This episode of Tech Specs is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.
This episode of Tech Specs is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.
President Biden has signed an executive order to compel the federal government to conduct a 100-day review into…
President Biden has signed an executive order to compel the federal government to conduct a 100-day review into semiconductor supply chains.
Polarimetric imaging could be a boon to machine vision. Now, Stanford researchers have developed a new type of light…
Polarimetric imaging could be a boon to machine vision. Now, Stanford researchers have developed a new type of light sensor inspired by an unlikely source.
Combining volatile organic compound (VOC) sensors and an ML chip, the "DiaNose" can pinpoint cancer, kidney failure, and…
Combining volatile organic compound (VOC) sensors and an ML chip, the "DiaNose" can pinpoint cancer, kidney failure, and now COVID-19.
While haptics are fairly basic in design from an engineering standpoint, these systems are likely to play an important…
While haptics are fairly basic in design from an engineering standpoint, these systems are likely to play an important role in AR/VR, military technology, and the "tactile internet."
The MEDLI2 sensor package on the Perseverance rover is not only gathering data for future missions; it's also…
The MEDLI2 sensor package on the Perseverance rover is not only gathering data for future missions; it's also demonstrating how commercial-off-the-shelf parts can be used in space.
This article discusses some concepts for ensuring motion detector designs will be robust to external disturbances by…
This article discusses some concepts for ensuring motion detector designs will be robust to external disturbances by presenting an infrared detector assembly that can significantly reduce the parts count and improve product performance and reliability.
It seems the race for smaller form factors is unending. In response, chipmakers and researchers alike are hopping on the…
It seems the race for smaller form factors is unending. In response, chipmakers and researchers alike are hopping on the demand to shrink component size.
As the fifth rover sent to Mars, Perseverance is outfitted with a whole suite of new technologies to search for microbial life.
As the fifth rover sent to Mars, Perseverance is outfitted with a whole suite of new technologies to search for microbial life.
Apple appears to be moving farther into the health market with new patents targeting various metrics of health including…
Apple appears to be moving farther into the health market with new patents targeting various metrics of health including AR/VR, glucose monitoring, and clinical sleep analysis.
Researchers in electronics-based prosthetics, from e-skin to bionic hands, are working to bring comfortable and…
Researchers in electronics-based prosthetics, from e-skin to bionic hands, are working to bring comfortable and cutting-edge technology to future mainstream wearers.
Condition-based monitoring is important to consider when designing with vibration in mind, especially in IoT and…
Condition-based monitoring is important to consider when designing with vibration in mind, especially in IoT and industrial applications. A new development platform knits together resources for hardware designers, software engineers, and algorithm developers alike.
This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of…
This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.
Sensor R&D has targeted all of the five human senses—including smell. Here are a few ways "electronic noses" have…
Sensor R&D has targeted all of the five human senses—including smell. Here are a few ways "electronic noses" have advanced even further in recent months.
When traditional combustion engines aren't drowning out typical road sounds, outside noise pollution can become a…
When traditional combustion engines aren't drowning out typical road sounds, outside noise pollution can become a nuissance—or even dangerous—for EV occupants. ANC sensors, commonly used in noise-canceling headphones, can be a useful solution.
A new crop of image sensors shows how device makers have been thinking out of the box with on-chip hardware "re-mosaic,"…
A new crop of image sensors shows how device makers have been thinking out of the box with on-chip hardware "re-mosaic," curved image sensors, and more.
Current energy-harvesting designs have their limitations. e-peas and Sequans are coming up with what they call a…
Current energy-harvesting designs have their limitations. e-peas and Sequans are coming up with what they call a "non-stop, zero-maintenance" solution.
Innovations in smart technology call for innovations in sensor ICs. Here are a few that have stood out in the first few…
Innovations in smart technology call for innovations in sensor ICs. Here are a few that have stood out in the first few days of CES 2021.
Many Hall-effect sensors specialize in one area of power monitoring—voltage, current, or power from either AC or DC…
Many Hall-effect sensors specialize in one area of power monitoring—voltage, current, or power from either AC or DC signals. Allegro says its new IC monitors all of these metrics in one chip.
This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of…
This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.
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