Ultrahaptics showed off their invisible tactile interface at the recent Consumer Electronics Show where, without needing to wear or touch anything, users can control devices such as stovetop settings or car navigation systems. The technology is “based on a Leap Motion sensor that tracks the location of your hand in space paired with an array of ultrasonic transducers,” … [Read more...]
Upcoming Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility
The 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, sponsored by the IEEE EMC Society, featuring an embedded Signal Integrity and Power Integrity conference. The IEEE EMC Symposium provides knowledge and tools that help engineers address electromagnetic environmental effects and electromagnetic compatibility. Stay abreast of current technologies, testing and … [Read more...]
New USB 3.1 C-Type Connectors
The USB C-type connector, recently announced by Amphenol, is a reversible design that can pass 10 GB/s data. It also includes power, along with data connections. The full metal shield protects against EMI and ESD. For more, click here. … [Read more...]
Designing a Near Field Communication Antenna
National Instruments just published an application note on designing near field communication antennas. These antennas are normally designed to operate at 13.56 MHz and are used with smartphones for payments, etc. For more, click here. … [Read more...]
Digital Power Control
A joint collaboration by Würth Electronics - Midcom, Infineon, and Biricha Digital has made a design kit to explore digital power control. The XMC Digital Power Explorer Kit offers two control cards based on ARM Cortex processors. Features include a synchronous buck converter, a high-resolution PWM, an on-board resistive load, and a PMBus communication option. For more, click … [Read more...]
White Paper on Automotive Radar Released
This White Paper written by Rhode & Schwarz provides a detailed review of radar waveforms for Aerospace and Defense and commercial radar systems, as well as commercial radar sensors such as those used in automotive safety applications. Waveforms such as pulse and pulse-Doppler signal, continuous wave and frequency shift keying waveforms are described. It also shows … [Read more...]
FAA Announces Small UAS Registration Rule
Now that several near misses have been reported near airports, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a streamlined and user-friendly web-based aircraft registration process for owners of small unmanned aircraft (UAS), that is, “drones”, weighing more than 0.55 pounds (250 grams) and less than 55 pounds (approx. 25 … [Read more...]
Battery Size Matters
Silicon Labs has recently published a white paper on 5 important guidelines for selecting the right size battery for wireless IoT sensors. Check it out here. … [Read more...]
How To Improve DC-DC Converter Performance
Intersil has just published a new white paper, How To Improve DC/DC Converter performance with Phase Shifting Time Delay, that describes how to synchronize multiple DC/DC buck regulators using a master/slave configuration using phase shift time delay. This technique prevents ON time overlapping and reduces ripple and and will improve system EMI and power efficiency. The … [Read more...]
Verizon Proposing to utilize LTE in Unlicensed Wi-Fi Spectrum
Verizon is pushing other leading carriers to move some of the huge volume of internet data from the cellular system to the unlicensed Wi-Fi spectrum. The proposed system would consist of a combination of smaller cell towers and home wireless routers with proposed name "LTE-U”. However, Google, Microsoft, Comcast, and others, have been lobbying FCC to delay LTE-U’s adoption, … [Read more...]
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