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X-FAB Announces Substrate Coupling Analysis Tool To Combat Troublesome Parasitic Effects

X-FAB Announces Substrate Coupling Analysis Tool To Combat Troublesome Parasitic Effects

A new tool from foundry group X-FAB aims to mitigate the negative effects of substrate coupling in IC design.


News May 13, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Semtech Launches Free Open-Source Toolset for IoT Development with LoRaWAN

Semtech Launches Free Open-Source Toolset for IoT Development with LoRaWAN

Semtech wants to demystify RF with free, open-source, LoRaWAN-focused educational tools for IoT development.


News May 09, 2019 by Kate Smith
How Do Time of Flight Sensors (ToF) Work? A Look at ToF 3D Cameras

How Do Time of Flight Sensors (ToF) Work? A Look at ToF 3D Cameras

How do time of flight sensors determine distances? Learn more about ToF cameras using an example 3D camera.


“True Autonomy” for Robotics? WiBotic and GaN Systems Announce High-Power Wireless Charging Solution

“True Autonomy” for Robotics? WiBotic and GaN Systems Announce High-Power Wireless Charging Solution

Are robots moving towards wireless charging—and GaN? A new power system aims to support autonomous charging.


News May 06, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Ethertronics Tunable Embedded Antennas | Featured Product Spotlight

Ethertronics Tunable Embedded Antennas | Featured Product Spotlight

AVX Ethertronics Dual Band Tunable Embedded Antennas offer coverage for 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands for use with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and other protocols, and are available in rigid and flex PCB variants.


Designing a Quadrature Encoder Counter with an SPI Bus

Designing a Quadrature Encoder Counter with an SPI Bus

This application note describes an SLG46140V design that implements a 16-bit up/down counter with quadrature encoder inputs. The GreenPAK device relieves the host of real-time input requirements and allows for easy connection of multiple encoders.


Silicon Labs Releases Next-Gen Wireless Gecko IoT Platform with Eyes on Scaling the Cloud

Silicon Labs Releases Next-Gen Wireless Gecko IoT Platform with Eyes on Scaling the Cloud

SiLabs' new IoT platform aims to provide what they think designers need most: tools and flexible, secure SoCs.


News Apr 22, 2019 by Mark Hughes
Amphenol RF Connectors for Low Loss Cables | Tech Specs

Amphenol RF Connectors for Low Loss Cables | Tech Specs

Amphenol RF offers SMA, TNC, and N-Type connectors that have been redesigned and optimized for use with low loss cabling.


new products Apr 11, 2019 by TTI, Inc
Apple Cancels AirPower Program Just as the Wireless Charging Power Application Heats Up

Apple Cancels AirPower Program Just as the Wireless Charging Power Application Heats Up

Apple pulls its wireless charging platform as the application gets more chip-level hardware. What gives?


News Apr 09, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
How to Choose Microcontroller Peripherals for Digital Signal Processing Applications

How to Choose Microcontroller Peripherals for Digital Signal Processing Applications

This article continues a discussion of microcontroller features and characteristics that are particularly important when you’re thinking in terms of DSP capabilities.


Texas Instruments AWR1642BOOST | New Product Brief

Texas Instruments AWR1642BOOST | New Product Brief

Texas Instruments’ AWR1642 BoosterPack™ is an evaluation module for the AWR1642 single-chip automotive radar sensor.


How Will 5G Networks Improve Location Awareness?

How Will 5G Networks Improve Location Awareness?

3GPP Release 16 holds the promise to make high precision location services cheaper and more reliable. Exploiting new signal properties in combination with a variety of non-cellular technologies could enable forms of hybrid positioning.


Murata Features Low-Power, High Efficiency with New Buck Regulator and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Combo Module

Murata Features Low-Power, High Efficiency with New Buck Regulator and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Combo Module

New Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo module and buck regulator promise small form factors along with high efficiency.


News Mar 29, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Digi International WR54 Routers | Featured Product Spotlight

Digi International WR54 Routers | Featured Product Spotlight

Digi International’s WR54 cellular routers provide dual redundant communication for mission-critical transportation and industrial applications.


Can Near Field Communication Be Secure In the IoT? NXP’s New NFC Tag Aims For Highest Security

Can Near Field Communication Be Secure In the IoT? NXP’s New NFC Tag Aims For Highest Security

Despite security fears, RFID and NFC use is growing. NXP aims to make NFC more secure with its NTAG 424 DNA.


News Mar 16, 2019 by Baker Lawley
New Mesh Networking Products Expand Use Cases for Connected Devices

New Mesh Networking Products Expand Use Cases for Connected Devices

Learn how mesh networking, with low power needs and fast deployment, may be crucial in IoT and automation.


News Mar 13, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Taiyo Yuden Bluetooth Low Energy 5.0 Module | New Product Brief

Taiyo Yuden Bluetooth Low Energy 5.0 Module | New Product Brief

Taiyo Yuden’s EYSLSNZWW Bluetooth Low Energy 5.0 Module provides wireless connectivity and advanced processing in a compact package ideal for wearables and IoT devices.


Is It Possible to Be Truly Wireless? Huawei Implements Dialog Semi SoC in Wireless Headphones

Is It Possible to Be Truly Wireless? Huawei Implements Dialog Semi SoC in Wireless Headphones

Huawei has chosen Dialog Semiconductor's DA14195 SoC for new wireless headphone devices.


News Mar 07, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
New RF-Sampling Transceivers From TI Feature Industry’s Widest Frequency Range

New RF-Sampling Transceivers From TI Feature Industry’s Widest Frequency Range

New quad- and dual-channel transceivers are designed for radar, software-defined radio, and 5G applications.


News Mar 07, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
New Tunable Low-Pass Filter Brings a Compact Alternative to RF Circuits

New Tunable Low-Pass Filter Brings a Compact Alternative to RF Circuits

The HMC882A from Analog Devices is intended for medical, satellite, industrial, and military applications that operate at frequencies below 6.9 GHz.


News Mar 06, 2019 by Robert Keim