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This article explores the IEC 60730 Class B standard for functional safety to address both mechanical and electrical…

This article explores the IEC 60730 Class B standard for functional safety to address both mechanical and electrical design in appliances. Learn what the standard entails and controllers to help meet these standards.

Qi-certified wireless charging devices are now commonplace in the consumer market. But how exactly does Qi achieve…

Qi-certified wireless charging devices are now commonplace in the consumer market. But how exactly does Qi achieve wireless power transfer at the circuit level?

Apple's inclusion of a LiDAR-capable sensor in the iPhone 12 Pro opened doors for augmented reality applications. But…

Apple's inclusion of a LiDAR-capable sensor in the iPhone 12 Pro opened doors for augmented reality applications. But using LiDAR with AR is not without its design challenges.

Just two months before electronica, event organizers announced that the trade show would go digital. How did the…

Just two months before electronica, event organizers announced that the trade show would go digital. How did the conference's first-ever online event go?

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory in collaboration with the University of California Irvine have created…

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory in collaboration with the University of California Irvine have created transistors out of quantum dots to create functional logic circuits.

In this article, you'll learn the basics of the CMOS image sensor, including its core components, its block diagram, its…

In this article, you'll learn the basics of the CMOS image sensor, including its core components, its block diagram, its strengths and weaknesses, and its applications.

SPADs, a branch of photodetectors, are leading the way in photonics innovation.

SPADs, a branch of photodetectors, are leading the way in photonics innovation.

Researchers at the University of Surrey have come up with a new type of transistor that offers linear behavior and huge upside.

Researchers at the University of Surrey have come up with a new type of transistor that offers linear behavior and huge upside.

This article proposes a simple microcontroller power-supply circuit that is worth considering when you’re developing a…

This article proposes a simple microcontroller power-supply circuit that is worth considering when you’re developing a (very) cost-sensitive system.

As 5G speed and storage demands collide with the end of Moore's law, chipmakers are turning to multichip packaging to…

As 5G speed and storage demands collide with the end of Moore's law, chipmakers are turning to multichip packaging to save space and power.

NXP’s i.MX 8M Plus applications processor enables machine learning and intelligent vision for consumer applications and…

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.

This article discusses important aspects of t-testing with the help of the example experiment presented in the previous article.

This article discusses important aspects of t-testing with the help of the example experiment presented in the previous article.

For the first time, researchers have successfully developed flexible, printable, and powerful vertical organic transistors.

For the first time, researchers have successfully developed flexible, printable, and powerful vertical organic transistors.

Some of the leading players in Li-ion battery development—like Tesla—along with research universities are making…

Some of the leading players in Li-ion battery development—like Tesla—along with research universities are making notable strides in this energy-efficient technology.

Semiconductor chips with integrated microfluidic cooling systems could lead to efficiencies that are currently impossible…

Semiconductor chips with integrated microfluidic cooling systems could lead to efficiencies that are currently impossible to achieve outside the lab.

In what could be a world-first, researchers in Japan claim to have succeeded in moving electrons in an organic…

In what could be a world-first, researchers in Japan claim to have succeeded in moving electrons in an organic superconductor in a specific direction by irradiation of ultrashort laser pulses.

Photorelays are gaining traction. In many cases, these devices outpace their mechanical counterparts in terms of size and…

Photorelays are gaining traction. In many cases, these devices outpace their mechanical counterparts in terms of size and power efficiency.

Micro-LEDs open doors for display technology to be twisted and folded—all while providing higher resolutions than…

Micro-LEDs open doors for display technology to be twisted and folded—all while providing higher resolutions than existing LCDs or OLEDs.

Texas researchers realize the strengths of both solid-state and liquid-state batteries in the first room-temperature…

Texas researchers realize the strengths of both solid-state and liquid-state batteries in the first room-temperature liquid-metal battery.