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The G3-PLC hybrid standard ensures interoperability and is key to STMicroelectronics delivering competitive market…

The G3-PLC hybrid standard ensures interoperability and is key to STMicroelectronics delivering competitive market solutions for power line communications.

This article is the first in the "Protect Your Ports! Top Design Tips to Keep Your Communications Connected" series from…

This article is the first in the "Protect Your Ports! Top Design Tips to Keep Your Communications Connected" series from Littelfuse.

At just the width of a human hair, a new type of cable from MIT and Raytheon is said to be ten times faster than USB.

At just the width of a human hair, a new type of cable from MIT and Raytheon is said to be ten times faster than USB.

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.

Learn about the benefits of time-sensitive networking (TSN) and how engineers use it to ensure that an industrial system…

Learn about the benefits of time-sensitive networking (TSN) and how engineers use it to ensure that an industrial system is ready for the future. This article focuses on three members of the set of TSN standards.

This article explores components that protect and control their circuits in smart home security applications,…

This article explores components that protect and control their circuits in smart home security applications, specifically components for protecting wired and wireless security cameras and wired doorbell cameras.

While CAN FD has been around since 2011, this protocol is still, in many cases, the preferable option to Classical CAN…

While CAN FD has been around since 2011, this protocol is still, in many cases, the preferable option to Classical CAN for many designers. Here's why.

Road vehicles are responsible for more than 17% of global CO2 emissions. Two types of automotive Ethernet designs may…

Road vehicles are responsible for more than 17% of global CO2 emissions. Two types of automotive Ethernet designs may trim that percentage down.

This article explores an interesting connection between an important statistical measure and one of the fundamental…

This article explores an interesting connection between an important statistical measure and one of the fundamental analytical tools of electrical engineering.

This article discusses three descriptive statistical measures from the perspective of signal-processing applications.

This article discusses three descriptive statistical measures from the perspective of signal-processing applications.

A new connectivity protocol shows promise for IoT designs, rivaling LoRaWAN and NB-IoT.

A new connectivity protocol shows promise for IoT designs, rivaling LoRaWAN and NB-IoT.

Researchers from ETH Zürich have successfully combined photonic and electronic elements onto the same chip for the first…

Researchers from ETH Zürich have successfully combined photonic and electronic elements onto the same chip for the first time. The implications? A brighter future for optical communication networks.

Researchers have developed a new way to build power efficient and programmable integrated switching units on a silicon…

Researchers have developed a new way to build power efficient and programmable integrated switching units on a silicon photonics chip.

A Google subsidiary, Loon, is sending solar-powered balloons twelve miles into the stratosphere to beam LTE down to…

A Google subsidiary, Loon, is sending solar-powered balloons twelve miles into the stratosphere to beam LTE down to sparsely-populated or disaster-struck regions.

Suppliers are producing more multi-protocol chips to meet the power and connectivity demands of IoT. Can we expect to see…

Suppliers are producing more multi-protocol chips to meet the power and connectivity demands of IoT. Can we expect to see more tech like NXP's multiprotocol mesh networking MCUs in the future?

A smart guitar. A vibrating wearable metronome. An LED wristband that reacts to your concert experience. It's all part of…

A smart guitar. A vibrating wearable metronome. An LED wristband that reacts to your concert experience. It's all part of a growing movement known as the Internet of Musical Things.

This article explores and provides answers to some common questions associated with CAN design and implementation…

This article explores and provides answers to some common questions associated with CAN design and implementation challenges — in particular, signal termination in CAN systems.

This article briefly reviews some important principles of power-supply design before discussing the features of the nRF5340.

This article briefly reviews some important principles of power-supply design before discussing the features of the nRF5340.

The ST8500 PLC chipset allows smart meters to communicate wirelessly through existing power cables or RF waves.

The ST8500 PLC chipset allows smart meters to communicate wirelessly through existing power cables or RF waves.