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FM Demodulation with Feedback: Exploring Threshold Reduction Mechanisms

FM Demodulation with Feedback: Exploring Threshold Reduction Mechanisms

By closing a feedback loop around the demodulator, the FMFB architecture narrows the noise bandwidth and lowers the FM threshold, without improving SNR at high CNR.


Powering AI-RAN: How Telecom Power Architectures Must Evolve for the GPU Era

Powering AI-RAN: How Telecom Power Architectures Must Evolve for the GPU Era

Accelerator-based computing brings faster load changes, higher current density, and tighter thermal constraints, requiring updates to rectifiers, DC/DC conversion, and battery backup.


Exploring the Threshold Constraints of FM Demodulation Through Solved Examples

Exploring the Threshold Constraints of FM Demodulation Through Solved Examples

Working through examples shows how the threshold effect reshapes FM design choices. See how ignoring it can undershoot the required carrier power by over 5x for the same target SNR.


Three Research Teams Take Different Routes to Control Light

Three Research Teams Take Different Routes to Control Light

Papers from École Polytechnique, Seoul National University, and Harvard tackle optical gain, on-chip buffering, and component footprint.


News Aug 20, 2026 by Luke James
What’s Next in Wireless Communication? An Insider’s Perspective

What’s Next in Wireless Communication? An Insider’s Perspective

Joaquin Torrecilla, Keysight’s VP of Software Transformation, joins the show to discuss the evolution of wireless tech—from early Bluetooth to LEO satellite lasers, RedCap, and AI-native 6G.


Introduction to the Threshold Effect in FM Systems

Introduction to the Threshold Effect in FM Systems

The standard FM SNR equation breaks down once the carrier-to-noise ratio drops below a critical threshold, revealing a hard limit on trading bandwidth for noise performance.


Quectel Debuts Wi-Fi 7 Modules With Bluetooth 6.0 for Streaming and Gaming

Quectel Debuts Wi-Fi 7 Modules With Bluetooth 6.0 for Streaming and Gaming

The FCE870X and FME170X share the same high-end feature set across two package formats, giving product teams a choice between embedded and modular designs.


News Aug 10, 2026 by Dale Wilson
SNR Analysis of FM Modulation with Arbitrary Message Signals

SNR Analysis of FM Modulation with Arbitrary Message Signals

Deriving a general signal-to-noise expression for frequency modulation with any message signal reveals a core trade-off: more deviation buys better noise performance, but only by using more bandwidth.


Understanding Noise in FM Systems: The Tone-Modulated Scenario, Part 2

Understanding Noise in FM Systems: The Tone-Modulated Scenario, Part 2

This article explores how combining signal and noise power reveals how the FM system’s output SNR scales with carrier amplitude and modulation index.


The New Era of Retail Begins at the Edge Leveraging On-Device AI

The New Era of Retail Begins at the Edge Leveraging On-Device AI

On-device AI enhances retail by enabling real-time processing for robotics, kiosks, and more, offering low latency, improved privacy, and operational efficiency for a better customer experience.


Keysight Intros High-Performance 4x100GE 1RU Cybersecurity Test Platform

Keysight Intros High-Performance 4x100GE 1RU Cybersecurity Test Platform

The new modular 1RU cybersecurity test platform, delivers 400 Gbps throughput for validating modern AI and hyperscale network infrastructure under heavy traffic demands.


News Jul 27, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
Understanding Noise in FM Systems: The Tone-Modulated Scenario, Part 1

Understanding Noise in FM Systems: The Tone-Modulated Scenario, Part 1

Explore how frequency-modulated waves resist interference. We break down the demodulator architecture and derive the exact output signal power for a sinusoidal message.


Embedded Intelligence: Insights From An Industry Pioneer

Embedded Intelligence: Insights From An Industry Pioneer

Embedded industry pioneer Christian Eder, co-founder of congatec, joins Daniel Bogdanoff to discuss 30 years of modular design, open standards like COM-HPC, and the future of edge AI.


Understanding the Noise Performance of AM Receivers with Envelope Detection

Understanding the Noise Performance of AM Receivers with Envelope Detection

Envelope detection is simple, but that simplicity has a noise-performance cost. Here’s how much SNR conventional AM gives up compared to its coherent counterparts.


Siglent Expands High-Speed Test Portfolio With New Probe & VSA Software

Siglent Expands High-Speed Test Portfolio With New Probe & VSA Software

The new 8-GHz active differential probe and vector signal analysis software target PCIe, DDR, USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, LTE, and 5G signal analysis.


News Jul 13, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
Analyzing the Noise Performance of Coherent SSB Demodulators

Analyzing the Noise Performance of Coherent SSB Demodulators

Using a graphical approach, we show that coherent SSB demodulation leaves the input and output SNR unchanged, then compare its noise performance to DSB-SC and baseband systems.


Analog Devices EVAL-ADMX6001 Evaluation Board (ADMX6001-EBZ) | Featured Product Spotlight

Analog Devices EVAL-ADMX6001 Evaluation Board (ADMX6001-EBZ) | Featured Product Spotlight

Analog Devices EVAL-ADMX6001 Evaluation Board (ADMX6001-EBZ) is a high-performance reference platform for evaluating ultra-wideband, low-noise data acquisition systems. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Understanding SNR in DSB‑SC Coherent Detection: A Graphical Approach

Understanding SNR in DSB‑SC Coherent Detection: A Graphical Approach

Visualizing how correlated and uncorrelated signals combine offers an intuitive look at power transformation. See how this difference boosts baseband power to double the output SNR.


Exclusive—Synopsys Debuts ESUN IP for Breaking AI ‘Slowest Packet’ Bottleneck

Exclusive—Synopsys Debuts ESUN IP for Breaking AI ‘Slowest Packet’ Bottleneck

Launched today, Synopsys’ ESUN IP solution slashes AI tail latency and eliminates networking bottlenecks to enable seamless, scalable performance for modern AI infrastructure.


News Jun 30, 2026 by Jeff Child
Gigadevice Unveils Pair of MCUs Tailored Specifically for Optical Modules

Gigadevice Unveils Pair of MCUs Tailored Specifically for Optical Modules

The 120 MHz GD32E512 is optimized for high-speed optical modules and the 72 MHz GD32E252 takes on low-speed optical modules.


News Jun 26, 2026 by Duane Benson