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Hubble Raises $200M to Connect Standard Bluetooth Devices by Satellite

Hubble Raises $200M to Connect Standard Bluetooth Devices by Satellite

The Seattle startup has reached a $1.6 billion valuation by turning Bluetooth LE chips into globally trackable assets—all the way from space.


News Oct 07, 2026 by Luke James
Interference, Pre-Emphasis, and the Capture Effect in FM and PM Systems

Interference, Pre-Emphasis, and the Capture Effect in FM and PM Systems

Interference in FM grows stronger with frequency offset, until pre-emphasis flattens the curve. See why a signal just twice as strong as a rival broadcast can completely capture the channel.


Nordic Rolls Out New Multiprotocol SoC for Size- and Cost-Effective IoT

Nordic Rolls Out New Multiprotocol SoC for Size- and Cost-Effective IoT

Nordic Semiconductor's nRF54LC10A combines Bluetooth LE, Thread, Zigbee, and Matter support with low power consumption and advanced security in a compact package for IoT devices.


News Oct 02, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
Amphenol RF 2.92mm Cable Assemblies | Digital Datasheet

Amphenol RF 2.92mm Cable Assemblies | Digital Datasheet

Amphenol RF 2.92mm Cable Assemblies provide reliable, high-frequency connectivity for demanding RF and microwave applications, supporting operation up to 40 GHz with low VSWR and insertion loss. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


new products Sep 30, 2026 by Mouser
The Benefits and Limitations of Pre-Emphasis and De-Emphasis in FM Noise Reduction

The Benefits and Limitations of Pre-Emphasis and De-Emphasis in FM Noise Reduction

Pre-emphasis and de-emphasis boost noise performance in FM, but only up to a point—push the gain too far and you risk overmodulation.


Pre-Emphasis and De-Emphasis Filtering in FM Systems

Pre-Emphasis and De-Emphasis Filtering in FM Systems

Simple first-order pre-emphasis and de-emphasis filters can boost FM receiver SNR by more than 13 dB by exploiting the spectral differences between signal and noise.


Semtech Adds New Transceivers for ‘Complete Wireless IC Portfolio’

Semtech Adds New Transceivers for ‘Complete Wireless IC Portfolio’

The new members deliver fourth generation LoRa Plus IP-core compatible performance at less stringent tiers to complement flagship LR2021.


News Sep 14, 2026 by Duane Benson
FM Threshold-Extended Demodulators: Insights on FMFB and PLL-Based Designs

FM Threshold-Extended Demodulators: Insights on FMFB and PLL-Based Designs

Worked examples quantify just how much the FMFB loop shrinks noise bandwidth. We also show how the PLL demodulator offers a simpler alternative for reducing threshold.


Alif Semiconductor Unveils $49 StartKit Platform for Edge AI Development

Alif Semiconductor Unveils $49 StartKit Platform for Edge AI Development

The new evaluation kits aim to lower the barrier for on-device AI development with Alif’s AI/ML hardware-accelerated Ensemble and Balletto MCUs.


News Sep 09, 2026 by Jeff Child
Amphenol / SV Microwave U.FL-to-VITA Cable Assemblies | New Product Brief

Amphenol / SV Microwave U.FL-to-VITA Cable Assemblies | New Product Brief

Amphenol / SV Microwave U.FL-to-VITA Cable Assemblies, available from Mouser, provide compact, high-performance RF connectivity for dense VPX plug-in cards, embedded computing systems, and precision test environments. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


new products Sep 08, 2026 by Mouser
How Does Miniaturization Influence Microwave Filter Performance?

How Does Miniaturization Influence Microwave Filter Performance?

Scaling down RF circuit footprints requires balancing board space against critical trade-offs. Discover how loading methods and high-dielectric substrates impact Q factor and insertion loss.


Evaluating SNR Performance of FMFB Demodulators at High CNR

Evaluating SNR Performance of FMFB Demodulators at High CNR

While feedback lowers the FM detection threshold, it offers no noise advantage over conventional receivers when the carrier power is strong. Discover why in this discussion and mathematical analysis.


Bourns Adds LTCC Bandpass Filters for 5G C-Band RF Front Ends

Bourns Adds LTCC Bandpass Filters for 5G C-Band RF Front Ends

The new devices provide compact C-band filtering options for 5G RF front-end designs from 3,300 MHz to 5,000 MHz.


News Sep 01, 2026 by Austin Futrell
A Peek Inside the Electronics on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

A Peek Inside the Electronics on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s mirror may get the headlines, but its detector chips, photon-counting cameras, and downlink amplifier tell the electronics story.


News Aug 31, 2026 by Robert Martin
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.


From BMW to Data Centers: Brands Tap 3 Known Chips in New Ways

From BMW to Data Centers: Brands Tap 3 Known Chips in New Ways

Companies across industries are leveraging tech from NXP, MaxLinear and Nordic Semiconductor on automotive UWB, accelerated OpenZFS storage, and low-power Bluetooth Mesh sensing.


News Aug 28, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
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.


Espressif Unwraps Open-Source Device-to-Cloud-to-Phone IoT Platform

Espressif Unwraps Open-Source Device-to-Cloud-to-Phone IoT Platform

The rebuilt platform puts the previously closed cloud backend under an Apache 2.0 license and runs on AWS serverless services in a customer's own account.


News Aug 24, 2026 by Luke James
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.


Synopsys Rolls Out First Complete CXL 4.0 IP for AI Memory Connectivity

Synopsys Rolls Out First Complete CXL 4.0 IP for AI Memory Connectivity

The controller, PHY, security, and verification IP support 128 GT/s links and target rack-scale memory pools exceeding 100 TB.


News Aug 21, 2026 by Luke James