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Whitening Filters Help Low-Power Radios Tackle Issues Caused by Long Identical Bit Sequences

Whitening Filters Help Low-Power Radios Tackle Issues Caused by Long Identical Bit Sequences

Learn how whitening filters solve problems in low-power radios when transmitting long identical bit sequences. Explore their significance in protocols like BLE and ZigBee.


With New PHY Transceivers, Microchip Progresses Automotive Ethernet

With New PHY Transceivers, Microchip Progresses Automotive Ethernet

Microchip is rising to meet the high goals of the newest IEEE automotive Ethernet standard: 10BASE-T1S.


News Jul 18, 2023 by Jake Hertz
AI or 5G? EdgeQ Asks, “Why Not Both?” While Building a Wireless Base Station-on-a-Chip

AI or 5G? EdgeQ Asks, “Why Not Both?” While Building a Wireless Base Station-on-a-Chip

Adil Kidwai, VP and Head of Product Management at EdgeQ, discusses how they are aiming to redefine software-defined radios as they build what they believe is the world’s first base station-on-a-chip, using RISC-V to enable AI and 5G.


As Raspberry Pi Products are Restocked in Thousands, New Designs Emerge

As Raspberry Pi Products are Restocked in Thousands, New Designs Emerge

There's no end to the innovation that can come from a simple Raspberry Pi—from recent wireless communication devices to human-machine interface solutions.


News Jun 24, 2023 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
IMEC Hits New Peak In Its Timeline of Ultra-wideband Innovations

IMEC Hits New Peak In Its Timeline of Ultra-wideband Innovations

IMEC’s history of developing UWB hardware continues with its transmitter-receiver solution.


News Jun 14, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Silicon Labs Rolls Dual-band SoC for Long-range Wireless Protocols

Silicon Labs Rolls Dual-band SoC for Long-range Wireless Protocols

A new SoC from Silicon Labs supports multiple protocols and is optimized for Amazon Sidewalk.


News Jun 12, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Broadcom to Supply Apple’s 5G Components in the US

Broadcom to Supply Apple’s 5G Components in the US

Despite Apple’s internal efforts, the company still needs to rely on third parties for wireless chips.


News May 24, 2023 by Jake Hertz
UWB Tech Takes Automotive and Tracking Applications by Storm

UWB Tech Takes Automotive and Tracking Applications by Storm

In this article, we round up four recent UWB-related designs making a big impact on automotive child safety, keyless entry, object detection, and more.


News May 22, 2023 by Kristijan Nelkovski
Infineon Unwraps Wireless Power Transmitter IC for up to 50 W Charging

Infineon Unwraps Wireless Power Transmitter IC for up to 50 W Charging

Released in time for PCIM Europe this week, the new chip's integrated approach is aimed at enabling easier and more-cost-efficient wireless charging designs.


News May 08, 2023 by Jake Hertz
MIT’s Minuscule Wake-up Receiver Saves Sensor Battery Life

MIT’s Minuscule Wake-up Receiver Saves Sensor Battery Life

A new chip from MIT uses terahertz waves to miniaturize wake-up receivers in IoT devices.


News Apr 26, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Learn Stub Tuning With a Smith Chart

Learn Stub Tuning With a Smith Chart

Learn about impedance matching stub tuning using a Smith chart, as well as single and double stub tuning, impedance contour, and the "forbidden region" of a Smith chart.


TI Launches Pair of Wi-Fi 6 Companion ICs to Serve IoT System Designs

TI Launches Pair of Wi-Fi 6 Companion ICs to Serve IoT System Designs

As Wi-Fi 6-enabled IoT devices proliferate into the billions, TI’s new Wi-Fi 6 companion chips are aimed at meeting the challenges associated with this crowded landscape.


News Apr 18, 2023 by Jeff Child
Modules and Dev Kits Emerge for Building Amazon Sidewalk Devices

Modules and Dev Kits Emerge for Building Amazon Sidewalk Devices

As the company opens Sidewalk up for testing, the service from Amazon could have big implications in the IoT and smart home space.


News Mar 29, 2023 by Jake Hertz
STMicro Unveils MCUs and MPUs Featuring BLE, Improved Security, and More

STMicro Unveils MCUs and MPUs Featuring BLE, Improved Security, and More

Ahead of this week’s Embedded World event, STMicroelectronics has released new MCUs, MPUs, and security technology that provide developers new options.


News Mar 14, 2023 by Jeff Child
STMicro Rolls All-in-one Motion and Bone-conduction Sensor for Hearables

STMicro Rolls All-in-one Motion and Bone-conduction Sensor for Hearables

With its new sensor IC, STMicroelectronics hopes to enable a new class of hearables for applications like true wireless stereo (TWS).


News Mar 06, 2023 by Jake Hertz
ISSCC Papers from Renesas Tackle Wireless Charging and Car Gateway SoCs

ISSCC Papers from Renesas Tackle Wireless Charging and Car Gateway SoCs

In a pair of papers presented at last week’s 70th annual ISSCC event, Reneas engineers detailed IC designs for wireless power charging and nex-gen automotive gateways.


News Mar 01, 2023 by Jeff Child
Vodafone Showcases Portable 5G Network Built on Raspberry Pi

Vodafone Showcases Portable 5G Network Built on Raspberry Pi

For the price of a Wi-Fi router, small business owners may soon have access to a 5G mobile private network.


News Feb 23, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Ahead of MWC 2023, AMD Unveils RF SoC Duo for 4G/5G Radio Unit Designs

Ahead of MWC 2023, AMD Unveils RF SoC Duo for 4G/5G Radio Unit Designs

Targeting emerging 4G/5G radio unit markets, AMD has released two new members of its Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC digital front-end (DFE) family.


News Feb 23, 2023 by Jeff Child
Arctic Semiconductor’s Hot Goal: The “Most Energy Efficient 5G RF ICs”

Arctic Semiconductor’s Hot Goal: The “Most Energy Efficient 5G RF ICs”

Shipping analog circuits with built-in smarts, Arctic Semiconductor’s first 5G RF chipset offers the best of both worlds in its mixed-signal RF IC.


News Feb 22, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Qualcomm and SES-imagotag Team to Leverage New Bluetooth ESL Standard

Qualcomm and SES-imagotag Team to Leverage New Bluetooth ESL Standard

Industry leaders have their sights set on standardizing smart store labels using the latest Bluetooth SIG standard.


News Feb 20, 2023 by Aaron Carman