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Inching Toward Autonomy, New ASIC for Driver Monitoring Systems Integrates AI Processors

Inching Toward Autonomy, New ASIC for Driver Monitoring Systems Integrates AI Processors

OmniVision claims this new ASIC for driver monitoring systems is the industry’s first to integrate a neural processor and image signal processor.


News Jan 08, 2021 by Jake Hertz
More Cells, More Range: TI’s Wireless Battery Management System Frees EV Space for More Design Innovation

More Cells, More Range: TI’s Wireless Battery Management System Frees EV Space for More Design Innovation

We spoke with Texas Instruments to learn more about this new tech, which they feel can shake up the EV industry.


News Jan 07, 2021 by Jake Hertz
On the 12 Days of Christmas, an EE Gave to Me…

On the 12 Days of Christmas, an EE Gave to Me…

In this electrical engineering edition of the 12 days of Christmas, we take a look at a few familiar highlights of the season and zoom in on the technologies electrical engineers have contributed to make them possible.


News Dec 25, 2020 by Hannah DeTavis
Breakthroughs in Wireless Charging Extend Across New Zealand—And Even to the Moon

Breakthroughs in Wireless Charging Extend Across New Zealand—And Even to the Moon

2020 has slowed down many tech advances, but not wireless power transfer.


News Dec 14, 2020 by Jake Hertz
“vRAN” Is Becoming a Key Focus for Developers of 5G Radio Units

“vRAN” Is Becoming a Key Focus for Developers of 5G Radio Units

With an influx of 5G devices, telecom companies, specifically those aligned with the O-RAN Alliance, are further developing virtualized radio access networks.


Designers Can Synchronize Clocks Without External Oscillators Thanks to IEEE 1588

Designers Can Synchronize Clocks Without External Oscillators Thanks to IEEE 1588

Updates to the IEEE 1588 standard protocol map out a low-cost method for synchronizing distributed clocks.


NXP Banks on Radar Sensing to Push Vehicles to Greater Levels of Autonomy

NXP Banks on Radar Sensing to Push Vehicles to Greater Levels of Autonomy

Today, NXP released a new line of radar sensing technologies for the automotive industry. We interviewed their team to learn how they hope to bring vehicles to full autonomy.


News Dec 07, 2020 by Jake Hertz
How Ethernet Switches are Branching Into Industries Far Beyond IT

How Ethernet Switches are Branching Into Industries Far Beyond IT

While Ethernet switches were once solely associated with IT applications, today they are staples in industries from military to rail communications.


News Nov 25, 2020 by Luke James
Classical CAN vs. CAN FD Protocols: the Differences that Matter for Designers

Classical CAN vs. CAN FD Protocols: the Differences that Matter for Designers

While CAN FD has been around since 2011, this protocol is still, in many cases, the preferable option to Classical CAN for many designers. Here's why.


Intelligent Circuit Protection and Sensing Design for Smart Home Locks and Access Controls

Intelligent Circuit Protection and Sensing Design for Smart Home Locks and Access Controls

This article provides an overview of access control topology in smart homes and industrial buildings by covering the various protection and sensing solutions engineers can use in their designs.


Security IC Solutions: Build or Buy?

Security IC Solutions: Build or Buy?

Depending on the project, designers have a number of options to either etch security at the silicon level or buy a pre-fabricated and pre-programmed security IC.


MIT Sends a Battery-Free GPS Underwater

MIT Sends a Battery-Free GPS Underwater

Researchers at MIT have developed a new underwater communication technique, called underwater backscattering localization, which they hope will need for batteries in underwater GPS.


News Nov 03, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Maxim Doubles Down on Factory Automation With IO-Link Chips and Reference Design

Maxim Doubles Down on Factory Automation With IO-Link Chips and Reference Design

In modernized factories, time efficiency is paramount. New designs from Maxim Integrated aim to streamline efficiency by using configurable digital and analog IO.


News Oct 28, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Xilinx Brings FPGA DNA to a Custom Hybrid System-on-Chip for 5G Radio Units

Xilinx Brings FPGA DNA to a Custom Hybrid System-on-Chip for 5G Radio Units

Xilinx solutions are surfacing for each new wave in the 5G rollout. Appearing in 2021, the new RFSoC DFE is forecasted to break all existing benchmarks.


News Oct 27, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
Reviewing the Broad Strokes of 5G Technology

Reviewing the Broad Strokes of 5G Technology

With 5G closer than ever, it may be useful to brush up on the basics.


News Oct 23, 2020 by John Koon
Machine Learning and Intelligent Vision for the Industrial Edge

Machine Learning and Intelligent Vision for the Industrial Edge

NXP’s i.MX 8M Plus applications processor enables machine learning and intelligent vision for consumer applications and the industrial edge. Learn about the features of this processor and how it can be used in embedded vision systems.


A Closer Look at MARSIS, the Radar that Discovered Lakes on Mars

A Closer Look at MARSIS, the Radar that Discovered Lakes on Mars

This week, the European Space Agency discovered underground lakes of liquid water on Mars. What circuit-level hardware made this discovery possible?


News Sep 30, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Double the Protocols, Cut the Board Space: How Multi-Protocol SoCs are Simplifying IoT Design

Double the Protocols, Cut the Board Space: How Multi-Protocol SoCs are Simplifying IoT Design

Silicon Labs and STRATIS announced a collaboration to connect smart apartment complexes. What tech underlies this news?


News Sep 29, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Day 3: Accelerating Ahead of Automotive Design with Autonomous Racing

Day 3: Accelerating Ahead of Automotive Design with Autonomous Racing

Day 3 is packed with even more Live Sessions, content pages, and one very special keynote that brings some sensational applications into Industry Tech Days.


News Sep 02, 2020 by Kate Smith
DARPA’s Recent Deal With Arm Reflects a History of Microelectronics Innovation

DARPA’s Recent Deal With Arm Reflects a History of Microelectronics Innovation

From a three-year partnership with Arm to sponsoring ongoing Electronics Resurgence Initiatives, here’s how the U.S. DARPA is forging onward in microelectronics.


News Aug 27, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau