What is millimeter wave technology and how is it characterized compared to other lower-frequency technologies?
What is millimeter wave technology and how is it characterized compared to other lower-frequency technologies?
Learn the basics of 5G NR (New Radio), including its frequency bands, applications, and what technologies make it possible.
Learn the basics of 5G NR (New Radio), including its frequency bands, applications, and what technologies make it possible.
How should I and Q combining be done? Through analog or digital means? This article will discuss the basics of the analog…
How should I and Q combining be done? Through analog or digital means? This article will discuss the basics of the analog and digital IQ approaches.
In this final part of the Glass Cockpit series, we look at how displays have reached their current iteration in Space X shuttles.
In this final part of the Glass Cockpit series, we look at how displays have reached their current iteration in Space X shuttles.
Learn about real-world display technology design in aerospace applications in a legendary example—the F/A-18 Super…
Learn about real-world display technology design in aerospace applications in a legendary example—the F/A-18 Super Hornet—from an engineer who's flown them.
Learn about some of the most important fundamentals for understanding how interface technologies have evolved.
Learn about some of the most important fundamentals for understanding how interface technologies have evolved.
Learn the basics of the ultra-wideband short-range wireless protocol, a technology that can be found in cutting-edge devices.
Learn the basics of the ultra-wideband short-range wireless protocol, a technology that can be found in cutting-edge devices.
This article is the third of a series on microcontroller timers which describes the RTCs inside a microcontroller.
This article is the third of a series on microcontroller timers which describes the RTCs inside a microcontroller.
Learn about the structure, characteristics, and applications of a silicon photomultiplier (SiPM).
Learn about the structure, characteristics, and applications of a silicon photomultiplier (SiPM).
Brown Out Reset is an important function to increase the reliability of a microcontroller after start-up. Normally used…
Brown Out Reset is an important function to increase the reliability of a microcontroller after start-up. Normally used to solve problems with the power supply, this article shows how Brown Out Reset can prevent another problem.
Learn about the terahertz band, its properties, and the applications where it's finding utility.
Learn about the terahertz band, its properties, and the applications where it's finding utility.
How do time of flight sensors determine distances? Learn more about ToF cameras using an example 3D camera.
How do time of flight sensors determine distances? Learn more about ToF cameras using an example 3D camera.
This article continues a discussion of microcontroller features and characteristics that are particularly important when…
This article continues a discussion of microcontroller features and characteristics that are particularly important when you’re thinking in terms of DSP capabilities.
This article discusses the features that you should look for when you need an MCU to act as both a system controller and…
This article discusses the features that you should look for when you need an MCU to act as both a system controller and a digital signal processor.
This article explores charge-amplifier design details, including ESD protection and frequency response.
This article explores charge-amplifier design details, including ESD protection and frequency response.
In this article we’ll explore a circuit that produces an output voltage proportional to the charge generated by a…
In this article we’ll explore a circuit that produces an output voltage proportional to the charge generated by a piezoelectric transducer.
This article explains some theory behind piezoelectric sensors and presents an equivalent circuit that you can use when…
This article explains some theory behind piezoelectric sensors and presents an equivalent circuit that you can use when you’re designing sensor systems.
This article discusses the mathematical significance of I/Q signals and presents the final steps in the DSP algorithm for…
This article discusses the mathematical significance of I/Q signals and presents the final steps in the DSP algorithm for decoding frequency-shift-keying baseband signals.
An improved algorithm, in conjunction with quadrature modulation, can achieve FSK decoding that is not affected by phase…
An improved algorithm, in conjunction with quadrature modulation, can achieve FSK decoding that is not affected by phase misalignment.
In this article we’ll use Scilab to explore the effect of unpredictable phase variations in a demodulated…
In this article we’ll use Scilab to explore the effect of unpredictable phase variations in a demodulated frequency-shift-keying baseband signal.