Defining a 5G Coverage Map? Rohde & Schwarz and Ericsson Use Drones to Measure 5G Coverage Areas

Ericsson is measuring 5G coverage areas and verifying their performance using drone-borne solutions from Rohde & Schwarz.

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ON Semiconductor Offers New Power Over Ethernet Controllers to Support IEEE 802.3bt PoE

The NCP1095 and NCP1096 deliver 90 Watts power-over-internet (POE) in compliance with IEEE ‘s 802.3bt standard.

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Firmware Enables Gas Sensors to Personalize Monitoring Services

A new chapter begins for miniaturized gas sensors equipped with ASIC-based hardware and configurable software capable of rapidly adopting new sensing platforms.

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TDK Introduces Power Inductors for Automotive LED Headlights

The SPM-VT series meets the high thermal and current demands of the automotive LED headlight environment.

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Visual RF Detection, a New UAV RF System, and FCC RF Regulations: Radio Frequency News Roundup

What's new in RF?

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DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge Tasks Engineers with Communication and Sensor Issues

DARPA’s Subterranean (SubT) Challenge seeks to find new ways to cope with complex underground environments.

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Silicon Labs Debuts Si844x Family of Isolated Smart Switches

The units aim at the PLCs, relay drivers and servo motor controllers employed in industrial automation.

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TDK and Modelithics Collaborate on RF Component Modeling for EDA Tools

TDK joins a list of companies who provide test-based models for RF and mmWave components through Modelithics.

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Xilinx Claims Title of “World’s Largest FPGA” with New VU19P

Composed of 35 billion transistors, the VU19P is the newest member of the 16 nm Virtex UltraScale+ family.

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High-speed Interfaces Bolster Connectivity in SSD Controllers

The adoption of PCIe Gen4 and USB 3.2 interface technologies shows how controller chips are trying to match the capacity and speed of flash memory they serve in SSD designs.

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Industrial Robotics Roundup: Articulated vs. SCARA vs. Cartesian Robots

From the typical pick-and-place down to the high-precision cobots, industrial robotics are changing rapidly.

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Time of Flight 3D Sensors Roundup: TI, Espros, AMS, and Artilux

Learn the different ways companies are using time-of-flight 3D sensor technology to create products for facial recognition, smart cars, and manufacturing.

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Gallium Arsenide: Another Player in Semiconductor Technology

This article looks at gallium arsenide, comparing it to other semiconductor materials, and explores how different compounds are used in components.

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Security Flaw Found in Xilinx Zinc UltraScale+ Encrypt Only Secure Boot

Security flaws can leave products vulnerable and give engineers sleepless nights. Recently, a new security flaw was found in Xilinx's Zynq UltraScale+ SoC devices' encrypt only secure boot.

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MIT Researchers Introduce a Battery-Free, Underwater Sensor

Energy harvesting is something that many engineers have heard of but MIT has taken this concept to a whole new level with an underwater sensor that has no battery.

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Renesas Releases RX65N Cloud Kit For IoT Product Development

This week, Renesas released a new IoT development kit, the RX65N Wi-Fi Connectivity Cloud Kit. What can this kit do and how can it help develop the latest IoT products?

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DEF CON 27 Demonstrates Real-World Security Issues for MCUs, Medical Devices, Cars, and More

The recent hacker cavalcade was a chance for security matters to take center stage, both for those defending the integrity of electronics and those challenging it.

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Diodes Incorporated Announces New Low-Power Buck Converters for Small Appliances

The AP3917 family of switchers meets the needs of systems demanding low power on a steady or intermittent basis.

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Penn State Researchers Build Monolithic GaN AC-Powered LED Chip

In this new research, gallium nitride (GaN) LEDs and their power supply are integrated onto the same monolithic chip.

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The New Xilinx FPGA Accelerator Card Is Trying to Give Traditional Processors a Run for Their Money

The Alveo U50 adaptable accelerator fits into a PCIe slot, saves power, and improves throughput and latency.

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