This brief gives an overview of the steps in a typical mixed-signal IC design flow.
This brief gives an overview of the steps in a typical mixed-signal IC design flow.
Qi-certified wireless charging devices are now commonplace in the consumer market. But how exactly does Qi achieve…
Qi-certified wireless charging devices are now commonplace in the consumer market. But how exactly does Qi achieve wireless power transfer at the circuit level?
As modulation scheme efficiency goes up, power amplifier efficiency goes down. Xilinx, TI, and Skyworks are bringing…
As modulation scheme efficiency goes up, power amplifier efficiency goes down. Xilinx, TI, and Skyworks are bringing their expertise to the table to reconcile the trade-off.
This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of…
This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.
Xilinx solutions are surfacing for each new wave in the 5G rollout. Appearing in 2021, the new RFSoC DFE is forecasted to…
Xilinx solutions are surfacing for each new wave in the 5G rollout. Appearing in 2021, the new RFSoC DFE is forecasted to break all existing benchmarks.
As 5G barrels forward, engineers are increasingly talking about one of the major design challenges of this technology:…
As 5G barrels forward, engineers are increasingly talking about one of the major design challenges of this technology: thermal management.
NXP has announced that it is sampling a new family of 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth/BLE chips for advanced industrial and IoT markets.
NXP has announced that it is sampling a new family of 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth/BLE chips for advanced industrial and IoT markets.
This week, the European Space Agency discovered underground lakes of liquid water on Mars. What circuit-level hardware…
This week, the European Space Agency discovered underground lakes of liquid water on Mars. What circuit-level hardware made this discovery possible?
Thanks to some strategic partnerships, the Amazon Sidewalk project looks poised to launch later this year.
Thanks to some strategic partnerships, the Amazon Sidewalk project looks poised to launch later this year.
In this article, we discuss some key security threats to be aware of when designing for the IoT, important security…
In this article, we discuss some key security threats to be aware of when designing for the IoT, important security functions, and how protecting these designs is becoming easier with advances in security ICs.
A new long-range specification is here, and it's got a few contending features compared to Amazon Sidewalk and Zigbee.
A new long-range specification is here, and it's got a few contending features compared to Amazon Sidewalk and Zigbee.
This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of…
This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.
CoaXPress 2.0—the communication standard for machine vision—is here. Microchip wasted no time to develop a family of…
CoaXPress 2.0—the communication standard for machine vision—is here. Microchip wasted no time to develop a family of devices to meet the new standard.
Ultrasound, with nearly a century of technological history, has seen its third major technological breakthrough coming…
Ultrasound, with nearly a century of technological history, has seen its third major technological breakthrough coming out of North Carolina State.
Radar-on-chip systems span a number of industries, from autonomous cars to continuously-measuring medical devices. What's…
Radar-on-chip systems span a number of industries, from autonomous cars to continuously-measuring medical devices. What's the secret to their flexibility?
This week, Rohde & Schwarz released news of its new Q/V band upconverter meant to test satellite payloads. But what is…
This week, Rohde & Schwarz released news of its new Q/V band upconverter meant to test satellite payloads. But what is the Q/V band?
The new chip leverages photonic topological insulators to operate in the terahertz band—not in the 5G range, but in the…
The new chip leverages photonic topological insulators to operate in the terahertz band—not in the 5G range, but in the 6G range.
Socionext and Tokyo Tech have developed what they claim is the first Ka-band SATCOM transceiver that uses CMOS technology.
Socionext and Tokyo Tech have developed what they claim is the first Ka-band SATCOM transceiver that uses CMOS technology.
This article discusses designing input/output drivers for integrated circuit I2C modules.
This article discusses designing input/output drivers for integrated circuit I2C modules.