Domino's Robotic Unit" or DRU, so we thought we'd take a look at some more delivery robots.


News Mar 19, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
MIT’s Carbon Nanotube Portable Power Devices

MIT’s Carbon Nanotube Portable Power Devices

MIT has developed clean, portable energy using carbon nanotubes, the technology is still in its infancy, but it could change our methods for powering portable devices forever.


News Mar 18, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
Maxwell’s Equations in Present Form

Maxwell’s Equations in Present Form

Maxwell's equations mathematically link electricity, magnetism and light. In 1864, there were 20 equations solving for 20 variables, now we have 4. A look at the equations through the years.


How to Buffer an Op-Amp Output for Higher Current, Part 2

How to Buffer an Op-Amp Output for Higher Current, Part 2

In this article, we will look at two variations on the basic BJT current-buffering circuit.


Basic Analysis of a Quantum Processor’s Components

Basic Analysis of a Quantum Processor’s Components

This article addresses the internal components of a Quantum Processor.


Fingertip Sized Radar Chip Developed for Mini-Drones

Fingertip Sized Radar Chip Developed for Mini-Drones

A new chip designed at NTU in Singapore could make radar systems significantly smaller.


News Mar 16, 2016 by Murray Slovick
Build a Solar Battery Charger For Ni-MH Batteries

Build a Solar Battery Charger For Ni-MH Batteries

Build a simple solar powered battery charger for Ni-MH batteries.


Projects Mar 16, 2016 by Jacob Smith
3 BLE Design Facets to Watch at Bluetooth World 2016

3 BLE Design Facets to Watch at Bluetooth World 2016

The show will provide a glimpse of where Bluetooth Smart technology stands in wearable and IoT designs.


News Mar 15, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
Teardown Tuesday: Spektrum DX4C RC Car Transmitter

Teardown Tuesday: Spektrum DX4C RC Car Transmitter

In this week's teardown Tuesday we are going to take a look inside an RC car transmitter.


News Mar 15, 2016 by Alex Udanis
How to Write Better Unit Tests For Embedded Software With TDD

How to Write Better Unit Tests For Embedded Software With TDD

Test-driven development (TDD) is an iterative process for writing software, where the unit tests are developed just before the implementation. TDD isn't used widely in embedded software, but it's the best way to get started with unit testing.


How to Buffer an Op-Amp Output for Higher Current, Part 1

How to Buffer an Op-Amp Output for Higher Current, Part 1

Op-amps become even more versatile if you can use them in high-current applications. In this article, we will look at a basic current-buffering circuit.


How Legitimate is the Science Behind These New Health Sensors?

How Legitimate is the Science Behind These New Health Sensors?

It seems like every week a new personal health sensor is designed that can track something we never thought to track, but are they actually effective?


News Mar 13, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
Engineer Spotlight: JF Brandon, BotFactory, and PCB Printing

Engineer Spotlight: JF Brandon, BotFactory, and PCB Printing

We got to interview JF Brandon from BotFactory about Squink, a desktop PCB printer.


News Mar 12, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
The Evolution of Friendly Competition Between AI and Humans

The Evolution of Friendly Competition Between AI and Humans

Google's AlphaGo recently defeated the legendary 18-time Go World Champion, Lee Se-dol in the first two games of their series. We decided to go back to the origins of AI versus human gaming.


News Mar 11, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
Cadence to Unveil New Design Solutions at TSMC 2016

Cadence to Unveil New Design Solutions at TSMC 2016

Cadence Design Systems will be dropping the curtain on some exciting new technology solutions this year at TSMC 2016 in San Jose on March 15th.


News Mar 11, 2016 by Aaron LaBarbera