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Wi-Fi HaLow Flexes Its Wings, Extending Two Miles on Morse Micro SoC

Wi-Fi HaLow Flexes Its Wings, Extending Two Miles on Morse Micro SoC

Morse Micro, a leading Wi-Fi Certified HaLow vendor, conducted the world’s first live demonstration of a long-range Wi-Fi video call in San Francisco, California.


News Feb 06, 2024 by Arjun Nijhawan
IEEE Radio and Wireless Week—A Wrap Up: Eyes on the Future

IEEE Radio and Wireless Week—A Wrap Up: Eyes on the Future

In the age of innovation, new technologies will be necessary to continue building on previous work. At RWW 2024, the consensus: We’re nearing a peak. How can we continue climbing?


News Feb 05, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Understanding the Guanella Transmission Line Balun

Understanding the Guanella Transmission Line Balun

Learn how bifilar coils can be used to build Gustav Guanella’s classic RF balun.


Wi-Fi Certified 7 Is Here. A Wave of Qualified Products Follow Suit

Wi-Fi Certified 7 Is Here. A Wave of Qualified Products Follow Suit

The Wi-Fi Alliance has officially launched the Wi-Fi Certified 7 program. Here are three new products that have already been stamped with the logo.


News Feb 01, 2024 by Duane Benson
6G Technology and Policy Barrels Toward Its 2030 Launch

6G Technology and Policy Barrels Toward Its 2030 Launch

Slated for commercial launch in 2030, 6G wireless technology is progressing in labs and conferences around the world.


News Jan 31, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Understanding RF Power Measurement Errors in Directional Couplers

Understanding RF Power Measurement Errors in Directional Couplers

Directional couplers are valuable tools for testing RF systems. However, the finite directivity of these devices can cause measurement uncertainty. Learn more in this article.


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
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.


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
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.


Building and Certifying an Open-Source IoT Controller, Part 4: Regulatory Compliance

Building and Certifying an Open-Source IoT Controller, Part 4: Regulatory Compliance

In the final installment of our series on the development of the Anthilla Controller, we look at the legal requirements for bringing the project to market in the European Union.