Innovasic module with its Fido networking chip. (Image courtesy of Innovasic).Analog Devices has been shifting toward chips that manage power and condition sensors inside cars and factory equipment. Now, the Norwood, Mass.-based chipmaker is movi...
A printed circuit board with a labyrinthine array of copper wires. (Image courtesy of Carl Drougge, Creative Commons).
For decades, chipmakers have ventured to make parts smaller and cheaper. But electrical engineers are still pouring vast sum...
The first specimens of hardware based on 5G technology are almost here. Samsung Electronics says that it has built miniaturized antennas based on its understanding of the technology, while Mediatek has around 100 engineers working on 5G versions ...
Quantenna has earned a reputation for being first to release wireless chips based on new generations of Wi-Fi. The company, which makes Wi-Fi chips for routers and set-top boxes, was the first to announce hardware based on the 802.11ac version of...
Eta Devices' power amplifier chip. (Image courtesy of Eta Devices).For years, wireless chipmakers have stayed in business by making circuits smaller and less likely to generate crippling heat. But power amplifiers, which turn electricity into rad...
(Image courtesy of Indi Samarajiva, Creative Commons).
Now that wireless companies are testing high-frequency bands for things like video and music streaming, it’s easy to find network analyzers that measure millimeter waves. But if you need t...
(Image courtesy of University of California, Santa Barbara, and Applied Physics Letters).
In 1944, the United States Army Signal Corps started paying scientists to study materials that could be used in radio equipment. The first substance unde...
With engineers rushing tests in order to hit tight product deadlines, the market for test equipment that automatically detects faults in semiconductors and other components is growing.
Setting aside time for testing has been a struggle for ele...
(Image courtesy of Microwave Communications Laboratories).In terms of broadband passive components, Microwave Communications Laboratories, Inc. (MCLI) at EDI CON 2016 Booth #626 was one of a number of companies showing extremely broadband discret...
