This article discusses the use of an encoder to ensure accurate ongoing tracking of a motor's rotor shaft and the key factors that will help in the selection of…
This article discusses the use of an encoder to ensure accurate ongoing tracking of a motor's rotor shaft and the key factors that will help in the selection of the encoder based on different parameters.
Scientists at the Terasaki Institute have put their own spin on organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) to improve…
Scientists at the Terasaki Institute have put their own spin on organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) to improve the performance in wearable health devices.
Companies like Sony and OmniVision continue to develop advanced CMOS image sensors, while the Emmys pay respect to Kodak…
Companies like Sony and OmniVision continue to develop advanced CMOS image sensors, while the Emmys pay respect to Kodak as one of the forerunners in digital imaging.
LiDAR is cropping up in manifold variants, and for scanning LiDAR, MEMs micro-mirrors are a key factor in determining the…
LiDAR is cropping up in manifold variants, and for scanning LiDAR, MEMs micro-mirrors are a key factor in determining the field of vision.
This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of…
This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.
Combining volatile organic compound (VOC) sensors and an ML chip, the "DiaNose" can pinpoint cancer, kidney failure, and…
Combining volatile organic compound (VOC) sensors and an ML chip, the "DiaNose" can pinpoint cancer, kidney failure, and now COVID-19.
This article looks at the different connectivity options for deploying IoT networks, exploring the pros and cons of each.
This article looks at the different connectivity options for deploying IoT networks, exploring the pros and cons of each.
Wi-SUN FAN may be a worthwhile alternative to LoRaWAN and NB-IoT. Now, ROHM has developed a Wi-SUN FAN module with the…
Wi-SUN FAN may be a worthwhile alternative to LoRaWAN and NB-IoT. Now, ROHM has developed a Wi-SUN FAN module with the promise of increased reliability and security in LPWA mesh networks.
Forget Silicon Valley—here’s how Arizona could become the "Silicon Desert" with more semiconductor titans considering…
Forget Silicon Valley—here’s how Arizona could become the "Silicon Desert" with more semiconductor titans considering the move.
Bringing indirect time-of-flight (IToF) to cell phones, tablets, drones, and even toy robots may now be possible with a…
Bringing indirect time-of-flight (IToF) to cell phones, tablets, drones, and even toy robots may now be possible with a highly-integrated GaN laser driver IC.
This article discusses some concepts for ensuring motion detector designs will be robust to external disturbances by…
This article discusses some concepts for ensuring motion detector designs will be robust to external disturbances by presenting an infrared detector assembly that can significantly reduce the parts count and improve product performance and reliability.
The world’s biggest contract chipmaker recently reported its best-ever quarterly financials along with its goals for…
The world’s biggest contract chipmaker recently reported its best-ever quarterly financials along with its goals for delving into 3D IC research.
Europe-wide research initiative Intelligent Reliability 4.0 (iRel40), coordinated by Infineon, brings together 75…
Europe-wide research initiative Intelligent Reliability 4.0 (iRel40), coordinated by Infineon, brings together 75 science, tech, and engineering partners from across 13 countries who are sharing resources to achieve this goal.
Apple appears to be moving farther into the health market with new patents targeting various metrics of health including…
Apple appears to be moving farther into the health market with new patents targeting various metrics of health including AR/VR, glucose monitoring, and clinical sleep analysis.
Many current P-channel MOSFETs don't cut it for high-voltage applications. To meet the challenge, a new family of PMOS is…
Many current P-channel MOSFETs don't cut it for high-voltage applications. To meet the challenge, a new family of PMOS is claimed to feature 62% lower RDS(on) than comparable devices.
Leveraging board-level cameras offer a variety of benefits. To help identify the right mix of features and design…
Leveraging board-level cameras offer a variety of benefits. To help identify the right mix of features and design elements, here are some factors to consider when selecting and designing in an embedded machine vision camera.
Researchers in electronics-based prosthetics, from e-skin to bionic hands, are working to bring comfortable and…
Researchers in electronics-based prosthetics, from e-skin to bionic hands, are working to bring comfortable and cutting-edge technology to future mainstream wearers.
Condition-based monitoring is important to consider when designing with vibration in mind, especially in IoT and…
Condition-based monitoring is important to consider when designing with vibration in mind, especially in IoT and industrial applications. A new development platform knits together resources for hardware designers, software engineers, and algorithm developers alike.
To push real-time robotic response into reality, MIT researchers have turned to their own in-house technique called…
To push real-time robotic response into reality, MIT researchers have turned to their own in-house technique called "robomorphic computing."
A new crop of image sensors shows how device makers have been thinking out of the box with on-chip hardware "re-mosaic,"…
A new crop of image sensors shows how device makers have been thinking out of the box with on-chip hardware "re-mosaic," curved image sensors, and more.