Recently, a resident of Nevada State was arrested for illegally shipping restricted electronic devices to Iran via intermediaries in Honk Kong. Why are some components restricted for export, what examples exist for device restrictions, and how can engineers de...

By Robin Mitchell | 08-06-2021

Recently, researchers have been able to combine Iron and Gallium to create a new magnetostrictive material ideal for use in Magneto-Electric Spin-Orbit electronics. What are Magneto-Electric Spin-Orbit electronics, how have the researchers created the new mate...

Semiconductors | By Robin Mitchell | 07-06-2021

Photomultipliers are critical for detecting extremely weak light signals, but are often bulky and use old technology such as vacuum tubes. Why are photomultipliers important, what have the researchers demonstrated, and how could it enable new applications? Wha...

By Robin Mitchell | 07-06-2021

Royole recently demonstrated a flexible display using micro-LEDs. What are micro-LEDs, what are the specifications of the demonstrated display, and could micro LEDs be the dominant display technology of the future? What are micro-LEDs? There are many to choose...

By Robin Mitchell | 04-06-2021

Recently, Qualcomm announced the development of their first 5G modem dedicated to IIoT applications. What challenges do current network systems face, what are the capabilities of the new modems, and why could cellular networks provide the solution for future w...

IoT | By Sam Brown | 04-06-2021

Recently, Qualcomm announced the development of their first 5G modem dedicated to IIoT applications. What challenges do current network systems face, what are the capabilities of the new modems, and why could cellular networks provide the solution for future w...

5G | By Sam Brown | 04-06-2021

Recently, a consultant in the automotive industry spotted a Tesla with a LiDAR system and was later confirmed that Tesla is working with Luminar. So what has Elon Musk said about LiDAR, why will LiDAR be a critical technology, and how will solid-state LiDAR sy...

By Robin Mitchell | 03-06-2021

Recently, Huawei released their first RISC-V development system to help engineers use the HarmonyOS operating system targeted at IoT devices. So why is Huawei looking towards RISC-V, what does the new development system offer, and does ARM face competition fro...

RISC-V | By Robin Mitchell | 03-06-2021

Recently, a joint venture between TSMC, MIT, and NTU announced the development of 1nm features that help to solve the many challenges faced with nm devices. What are monolayer transistors, what did the venture demonstrate, and how far can we take semiconductor...

By Robin Mitchell | 02-06-2021

As employees make their way back into offices, some are concerned about introducing sensors and monitoring systems to track employee movements. Others have turned to ingenious ways to fight for employee privacy. Why are sensors being introduced into the workpl...

Privacy | By Robin Mitchell | 02-06-2021

Recently, South Korean tech company Unisantis unveiled a new memory technology called Dynamic Flash Memory at the virtual IEEE International Memory Workshop. So what challenges does DRAM face, what is Dynamic Flash, and could it replace DRAM? What challenges d...

By Sam Brown | 01-06-2021

The RISC-V architecture, which is in direct competition with ARM, is making more news headlines recently. So how do RISC-V and ARM differ, what products is RISC-V being integrated into, and will it overtake ARM? How do RISC-V and ARM differ? RISC-V is the name...

RISC-V | By Robin Mitchell | 28-05-2021