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WiBotic Gets Creative With New Wireless Charging for Robots and Drones

WiBotic Gets Creative With New Wireless Charging for Robots and Drones

Different types of robots require different types of charging. Wibotic can keep options flexible by providing programmable onboard chargers.


News Aug 17, 2021 by Dr. Steve Arar
MIT and Ericsson Set Goals for Zero-power Devices and a New Field—“Lithionics”

MIT and Ericsson Set Goals for Zero-power Devices and a New Field—“Lithionics”

MIT and Ericsson are doubling down on two projects: 1) Explore the merits of lithium for brain-inspired computing and 2) Find the key to charger-free devices.


News Aug 13, 2021 by Kristijan Nelkovski
In Its First Public Acquisition, SpaceX Snatches Up Satellite Startup Swarm

In Its First Public Acquisition, SpaceX Snatches Up Satellite Startup Swarm

SpaceX is known to create almost all of its technology in-house. What inspired the tech giant to acquire Swarm's technology?


News Aug 12, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Can Solar, Thermal, and RF Harvesting Ever Offer a Good Energy ROI?

Can Solar, Thermal, and RF Harvesting Ever Offer a Good Energy ROI?

Some wearable manufacturers don’t consider energy harvesting (of any sort) a good return on investment. In pursuit of self-powered wearables, EE researchers are looking to change that.


News Aug 05, 2021 by Kristijan Nelkovski
From Inductors to Sensor Testing: 3 Companies Promote ADAS Safety

From Inductors to Sensor Testing: 3 Companies Promote ADAS Safety

Safety is always a major concern for designers, especially in vehicles. Hoping to further ADAS safety, TDK, Maxim Integrated, and Rohde & Schwarz release new devices.


News Aug 02, 2021 by Ikimi .O
The Unsung Hero: Reference Designs from 3 Companies Aim to Inspire EEs

The Unsung Hero: Reference Designs from 3 Companies Aim to Inspire EEs

Often overlooked, reference designs can be an EEs best friend. Maxim Integrated, STMicroelectronics, and Microchip aim to help design facial detecting IoT, MasterGaN devices, and for Qi 1.3.


Breaking 5G Barriers: Qualcomm’s Snapdragon x65 Speeds Through 10 Gbps

Breaking 5G Barriers: Qualcomm’s Snapdragon x65 Speeds Through 10 Gbps

Breaking the 10 Gbps ‘barrier’ might be the point where mobile broadband starts to match the functionality of fiber services. Qualcomm’s modem-RF system recently achieved standalone 10 Gbps.


News Jul 30, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
3 Companies Capitalize on Dimming and Simplicity with New LED Drivers

3 Companies Capitalize on Dimming and Simplicity with New LED Drivers

Recent LED drivers from Maxim Integrated, STMicroelectronics, and ON Semiconductor promise improved performance in LED lighting applications. This article covers these releases and their specifications.


News Jul 17, 2021 by Ikimi .O
Taoglas Ramps Up IoT Time-to-market with EDGE SoM Portfolio

Taoglas Ramps Up IoT Time-to-market with EDGE SoM Portfolio

Taoglas has released a new SoM platform for IoT systems. What is this platform exactly, and how does it claim to speed up IoT time-to-market by 80%?


u-blox’s New Kits Help Designers Explore Bluetooth Direction Finding

u-blox’s New Kits Help Designers Explore Bluetooth Direction Finding

Two new hardware kits from u-blox use Bluetooth Direction Finding APIs for indoor positioning applications. Are they using angle-of-arrival or angle-of-departure for direction finding?


News Jul 01, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
IoT Energy Harvesting Challenges: e-peas Tackles It Head-on with New PMICs

IoT Energy Harvesting Challenges: e-peas Tackles It Head-on with New PMICs

With its new PMIC, e-peas hopes to enable more performant energy harvesting for IoT devices. But to do so, what are the challenges that come with IoT energy harvesting?


News Jun 18, 2021 by Jake Hertz
RF-based Wireless Charging from 2 Meters? New Team-up Combines RF Energy Harvesting and RF WPT

RF-based Wireless Charging from 2 Meters? New Team-up Combines RF Energy Harvesting and RF WPT

Could we be charging our devices from two meters away? Atmosic and Energous Corporation claim we can—and that the key is RF.


News Jun 09, 2021 by Kate Smith
Xilinx Aims to Speed Up System Design with Gen3 RF SoM

Xilinx Aims to Speed Up System Design with Gen3 RF SoM

One method of accelerating system design is with a system-on-module (SoM). The newest XRF16-Gen3 Xilinx-based SoM from AVNET has improvements worth evaluating.


News May 24, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
LVDT Demodulation: Rectifier-Type vs. Synchronous Demodulation

LVDT Demodulation: Rectifier-Type vs. Synchronous Demodulation

Learn how two methods of demodulation compare: synchronous demodulation and rectifier-type demodulation. Here we discuss each method's advantages, drawbacks, and appropriate applications.


Qualcomm Aims for a Wireless Industry with 5G IIoT Chipset

Qualcomm Aims for a Wireless Industry with 5G IIoT Chipset

This week All About Circuits had the chance to sit down with Qualcomm and talk about its newest chipset for IIoT and how it is moving 5G to industrial settings.


News May 21, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Proximity Sensors: Reviewing the Different Technologies

Proximity Sensors: Reviewing the Different Technologies

Learn how four different types of proximity sensor technologies compare: ultrasonic, photoelectric, laser rangefinder, and inductive sensors.


“World’s Smallest” BLE Module Emerges from Toshiba and Nordic Semi Team-up

“World’s Smallest” BLE Module Emerges from Toshiba and Nordic Semi Team-up

Capitalizing on a 14.1% market growth in the 2020 wearable IoT market, Toshiba and Nordic Semiconductor partner to bring the world’s smallest BLE module.


News May 13, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Could Wireless EV Charging Shift to the Fast Lane?

Could Wireless EV Charging Shift to the Fast Lane?

Will making the jump to EVs push wireless charging to the next level?


News May 12, 2021 by Ikimi .O
ADI’s RF Platform Hunkers Down on Phase Determinism for Defense Communication

ADI’s RF Platform Hunkers Down on Phase Determinism for Defense Communication

A new reference design from ADI appeals to electronic warfare applications, aerospace radar, and advanced commercial radio.


News Apr 16, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
u-blox’s Key to Centimeter-level GNSS Precision? “Real-time Kinematic Corrections”

u-blox’s Key to Centimeter-level GNSS Precision? “Real-time Kinematic Corrections”

ArduSimple and u-blox are teaming up with a module and single-board computer for real-time kinematic calculations. The result, they claim, is accurate m^-2 GPS measurements.


News Apr 12, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons