While adaptive driving beam (ADB) headlights could prevent millions of nighttime car accidents, this technology is currently banned in the U.S. What advancements…
While adaptive driving beam (ADB) headlights could prevent millions of nighttime car accidents, this technology is currently banned in the U.S. What advancements are U.S. drivers missing out on?
TDK recently announced the so-called "lowest power waterproof MEMS barometric pressure sensor." Why did TDK choose…
TDK recently announced the so-called "lowest power waterproof MEMS barometric pressure sensor." Why did TDK choose capacitive MEMS as the go-to architecture for low power?
With air quality becoming a larger concern, could personalized air quality sensors become the next way to measure local pollution?
With air quality becoming a larger concern, could personalized air quality sensors become the next way to measure local pollution?
ADAS innovation happens at the chip level. Here are the big-name players honing in on autonomous SoCs to advance the…
ADAS innovation happens at the chip level. Here are the big-name players honing in on autonomous SoCs to advance the possibility of self-driving cars.
Consumer sleep technology is becoming a staple in biometric reading. Now, Google has released a radar chip that more…
Consumer sleep technology is becoming a staple in biometric reading. Now, Google has released a radar chip that more easily tracks and analyzes sleep quality.
Amidst a burgeoning medical device market, choosing the correct IoT antenna means balancing competing requirements,…
Amidst a burgeoning medical device market, choosing the correct IoT antenna means balancing competing requirements, including frequency of operation, PCB space, and cost.
"Edge intelligence" is becoming more accessible—even to those designers without formal data science training—as new…
"Edge intelligence" is becoming more accessible—even to those designers without formal data science training—as new hardware becomes available.
E-textile research is common, but efforts to commercialize this technology are not. With setbacks like a reliable power…
E-textile research is common, but efforts to commercialize this technology are not. With setbacks like a reliable power supply and safety, will e-textiles ever make a significant market debut?
This article discusses the use of an encoder to ensure accurate ongoing tracking of a motor's rotor shaft and the key…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.