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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 About 8 hours ago by Joshua Tidwell
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.


What’s Next in Wireless Communication? An Insider’s Perspective

What’s Next in Wireless Communication? An Insider’s Perspective

Joaquin Torrecilla, Keysight’s VP of Software Transformation, joins the show to discuss the evolution of wireless tech—from early Bluetooth to LEO satellite lasers, RedCap, and AI-native 6G.


Introduction to the Threshold Effect in FM Systems

Introduction to the Threshold Effect in FM Systems

The standard FM SNR equation breaks down once the carrier-to-noise ratio drops below a critical threshold, revealing a hard limit on trading bandwidth for noise performance.


Silicon Labs Unwraps Its ‘Lowest Power’ BLE SoC Targeting IoT Devices

Silicon Labs Unwraps Its ‘Lowest Power’ BLE SoC Targeting IoT Devices

The EFR32BG2B SoC family supports Bluetooth 6 and is the lowest power Bluetooth LE chip with channel sounding from Silicon Labs.


News Aug 14, 2026 by Duane Benson
SNR Analysis of FM Modulation with Arbitrary Message Signals

SNR Analysis of FM Modulation with Arbitrary Message Signals

Deriving a general signal-to-noise expression for frequency modulation with any message signal reveals a core trade-off: more deviation buys better noise performance, but only by using more bandwidth.


Understanding Noise in FM Systems: The Tone-Modulated Scenario, Part 2

Understanding Noise in FM Systems: The Tone-Modulated Scenario, Part 2

This article explores how combining signal and noise power reveals how the FM system’s output SNR scales with carrier amplitude and modulation index.


Understanding Noise in FM Systems: The Tone-Modulated Scenario, Part 1

Understanding Noise in FM Systems: The Tone-Modulated Scenario, Part 1

Explore how frequency-modulated waves resist interference. We break down the demodulator architecture and derive the exact output signal power for a sinusoidal message.


Infineon Serves up Security IC Supporting USB and NFC Connectivity

Infineon Serves up Security IC Supporting USB and NFC Connectivity

The new SECORA ID Key S USB security solution supports FIDO2 and PKI through hardware and near field interfaces.


News Jul 20, 2026 by Duane Benson
Understanding the Noise Performance of AM Receivers with Envelope Detection

Understanding the Noise Performance of AM Receivers with Envelope Detection

Envelope detection is simple, but that simplicity has a noise-performance cost. Here’s how much SNR conventional AM gives up compared to its coherent counterparts.


New Demands on RF Interconnects—How 5G and AI are Redefining RF Designs

New Demands on RF Interconnects—How 5G and AI are Redefining RF Designs

5G, AI, and quantum computing are pushing RF interconnects to their limits. Learn how engineers are evolving connector designs to ensure signal integrity in compact, high-speed systems.


STMicro Debuts Single-Die Mobile Chip With Post-Quantum Cryptography

STMicro Debuts Single-Die Mobile Chip With Post-Quantum Cryptography

The ST54M places an NFC controller, secure element, and eSIM on one die and adds a hardware accelerator for NIST's post-quantum algorithms.


News Jul 14, 2026 by Luke James
Analyzing the Noise Performance of Coherent SSB Demodulators

Analyzing the Noise Performance of Coherent SSB Demodulators

Using a graphical approach, we show that coherent SSB demodulation leaves the input and output SNR unchanged, then compare its noise performance to DSB-SC and baseband systems.


Understanding SNR in DSB‑SC Coherent Detection: A Graphical Approach

Understanding SNR in DSB‑SC Coherent Detection: A Graphical Approach

Visualizing how correlated and uncorrelated signals combine offers an intuitive look at power transformation. See how this difference boosts baseband power to double the output SNR.


Evaluating the Noise Performance of Coherent DSB‑SC Demodulators

Evaluating the Noise Performance of Coherent DSB‑SC Demodulators

In this article, we'll learn how to calculate the noise power and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a double-sideband suppressed-carrier communication system.


Thread Group and Broadband Forum Unite for End-to-End IoT Interoperability

Thread Group and Broadband Forum Unite for End-to-End IoT Interoperability

Thread Group and Broadband Forum are partnering to unify IoT mesh with broadband infrastructure. Also, the new Thread Tools app launches to provide real-world network diagnostics for engineers.


News Jun 17, 2026 by Jeff Child
Understanding the Characteristics of Narrowband Noise in Communication Systems

Understanding the Characteristics of Narrowband Noise in Communication Systems

In this article, we analyze how bandpass filtering affects the power spectral density (PSD) of noise and explore how noise can be described by in-phase and quadrature components.


Microchip’s 100/1000BASE‑T1 SPE PHYs Pack Security and Safety Features

Microchip’s 100/1000BASE‑T1 SPE PHYs Pack Security and Safety Features

The new 100/1000BASE-T1 transceiver families integrate IEEE 802.1AE-2018 frame security and TSN, targeting ADAS, zonal architectures, and industrial automation.


News May 20, 2026 by Luke James
From Tracking Filters to Demodulation: Exploring the Applications of PLLs

From Tracking Filters to Demodulation: Exploring the Applications of PLLs

In this article, we'll learn about several key applications of PLLs in communication systems, including tracking filters, frequency and phase modulation, and FM and AM demodulation.