Industries
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Voltage Reference Has Independent Output Buffers
The LT6658 precision voltage reference incorporates two independent, high-current output buffers.
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Low-Power SAR Speeds Up Product Development
High-precision SAR analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) enable mobile test and measurement instruments to operate for a longer duration during field tests.
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Versatile Wearables Development Platform Integrates Diverse Sensors, Application Firmware, ARM Embed Hardware and Tools
Designing personal health/fitness wearables requires sensors, mixed-signal ICs, firmware and development tools; Maxim's MAXREFDES100# hSensor Platform and Reference Design combines them in a tiny, very-low-power package.
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Wolfspeed Unwraps 1,000 V SiC MOSFET
The 1,000 V SiC power MOSFET offers low on-resistance, very low output capacitance and low source inductance to deliver low switching losses and low conduction losses.
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Study Shows Virtual Reality Falls Short in Movie Theaters
A new hybrid virtual environment could deliver the factor headset-based virtual reality lacks.
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Video: Watch a Tiny 3-D-Printed Drone with Only Two Moving Parts Take Flight
The micro-robots could be used in agriculture, search and rescue, or disaster relief.
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Using Drones to Plot Future Wireless Connections
Researchers used photos and 3-D modeling to create a low-cost way to determine the optimum coverage for base stations.
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Philips and Xiaomi Want to Bring Smart Home Lighting to China
The companies have established a joint venture to develop LED luminaires and lamps controlled through a wireless hub.
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3D Printing Speed Could Increase by a Factor of 1,000
3D printing industrial equipment can take a full day. Researchers recently developed a technique to make the process up to 1,000 times faster.
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Waveguide Twists Operate from 18 to 110 GHz
Fairview’s precision waveguide twists operate across seven frequency bands spanning 18 to 110 GHz.
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Bluetooth® Beacon Provides Long Life
EM Microelectronic’s EMBE01 Bluetooth v4.1 proximity beacon provides extended battery life and a weatherproof enclosure for deployment in all conditions.
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Retiring NI CEO Reflects on the Past and Looks Ahead
Preparing to step down after 40 years, National Instruments President and CEO Dr. James Truchard speaks about his and the company’s history, vision and future plans.
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Video: Watch a Magnetic Ink-Printed Device Self-Heal After Being Damaged
The technology could be used to create a number of self-healing wearable electric circuits, electrochemical sensors and batteries.
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Daimler to Bring Mercedes-Benz Stationary Energy-Storage Systems to U.S.
The systems will be able to power homes as well as industrial and commercial structures.
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Thin-Film Resistor Exhibits Tight Tolerances
Vishay Dale’s Thin-Film PLTU resistor offers a TCR of ± 2 ppm/°C and tolerance of ± 0.01%. Resistance ranges from 100 O to 3 MO.
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Connectors, Adapters Address Circuit Board Connectivity Applications
Connectors and adapters offer a maximum frequency of 12.4 GHz and VSWR of 1.06:1.
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RS-485 Transceivers Meet Stringent IEC Surge Standards
Analog Devices, Inc.?has announced RS-485 transceivers fully certified for Level 4 EMC surge protection.
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Electronic Fuse IC Offers Robust, Fast Action Plus Reverse-Polarity Protection
Solid-state fuse is faster than traditional thermal components, is flexible, is resettable and adds reverse-voltage protection.
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Self-Driving Vehicles: Safety First
Trucking company Otto dispels two commonly held assumptions about self-driving vehicles: 1) that these vehicles are being developed mainly for consumers, and 2) that they must have a human occupant for emergencies.
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The Birth of Chip-Level Security
Physical unclonable function technology delves deep into silicon’s secrets to take device authentication and key generation to a new level, enabling security tailor-made for the Internet of Things.
