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Teaching Robots to Handle Liquids

Editorial Team Apr 22, 2019 0

Industries as diverse as automotive manufacturing and retailing have invested in robotic workforces to do much of the heavy lifting and scanning tasks at which they excel. But robots deal, for the most part, with rigid objects that need to…

Trends

Real-World Applications of AI Technology

Editorial Team Apr 18, 2019 0

It has been announced that JD.com is enabling new AI startups to push the bounds of real world applications of AI technology. Launched last August, JD’s AI accelerator serves as a major incubator for AI startups and early stage companies…

Design

Memory IP Subsystem Achieves ISO 26262 ASIL C Certification

Editorial Team Apr 18, 2019 0

It has been announced by Cadence Design Systems that the Cadence LPDDR4/4X memory IP subsystem, utilizing TSMC’s 16nm FinFET Compact (16FFC) technology, has achieved ISO 26262 ASIL C certification from SGS-TÜV Saar.

Design

Radiation-Tolerant PWM Controller for Small Satellites

Editorial Team Apr 18, 2019 0

Supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, Renesas Electronics, has announced the space industry’s first plastic-packaged, radiation-tolerant PWM controller and Gallium Nitride (GaN) FET driver for DC/DC power supplies in small…

Featured

Building a GNSS Receiver for Low-Power Applications That Connect to Satellites

Editorial Team Apr 18, 2019 0

You may not be familiar with the phrase Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), but you probably take advantage of it every day as it encompasses all satellite based global location systems; GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou.

IOT

This IoT Inspection Tool Tells You Exactly What Your Devices Are Doing

Nicolette Emmino Apr 17, 2019 0

Recently. eeDesignIt revealed 10 hackable IoT devices that you probably own. If our devices are watching us all the time, why don't we start watching them? In an attempt to help users build trust in their IoT devices, a team of Princeton…

Featured

How Many Dog-Like Robots Does It Take To Haul a Truck?

Nicolette Emmino Apr 17, 2019 0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnWolLQSZic We all know and love the robots that come out of Boston Dynamics. Here's a reason to love them even more. It only takes 10 Spotpower (SP) to haul a truck across the Boston Dynamics parking…

Power

DC/DC Converters Ideal for Use in Cost-Sensitive Apps Where Board Space is at a Premium

Nicolette Emmino Apr 17, 2019 0

With a compact footprint (1"x1"), the new REC15E-Z Series converters are ideal for use in cost-sensitive applications where board space is at a premium.

Wireless

Custom Waveguide Circulators for 5G Infrastructure

Nicolette Emmino Apr 17, 2019 0

Skyworks has unveiled its newest family of mini circulators for 5G infrastructure. Circulators, which play a critical role in protecting RF elements from excessive signal reflection, help eliminate performance risks and safeguard vital…

Design

FACE 3.0 Conformance to Include Intel Architecture

Editorial Team Apr 17, 2019 0

Specialist in high-assurance operating systems, Green Hills Software, has added Intel architecture to the certifications of conformance for its INTEGRITY-178 Time-Variant Unified Multi Processing (tuMP) RTOS to the Future Airborne…