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5G will operate at frequencies significantly faster than those of 4G, forcing PCB designers to rethink how their boards…

5G will operate at frequencies significantly faster than those of 4G, forcing PCB designers to rethink how their boards are designed and manufactured.

NXP Semiconductors has announced the opening of its new high-volume RF GaN fab in Chandler, Arizona, representing the…

NXP Semiconductors has announced the opening of its new high-volume RF GaN fab in Chandler, Arizona, representing the United States’ most advanced fab dedicated to 5G RF power amplifiers.

Hardware acceleration is said to create a new 5G throughput reality with 42x encoding and 24x decoding improvements for…

Hardware acceleration is said to create a new 5G throughput reality with 42x encoding and 24x decoding improvements for FEC and HARQ line coding.

Samsung, Hewlett Packard, Intel, and SK Telecom have recently announced their partnership to develop an NFV platform…

Samsung, Hewlett Packard, Intel, and SK Telecom have recently announced their partnership to develop an NFV platform aimed at democratizing 5G.

The new chip leverages photonic topological insulators to operate in the terahertz band—not in the 5G range, but in the…

The new chip leverages photonic topological insulators to operate in the terahertz band—not in the 5G range, but in the 6G range.

The two RF powerhouses have teamed up to create a flexible radio platform that addresses 5G network design challenges.

The two RF powerhouses have teamed up to create a flexible radio platform that addresses 5G network design challenges.

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.

The most power-hungry component in RF transmitters, the RF power amplifier, is getting some serious attention from design…

The most power-hungry component in RF transmitters, the RF power amplifier, is getting some serious attention from design engineers.

Surging 15 trillion operations per second, Qualcomm’s RB5 platform is bringing AI and deep learning workloads to the…

Surging 15 trillion operations per second, Qualcomm’s RB5 platform is bringing AI and deep learning workloads to the edge of robotics.

With 5G around the corner, Nokia is boosting SoC processing power and intelligence with the help of Broadcom, Marvell, and Intel.

With 5G around the corner, Nokia is boosting SoC processing power and intelligence with the help of Broadcom, Marvell, and Intel.

The Wireless Broadband Alliance has issued a rallying cry for tech leaders to support a global connectivity solution.

The Wireless Broadband Alliance has issued a rallying cry for tech leaders to support a global connectivity solution.

Although COVID-19 has caused a slowdown, the 5G revolution is still well underway with the first pioneer devices capable…

Although COVID-19 has caused a slowdown, the 5G revolution is still well underway with the first pioneer devices capable of accessing next-generation wireless speeds already on shelves worldwide.

With an eye on 5G at the hardware level, Arm is attracting notice from Facebook, Snapchat, Google, and Netflix.

With an eye on 5G at the hardware level, Arm is attracting notice from Facebook, Snapchat, Google, and Netflix.

For now, 5G is on the main stage. But behind the curtains, 6G might not be as far away as we think.

For now, 5G is on the main stage. But behind the curtains, 6G might not be as far away as we think.

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.

U.S. Navy researchers have developed a new component with performance that they claim exceeds the anticipated speed of 5G.

U.S. Navy researchers have developed a new component with performance that they claim exceeds the anticipated speed of 5G.

Researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), an institute in Switzerland, created a process…

Researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), an institute in Switzerland, created a process that uses deep ultraviolet stepper lithography that outperforms current nanofabrication techniques.

If healthcare workers are on the front line of the pandemic, engineers may be on the second.

If healthcare workers are on the front line of the pandemic, engineers may be on the second.

It’s soldiered through 2G, 3G, and 4G, and is now beginning its journey into the 5G era.

It’s soldiered through 2G, 3G, and 4G, and is now beginning its journey into the 5G era.