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In this Industry Article, Mark Forbes of Altium explores the problems, solutions, and safety standards surrounding…

In this Industry Article, Mark Forbes of Altium explores the problems, solutions, and safety standards surrounding autonomous vehicles.

GPS as we know it requires the precision of atomic clocks. This article looks at the importance of timing for GPS and the…

GPS as we know it requires the precision of atomic clocks. This article looks at the importance of timing for GPS and the clocks that provide it.

In part 2 of this article, we will focus on key specifications and features in the context of wearable devices, condition…

In part 2 of this article, we will focus on key specifications and features in the context of wearable devices, condition monitoring, and IoT applications.

All About Circuits recently met with Mark Forbes, Director of Product and Persona Marketing at Altium, to discuss the…

All About Circuits recently met with Mark Forbes, Director of Product and Persona Marketing at Altium, to discuss the details behind autonomous vehicles including the challenges of unifying safety standards and why embedded software is so important to this booming field.

So you've heard of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). But have you heard of AUVs? Autonomous underwater vehicles are one of…

So you've heard of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). But have you heard of AUVs? Autonomous underwater vehicles are one of the most promising paths forward for exploring our oceans and those on other planets.

A look at the MAX16140—a tiny device that uses a tiny amount of current, but one that promises a lot.

A look at the MAX16140—a tiny device that uses a tiny amount of current, but one that promises a lot.

Urban planning has to better account for developments in autonomous vehicles.

Urban planning has to better account for developments in autonomous vehicles.

Integrated RF agile transceivers are not only widely employed in software-defined radio (SDR) architectures in cellular…

Integrated RF agile transceivers are not only widely employed in software-defined radio (SDR) architectures in cellular telephone base stations, such as multiservice distributed access system (MDAS) and small cell, but also for wireless HD video transmission for industrial, commercial, and military applications, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

DLR’s Robotic and Mechatronics Centre — part of the German Aerospace Center, which oversees the country’s space…

DLR’s Robotic and Mechatronics Centre — part of the German Aerospace Center, which oversees the country’s space program — recently conducted successful trials of its SUPVIS Justin humanoid robot.

Amazon was granted US patent number 9,778,653 on Oct. 3 titled "Systems, Devices and Methods Delivering Energy Using an…

Amazon was granted US patent number 9,778,653 on Oct. 3 titled "Systems, Devices and Methods Delivering Energy Using an Uncrewed Autonomous Vehicle". The abstract of the patent describes a system which is capable of a rendez-vous with a moving vehicle to provide additional power on the go—an interesting and exciting blend of two of the tech industry’s fastest growing domains.

The popular open source LimeSDR USB stick programmable software-defined radio is about to get a smaller, cheaper little brother.

The popular open source LimeSDR USB stick programmable software-defined radio is about to get a smaller, cheaper little brother.

AAC's Chantelle Dubois spoke with Brian Gerkey of Open Robotics to talk about the many (and sometimes surprising)…

AAC's Chantelle Dubois spoke with Brian Gerkey of Open Robotics to talk about the many (and sometimes surprising) applications of robotics, how ROS made it to space, and the open source revolution.

This summer, Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure delivered a document on "Automated and…

This summer, Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure delivered a document on "Automated and Connected Driving" put together by an ethics committee consisting of experts from the fields of law, humanities and social sciences, ethics, transport, industry, and academia.

The industrial Internet of Things (IoT) encompasses the broad transformation underway that will make pervasive sensing…

The industrial Internet of Things (IoT) encompasses the broad transformation underway that will make pervasive sensing across connected machines not just a competitive advantage, but an essential fundamental service. The industrial IoT starts with the edge node, which is the sensing and measurement entry point of interest.

See what's inside this Bluetooth device that allows you to use your radio for wireless music in your car.

See what's inside this Bluetooth device that allows you to use your radio for wireless music in your car.

Join us as we celebrate 40 years of the Voyager missions in space!

Join us as we celebrate 40 years of the Voyager missions in space!

Here is a look into both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2’s mission objectives, the experiments onboard, and the data it…

Here is a look into both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2’s mission objectives, the experiments onboard, and the data it collected that has complimented and expanded our knowledge of our solar system.

Quinn Connell of the MVP|Drive tackling dummy spoke with us about iterative prototyping, crowdfunding, and the power of…

Quinn Connell of the MVP|Drive tackling dummy spoke with us about iterative prototyping, crowdfunding, and the power of having a cause.

Digital power supplies are widely employed in high-end servers, storage, telecom brick modules, and more. For these…

Digital power supplies are widely employed in high-end servers, storage, telecom brick modules, and more. For these applications, isolation is often required. This article discusses the digital isolation techniques with Analog Devices’ iCoupler products in digital power supply design.