Engineers produce a fisheye lens that’s completely flat

news.mit.edu Comments Off on Engineers produce a fisheye lens that’s completely flat

The single piece of glass produces crisp panoramic images. To capture panoramic views in a single shot, photographers typically use fisheye lenses — ultra-wide-angle lenses made from multiple pieces of... Read More

Extending the Performance and Frequency Envelope for QFN Packaging Technology

Erick Olsen, Radha Setty and Chris Simmonds | Mini-Circuits Comments Off on Extending the Performance and Frequency Envelope for QFN Packaging Technology

High-performance, millimeter-wave (mmW) Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) products and cost-effective surface mount lead-frame-based packaging typically don’t come up in the same conversation, and for good reason. Just two to... Read More

The battle of the box PCs has begun

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NUC has successfully established itself as a mini box PC standard and while Intel has been the dominant player in this 4×4 form factor, AMD appears to be making up... Read More

Shift-Left PCB Verification Shortens Path to Higher Quality Design

David Wiens, Mentor, A Siemens Business Comments Off on Shift-Left PCB Verification Shortens Path to Higher Quality Design

  Automated, integrated validation earlier in the design flow accelerates cycle-time, increases reliability, and reduces risk and costs. With the increasing complexities of advanced systems design, and competitive threats in... Read More

EESeal – EMC/EMI Filter Insert from Quell, Supplied By Powell Electronics

Andy Brayford, Global Applications Manager, Powell Electronics Comments Off on EESeal – EMC/EMI Filter Insert from Quell, Supplied By Powell Electronics

For an EMC/EMI Design and Test Engineer, one of the most frustrating and expensive problems is a unit failing EMC/EMI testing while at an EMC test facility (MIL-STD-461 and DO-160... Read More

New Wideband Passive and Active Wearable Energy Harvesting Systems

By Albert Sabban, IEEE Senior Member Comments Off on New Wideband Passive and Active Wearable Energy Harvesting Systems

Abstract– Demand for green energy is in continuous growth. Wide band efficient wearable antennas are crucial for energy harvesting wearable systems. Small harvesting antennas suffer from low efficiency. The efficiency... Read More