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BAE Systems to Launch its First Multi-sensor Satellite Cluster

BAE Systems to Launch its First Multi-sensor Satellite Cluster

A new satellite cluster will do machine learning (ML) on board, and be able to send intelligence securely back to Earth.


News Sep 14, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Considerations for Choosing Edge ML Application Hardware

Considerations for Choosing Edge ML Application Hardware

As edge machine learning (ML) applications keep growing, EEs need to understand ML at the edge, especially concerning processing and processing hardware.


As Temperatures Skyrocket, Sensors and AI Help Fight Wildfires

As Temperatures Skyrocket, Sensors and AI Help Fight Wildfires

With wildfires causing historic levels of damage, developers are enlisting sensors and artificial intelligence (AI) to help fight, mitigate, and prevent these catastrophes.


Thermocouple Basics—Using the Seebeck Effect for Temperature Measurement

Thermocouple Basics—Using the Seebeck Effect for Temperature Measurement

Learn about the Seebeck effect and how the Seebeck voltage and Seebeck coefficient come into play within the scope of thermocouples and temperature measurement.


ToF Sensors Land Roles in PCs, Smart Door Locks, and More

ToF Sensors Land Roles in PCs, Smart Door Locks, and More

A new wave of time-of-flight (ToF) sensors are finding use in applications such as PCs, smart door lock facial recognition, 3D image sensing, and more.


Digital Polar Radio Approach Shrinks Power for Wi-Fi IoT Devices

Digital Polar Radio Approach Shrinks Power for Wi-Fi IoT Devices

Designing its patented digital polar radio implementation into an SoC and a development kit, InnoPhase brings extreme low power to Wi-Fi IoT systems.


News Jul 29, 2022 by Jeff Child
Breath-controlled IoT Expands Accessibility to the Smart Home

Breath-controlled IoT Expands Accessibility to the Smart Home

For people unable to use voice- or touch-controlled IoT devices, the nose-clip prototype may make breath-based home automation a reality.


News Jul 26, 2022 by Chantelle Dubois
STMicroelectronics VL53L5CX 8x8 Multi-Zone Time-of-Flight Sensor | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics VL53L5CX 8x8 Multi-Zone Time-of-Flight Sensor | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Introduction to Allan Variance—Non-overlapping and Overlapping Allan Variance

Introduction to Allan Variance—Non-overlapping and Overlapping Allan Variance

Learn about non-overlapping and overlapping Allan variance and how the Allan variance curve can be used to identify different types of random errors present in a signal.


Sensors Up Their Game in Proximity and Position Detection

Sensors Up Their Game in Proximity and Position Detection

Leveraging a mix of technologies—including ultra-wideband (UWB), BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), and magnetics—companies are pushing new boundaries with their latest proximity and position sensor products.


News Jul 07, 2022 by Jeff Child
Sensor ICs Suit Up to Play in EVs, RFIDs, and the IoT

Sensor ICs Suit Up to Play in EVs, RFIDs, and the IoT

New sensor innovations have emerged to play in market-specific zones. Among these are IS0-26262 electric vehicle (EV) sensors, RFID sensors, and sensors geared for the Internet of Things (IoT).


Infineon Hopes to Pack a Punch With Battery-powered Sensor Fusion Alarm Design

Infineon Hopes to Pack a Punch With Battery-powered Sensor Fusion Alarm Design

By marrying a MEMS microphone, a pressure sensor, and an AI/ML algorithm, a PSoC MCU-based reference design lets engineers build very low-power smart alarm systems.


News Jun 29, 2022 by Jeff Child
IoT Communication Protocols—IoT Data Protocols

IoT Communication Protocols—IoT Data Protocols

Dive deeper into the Internet of Things (IoT) communication through a brief overview of the different IoT data protocols.


Alternative Energy Harvesting Techniques Emerge for Sensor Networks

Alternative Energy Harvesting Techniques Emerge for Sensor Networks

Wireless sensor networks need energy harvesting to replace battery power. Researchers are coming up with innovative ways to get energy from alternative sources—even human sweat.


News May 14, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Lighting Systems Get an IoT Facelift With Bluetooth Mesh

Lighting Systems Get an IoT Facelift With Bluetooth Mesh

Compared to other mesh networking protocols, Bluetooth mesh has the adoption rate and the specs to expand the infrastructure of smart lighting.


News May 02, 2022 by Dr. Steve Arar
The Energy Quest Continues: Can Microbes Power Electronic Devices?

The Energy Quest Continues: Can Microbes Power Electronic Devices?

Researchers at the University of California San Diego are studying microbial fuel cells as a feasible solution to real-life engineering challenges.


News Apr 25, 2022 by Robert Keim
TDK NTCSP Automotive Chip NTC Thermistor | New Product Brief

TDK NTCSP Automotive Chip NTC Thermistor | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Team Up Shoots for Global Direct-to-satellite LoRaWAN IoT Connectivity

Team Up Shoots for Global Direct-to-satellite LoRaWAN IoT Connectivity

Omnispace and Lacuna collaborate to reinvent space-based Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity to seamlessly connect the unconnected remote regions around the globe.


News Mar 21, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Kicking Off Women’s History Month with the “Queen of Carbon Science”

Kicking Off Women’s History Month with the “Queen of Carbon Science”

Here is an accolade to Mildred Dresselhaus, a woman who began studying carbon allotropes on a nanoscale level and prompted other female physicists to follow her steps in STEM.


News Mar 04, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
Researchers Exploit Fiber Manufacturing to Weave Large Smart Textile Display

Researchers Exploit Fiber Manufacturing to Weave Large Smart Textile Display

In an attempt to bring e-textiles to smart homes, researchers at the University of Cambridge have fabricated a 46-inch textile display by weaving active electronics into a fiber.


News Feb 17, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle