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What Makes 5G So Fast? mmWaves, MIMO, Beamforming, and More

What Makes 5G So Fast? mmWaves, MIMO, Beamforming, and More

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.


News Dec 02, 2020 by John Koon
MIT Sends a Battery-Free GPS Underwater

MIT Sends a Battery-Free GPS Underwater

Researchers at MIT have developed a new underwater communication technique, called underwater backscattering localization, which they hope will need for batteries in underwater GPS.


News Nov 03, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Altimeter Technology—Pressure, Radar, and Optical—Rises to Great Heights

Altimeter Technology—Pressure, Radar, and Optical—Rises to Great Heights

Altimeters have taken off since the 1920s. Now, with piezoresistive ICs and LiDAR-like technology, they're more advanced than ever.


News Oct 30, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau
Why Thermal Management is a Hot Topic in 5G Design

Why Thermal Management is a Hot Topic in 5G Design

As 5G barrels forward, engineers are increasingly talking about one of the major design challenges of this technology: thermal management.


News Oct 21, 2020 by Dr. Steve Arar
A Closer Look at MARSIS, the Radar that Discovered Lakes on Mars

A Closer Look at MARSIS, the Radar that Discovered Lakes on Mars

This week, the European Space Agency discovered underground lakes of liquid water on Mars. What circuit-level hardware made this discovery possible?


News Sep 30, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Molded Interconnect Devices May Be a PCB’s Partner in Design

Molded Interconnect Devices May Be a PCB’s Partner in Design

Molded interconnect devices, when conditioned with laser direct imaging, could be a helpful 3D supplement to PCB design.


News Sep 16, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
Ultrasound Receiver Architecture Undergoes a Seismic Shift

Ultrasound Receiver Architecture Undergoes a Seismic Shift

Ultrasound, with nearly a century of technological history, has seen its third major technological breakthrough coming out of North Carolina State.


News Aug 20, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
Researchers Create a Wireless Chip With Data Rates Faster than 5G

Researchers Create a Wireless Chip With Data Rates Faster than 5G

The new chip leverages photonic topological insulators to operate in the terahertz band—not in the 5G range, but in the 6G range.


News Aug 10, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Combining Photonic Integrated Chips and Metasurfaces Brightens the Future of Light Control

Combining Photonic Integrated Chips and Metasurfaces Brightens the Future of Light Control

Some duos just work: peanut butter and jam, iron and carbon—and now, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and metasurfaces.


News Jul 27, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
From Notre Dame to Mars, Ground-Penetrating Radar Unearths Mysteries Previously Unseen

From Notre Dame to Mars, Ground-Penetrating Radar Unearths Mysteries Previously Unseen

How are ground-penetrating radars forging exploration in space exploration, archeology, explosive detection? It turns out, this technology can be quite versatile.


News Jul 10, 2020 by Kayla Matthews
No-Contact Pay Is on the Rise Thanks to Near-Field Communication Technology

No-Contact Pay Is on the Rise Thanks to Near-Field Communication Technology

COVID-19 has many businesses trying to eliminate card and cash contamination.


News Jul 04, 2020 by Kayla Matthews
What’s Beneath the Surface of Ground-Penetrating Radar?

What’s Beneath the Surface of Ground-Penetrating Radar?

Ground-penetrating radar helps unearth the splendors of ancient civilizations. But what's beneath the surface of these complex electronic devices?


News Jul 01, 2020 by Kayla Matthews
New RFID Tags Configured as Sensors Can Detect Carbon Monoxide Levels—and the Sweetness of Wine

New RFID Tags Configured as Sensors Can Detect Carbon Monoxide Levels—and the Sweetness of Wine

Using electrolyte glucose-oxidase as a battery source, MIT researchers have configured RFID tags as sensors, which improves the signal-to-noise ratio and reduces multipath issues.


News Jun 19, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
RAIN Alliance Extends Its Reach for Universal UHF RFID Adoption

RAIN Alliance Extends Its Reach for Universal UHF RFID Adoption

Like Bluetooth SIG and the Wi-Fi Alliance, the RAIN Alliance is pushing for global adoption of ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID technology.


News Jun 14, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau
An Electronic “Security Bubble” Protects Wearers from COVID-19

An Electronic “Security Bubble” Protects Wearers from COVID-19

Insight SiP’s miniature electronic "Security Bubble COVID-19" lets you know when you’re getting too close to others.


News Jun 08, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
One-Way Electronic Devices Double the Data Capacity of Wireless Networks

One-Way Electronic Devices Double the Data Capacity of Wireless Networks

Researchers from Columbia University in New York City are the first team to construct non-reciprocal devices on a compact chip aimed to double the data capacity of current wireless networks.


The D-Band May Be the Path Forward for 6G Research

The D-Band May Be the Path Forward for 6G Research

For now, 5G is on the main stage. But behind the curtains, 6G might not be as far away as we think.


News May 23, 2020 by Nicholas St. John
ISP in a Box: Althea Reimagines Mesh Network Systems

ISP in a Box: Althea Reimagines Mesh Network Systems

It all starts with firmware that runs a routing protocol, allowing routers to pay each other for bandwidth and automate network configuration.


News May 22, 2020 by Kayla Matthews
Semiconductor Nanophotonics Linked to Higher Communication Speed for Supercomputers and Data Centers

Semiconductor Nanophotonics Linked to Higher Communication Speed for Supercomputers and Data Centers

In the world of electronics and indeed science on the whole, when something simply just works without explanation, that’s not good enough; lots of questions get asked and researchers poke and prod until they can understand the underlying mechanisms and processes at work.


News May 21, 2020 by Luke James
US Navy Turns to Optical Beamforming for Real-Time Communication, Connectivity

US Navy Turns to Optical Beamforming for Real-Time Communication, Connectivity

The Navy will be testing Isotropic Systems’ multi-beam terminals for the turbulent environments at sea. The results may indicate a shift in satellite communications.


News May 19, 2020 by Gary Elinoff