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New Audio Devices Target Next-gen Audio System Designs

New Audio Devices Target Next-gen Audio System Designs

Three semiconductor companies have recently announced devices aimed at next-gen audio. These ICs aim to enable engineers to improve the quality and capabilities of their audio system designs.


News May 03, 2022 by Kristijan Nelkovski
Lighting Systems Get an IoT Facelift With Bluetooth Mesh

Lighting Systems Get an IoT Facelift With Bluetooth Mesh

Compared to other mesh networking protocols, Bluetooth mesh has the adoption rate and the specs to expand the infrastructure of smart lighting.


News May 02, 2022 by Dr. Steve Arar
Qorvo QPF7551 5GHz Wi-Fi® 6 Integrated Front End Module | New Product Brief

Qorvo QPF7551 5GHz Wi-Fi® 6 Integrated Front End Module | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


What Are Metasurfaces? And What Do They Have To Do With 5G?

What Are Metasurfaces? And What Do They Have To Do With 5G?

5G faces some big obstacles—literally. Kyocera’s new transmissive metasurface technology may extend 5G (and 6G) range beyond obstructions.


News Apr 27, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Wolfspeed WolfPACK™ SiC-Based Power Modules | New Product Brief

Wolfspeed WolfPACK™ SiC-Based Power Modules | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Bluetooth Mesh Network Basics—Nodes, Elements, and Node Features

Bluetooth Mesh Network Basics—Nodes, Elements, and Node Features

Learn about basic Bluetooth mesh concepts such as nodes and elements, as well as the different requirements for nodes in a Bluetooth mesh network.


INTEL Silicon Photonics | New Product Brief

INTEL Silicon Photonics | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Demystifying LoRa and LoRaWAN Wireless Network Protocols

Demystifying LoRa and LoRaWAN Wireless Network Protocols

In this article, get a basic understanding of wireless communication networks—LoRa and LoRaWAN.


Reference Designs Take a Shot at Qi-compliant In-vehicle Wireless Charging

Reference Designs Take a Shot at Qi-compliant In-vehicle Wireless Charging

As the Qi standard increases in popularity for wireless charging, Microchip and Renesas announce their Qi-compliant automotive-grade wireless power transmitter reference designs.


News Apr 14, 2022 by Darshil Patel
RF Switch Ups Power Density and Integration for 5G Networks

RF Switch Ups Power Density and Integration for 5G Networks

The new RF switch device from Menlo Micro offers 25 W power handling and an integrated charge pump driver circuit.


News Apr 12, 2022 by Jeff Child
Can the Road To Flexible MIMO Be Paved by Tile-based Antenna Arrays?

Can the Road To Flexible MIMO Be Paved by Tile-based Antenna Arrays?

Researchers have found that tile-based antenna arrays can create a "smart skin"—one that may bring 5G+ to any surface.


News Apr 07, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
An Introduction to Bluetooth Mesh Networking

An Introduction to Bluetooth Mesh Networking

In this article, you'll get a general understanding of Bluetooth mesh, its topologies, applications, and advantages.


5G Gets a “Massive” Boost Thanks to NXP’s New mMIMO RF Power Transistors

5G Gets a “Massive” Boost Thanks to NXP’s New mMIMO RF Power Transistors

By adding a new series of RF power discrete solutions, NXP now offers the "largest RF GaN (gallium nitride) portfolio" for massive multiple input, multiple output (mMIMO) 5G radios.


News Apr 01, 2022 by Lianne Frith
XILINX Kria K26 System-on-Module | Featured Product Spotlight

XILINX Kria K26 System-on-Module | Featured Product Spotlight

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.


Clothing That Can Hear? MIT Researchers Create Acoustic Fabric

Clothing That Can Hear? MIT Researchers Create Acoustic Fabric

Taking inspiration from the biological auditory system, MIT researchers have created a fabric that senses sound signals and converts them to electrical signals, analogous to how a microphone works.


News Mar 25, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Inter-satellite Optical Links: A New Frontier for Communications Technology

Inter-satellite Optical Links: A New Frontier for Communications Technology

With an eye on widespread internet access and defense, many space agencies and companies have zeroed in on laser-based systems for satellite-to-satellite communication.


News Mar 24, 2022 by Arjun Nijhawan
Nisshinbo ELECTRONICS RM590 Step-Down DC/DC Module | Featured Product Spotlight

Nisshinbo ELECTRONICS RM590 Step-Down DC/DC Module | Featured Product Spotlight

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.


Team Up Shoots for Global Direct-to-satellite LoRaWAN IoT Connectivity

Team Up Shoots for Global Direct-to-satellite LoRaWAN IoT Connectivity

Omnispace and Lacuna collaborate to reinvent space-based Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity to seamlessly connect the unconnected remote regions around the globe.


News Mar 21, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Women in Warfare: Female Engineers Make Their Mark on Defense Technologies

Women in Warfare: Female Engineers Make Their Mark on Defense Technologies

Generations of women have influenced the evolution of electronic warfare. Which notable innovations have women introduced from the Great War onward?


News Mar 18, 2022 by Tyler Charboneau
Researchers Create “Perfect EM Absorption” Rectenna for RF Energy Harvesting

Researchers Create “Perfect EM Absorption” Rectenna for RF Energy Harvesting

New research out of the University of South Florida takes a new approach to radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting using metamaterials to create a new type of "rectenna."


News Mar 14, 2022 by Jake Hertz