2018-07-02 - Martin Rowe

IMS2018: 5G research is far from over

Papers presented at the 2018 International Microwave Symposium show how university and industry teams are improving on 5G designs such as transceivers and phased arrays.

2018-06-26 - Ransom Stephens

Hypnotizing test engineers with figures of dubious merit

Will complicated automated tests enhance design innovation or prevent it?

2018-06-18 - Charles Hymowitz

Why worst-case circuit analysis is challenging to perform

Calculating the worst-case performance for a circuit over its expected lifetime, including all specified operating conditions, can be difficult at best. It's not for the timid.

2018-06-12 - Martin Rowe

Spectrum sharing: Another way to better use the airwaves

The sharing of the 3.5-GHz band, which had been reserved for military radar, make another slice of spectrum available for wireless mobile broadband services. Before deployment can begin, Citizens Broadband Service Devices must be tested and certified.

2018-06-06 - Larry Desjardin

NI Week: Software takes center stage

The latest announcements from National Instruments at NIWeek focused on software. EDN takes a deeper look.

2018-06-01 - Michael Dunn

MechEng is confusing

Is it foolhardy to attempt tasks outside our domain? Know anything about screws?

2018-04-25 - Martin Rowe

Pen-shaped oscilloscope needs some rethinking

The Ikascope from Ikalogic can be a useful tool, but it needs a few more features and a lower price.

2018-04-10 - Jonah Paul, Senior Product Marketing Manager, NI

4 Ways to Test Smarter and Stay Ahead

Think about your past year as an engineer: How has your role changed? How about in the last five years? As the pace of change in technology continues to accelerate, you must adapt and create more efficiency in every aspect of your workplace.

2018-03-28 - Ransom Stephens

How to relate eye-mask tests to BER

Eye diagrams provide a quick insight into signal quality but do they relate to what actually matters, the BER?

2018-03-23 - Arthur Pini

Trigger an oscilloscope, get a stable display

Triggering an oscilloscope gives you many options for viewing and processing signal events. Learn how to use triggers to your advantage.