By Ian Dennison As the Internet of Things (IoT) becomes an increasingly competitive market, we should, in 2016, expect new package and board technologies to provide much of the innovation needed for successful IoT products. Since IoT products are driven by the need for the smallest form factor (think wearables) and ultra-low power (for longer […]
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Inside the droid you’ve been looking for:
Tear-down of the Sphero BB-8 toy
Leland Teschler Executive Editor You can say at least one thing about the recently released movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It inspired a pretty cool toy called the BB-8, named after a droid in the movie by the same name. The BB-8 is made by a company called Sphero. Its design is close to […]
Low-pass Harmonic Filters for 512 MHz and 700 MHz Wireless Apps
AVX Corporation has released two new integrated thin film (ITF), high performance, low pass harmonic filters that exhibit low insertion losses and extremely sharp roll-off in high frequency wireless applications, including: mobile communications systems, military and emergency communications services, and matching networks. Based on thin film multilayer technology, the new 512MHz and 700MHz land grid […]
1080p video development kit for IoT
ON Semiconductor has introduced an open imaging platform for low-power video streaming applications. The MatrixCam video development kit (VDK) has been developed specifically to encourage greater video adoption within Internet of Things (IoT) products, as well as accelerating OEMs’ time to market. Among its key applications are home automation systems, building access devices, baby monitors, […]
Infineon Brings Certified Security to Computing and Emerging IoT Applications
Certified security solutions from Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) enable protection of data, devices and networks in both mainstream computing and the emerging Internet of Things (IoT). The leader in Trusted Computing today announced that its OPTIGA™ TPM (Trusted Platform Module) based on the latest TPM 2.0 standard is the first such […]
The IoT and connected highways
by MATT VAN DAM, Laird Telematics & M2M Business Unit Dedicated short-range communication techniques could usher in connected cars and safer driving. Cars are getting more “intelligent” technology every year. Soon, that technology will let vehicles communicate interactively and share critical information. One result: fewer fender-benders. When the traffic in front of you slows dramatically, […]
Video: supercomputing at the edge with serial RapidIO
The concept of Supercomputing at the Edge is driven from the desire to improve the management of Big Data. In Supercomputing at the Edge, we push some data center content to the edge of the access network, caching locally pertinent content closer to users and performing data analytics on streaming live data. It can be […]
The power of Zigbee 3.0 for smart home and IoT devices
by Cees Links As the IoT market accelerates and becomes more of a reality, the hype surrounding it becomes more intense and more confusing. It is time for a reality check to take inventory of where things really stand, and to make some assessment of where things are going. Some confusion has been cleared, some […]
Gallery: Cool circuits in evidence at the 2015 International Microwave Symposium
The International Microwave Symposium in Phoenix called itself the forum of choice for papers in the emerging RF and wireless growth areas. Judging by some of the technology on the exhibition floor, the event lived up to its advanced billing. Here are a few of the more notable developments we saw while walking the aisles. […]
How to sniff out EMC problems
by Alan Lowne, President, Saelig Co. Inc. It pays to do preliminary studies before sending products off to the test lab for electromagnetic compatibility problems. An engineer in a relatively small company usually must rely on experience and tribal knowledge to design a product that is electromagnetically compatible (EMC) with other equipment. Many designers and […]
