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Samsung likely to debut Galaxy S21 5G smartphone at CES this week

The company said the device will transform everyday life.

CES 2021: 40 American cities to have NextGen TV by summer

The service uses the ATSC 3.0 standard for 4K video and interactive content to regular broadcasts.

Chip integrates power, voltage and current monitoring with reinforced isolation

The single-chip solution simplifies industrial and home automation applications seeking to reduce board space and optimize energy efficiency.

Researchers use AI to help create comfortable and effective earplugs

Researchers from ETS University and IRSST used AI and modeling to help manufacturers create earplugs that will properly protect workers.

What is jitter in electronics design?

Jitter does not cause a variation in the amplitude of the signal. The variation due to the jitter is in the signal phase, width and period. It is an unwanted factor that can lead to an increase in the bit error rate of a serial link

Study: Simple IT can spark creativity in motivated employees

Researchers from Rennsalear Polytechnic Institute (RPI) found that non-specialized, every day, organizational information technology (IT) can spark employee creativity.

CES 2021 preview: Cool gadgets, gear and apps

A collection of some of the interesting electronics to be shown at this year’s tradeshow

Smart 5G repeater targeted at solving mmWave challenges

Pivotal Commware expands its 5G mmWave portfolio.

Shutter flash lidar system detects targets 200 meters away

Sense Photonics calls this a world’s first.

Fortasa Memory Systems inks distribution agreement with New Yorker Electronics

New Yorker Electronics will now stock Fortasa SATA interface, PATA interface, flash cards, PCIe interface and USB interface products.

Study: Combining agricultural and solar farms could create jobs, energy, food and more

Researchers from Oregon State University found that developing land for both solar photovoltaic power and agriculture could provide 20% of total electricity generation in the U.S.

Technology template for grid-forming inverter research

Research opportunities are identified for creating new grid-forming hardware, software and controls for the North American grid.

Testing ensures quality cables but limits lengths

Although an unlimited cable length might be preferred, numerous factors limit the length of a spool and are common to all manufacturers and all multi-element cable types.

CES 2021: 5 electronics segments see huge growth due to COVID-19 pandemic

Stay-at-home orders fuel increased spending on computer monitors, gaming components and networking equipment.

CES 2021: Samsung will unveil 4 projects from inside its C-Lab

The projects include IoT devices, a portable oxygen device, automated TV software and a food pairing app.

CES 2021: Mini-lidar unveiled for robotics and industrial use cases

The $500 device opens the barrier to entry for developers of future designs.

GE Lighting to be rebranded at CES 2021

The company will also introduce new indoor and outdoor smart home devices.

Fundamentals of smart watches

Consumers largely determine device preference based on communications functionality, and then secondary features such as athletics, health or safety monitoring. The underlying technologies powering these devices is largely the same.