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MWC 2024: Three New 5G Devices Boost Networking Performance

MWC 2024: Three New 5G Devices Boost Networking Performance

From ready-made routers to AI-enhanced modems, the latest 5G hardware showcased at MWC 2024 continues to improve the state-of-the-art.


News Feb 29, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Black History Month Spotlight: Celebrating ‘Black Edison’ Granville Woods

Black History Month Spotlight: Celebrating ‘Black Edison’ Granville Woods

To celebrate Black History Month, we spotlight American engineer Granville T. Woods, who held more than 50 patents and invented the Synchronous Multiplex Railway Telegraph.


News Feb 26, 2024 by Duane Benson
How the Bluetooth ESL Standard Aims to Replace Billions of Retail Paper Labels

How the Bluetooth ESL Standard Aims to Replace Billions of Retail Paper Labels

In this news analysis piece, Nathatisi examines the details of the Bluetooth SIG’s Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) standard and explores its significance.


News Feb 20, 2024 by Nthatisi Hlapisi
Distance Measurement Solution Taps Bluetooth LE Channel Sounding

Distance Measurement Solution Taps Bluetooth LE Channel Sounding

In this news analysis piece, Nthatisi examines Silicon Labs’ High Accuracy Distance Measurement (HADM) solution, which leverages Bluetooth LE's Channel Sounding feature, designed for complex RF environments.


News Feb 09, 2024 by Nthatisi Hlapisi
New U-blox Modules Support Simultaneous Positioning and Communications

New U-blox Modules Support Simultaneous Positioning and Communications

Designers can leverage the newest U-blox modules to simplify cellular and IoT design.


News Feb 08, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Wi-Fi HaLow Flexes Its Wings, Extending Two Miles on Morse Micro SoC

Wi-Fi HaLow Flexes Its Wings, Extending Two Miles on Morse Micro SoC

Morse Micro, a leading Wi-Fi Certified HaLow vendor, conducted the world’s first live demonstration of a long-range Wi-Fi video call in San Francisco, California.


News Feb 06, 2024 by Arjun Nijhawan
IEEE Radio and Wireless Week—A Wrap Up: Eyes on the Future

IEEE Radio and Wireless Week—A Wrap Up: Eyes on the Future

In the age of innovation, new technologies will be necessary to continue building on previous work. At RWW 2024, the consensus: We’re nearing a peak. How can we continue climbing?


News Feb 05, 2024 by Aaron Carman
6G Technology and Policy Barrels Toward Its 2030 Launch

6G Technology and Policy Barrels Toward Its 2030 Launch

Slated for commercial launch in 2030, 6G wireless technology is progressing in labs and conferences around the world.


News Jan 31, 2024 by Jake Hertz
EnOcean Employs Energy Harvesting for Bluetooth Switch Module

EnOcean Employs Energy Harvesting for Bluetooth Switch Module

The company has now released the second generation of the "world’s first energy-harvesting Bluetooth switch module."


News Jan 30, 2024 by Arjun Nijhawan
Building IoT Sensors Armed With AI, Wi-Fi 6, and Matter Capabilities

Building IoT Sensors Armed With AI, Wi-Fi 6, and Matter Capabilities

In this news analysis piece, Nthatisi discusses crafting sensors equipped with Wi-Fi 6, Matter, and Machine Learning using Silicon Labs' SiWx917 IoT device.


News Jan 27, 2024 by Nthatisi Hlapisi
New Microchip Ethernet Switches Include TSN and Range of Port Bandwidths

New Microchip Ethernet Switches Include TSN and Range of Port Bandwidths

The new Ethernet switches offer scalable bandwidths, time-sensitive networking (TSN), and two separate redundancy protocols for increased reliability.


News Jan 22, 2024 by Arjun Nijhawan
Nokia and Rohde & Schwarz Win FCC Certification for Drone Network

Nokia and Rohde & Schwarz Win FCC Certification for Drone Network

Following successful collaboration with Rohde & Schwarz to secure FCC certification, Nokia Drone Networks has launched in North America.


News Jan 11, 2024 by Darshil Patel
Editor’s Choice: Our Top 7 Technical Articles of 2023

Editor’s Choice: Our Top 7 Technical Articles of 2023

As we look back on the year, let’s take a look at All About Circuits’ most popular and memorable technical content.


News Dec 26, 2023 by Dale Wilson
Happy Holidays—It’s a People Business We’re In, and It Always Has Been

Happy Holidays—It’s a People Business We’re In, and It Always Has Been

On this Christmas day, let’s remember that this is a people business. Enjoy this round up of 2023 articles about people that performed extraordinary engineering work throughout history.


News Dec 25, 2023 by Jeff Child
A 10 Million Mile Message: Behind NASA’s Deep Space Optical Comms Laser

A 10 Million Mile Message: Behind NASA’s Deep Space Optical Comms Laser

The optical communication system has successfully received "first light" after sending data by laser to and from far beyond the Moon.


News Dec 04, 2023 by Duane Benson
MCUs, MOSFETs, and Wi-Fi 6E Chips Streamline Smart Automotive Design

MCUs, MOSFETs, and Wi-Fi 6E Chips Streamline Smart Automotive Design

Automotive electronics innovations simplify human-machine interaction, power systems, and interconnectivity.


News Dec 02, 2023 by Darshil Patel
ST Demonstrates Smart-Grid Chipset and NB-IoT Module at Enlit Europe

ST Demonstrates Smart-Grid Chipset and NB-IoT Module at Enlit Europe

At the Enlit Europe energy forum in Paris, ST highlighted a Prime v1.4-certified chipset for smart metering and an NB-IoT module for mobile devices.


News Dec 01, 2023 by Arjun Nijhawan
I’m Thankful for These 6 EE Online Resources on All About Circuits

I’m Thankful for These 6 EE Online Resources on All About Circuits

On Thanksgiving today, Jeff reflects on how electronics technology enables all our amazing devices, and shares six useful All About Circuits online resources to be thankful for.


News Nov 23, 2023 by Jeff Child
How Alec Reeves Revolutionized Telecom With Pulse-Code Modulation

How Alec Reeves Revolutionized Telecom With Pulse-Code Modulation

In an effort to secure Allied communications during WWII, Alec Reeves invented pulse-code modulation—a critical technology in telecom today.


News Nov 07, 2023 by Chantelle Dubois
Picocom Announces New PHY SoC to Deploy 5G Cellular Networks

Picocom Announces New PHY SoC to Deploy 5G Cellular Networks

Picocom claims it has developed the first system-on-chip for 5G small-cell Open RAN radio units.


News Nov 06, 2023 by Darshil Patel