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What’s New in Space? Components Designed to Weather Aerospace and Defense

What’s New in Space? Components Designed to Weather Aerospace and Defense

This article highlights a few recent products that aim to meet the engineering pain points for harsh environments, including processing, power usage, size, and weight.


News Jan 05, 2020 by Hannah DeTavis
Kumu Networks Reveals First Analog Finite Impulse Response Filter on a Chip

Kumu Networks Reveals First Analog Finite Impulse Response Filter on a Chip

The KU1500 is designed to allow radios to send and receive signals at the same time on the same or adjacent channels.


News Dec 31, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
u-blox Tackles Ails of Communication in Harsh Environments with Bluetooth 5 Module

u-blox Tackles Ails of Communication in Harsh Environments with Bluetooth 5 Module

The module is housed in a 7.5mm × 9.5mm × 1.5mm package and supports Thread and Zigbee.


News Dec 19, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
ST Praises Power Management IC for Saving Board Space, BOM, & Power

ST Praises Power Management IC for Saving Board Space, BOM, & Power

ST’s STPMIC1 is both a general-purpose system power management device and a companion chip for the STM32MP1 microprocessor.


News Dec 10, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Microchip Announces First RISC-V-based SoC FPGA to Use Half the Power of Other FPGAs

Microchip Announces First RISC-V-based SoC FPGA to Use Half the Power of Other FPGAs

Microchip's new RISC-V-based PolarFire SoC family is said to provide 50% lower power than competing mid-range FPGAs.


News Dec 10, 2019 by Lisa Boneta.
UnitedSiC Titles New SiC FETs as the “Lowest RDS(on)​​​​​​​ SiC Power Devices on the Planet”

UnitedSiC Titles New SiC FETs as the “Lowest RDS(on)​​​​​​​ SiC Power Devices on the Planet”

The new SiC FETs combines a SiC JFET and a cascade-optimized Si MOSFET, offering an RDS(on)​​​​​​​ as low as 7mΩ.


News Dec 09, 2019 by Cabe Atwell
Highland Technology’s Quadrature Modulator Geared for Aerospace Simulation

Highland Technology’s Quadrature Modulator Geared for Aerospace Simulation

The P348 is designed for transducer simulation and provides carrier frequencies over a range of 0.5MHz to 20MHz.


News Nov 26, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Recent FPGAs Designed for C++ and Python, Harsh Environments, and ASIC Prototyping

Recent FPGAs Designed for C++ and Python, Harsh Environments, and ASIC Prototyping

These recently-released FPGAs aim to use accessible programming languages, withstand harsh environments, and support ASIC prototyping.


News Nov 23, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
New Connectors Around the Market Described as Light Weight, Durable, and Water Resistant

New Connectors Around the Market Described as Light Weight, Durable, and Water Resistant

Here are some connectors around the industry that can endure harsh environments, save PCB space, and withstand water exposure.


News Nov 16, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Flex Power Modules’ New Point-Of-Load Regulator Aims to Pack Power, Save PCB Space

Flex Power Modules’ New Point-Of-Load Regulator Aims to Pack Power, Save PCB Space

The BMR4615001/001’s input ranges from 4.5 to 14 volts, while its output ranges from 0.6 to 3.3 volts.


News Nov 08, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Reader Question: What Is the Most Difficult Specialty Within Electrical Engineering?

Reader Question: What Is the Most Difficult Specialty Within Electrical Engineering?

There are some disciplines that many call "black magic"—but which is the most difficult field an EE can pursue?


News Oct 21, 2019 by Kate Smith
Visual RF Detection, a New UAV RF System, and FCC RF Regulations: Radio Frequency News Roundup

Visual RF Detection, a New UAV RF System, and FCC RF Regulations: Radio Frequency News Roundup

What's new in RF?


News Sep 03, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge Tasks Engineers with Communication and Sensor Issues

DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge Tasks Engineers with Communication and Sensor Issues

DARPA’s Subterranean (SubT) Challenge seeks to find new ways to cope with complex underground environments.


News Sep 02, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
TDK and Modelithics Collaborate on RF Component Modeling for EDA Tools

TDK and Modelithics Collaborate on RF Component Modeling for EDA Tools

TDK joins a list of companies who provide test-based models for RF and mmWave components through Modelithics.


News Aug 29, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Gallium Arsenide: Another Player in Semiconductor Technology

Gallium Arsenide: Another Player in Semiconductor Technology

This article looks at gallium arsenide, comparing it to other semiconductor materials, and explores how different compounds are used in components.


News Aug 23, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
SiTime Introduces Rugged Endura MEMS Oscillators for Military and Aerospace Applications

SiTime Introduces Rugged Endura MEMS Oscillators for Military and Aerospace Applications

Learn about SiTime's newest MEMS oscillators.


News Jul 25, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
InnoPhase Wants to Move RF Circuitry Away from Analog

InnoPhase Wants to Move RF Circuitry Away from Analog

InnoPhase wants to change digital radio architecture. Here's a look at the why and how.


News Jul 25, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Meet Two of MIT’s Engineers Observing Black Holes with the Event Horizon Telescope

Meet Two of MIT’s Engineers Observing Black Holes with the Event Horizon Telescope

The first image of a black hole made global headlines. Here are two engineers that helped make it happen.


News Jul 08, 2019 by Mark Hughes
Fairview Microwave Announces New Series of UHF Waveguide Antennas for R&D Applications

Fairview Microwave Announces New Series of UHF Waveguide Antennas for R&D Applications

This expansive family of antennas is designed for laboratory settings (including R&D and military applications) for 40 GHz to 220 GHz bands.


News Jun 21, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
STMicroelectronics Releases “Tiny” GNSS Module for Tracking and Navigation

STMicroelectronics Releases “Tiny” GNSS Module for Tracking and Navigation

GNSS modules are used for navigation and object tracking applications. STMicro's newest module is ROM-based.


News Jun 20, 2019 by Gary Elinoff