The LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) celebrates the most innovative and forward-thinking products serving the design engineering space. This dynamic competition honors the most innovative engineered products/components across several of our flagship brands: Design World, Fluid Power World, EE World, and Engineering.com. Submissions for the 2024 LEAP Awards program are being accepted starting […]
PSMA launches “Global Energy Efficiency Awards” to recognize impactful innovations on Earth Day 2024
To highlight the critical impact of improvements in energy efficiency on reducing global climate change, the Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) has chosen today – Earth Day 2024 – to announce the call for nominations for its “Global Energy Efficiency Awards.” Nominations will be accepted from April 22 until Sept. 3, 2024. PSMA, co-sponsor of […]
SoCs designed to enable battery-free IoT devices
Silicon Labs has announced a new family of wireless system-on-chip (SoC) products called the xG22E. This new SoC family is designed to operate within the ultra-low power requirements of battery-free, energy harvesting applications. The xG22E family consists of three SoCs: the BG22E, MG22E, and FG22E. These are described as Silicon Labs’ most energy-efficient SoCs to […]
Measure RF power from 25 MHz to 1 GHz with your laptop
Anritsu Company announces the launch of their new inline power sensor MA24103A which is designed to measure accurate Peak and True-RMS average power measurements from 25 MHz to 1 GHz and 2 mW to 150 W power range. Several applications demand accurate peak and average power measurements well below the frequency range of 1 GHz. […]
Solderless RF connectors attach to board edges for test applications
Samtec has released a new line of RF edge launch connectors with a narrow body design that is 33% smaller than traditional edge launch connectors. These connectors are commonly used in a lab setting for high-frequency test and measurement applications, high-speed digital component tests, and evaluation boards. Frequency capabilities are DC to 67 GHz (185-EL Series), […]
Expanded MCU portfolio optimized for machine learning at the edge
Infineon Technologies AG has unveiled the latest addition to its product lineup with the introduction of the PSOC™ Edge family of microcontrollers (MCUs) tailored specifically for machine learning (ML) applications. The release includes three distinct series, namely the E81, E83, and E84, each offering a flexible and compatible array of performance levels, features, and memory […]
DigiKey to showcase Great Board Giveaway and refreshed brand at embedded world 2024
DigiKey will bring its refreshed brand and the popular Great Board Giveaway to the embedded world 2024 trade fair, taking place from April 9-11 in Nuremberg, Germany. During the show, DigiKey will host a wide variety of activities, giveaways, and resources at its booth 4A-633. Visitors to the booth can participate in the Great Board […]
ML algorithms, battery-efficient dashcam kit address parked vehicle monitoring
Aspinity has introduced a suite of new analogML™ algorithms tailored for parked-vehicle monitoring. These algorithms enable continuous vehicle monitoring without compromising battery life, addressing a critical challenge faced by the automotive industry. Additionally, the company has unveiled a dashcam-focused evaluation kit designed to enable precise detection and recording of security events over extended periods without […]
A guide to USB standards from 1.0 to USB4
The evolution of USB standards has been instrumental in shaping the landscape of modern computing and connectivity. From the basic functionality of USB 1.0 to the enhanced capabilities of USB4, each iteration has brought significant improvements in data transfer speeds, power delivery, and device compatibility. As a result of USB’s rapid advancement, the constantly changing […]
PCIe waveform generator card produces up to 20 sine waves
Spectrum Instrumentation has released a new firmware option for its range of versatile 16-bit Arbitrary Waveform Generators (AWGs) with sampling rates up to 1.25 GS/s and bandwidths up to 400 MHz. The new option costs $1200 and allows users to define 23 DDS cores per AWG-card, that can be routed to the hardware output channels. […]