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Interconnects Are Important, Too: New High-Speed Cabling from TE Connectivity

Interconnects Are Important, Too: New High-Speed Cabling from TE Connectivity

Harsh environments and high signal frequencies call for cables that can perform reliably under demanding conditions.


News Jun 15, 2017 by Robert Keim
Embedded Motor Control: A New Microcontroller Family from Microchip

Embedded Motor Control: A New Microcontroller Family from Microchip

Ongoing developments in microcontroller performance and integration continue with product lines such as the PIC32MK.


News Jun 14, 2017 by Robert Keim
Teardown Tuesday: USB CD Drive

Teardown Tuesday: USB CD Drive

Check out the insides of a USB CD drive in this Teardown Tuesday!


News Jun 13, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
The Importance of Wireless Communication for ADAS and Autonomous Vehicles

The Importance of Wireless Communication for ADAS and Autonomous Vehicles

Vehicles are getting smarter and part of that is allowing them to "talk" to one another.


News Jun 13, 2017 by Kate Smith
Understanding Mesh Networking: The Future of Wireless Connectivity

Understanding Mesh Networking: The Future of Wireless Connectivity

Want to know more about mesh networking? Check out this intro.


News Jun 12, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Sunday Roundup: Health-Monitoring Cars, VR Device Testing, and Emma’s Watch

Sunday Roundup: Health-Monitoring Cars, VR Device Testing, and Emma’s Watch

Catch up on some EE-related devices and programs: cars that monitor your health, VR systems that help test medical devices, and a wearable designed to help reduce hand tremors.


News Jun 11, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
New SoC Family from TI Simplifies Ethernet Communication to Lower Manufacturing Costs

New SoC Family from TI Simplifies Ethernet Communication to Lower Manufacturing Costs

This News Brief takes a look at the Sitara AMIC110 SoC from Texas Instruments.


News Jun 10, 2017 by Karissa Manske
IBM Up Against Moore’s Law with 5nm Chip

IBM Up Against Moore’s Law with 5nm Chip

Moore’s Law will be relevant for a few more years with recent news that IBM, GlobalFoundries, and Samsung has succeeded in fitting 30 billion transistors onto a single, 5nm chip.


News Jun 09, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
High Power at High Temperatures: New DC/DC Converters from Vicor

High Power at High Temperatures: New DC/DC Converters from Vicor

Integrated regulator modules such as the Cool-Power ZVS series can provide convenient and effective power conversion, even in harsh environments.


News Jun 09, 2017 by Robert Keim
BeagleBone Black Gets New Touch Sensing TFT LCDs with I2C

BeagleBone Black Gets New Touch Sensing TFT LCDs with I2C

This News Brief discusses a new TFT LCD released for BeagleBone Black.


News Jun 08, 2017 by Kate Smith
Google Partners with Lenovo and HTC for Standalone VR Headsets

Google Partners with Lenovo and HTC for Standalone VR Headsets

The Google Virtual Reality division just announced this past May that it would be releasing design files for two standalone virtual reality headsets by the end of this year, manufactured and developed in partnerships with Lenovo and HTC.


News Jun 08, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Another Option for Frequency Generation: A New MEMS Oscillator from SiTime

Another Option for Frequency Generation: A New MEMS Oscillator from SiTime

MEMS oscillators such as the SiT2024B may be your best option for high-performance or harsh-environment applications.


News Jun 07, 2017 by Robert Keim
Teardown Tuesday: Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect

Teardown Tuesday: Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect

In this teardown, we inspect the PCBs and their major components (ICs) found inside Microsoft's Xbox 360 Kinect.


News Jun 06, 2017 by Nick Davis
Tektronix Releases the 5 Series MSO Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes

Tektronix Releases the 5 Series MSO Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes

In this News Brief, we take a look at the Tektronix 5 Series MSO mixed signal oscilloscopes.


News Jun 06, 2017 by Karissa Manske
Silego Announces New SLG46580 Flexible Power Island to Improve PMIC Functionality

Silego Announces New SLG46580 Flexible Power Island to Improve PMIC Functionality

This News Brief covers Silego's new flexible power island device, announced today.


News Jun 06, 2017 by Kate Smith
What Are Dolphins Talking About? Gavagai’s Using Linguistics, AI, and Machine Learning to Find Out

What Are Dolphins Talking About? Gavagai’s Using Linguistics, AI, and Machine Learning to Find Out

What did one dolphin say to the other? With the use of AI, we might soon find out.


News Jun 05, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
How Elon Musk’s Neuralink and Bryan Johnson’s Kernal Are Bridging the Biological-Digital Gap

How Elon Musk’s Neuralink and Bryan Johnson’s Kernal Are Bridging the Biological-Digital Gap

Electronics are ever becoming more advanced but their users, humans, have barely kept up with the changes. But this is something that some companies are attempting to address by trying to bridge the gap between humans and the digital world in the form of neuron-circuit connections.


News Jun 04, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
How AI Can Help Stop Counterfeiters (Or Make Them More Effective Than Ever)

How AI Can Help Stop Counterfeiters (Or Make Them More Effective Than Ever)

AI is proving useful in many applications ranging from games to medical diagnostics. However, there is a growing realization of the importance of AI in a particular field that can potentially save billions for business globally: counterfeits.


News Jun 03, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Wide Bandwidth, Low Phase Noise for High-Speed Systems: TI Releases ADC12DJ3200 ADC and LMX2594 PLL

Wide Bandwidth, Low Phase Noise for High-Speed Systems: TI Releases ADC12DJ3200 ADC and LMX2594 PLL

In this news brief, we look at the ADC12DJ3200 and the LMX2594 from Texas Instruments. Both products work together to help widen bandwidth and lower phase noise for high-speed systems.


News Jun 02, 2017 by Karissa Manske
Improving on an Improvement: A New MEMS Microphone from PUI Audio

Improving on an Improvement: A New MEMS Microphone from PUI Audio

MEMS microphones offer advantages over electret devices and now we have the PMM-3738-VM1000-R, which offers advantages over the standard MEMS approach.


News Jun 01, 2017 by Robert Keim