


The semiconductor shortage has hindered production across industries, including the home appliance and telecommunications sectors.
While the chip industry has dozens of new factories in its sights, they will take years to build, meaning no relief anytime soon. Meanwhile, manufacturing equipment scarcity–caused,...
Published: Jun 22, 2022



Developing embedded solutions can be a journey. Not all applications start at the same place in the journey or take the same development path, but a common theme applies to the steps involved.
This e-book will walk the reader through this journey and touch on key considerations throughout development.
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Published: Jun 23, 2022



Brakes are some of the most crucial safety components in automobiles. Used to slow a vehicle’s momentum before parking and avoid collisions and accidents, braking systems have undergone rapid development throughout the years. Automobile brakes have evolved from the mechanical drum brakes of the early 19th century...
Published: Jun 29, 2022



In the grand scheme of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous implementation, replacing a driver requires many hardware and software considerations, not only in sensing technology and processing, but also in electromechanical systems to steer and brake the vehicle. The ADAS trend is leading to newer...
Published: Jul 01, 2022



Continuing advances in robotics have made them clearly one of the most important pieces of the manufacturing tool box. Giving robots eyes can make them much more productive and they can perform more complex tasks. This paper will discuss how robot vision can make robot assembly smarter, faster, and more reliable-- and...



Bringing the world's most efficient EV to market.
From cutting-edge software to minimalist materials, Aptera Motors had a goal of delivering the world's first solar electric vehicle (sEV) that was less expensive to own and more efficient than anything else on the road.
Founders Chris Anthony and Steve...
Published: Aug 19, 2021



This White Paper describes different trade-offs, design options, and implementation of a sub 1 dB low NF (~ 0.6 dB), high gain (> 20 dB), and very high linearity (> +34 dBm) two-stage LNA.
The SKY65040-360LF LNA maintains a very low NF up to 2.5 GHz and an excellent 3rd Order Output Intercept Point (OIP3). The...



This white paper focuses on isolated digital interfaces conforming to RS-485, which continues to be the industry’s workhorse standard for data transmission. The paper provides an overview of RS-485’s common-mode voltage range (CMVR) definition, and explains how isolating a transceiver’s signal and...



Get a concise overview of 5G-related positioning methods and test methodologies
Positioning technologies will continue to play an essential role in future wireless communications systems. The influence of these technologies is transitioning from a “nice-to-have” approach in legacy networks, where positioning...
Published: Mar 30, 2022



Most organizations do not consider production test a top priority, but it is a necessity to prevent major quality issues in the products that represent the company brand in the hands of customers.
The costs, however, can be significant and are often greatly misunderstood, especially when there’s no easy way...



This article describes best practices for new designs of PROFIBUS DP nodes, and covers bus node isolation, PROFIBUS compliance, and bus signal polarity. It includes a review of a new family of PROFIBUS International recognized isolated transceivers, whose isolation technology is based on Giant Magneto Resistance (GMR)....



Hyundai needed to meet manufacturing test deadlines for increasingly complex powertrain electronic control units (ECUs) with over 200 pins and 20,000 test steps, while staying competitive. They were able to achieve flexible test system configurations of all powertrain ECU types and reusable procedures that guaranteed test...
Published: Jun 01, 2021



The electronics industry never sleeps. Technical evolution drives the beating heart of the global industry and permeates everything. One example is wireless communication. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth ® , and cellular communications may be familiar and trusted methods but their specifications and performance capabilities today...
Published: May 21, 2021



This webinar is intended for engineers who work on the design and testing of high-speed interfaces. We will start with typical design challenges and methods in order to approach the signal integrity analysis. Eye measurements will be the focus of this webinar.
After a quick introduction to the basics, we will explore...
Published: Mar 22, 2021