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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
Thin-film Sensor Offers New Ways to Analyze Wavelengths of Light

Thin-film Sensor Offers New Ways to Analyze Wavelengths of Light

TU Dresden has developed an ultra-thin sensor the size of a strand of human hair that may open new opportunities in spectroscopy.


News Sep 14, 2022 by Chantelle Dubois
US Semi Fab SkyWater Seeks to Co-innovate in Quantum, Photonics, and…Free Silicon?

US Semi Fab SkyWater Seeks to Co-innovate in Quantum, Photonics, and…Free Silicon?

SkyWater CTO Steven Kosier explains how a US-based semiconductor foundry is innovating in the silicon world without chasing Moore’s Law scaling. This includes efforts in superconductors, quantum, photonics, biosensing, and heterogeneous integration.


Apple Event Highlights: iPhone 14 Lineup and Apple Watches Galore

Apple Event Highlights: iPhone 14 Lineup and Apple Watches Galore

In its latest live event, Apple announced the new iPhone14 lineup and Apple Watch Ultra, along with updates to other Apple Watches.


News Sep 12, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Thermocouple Cold Junction Compensation Using Analog Temperature Sensors

Thermocouple Cold Junction Compensation Using Analog Temperature Sensors

Learn how analog circuits can be used to implement cold junction compensation using examples from Analog Devices and Texas Instrument's TMP35 and LM335 temperature sensors, respectively.


Ultrasound Patches Provide Continuous Imaging of Internal Organs

Ultrasound Patches Provide Continuous Imaging of Internal Organs

Researchers are refining soft adhesive ultrasound patches that provide continuous imaging—sometimes for up to 48 hours.


News Sep 06, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Researchers Advance Stretchable Electronics Toward Commercialization

Researchers Advance Stretchable Electronics Toward Commercialization

A new study from Carnegie Mellon University may usher in an age of mass-producible stretchable soft electronics (SSEs).


News Sep 06, 2022 by Jake Hertz
ams OSRAM AS5172E High-Resolution Magnetic Position Sensor | New Product Brief

ams OSRAM AS5172E High-Resolution Magnetic Position 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.


Latest Automotive IC “Firsts” Include Ethernet Switches and IMUs

Latest Automotive IC “Firsts” Include Ethernet Switches and IMUs

Feeding the needs of next-gen automotive designs, chip companies have rolled out devices that are “firsts” in their categories.


Honeywell MPR MicroPressure Sensors | New Product Brief

Honeywell MPR MicroPressure Sensors | 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.


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.


Caltech’s Wearable Sensor Detects Metabolites and Nutrients From Sweat

Caltech’s Wearable Sensor Detects Metabolites and Nutrients From Sweat

Looking beyond uncomfortable blood draws for lab results, Caltech researchers hope to unlock a new era of reusable, continuous sweat-monitoring wearables.


News Aug 19, 2022 by Jake Hertz
New Wind Sensor Takes Flight to Improve Drone Performance

New Wind Sensor Takes Flight to Improve Drone Performance

Researchers have developed a more efficient wind sensor to improve the take-off and landing safety of drones, balloons, and other autonomous aircraft.


News Aug 18, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Not Limited by Wavelength, OmniVision Shrinks Down to “World’s Smallest” Pixel

Not Limited by Wavelength, OmniVision Shrinks Down to “World’s Smallest” Pixel

OmniVision keeps shrinking the pixel size of its complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors by introducing its latest sensor with the "world’s smallest" pixel size.


News Aug 17, 2022 by Jake Hertz
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.


E-bag Tags and Personalized Flight Info Displays Coming to Airports Soon

E-bag Tags and Personalized Flight Info Displays Coming to Airports Soon

Catching a flight is a time-consuming process. Now, airlines are modernizing harried check-in and navigation processes to speed things up.


News Aug 10, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Messages From Underwater: Researchers Reveal Two Water-Air Communication Methods

Messages From Underwater: Researchers Reveal Two Water-Air Communication Methods

Back in 2018, MIT broke the water-air wireless communication barrier. Now, a team at KIT has transmitted messages in a novel way from the Titanic.


News Aug 08, 2022 by Chantelle Dubois
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.


Team-ups and Sensors—ADAS Ramps Up Sensing Solutions

Team-ups and Sensors—ADAS Ramps Up Sensing Solutions

One new type of sensor and two novel automotive processing approaches might be the key to limiting traffic accidents.


News Aug 05, 2022 by Kristijan Nelkovski
Dependability in Zonal E/E Architectures with Central Compute for Autonomous Driving

Dependability in Zonal E/E Architectures with Central Compute for Autonomous Driving

This article explores how dependable electronics like sensors and MCUs within zonal E/E architectures are important for reliable, safe, and secure autonomous vehicles (AVs).