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CTA Hopes to Make a Splash With New Open Radar API Standard Called Ripple

CTA Hopes to Make a Splash With New Open Radar API Standard Called Ripple

A collaborative effort between the tech giants, Google and Texas Instruments, along with the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and others, announced their new radar application programming interface (API) to develop radar-based technologies.


News Jan 20, 2022 by Kristijan Nelkovski
How Did the 5G C-Band Threaten to Ground Thousands of Flights?

How Did the 5G C-Band Threaten to Ground Thousands of Flights?

AT&T and Verizon agreed to delay a mass 5G launch near airports. But major airlines are still concerned about how the 5G C-band may affect their aircraft altimeters.


News Jan 19, 2022 by Jake Hertz
FaceBit, the “Fitbit for the Face,” Attaches Smart Sensors to Masks

FaceBit, the “Fitbit for the Face,” Attaches Smart Sensors to Masks

The umbrella of wearables just broadened even wider with face masks. Engineers from Northwestern University have developed an embedded hardware platform that can sense users’ biometrics through a face mask.


News Jan 19, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Startup Propels L2-L5 Autonomous Vehicles Forward with PetaFLOPS Chip Family

Startup Propels L2-L5 Autonomous Vehicles Forward with PetaFLOPS Chip Family

A new family of co-processors from VSORA hopes to overcome challenges and provide the compute needed to achieve full, level 5 vehicle autonomy.


News Jan 18, 2022 by Jake Hertz
What Is the Role of Electrical Engineering in Consumer Tech Trade Shows?

What Is the Role of Electrical Engineering in Consumer Tech Trade Shows?

The curtain has fallen on CES 2022, and as our eyes recover from the dazzling array of technological marvels, some electrical engineers may be wondering: What exactly is our role in this show?


News Jan 18, 2022 by Robert Keim
Team Up Blasts LoRaWAN Into Space for Satellite IoT Connectivity

Team Up Blasts LoRaWAN Into Space for Satellite IoT Connectivity

The LoRa (long-range) wireless protocol is picking up steam as Semtech and Lacuna team up to push the Internet of Things (IoT) communication into areas previously inaccessible.


News Jan 17, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Ambiq Scoops BIG Award with Sub-threshold Power-optimized Technology Platform

Ambiq Scoops BIG Award with Sub-threshold Power-optimized Technology Platform

The Business Intelligence Group's (BIG) Innovation Awards event is kicking off awards in 2022 for innovative technology. Let's take a look at one highlight, Ambiq, with its sub-threshold microcontroller (MCU) technology.


News Jan 17, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
New Reference Designs Aim to Speed Time to Market for Mobile Chargers

New Reference Designs Aim to Speed Time to Market for Mobile Chargers

Three new reference designs on the market can help designers working with USB PD, fast chargers, and in-vehicle wireless charging.


News Jan 16, 2022 by Ikimi .O
In the Wake of CES, AMD Holds 2022 Product Livestream

In the Wake of CES, AMD Holds 2022 Product Livestream

During CES last week, AMD held its 2022 Product Premiere Live Stream. Capitalizing on this event, AMD unveiled a trove of technology, from the new Ryzen 6000 processor family to graphics cards.


End of 2021’s New Quantum Research Labs Could Set Pace for 2022 Quantum Hardware

End of 2021’s New Quantum Research Labs Could Set Pace for 2022 Quantum Hardware

As 2021 drew to a close, multiple quantum research centers were unveiled. Let's take a look at what these new labs may bring to the table to further quantum computing hardware research.


News Jan 14, 2022 by Kristijan Nelkovski
Allegro Spins Out “Industry’s Smallest” Hall Effect Sensor IC for Sine/Cosine Output

Allegro Spins Out “Industry’s Smallest” Hall Effect Sensor IC for Sine/Cosine Output

Hall effect sensors (HESs) can be a great option for position sensing. Hoping to push this technology forward, Allego is releasing a 3D Hall effect sensor IC for sine/cosine outputs.


News Jan 13, 2022 by Jake Hertz
e-peas Shows Off Surveillance System Powered by Energy Harvesting Tech

e-peas Shows Off Surveillance System Powered by Energy Harvesting Tech

For years, e-peas has been rolling out energy-harvesting solutions: PMICs—and more recently—an MCU and antenna. The company recently showed these solutions in action in an autonomous surveillance system.


News Jan 13, 2022 by Nicholas St. John
Researchers Take Advantage of 3D Printing To Create Flexible OLED Display

Researchers Take Advantage of 3D Printing To Create Flexible OLED Display

Research into the capabilities of 3D printing continues to take off with the University of Minnesota Twin Cities' successful 3D-printed organic light-emitting diode (OLED) optoelectronic display.


News Jan 12, 2022 by Kimber Wymore
Gold, Silver, and Platinum: New Conductive Inks Offer Big Rewards in PCB Manufacturing

Gold, Silver, and Platinum: New Conductive Inks Offer Big Rewards in PCB Manufacturing

Electroninks, a developer of particle-free conductive inks, is now adding gold and platinum inks to its portfolio. All About Circuits spoke with CEO Brett Walker to hear how this fabrication technology could extend Moore's law—and ameliorate the e-waste problem.


News Jan 12, 2022 by Jake Hertz
A Snapshot of the Evolving IoT Landscape, From Connectivity to Computing

A Snapshot of the Evolving IoT Landscape, From Connectivity to Computing

Here, we'll round up recent releases from u-blox, Avnet and onsemi, and Murata that illustrate how the IoT industry relies on component-level advances.


News Jan 11, 2022 by Nicholas St. John
Samsung’s C-Lab Incubator Champions the 2022 Startup Ecosystem

Samsung’s C-Lab Incubator Champions the 2022 Startup Ecosystem

From a Bluetooth-compatible braille device to an LED-guided smart guitar, the entrepreneurs of Samsung's C-Lab are gearing up for CES 2022.


The Inspiring Feats of Charles Steinmetz, the “Engineer’s Engineer”

The Inspiring Feats of Charles Steinmetz, the “Engineer’s Engineer”

Charles Steinmetz's findings have helped EEs understand AC systems for decades.


News Jan 10, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
Ambarella Unveils AI Domain Controller SoC for Multi-sensor Perception in AVs

Ambarella Unveils AI Domain Controller SoC for Multi-sensor Perception in AVs

To accelerate efficient performance in autonomous vehicles, the new AI domain controller from Ambarella promises robust single-chip processing for multi-sensor perception in an advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS).


News Jan 10, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Intel Takes CES Stage to Announce Processors and ADAS Roadmap

Intel Takes CES Stage to Announce Processors and ADAS Roadmap

At CES this year, Intel's executives are demonstrating new chips from its mobile computing platform and hardware from one of its automotive subsidiaries, Mobileye.


News Jan 08, 2022 by Ikimi .O
“Heterogeneous and Secure” Architecture Promises to Supercharge ML for Edge AI

“Heterogeneous and Secure” Architecture Promises to Supercharge ML for Edge AI

As computing moves towards the edge, a heterogeneous computing architecture, NeuPro-M from CEVA, also hopes to bring machine learning (ML) to the edge while boasting performance and power improvements.


News Jan 07, 2022 by Jake Hertz