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What Is an eSIM? The Pros, Cons, and Seeming Inevitability of Embedded SIM ICs

What Is an eSIM? The Pros, Cons, and Seeming Inevitability of Embedded SIM ICs

STMicroelectronics announced in June that it is the world's first eSIM manufacturer accredited by the GSMA to personalize eSIMs for mobile and connected IoT devices. What is an eSIM? How could it benefit designers?


News Jul 16, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
More Accurate and Secure Asset Tracking: Trends in Cellular and Indoor Location Technology

More Accurate and Secure Asset Tracking: Trends in Cellular and Indoor Location Technology

Here's a look at recent technologies released by PoLTE and decaWave, which provide indoor location services, and Telit, which provides cellular modules with a global reach.


News Jul 12, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Altitude Data for Drone Navigation: A Compact Barometric Pressure Sensor and Thermometer from Bosch

Altitude Data for Drone Navigation: A Compact Barometric Pressure Sensor and Thermometer from Bosch

The BMP388 is a digital MEMS barometer and thermometer in a 2mm x 2mm x 0.8mm package.


News Jul 11, 2018 by Mark Hughes
An ADC for Low-Power Data Acquisition Designs: A DC-to-204 kHz, Configurable ADC from Analog Devices

An ADC for Low-Power Data Acquisition Designs: A DC-to-204 kHz, Configurable ADC from Analog Devices

This article will look at some of the most important features of the AD7768-1, a new ADC from Analog Devices that is intended for low-power data acquisition (DAQ) designs.


News Jul 10, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
The World’s Largest “Ultrahigh-Sensitivity” Sensor Could Defend the Earth from Meteors

The World’s Largest “Ultrahigh-Sensitivity” Sensor Could Defend the Earth from Meteors

Canon has demonstrated the world's largest sensor at a whopping 400cm square that can be used in light levels as low as 0.3 lux. What challenges does such a sensor face and how could it be used to defend the earth?


News Jul 09, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
The Incredible Shrinking Circuit: Small PCBs and Smaller ICs in 2018

The Incredible Shrinking Circuit: Small PCBs and Smaller ICs in 2018

Electronic circuits are already small but they're getting smaller all the time. Micronnex and Invensas are two manufacturers whose technologies cannot be easily seen with the naked eye.


News Jul 06, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Precise Incline Measurement: A High-Stability 3-Axis Digital Accelerometer from STMicroelectronics

Precise Incline Measurement: A High-Stability 3-Axis Digital Accelerometer from STMicroelectronics

This article takes a look at the IIS3DHHC three-axis accelerometer from STMicroelectronics.


News Jul 05, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Preparing for the Narrow Band IoT: New CEVA-Dragonfly NB2 Aims to Support Low-Power IoT Devices

Preparing for the Narrow Band IoT: New CEVA-Dragonfly NB2 Aims to Support Low-Power IoT Devices

IoT devices are increasingly reliant on batteries, making the conservation of power even more critical. In response, CEVA has announced their Dragonfly NB2 IoT solution that aims to tackle the emerging field of Narrow Band Internet of Things or NB-IoT.


News Jul 04, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
wolfMQTT Client Library Adds End-to-End Encryption for M2M and IoT

wolfMQTT Client Library Adds End-to-End Encryption for M2M and IoT

WolfSSL recently released the wolfMQTT client library, a security add-on that provides SSL/TLS encryption for the Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol.


News Jul 03, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
“Ultra-Low” Current Consumption: A Battery Charger from STMicroelectronics

“Ultra-Low” Current Consumption: A Battery Charger from STMicroelectronics

This article will look at the most important features of the STBC15 which is STMicroelectronics newly released ultra-low current consumption linear battery charger.


News Jul 02, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
Power Line Communication (PLC) Modem Chips Streamline Smart Meter Design

Power Line Communication (PLC) Modem Chips Streamline Smart Meter Design

An overview of two PLC design solutions shows the progress in the realization of smart grid infrastructure.


News Jun 29, 2018 by Majeed Ahmad
Would IBM’s Project Debater Win the AI Box Experiment?

Would IBM’s Project Debater Win the AI Box Experiment?

This past week IBM’s Project Debater, an AI system, debated with Dan Zafrir and Noa Ovadia, humans, on the topics of government subsidy of space exploration, and telemedicine. Each participant provided an opening statement, a rebuttal, and concluding remarks. What was remarkable about Project Debater was that it was able to develop coherent arguments on topics and make jokes.


News Jun 28, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Precise Time-Keeping: The Crystal Oscillator, the Atomic Clock, and the Quantum Clock

Precise Time-Keeping: The Crystal Oscillator, the Atomic Clock, and the Quantum Clock

Time is really important in electronics, being used in other measurements including the volt. Depending on the application, different ways of time-keeping may be required for electronic devices. Here’s a look at a few ways of time-keeping, and their applications.


News Jun 27, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Product Brief: New CMOS Imaging Sensor by ams Aims to Be the Future for Machine Vision

Product Brief: New CMOS Imaging Sensor by ams Aims to Be the Future for Machine Vision

ams, an Austrian company which specializes in sensor technology with a special focus on miniaturization and low-power, recently announced the beginning of production for their CMV50000 CMOS image sensor.


News Jun 26, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Microchip Introduces New Line of Microcontrollers with Dual Core Functionality: The dsPIC33CH Family

Microchip Introduces New Line of Microcontrollers with Dual Core Functionality: The dsPIC33CH Family

In the world of power, control monitoring is incredibly important for functional as well as safety reasons. And with the demand rising for GUIs in even the most basic products, it comes as no surprise that current microcontrollers are struggling to meet this demand. Microchip has announced its latest family of devices, the dsPIC33CH, that aims to tackle this!


News Jun 25, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Specifically Designed for Drone and Robotics: Bosch’s New High-Performance Inertial Measurement Unit

Specifically Designed for Drone and Robotics: Bosch’s New High-Performance Inertial Measurement Unit

Get the breakdown on a new Bosch IMU designed for robotics and drone operation and learn a bit about drone design considerations along the way.


News Jun 25, 2018 by Mark Hughes
The Difference Engine, Point-Contact Transistor, and TAT-1: The June 2018 Hardware History Roundup

The Difference Engine, Point-Contact Transistor, and TAT-1: The June 2018 Hardware History Roundup

Learn about three key points in EE history and how they changed the world: the invention of the Difference Engine, the introduction of the first point contact resistor, and the laying of the first transatlantic cables.


News Jun 24, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Developing Voice-Activated Systems: A Low-Power Stereo ADC from Texas Instruments

Developing Voice-Activated Systems: A Low-Power Stereo ADC from Texas Instruments

This article will look at some of the most important features of TLV320ADC3100 which is TI’s newly-released ADC for voice-activated systems.


News Jun 22, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
News Brief: Artosyn Licenses the CEVA-XM4 for AR9X01 AI SoC, Joining Stiff AI Competition

News Brief: Artosyn Licenses the CEVA-XM4 for AR9X01 AI SoC, Joining Stiff AI Competition

Artosyn Microelectronics has recently announced they will be licensing the CEVA-XM4 intelligence vision process to the company’s AR9X01 Artificial Intelligence System-on-a-Chip.


News Jun 21, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
A Looming Shortage of Lithium and Cobalt? Depends on Electric Cars, Politics, and Battery Chemistry

A Looming Shortage of Lithium and Cobalt? Depends on Electric Cars, Politics, and Battery Chemistry

Some analysts are predicting that, by 2050, the demand for the metals essential for lithium ion batteries may be in short supply.


News Jun 20, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois