All About Circuits

Latest IoT Articles and Videos

Categories

EnOcean Employs Energy Harvesting for Bluetooth Switch Module

EnOcean Employs Energy Harvesting for Bluetooth Switch Module

The company has now released the second generation of the "world’s first energy-harvesting Bluetooth switch module."


News Jan 30, 2024 by Arjun Nijhawan
Energizing the Future: Real-Time Precision in Renewable Energy Management

Energizing the Future: Real-Time Precision in Renewable Energy Management

Texas Instruments’ General Manager of Grid Infrastructure and Power Supply, Henrik Mannesson, joins us on the Moore’s Lobby podcast to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with real-time energy measurement and management in the age of renewables.


Targeting the Secure Edge, NXP Adds All Purpose MCU to Its MCX Family

Targeting the Secure Edge, NXP Adds All Purpose MCU to Its MCX Family

Unveiled today, the new MCUs bring an optimized and cost-effective blend of performance and peripherals.


News Jan 30, 2024 by Jake Hertz
TE CONNECTIVITY U5601 Wireless Pressure Transducer | New Product Brief

TE CONNECTIVITY U5601 Wireless Pressure Transducer | New Product Brief

TE Connectivity's U5601 Wireless Pressure Transducer, featuring BLE 4.2 communication, offer high-resolution digital output, battery monitoring, and customizable data updates via a mobile app. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Building IoT Sensors Armed With AI, Wi-Fi 6, and Matter Capabilities

Building IoT Sensors Armed With AI, Wi-Fi 6, and Matter Capabilities

In this news analysis piece, Nthatisi discusses crafting sensors equipped with Wi-Fi 6, Matter, and Machine Learning using Silicon Labs' SiWx917 IoT device.


News Jan 27, 2024 by Nthatisi Hlapisi
Renesas Hits Milestone for Lowest Power-Consuming BLE SoC

Renesas Hits Milestone for Lowest Power-Consuming BLE SoC

Renesas says the new SoC effectively walks the tightrope between on-chip memory and die size.


News Jan 26, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Balun Basics and Practical Performance Parameters

Balun Basics and Practical Performance Parameters

Learn about the balun, a special type of transformer used in mixers, amplifiers, and signaling.


Introduction to the Directional Coupler for RF Applications

Introduction to the Directional Coupler for RF Applications

As part of a vector network analyzer (VNA), a directional coupler enables us to characterize a device’s performance by its S-parameters. Read this article to learn more about this important piece of equipment.


Renesas Curtails IoT Standby Power With New 64-bit Microprocessors

Renesas Curtails IoT Standby Power With New 64-bit Microprocessors

Powered by Arm Cortex CPUs, the new MPUs hit key IoT pain points: standby power, peripherals, and security features.


News Jan 17, 2024 by Arjun Nijhawan
Basic Principles of the Push-Pull Class B Power Amplifier

Basic Principles of the Push-Pull Class B Power Amplifier

Learn how a push-pull Class B amplifier functions, how to calculate its efficiency, and how its performance compares to the inductively-loaded Class A design.


Firms Forge Alliance to Bring Piezoelectric MEMS to the Middle Market

Firms Forge Alliance to Bring Piezoelectric MEMS to the Middle Market

Launched today, this new alliance promises to make high quality thin-film piezoelectric (PZT) technology more accessible to piezoelectric MEMS developers.


News Jan 17, 2024 by Duane Benson
Three Energy-Harvesting Solutions Show Off IoT Power Possibilities

Three Energy-Harvesting Solutions Show Off IoT Power Possibilities

Several companies took the spotlight at CES 2024 to demo the newest wave of energy-harvesting technology.


News Jan 15, 2024 by Duane Benson
Desktop, Mobile, and Edge: Intel Expands Its Computing Portfolio

Desktop, Mobile, and Edge: Intel Expands Its Computing Portfolio

From mobile gaming to desktop productivity, Intel is broadly expanding its processor offerings for a range of computing applications.


News Jan 15, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Small-Signal MOSFET Models for Analog IC Design

Small-Signal MOSFET Models for Analog IC Design

The small-signal characteristics of MOSFETs play an important role in analog IC design. In this article, we learn how to model MOS transistors' small-signal behaviors.


MCUs, Modules, and Add-On Boards Lend Bluetooth Support

MCUs, Modules, and Add-On Boards Lend Bluetooth Support

Three Bluetooth offerings from STMicroelectronics, Mikroe, Atmosic, and GlobalScale aim to simplify the development of connected devices.


News Jan 13, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Introduction to the Class B Power Amplifier

Introduction to the Class B Power Amplifier

How does a Class B power amplifier work? What makes it more efficient than a Class A power amplifier? Learn the answers in this article.


Learn About Load-Pull Systems: Passive and Active Tuners

Learn About Load-Pull Systems: Passive and Active Tuners

In this article, we explore the types of impedance tuners most commonly used for load-pull measurement—their advantages, their disadvantages, and the methods by which they synthesize impedance.


Atmosic Rolls Out New Multiprotocol, Energy-Harvesting SoC

Atmosic Rolls Out New Multiprotocol, Energy-Harvesting SoC

With a new SoC announced today at CES, the company's BLE portfolio now offers 802.15.4 support for Thread and Matter.


News Jan 09, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Using the Load-Pull Technique in RF Power Amplifier Design

Using the Load-Pull Technique in RF Power Amplifier Design

The output power and efficiency of a power amplifier (PA) are highly dependent on its load terminations. Learn how to characterize a PA's performance by analyzing load lines and estimating the load-pull contours of constant output power.


Intel, AMD, and Google Drop In on AI Acceleration Wave

Intel, AMD, and Google Drop In on AI Acceleration Wave

From commercial to cloud-based acceleration, the latest AI hardware helps designers build bigger, better AI models.


News Jan 03, 2024 by Aaron Carman