The CES 2021 stage has debuted the hardware of some of the first Wi-Fi 6E devices. What are the benefits and challenges of this new connectivity protocol?
5 days ago by Tyler Charboneau
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.
2020 ushered in a wave of GaN transistors in applications from automobiles to audio amplifiers. We talked with GaN Systems CEO Jim Witham to find out why he thinks 2021 could see even more GaN adoption.
December 18, 2020 by Jake Hertz
With an influx of 5G devices, telecom companies, specifically those aligned with the O-RAN Alliance, are further developing virtualized radio access networks.
December 14, 2020 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.
With bandwidth demand at an all-time high, designers may find themselves using voltage-controlled oscillators more frequently in wireless communication applications.
December 09, 2020 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.
Qualcomm recently unveiled Snapdragon 888, the company’s new high-end mobile platform built on the N5 process node.
December 08, 2020 by Luke James
With 5G rolling out more quickly as we approach 2021, it may be helpful to touch on the key technologies that make 5G such a speedy success.
December 02, 2020 by John Koon
As modulation scheme efficiency goes up, power amplifier efficiency goes down. Xilinx, TI, and Skyworks are bringing their expertise to the table to reconcile the trade-off.
November 18, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
Xilinx solutions are surfacing for each new wave in the 5G rollout. Appearing in 2021, the new RFSoC DFE is forecasted to break all existing benchmarks.
October 27, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
As 5G speed and storage demands collide with the end of Moore's law, chipmakers are turning to multichip packaging to save space and power.
October 26, 2020 by Steve Arar
With 5G closer than ever, it may be useful to brush up on the basics.
October 23, 2020 by John Koon
As 5G barrels forward, engineers are increasingly talking about one of the major design challenges of this technology: thermal management.
October 21, 2020 by Steve Arar
5G will operate at frequencies significantly faster than those of 4G, forcing PCB designers to rethink how their boards are designed and manufactured.
October 05, 2020 by Jake Hertz
NXP Semiconductors has announced the opening of its new high-volume RF GaN fab in Chandler, Arizona, representing the United States’ most advanced fab dedicated to 5G RF power amplifiers.
October 02, 2020 by Luke James
Hardware acceleration is said to create a new 5G throughput reality with 42x encoding and 24x decoding improvements for FEC and HARQ line coding.
September 21, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
The new chip leverages photonic topological insulators to operate in the terahertz band—not in the 5G range, but in the 6G range.
August 10, 2020 by Jake Hertz
The two RF powerhouses have teamed up to create a flexible radio platform that addresses 5G network design challenges.
August 05, 2020 by Jake Hertz
The usable RF spectrum is a finite resource, and, with enough simultaneous users, congestion can become a serious impediment to reliable communication.
July 24, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Regarded the father of modern electronics, John Ambrose Flemings created the first vacuum tube while also providing some helpful educational tips now used in engineering education.
July 18, 2020 by Vanessa Samuel
A new connectivity protocol shows promise for IoT designs, rivaling LoRaWAN and NB-IoT.
July 07, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau
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