Whatever high-end phone or tablet or laptop a consumer may own, perhaps no electronics device is as sophisticated, complicated, or as rapidly evolving as the automobile. Today, we drive from point A to point B on what is basically a computer on four wheels. And to do that safely for ourselves and others, in the […]
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Digital Manufacturing for all Industries
DEVELOPMENT SPEED and a well-designed, user-centric final product are critical to the success of companies launching consumer and computer electronic products and devices to different markets. Technology-enabled manufacturing processes can accelerate design cycles, lower development costs, and help support more SKUs and product customization that consumers now demand. From airplanes to automobiles to hospitals, electronics […]
e-Book: Wireless and Wearables
by David Somo, ON Semiconductor It may seem far-fetched to suggest that “Star Trek fashion” will be in style with people walking around wearing amped-up watches, eyeglasses, rings and bracelets. But then again, years ago it seemed futuristic to think that people would use their smartphone to email, surf the web, play games, watch videos, […]
On The Radio: RF Design In The ISM Band
Mastering the groundswell of radio waves The intangible and the invisible electromagnetic spectrum of which radio frequency is a relatively small part is as valuable a natural resource like any other and one which commands our constant attention. From Hertz to Marconi to today’s RF engineers, microwave electronics basics may not have changed dramatically but […]
e-Book: Innovative Solutions for Today’s Modern Cars by Microchip
Download the Microchip Ebook The typical Local Interconnect Network (LIN) node has a limited set of functions such as monitoring mechanical switches or touch buttons on a steering wheel and sending the information to the connected LIN master. For tasks which involve only low amounts of computing like these, the driving factors are mainly low […]