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Test-bed will accelerate ultra-fast 5G implementation

A platform to create technologies vital for the millimetre wave (mmWave) radio spectrum is being built by the New York University (NYU) Wireless research centre. The development of mmWave radio spectrum technologies is an imperative to launching the next ultra...

Insights | By Paul Whytock | 29-01-2016

10 Tips for Designing with Current Sense Resistors

Stephen Oxley, Senior Engineer at TT Electronics, advises on the correct way to use current sense resistors. Designers of power supplies, battery management systems and motor drives are commonly faced with the need to measure current accurately. Whether for fa...

By Stephen Oxley | 28-01-2016

Breakthrough chip materials and processes. Record mergers and acquisitions. 2015 was a busy year

Looking back at 2015 you have to say that from an electronics perspective that was not as boring year. The semiconductor business went through some dramatic changes. Smaller process nodes are coming to the fore, next generation semiconductor materials such as...

Articles | By David Somo | 27-01-2016

Breakthrough chip materials and processes. Record mergers and acquisitions. 2015 was a busy year

Looking back at 2015 you have to say that from an electronics perspective that was not as boring year. The semiconductor business went through some dramatic changes. Smaller process nodes are coming to the fore, next generation semiconductor materials such as...

Insights | By David Somo | 27-01-2016

World's highest Q characteristics chip inductors go into production

Mass-production of the LQP02HQ series of film-type high frequency chip inductors in the ultra-compact 01005 size has started say manufacturers, Murata. Because of the trend toward increased multiband capability and increasingly sophisticated functions, the con...

Articles | By Paul Whytock | 26-01-2016

World's highest Q characteristics chip inductors go into production

Mass-production of the LQP02HQ series of film-type high frequency chip inductors in the ultra-compact 01005 size has started say manufacturers, Murata. Because of the trend toward increased multiband capability and increasingly sophisticated functions, the con...

Insights | By Paul Whytock | 26-01-2016

Balancing CCD & CMOS Technologies in Industrial Imaging

ON Semiconductor’s Michael DeLuca discusses CCD and CMOS imaging technologies, and the benefits of each. The broad adoption of imaging systems in industrial applications continues to expand, driven not only by the development of new image sensor technologie...

By Michael DeLuca | 22-01-2016

Intel Curie-based board is aimed at developing wearable technology

A versatile Intel development board that is easy to use as an educational tool but is also capable of prototyping sophisticated products with connect and compute functions is available from Mouser Electronics. Called the Genuino 101, there are a lot of specifi...

Articles | By Paul Whytock | 21-01-2016

Intel Curie-based board is aimed at developing wearable technology

A versatile Intel development board that is easy to use as an educational tool but is also capable of prototyping sophisticated products with connect and compute functions is available from Mouser Electronics. Called the Genuino 101, there are a lot of specifi...

Insights | By Paul Whytock | 21-01-2016

RF test system creates real-world lab conditions

A constant pressure for manufacturers of mobile communication technology is the relentless challenge to rapidly implement new mobile devices and infrastructure that is equipped with more features and technologies like MIMO, Carrier Aggregation and voice-over-L...

Articles | By Paul Whytock | 19-01-2016

RF test system creates real-world lab conditions

A constant pressure for manufacturers of mobile communication technology is the relentless challenge to rapidly implement new mobile devices and infrastructure that is equipped with more features and technologies like MIMO, Carrier Aggregation and voice-over-L...

Insights | By Paul Whytock | 19-01-2016

RF energy drives innovation in cooking, lighting and automotive applications

The market for RF power transistors has been dominated by mobile communications infrastructure applications for many years but advancement in LDMOS-based transistors and packaging technologies are helping drive innovation in a number of markets. One of these m...

Articles | By Rob Hoeben | 13-01-2016