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Product Brief: New CMOS Imaging Sensor by ams Aims to Be the Future for Machine Vision

Product Brief: New CMOS Imaging Sensor by ams Aims to Be the Future for Machine Vision

ams, an Austrian company which specializes in sensor technology with a special focus on miniaturization and low-power, recently announced the beginning of production for their CMV50000 CMOS image sensor.


News Jun 26, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Microchip Introduces New Line of Microcontrollers with Dual Core Functionality: The dsPIC33CH Family

Microchip Introduces New Line of Microcontrollers with Dual Core Functionality: The dsPIC33CH Family

In the world of power, control monitoring is incredibly important for functional as well as safety reasons. And with the demand rising for GUIs in even the most basic products, it comes as no surprise that current microcontrollers are struggling to meet this demand. Microchip has announced its latest family of devices, the dsPIC33CH, that aims to tackle this!


News Jun 25, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Specifically Designed for Drone and Robotics: Bosch’s New High-Performance Inertial Measurement Unit

Specifically Designed for Drone and Robotics: Bosch’s New High-Performance Inertial Measurement Unit

Get the breakdown on a new Bosch IMU designed for robotics and drone operation and learn a bit about drone design considerations along the way.


News Jun 25, 2018 by Mark Hughes
What Is Solid State LiDAR and Is It Faster, Cheaper, Better?

What Is Solid State LiDAR and Is It Faster, Cheaper, Better?

Solid state LiDAR is gaining traction as a promising technology that is cheaper, faster, and provides higher resolution than traditional LiDAR, with predictions the price could eventually fall below $100 per unit.


News Jun 18, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
60 Years of DARPA Technological Advancements: The ARPANET to the Atlas Robot

60 Years of DARPA Technological Advancements: The ARPANET to the Atlas Robot

Since 1958, DARPA has been credited with the development of some of the most important technologies used today, including the Internet and GPS. Here is a look at DARPA’s 60 year history and some major projects in electrical engineering.


News Jun 13, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Making Safer Implantable Medical Sensors: The Benefits and Challenges of Biodegradable Sensors

Making Safer Implantable Medical Sensors: The Benefits and Challenges of Biodegradable Sensors

Imagine an implantable sensor that did not need to be removed because it degrades by itself over time. Meet the biodegradable sensor!


News May 24, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Sensirion’s “World’s Smallest Flow Sensor” for Taking Accurate Differential Pressure Measurements

Sensirion’s “World’s Smallest Flow Sensor” for Taking Accurate Differential Pressure Measurements

Sensirion announces their new SDP3x series of "the world's smallest differential pressure sensors," which allow for more integration and application possibilities.


News May 18, 2018 by Nick Davis
u-blox Module Release, STMicro, and Arduino: IoT Communications News Brief Roundup

u-blox Module Release, STMicro, and Arduino: IoT Communications News Brief Roundup

Check out today’s IoT communications roundup to see what’s new on the horizon.


News May 17, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Capturing 3D Images with Time-of-Flight Camera Technology

Capturing 3D Images with Time-of-Flight Camera Technology

Time-of-flight (ToF) is a relatively new method by which it is possible to gather detailed 3D information. This article looks at ToF cameras and their applications.


Measure Currents of Up to 50, 150, 400 Amps: A Galvanically Isolated Current Sensor IC

Measure Currents of Up to 50, 150, 400 Amps: A Galvanically Isolated Current Sensor IC

Allegro Microsystems announces a new family of current sensors for AC or DC current-sensing applications.


News Apr 30, 2018 by Nick Davis
How to Stream Sensor Data from Bosch’s XDK110 Evaluation Board to the MQTT Messaging Service

How to Stream Sensor Data from Bosch’s XDK110 Evaluation Board to the MQTT Messaging Service

In this article, we will take a look at the XDK110 rapid prototyping kit, characterize its hardware, explore its software environment, and demonstrate connecting the device to the MQTT messaging service.


Projects Apr 12, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Intel, Waymo Compare Vision Systems in Wake of Uber’s First Fatal Autonomous Car Crash

Intel, Waymo Compare Vision Systems in Wake of Uber’s First Fatal Autonomous Car Crash

In the wake of Uber's fatal autonomous car crash, companies such as Intel and Waymo are insisting that their autonomous vehicle systems could have prevented this tragedy. How are these big names doing autonomous driving differently?


News Apr 07, 2018 by Donald Krambeck
Hirose Electric ix Industrial Ethernet Mating Interface | New Product Brief

Hirose Electric ix Industrial Ethernet Mating Interface | New Product Brief

Hirose ix industrial connectors are new, standardized miniature ethernet connectors for use in factory automation, data centers, and transportation applications.


News Brief: New Transceiver and Wi-Fi Modules for Low-Power IoT Applications from Silicon Labs

News Brief: New Transceiver and Wi-Fi Modules for Low-Power IoT Applications from Silicon Labs

This News Brief covers Silicon Labs' WF200 transceiver and WFM200 module, recently added to their Wi-Fi portfolio.


News Mar 13, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Two Tiny Form Factors: An NFC Sensor Tag and Data Logger IC from ams

Two Tiny Form Factors: An NFC Sensor Tag and Data Logger IC from ams

A new tiny sensor tag and data logger IC offers efficient and accurate monitoring of sensitive assets.


News Mar 12, 2018 by Nick Davis
Crash Landing on Venus to Proposing the World Wide Web: The March 2018 Hardware History Roundup

Crash Landing on Venus to Proposing the World Wide Web: The March 2018 Hardware History Roundup

Venera 3 crash lands on Venus, the Homebrew Computer Club meets for the first time, and the World Wide Web is proposed. Check out this hardware history roundup for March!


News Mar 04, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
How to Make an IoT Teapot | The Gentleman Maker

How to Make an IoT Teapot | The Gentleman Maker

No longer will you have to get off the couch or out of your warm bed to get the pot brewed!


Projects Feb 28, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Solid-State LiDAR Is Coming to an Autonomous Vehicle Near You

Solid-State LiDAR Is Coming to an Autonomous Vehicle Near You

Solid-state LiDAR may be the path forward for developing sensing systems for autonomous vehicles.


News Feb 20, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Tricking Autonomous Driving Systems Could Be as Simple as Subtly Altering Street Signs

Tricking Autonomous Driving Systems Could Be as Simple as Subtly Altering Street Signs

Recent research indicates that it may be easier to dupe a vision system in an autonomous vehicle than previously thought.


News Feb 16, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Maxim Integrated Sets Sights on Continuous Sensing for Preventative Healthcare

Maxim Integrated Sets Sights on Continuous Sensing for Preventative Healthcare

Maxim Integrated touted three new continuous sensing healthcare products at CES 2018.


News Feb 01, 2018 by Justin Kirkham