Bipolar Power Solutions for Precision Test and Measurement Systems

Alan Walsh, Analog Devices Comments Off on Bipolar Power Solutions for Precision Test and Measurement Systems

In order to ensure high accuracy, precision test and measurement systems require power supply solutions with low levels of ripple and radiated noise so as not to degrade the performance... Read More

Photovoltaic-powered sensors for the “internet of things”

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office Comments Off on Photovoltaic-powered sensors for the “internet of things”

RFID-based devices work in indoor and outdoor lighting conditions, and communicate at greater distances. By 2025, experts estimate the number of “internet of things” devices — including sensors that gather... Read More

24 GHz to 44 GHz Wideband Integrated Upconverters and Downconverters Boost Microwave Radio Performance While Reducing Size

James Wong, Kasey Chatzopoulos, and Murtaza Thahirally, Analog Devices, Inc. Comments Off on 24 GHz to 44 GHz Wideband Integrated Upconverters and Downconverters Boost Microwave Radio Performance While Reducing Size

Analog Devices launched a pair of highly integrated microwave upconverter and downconverter chips, the ADMV1013 and the ADMV1014, respectively. These ICs operate over a very wide frequency range with 50... Read More

A 3D technology toolbox in support of system-technology co-optimization

Julien Ryckaert & Eric Beyne, Imec Comments Off on A 3D technology toolbox in support of system-technology co-optimization

System-technology co-optimization (STCO) – enabled by 3D integration technologies – is seen as a next ‘knob’ for continuing the scaling path. Eric Beyne, imec fellow and program director of imec’s... Read More

Automated system generates robotic parts for novel tasks

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An automated system developed by MIT researchers designs and 3-D prints complex robotic parts called actuators that are optimized according to an enormous number of specifications. In short, the system... Read More

Making Inroads into High Speed Vision

By Jenson Chang, LUCID Vision Labs Comments Off on Making Inroads into High Speed Vision

 Since its introduction in 1980 and standardization in 1983 as IEEE 802.3, Ethernet allows computers to connect to other computers, servers, printers, scanners and other peripherals over single networks. These... Read More

An Introduction to Embedded Motion Control

Trinamic Comments Off on An Introduction to Embedded Motion Control

This article will provide an introduction to, and overview of, the subject of embedded motion control and some considerations for design engineers when implementing motion control in embedded systems. Embedded... Read More