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From Hall Sensors to Encoders: 3 Companies Target Industrial Position Monitoring

Position sensors have been trending, especially with the increasing need for them in industrial settings. What new products have companies come up with and how have they advanced monitoring technology?

July 15, 2021 by Rushi Patel

Taoglas Ramps Up IoT Time-to-market with EDGE SoM Portfolio

Taoglas has released a new SoM platform for IoT systems. What is this platform exactly, and how does it claim to speed up IoT time-to-market by 80%?

July 14, 2021 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

From Safety to Design Simplification: IoT Design Takes Another Leap Forward

Recently IoT has been at the forefront of everyone's mind, especially for Renesas, Silicon Labs, and Nordic Semiconductor. What IoT innovations have they come up with lately?

July 09, 2021 by Jake Hertz

A Match Made in Heaven: Intel and Semtech Aim for Consumer LiDAR

Intel and Semtech join forces to help develop better consumer LiDAR hardware. Could this collaboration be the push LiDAR needs?

May 21, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Public Design Competitions Accelerate Open Innovation for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Government actors around the globe continue a trend of challenging public-sector innovators to accelerate the development of various technologies, including a recent surge in interest in autonomous underwater vehicles

May 01, 2021 by Lianne Frith

How the Montreal Protocol Is Changing Chemical Sensors in HVAC Applications

Learn how the Montreal Protocol influenced this chemical sensor released by NevadaNano, a company tackling sensor applications from vending machines to flying noses.

April 26, 2021 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

The Future’s in the Friction: How “TENGs” Show Promise in Self-powered Sensors

Triboelectric nanogenerators (or "TENGs") aren't the newest technology on the block. However, global research indicates they may change energy-harvesting technology through the power of movement.

April 24, 2021 by Ikimi .O

In Celebration of Earth Day: IoT May be the “Greenest” Type of Embedded Design

With the rise of edge computing, companies and researchers alike are doubling down on sustainability—from tracking endangered harbor seals to monitoring crop growth.

April 23, 2021 by Jake Hertz

TDK Sensor Shows How Capacitive MEMS and Low-power IoT Go Hand in Hand

TDK recently announced the so-called "lowest power waterproof MEMS barometric pressure sensor." Why did TDK choose capacitive MEMS as the go-to architecture for low power?

April 15, 2021 by Jake Hertz

As Air Quality Falls, Air Pollution Sensors Are on the Rise

With air quality becoming a larger concern, could personalized air quality sensors become the next way to measure local pollution?

April 14, 2021 by Luke James

Will Google’s Soli Radar Chip Revitalize Consumer Sleep Technology?

Consumer sleep technology is becoming a staple in biometric reading. Now, Google has released a radar chip that more easily tracks and analyzes sleep quality.

April 06, 2021 by Rushi Patel

Scientists Reimagine Organic Transistors for Low-power, High-amplification Biowearables

Scientists at the Terasaki Institute have put their own spin on organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) to improve the performance in wearable health devices.

March 12, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Under Pressure, Biden Orders Review of U.S. Chip Supply Shortage

President Biden has signed an executive order to compel the federal government to conduct a 100-day review into semiconductor supply chains.

March 06, 2021 by Luke James

Electronic Nose Uses Solid-state Sensors and Neural Processor to “Sniff Out” COVID-19

Combining volatile organic compound (VOC) sensors and an ML chip, the "DiaNose" can pinpoint cancer, kidney failure, and now COVID-19.

March 03, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau

MEDLI2, the Sensors That Monitored the Perseverance Rover’s Landing on Mars

The MEDLI2 sensor package on the Perseverance rover is not only gathering data for future missions; it's also demonstrating how commercial-off-the-shelf parts can be used in space.

February 25, 2021 by Rushi Patel

Landing on Mars Today, the Perseverance Rover Hosts New Tech to Search for Ancient Life

As the fifth rover sent to Mars, Perseverance is outfitted with a whole suite of new technologies to search for microbial life.

February 18, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Researchers Sniff Out Common Pitfalls of “Electronic Noses”

Sensor R&D has targeted all of the five human senses—including smell. Here are a few ways "electronic noses" have advanced even further in recent months.

February 02, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons

Sensors Blitz the CES Stage—AR/VR, 3D Finger Scanning, Automotive LiDAR, and More

Innovations in smart technology call for innovations in sensor ICs. Here are a few that have stood out in the first few days of CES 2021.

January 13, 2021 by Jake Hertz

TDK’s Newest MEMS Accelerometer Hopes to Address Familiar Sensor Design Woes

TDK's recently-announced single-axis MEMS accelerometer aims to bring a bit more bandwidth to the table in a bandwidth-hungry industry.

December 18, 2020 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

Light-Activated Hydrogen Sensor Inspired by Butterfly Wings

Once again, researchers have turned to natural phenomena to drive advances in electronics—this time, in hydrogen sensors.

December 07, 2020 by Luke James