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Introduction to MEMS Microphone Technology—Analog vs Digital Microphones

Introduction to MEMS Microphone Technology—Analog vs Digital Microphones

MEMS silicon microphones are in everything from cellphones, hearing aids, smart speakers, computers, and vehicles. Learn the basics of how they work, their use, and what’s available.


Our Electronica Interview with Infineon PSS Division President Adam White

Our Electronica Interview with Infineon PSS Division President Adam White

In Infineon’s booth in the vast Hall C3 at Electronica 2022, we caught up with Adam White to talk supply chain, sustainability, green energy, and more.


News Nov 23, 2022 by Jeff Child
Qorvo ACT41000 Low Noise DC-to-DC Buck Converter | New Product Brief

Qorvo ACT41000 Low Noise DC-to-DC Buck Converter | 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.


Qualcomm Sets to Redefine Smartphones With Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm Sets to Redefine Smartphones With Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 platform hopes to enable unprecedented performance in flagship smartphones, leveraging technology called "Snapdragon Smart" and "Snapdragon Sight."


News Nov 18, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Diodes Incorporated DMTH4M70SPGWQ N-Channel Enhancement Mode MOSFET | New Product Brief

Diodes Incorporated DMTH4M70SPGWQ N-Channel Enhancement Mode MOSFET | 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.


Op Amp and Transistor-based Analog Square Wave Generator Design

Op Amp and Transistor-based Analog Square Wave Generator Design

Analog oscillator circuits are commonly used to create square wave clock signals for the timing of synchronous circuits. This article covers the theory, design, and key features of analog square wave generators.


Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Go into Effect, New Designs Follow Suit

Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Go into Effect, New Designs Follow Suit

As of today, users can buy over-the-counter hearing aids online and in-store, inspiring medtech companies to mobilize new design efforts.


News Oct 17, 2022 by Chantelle Dubois
Fourier Series Circuit Analysis—An Intro to Fourier Series Representation

Fourier Series Circuit Analysis—An Intro to Fourier Series Representation

Learn about the importance of the Fourier series in circuit analysis and the Fourier series equations, while gaining insight into how this analysis tool works.


“Eavesdropping” Side-channel Attack Can Spy Through Phone Vibrations

“Eavesdropping” Side-channel Attack Can Spy Through Phone Vibrations

Using mmWave radar technology, Penn State researchers recently discovered how to tap into mobile vibrations to eavesdrop remotely.


News Oct 14, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Ray Dolby, the Engineer Who Revamped Sound Technology

Ray Dolby, the Engineer Who Revamped Sound Technology

Before his name became a brand and a household word, Ray Dolby was a pioneer in noise reduction technology. His innovations revolutionized the audio and entertainment industries.


News Aug 31, 2022 by Lianne Frith
LeapFive Eyes High-performance Realm with 1.8 GHz RISC-V SoC

LeapFive Eyes High-performance Realm with 1.8 GHz RISC-V SoC

Setting out to enter the high-end processing niche within RISC-V, startup LeapFive has unveiled a quad-core 1.8 GHz RISC-V SoC.


News Aug 30, 2022 by Chantelle Dubois
Electronic Component Aging—the Aging Effects of Resistors and Op-amps

Electronic Component Aging—the Aging Effects of Resistors and Op-amps

Learn about the aging behavior of resistors and amplifiers using temperature calculations and the Arrhenius equation to understand resistor drift, resistor stability, and op-amp drift.


Take Our 2022 EETech Global Engineering Survey

Take Our 2022 EETech Global Engineering Survey

Join your engineering community peers and take our EETech 2022 Global Engineering Survey. You’ll get a summary of the results once they’re released. And you’ll be entered for a chance to win an Amazon card prize!


News Aug 09, 2022 by Jeff Child
Messages From Underwater: Researchers Reveal Two Water-Air Communication Methods

Messages From Underwater: Researchers Reveal Two Water-Air Communication Methods

Back in 2018, MIT broke the water-air wireless communication barrier. Now, a team at KIT has transmitted messages in a novel way from the Titanic.


News Aug 08, 2022 by Chantelle Dubois
Bluetooth LE Audio Set to Tune Up the Hearable Experience

Bluetooth LE Audio Set to Tune Up the Hearable Experience

After years of refinement, the specifications for Bluetooth LE Audio are finally ready for mainstream adoption.


News Aug 01, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Digital Polar Radio Approach Shrinks Power for Wi-Fi IoT Devices

Digital Polar Radio Approach Shrinks Power for Wi-Fi IoT Devices

Designing its patented digital polar radio implementation into an SoC and a development kit, InnoPhase brings extreme low power to Wi-Fi IoT systems.


News Jul 29, 2022 by Jeff Child
Amar Bose, the Man Behind the Headphones

Amar Bose, the Man Behind the Headphones

His name became legendary in the world of consumer audio, but Bose—professor, researcher, engineer, inventor—was much more than a business-savvy audiophile.


News Jul 25, 2022 by Robert Keim
AD4134 Alias Free 1.5Msps Quad-Channel Analog-to-Digital Converters | Featured Product Spotlight

AD4134 Alias Free 1.5Msps Quad-Channel Analog-to-Digital Converters | Featured Product Spotlight

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


Harvard Researchers Control and Modulate Acoustic Waves on Chip

Harvard Researchers Control and Modulate Acoustic Waves on Chip

In a recent publication, researchers at Harvard demonstrated how they tuned and controlled sound waves on an integrated circuit for the first time.


News Jul 14, 2022 by Ingrid Fadelli
Infineon Hopes to Pack a Punch With Battery-powered Sensor Fusion Alarm Design

Infineon Hopes to Pack a Punch With Battery-powered Sensor Fusion Alarm Design

By marrying a MEMS microphone, a pressure sensor, and an AI/ML algorithm, a PSoC MCU-based reference design lets engineers build very low-power smart alarm systems.


News Jun 29, 2022 by Jeff Child