2022-11-08 - Bill Schweber

MRI story: Are our celebrity priorities misplaced?

We give considerable attention to Hollywood-type celebrities, but what about giving some to those who really create our technology developments?

2022-10-19 - Damian Bonicatto and Phoenix Bonicatto

Time for a second 3D printer in the lab

The low-cost resin printer has been refined to the point of being a must-have in a lab.

2022-07-11 - Thorsten Platz, Hitachi ABB Power Grids 

Modern Distribution Grid Technologies

The electric power landscape is rapidly evolving. Whether the challenge is finding mutually beneficial means to integrate bulk renewables, local DERs, or microgrids, digital substations and other smart grid technologies such as RTU-based ATS systems can provide power operators the edge needed to thrive...

2022-05-06 - Walter Braun

AM/3D printing implications for semiconductor manufacturing

We have entered the age where digital printing has successfully expanded from graphical into 3D printing of geometrical objects and is now about to make the next quantum leap by enabling functional printing of microelectronic products.

2021-02-25 - Thomas Brand

Time of Flight System for Distance Measurement and Object Detection

Time of flight (ToF) is becoming increasingly important for distance measurement and object detection...

2021-01-28 - Roger Hall

5G and GaN: The shift from LDMOS to GaN

This article explores how the industry is innovating to satisfy the new demands 5G puts on embedded systems, driving a shift from traditional LDMOS amplifiers to GaN-based solutions...

2021-01-22 - Bill Schweber

Beware of innumeracy in technical information, engineering numbers

Using computers and spreadsheets, it’s easy to project a sense of precision that simply isn’t there, leading to a false sense of confidence...

2021-01-21 - Peter Semig

3 considerations when selecting an op amp

This simplified process focuses on three of the top considerations when selecting an op amp...

2021-01-20 - Brian Holden

Retiming USB4 over USB-C

Retimers have never been more important for interconnect designs and are essential for the successful operation of USB4 and the other high-speed protocols that are defined for USB-C...

2021-01-19 - Haydn Povey

Connected devices security legislation outlook for 2021

This article aims to offers some insights and predictions about how legislation and technology will impact security in connected devices in 2021...