Integrating chip antennas into a PCB: Understanding antenna matching
Antennas are not like other components. Their behaviour is more difficult to predict, because an antenna will perform a certain way in a test laboratory…
Teardown: The router that took down my wireless network
When life gives you a failed router, take the opportunity to tear it apart.
Software-defined automobiles: An efficient platform for essential parallelization
Are we at a critical juncture in how the industry moves forward with software-defined automobiles? As automotive functionality increases and certification...
DIY hand sanitizer/alcohol dispenser, without an Arduino or MCU
In this article, we will build an automatic hand sanitizer dispenser that uses IR sensors to detect the presence of a hand and activates a pump to pour the liquid on the hand...
A practical guide to signal integrity in high-speed SerDes applications, part 2
This article focuses on real-world signal integrity issues that require additional analysis, modeling, and compensation.
Teardown: What makes the Amazon Fire TV Stick tick?
Cracking open the Apple Fire TV Stick is easy, but identifying all the components is a different story...
A practical guide to signal integrity in high-speed SerDes applications, part 1
This article covers fundamental concepts and key principles behind signal integrity in high-speed data systems.
Why the Raspberry Pi 4 should catch your eye
If you’re basing your next system design on the Arm architecture, the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s various boards are an intriguing alternative to “rolling” your own hardware, particularly for modest production volumes...
Mitigate clock intermodulation effects in characterization setups
Mitigate the effects of clock intermodulation and improve the reliability and measurement accuracy of mixed-signal systems.
How to get better wireless performance for mobile devices with small PCBs
If the product design is to include an antenna, especially if it is using a small PCB, we would recommend selecting the antenna first, and placing this first on the PCB. Thinking about the antenna first is usually the fastest way to achieve a design where the RF element performs as it should...