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Leveraging novel photonic circuit designs, researchers hope to lower electricity consumption in data centers.

Leveraging novel photonic circuit designs, researchers hope to lower electricity consumption in data centers.

Learn another way to characterize RF noise components using noise temperature and how this concept clears up how noise…

Learn another way to characterize RF noise components using noise temperature and how this concept clears up how noise figure measurement instruments actually work.

Despite Apple’s internal efforts, the company still needs to rely on third parties for wireless chips.

Despite Apple’s internal efforts, the company still needs to rely on third parties for wireless chips.

In this article, we round up four recent UWB-related designs making a big impact on automotive child safety, keyless…

In this article, we round up four recent UWB-related designs making a big impact on automotive child safety, keyless entry, object detection, and more.

50 years ago today, on May 22, 1973, Robert Metcalfe wrote a memo to management at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center…

50 years ago today, on May 22, 1973, Robert Metcalfe wrote a memo to management at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center explaining how Ethernet could work.

Britain’s fight for survival in World War II may have ended differently without Robert Watson-Watt’s contributions to…

Britain’s fight for survival in World War II may have ended differently without Robert Watson-Watt’s contributions to radar technology.

Take a closer look at the definition of the RF noise figure and discuss some subtleties to help avoid erroneous…

Take a closer look at the definition of the RF noise figure and discuss some subtleties to help avoid erroneous interpretations of this specification.

Learn about impedance matching using a single stub, transmission lines, and immittance Smith chart examples.

Learn about impedance matching using a single stub, transmission lines, and immittance Smith chart examples.

With its 5G base-station-on-a-chip SoC leading the way, EdgeQ has closed a $75 million round of investment funding.

With its 5G base-station-on-a-chip SoC leading the way, EdgeQ has closed a $75 million round of investment funding.

As Wi-Fi 6-enabled IoT devices proliferate into the billions, TI’s new Wi-Fi 6 companion chips are aimed at meeting the…

As Wi-Fi 6-enabled IoT devices proliferate into the billions, TI’s new Wi-Fi 6 companion chips are aimed at meeting the challenges associated with this crowded landscape.

Dr. Tom Mader is the COO of OpenLight where they are developing an open-foundry ecosystem for silicon photonics with…

Dr. Tom Mader is the COO of OpenLight where they are developing an open-foundry ecosystem for silicon photonics with integrated lasers to enable advances in datacom, LiDAR, high-performance computing, AI, and even optical computing.

Aiming to change the game of Bluetooth LE design, Nordic’s latest wireless SoC is said to offer unprecedented…

Aiming to change the game of Bluetooth LE design, Nordic’s latest wireless SoC is said to offer unprecedented performance in a single chip.

A new IC from Semtech hopes to improve 5G device performance in the face of Specific Absorption Rate compliance.

A new IC from Semtech hopes to improve 5G device performance in the face of Specific Absorption Rate compliance.

Learn about slot antennas, namely their history, characteristics, and electromagnetic (EM) behavior for low-voltage,…

Learn about slot antennas, namely their history, characteristics, and electromagnetic (EM) behavior for low-voltage, small-form-factor electronic devices.

Learn about l-type impedance matching equations through the quality factor (Q factor) of RC and RL circuits and the…

Learn about l-type impedance matching equations through the quality factor (Q factor) of RC and RL circuits and the series-parallel conversion of these circuits.l-

By moving to 22nm, Renesas hopes to improve performance and power consumption in its RA family.

By moving to 22nm, Renesas hopes to improve performance and power consumption in its RA family.

Learn more about L-sections and impedance matching by designing T and Pi matching networks using a Smith chart.

Learn more about L-sections and impedance matching by designing T and Pi matching networks using a Smith chart.

Learn about two-element networks (L-sections or L-networks), how they transform one impedance to another, their frequency…

Learn about two-element networks (L-sections or L-networks), how they transform one impedance to another, their frequency response, estimating their bandwidth, and their limitations leading to T networks.

With next-gen interactive live video streaming in mind, AMD’s new accelerator card is powered by dual purpose-built…

With next-gen interactive live video streaming in mind, AMD’s new accelerator card is powered by dual purpose-built ASIC-based VPUs.