Design

Bits to Beams: RF Technology Evolution for 5G Millimeter Wave Radios

ELE Times Research Desk - February 5, 2019

Introduction When the wireless industry embarked on the creation of 5G, 2020 seemed so far away. Now we are quickly closing in on 2020 and...

Design

Remote Sensing Using a High Precision Instrumentation Amplifier

ELE Times Bureau - January 19, 2019

Abstract The instrumentation amplifier (IA) is the workhorse of sensing applications. In this article, will explore some ways to take advantage of these amplifiers’ balance...

Design

Security for IoT Devices and Communication

ELE Times Bureau - January 15, 2019

As we enter the era of Ambient Computing and get immersed in lifestyle enabled by technology, IoT devices need to protect their users in...

Automotive

Chipset Solution for Electric Power Steering Systems

ELE Times Bureau - January 14, 2019

Electric power steering (EPS) has almost completely replaced hydraulic and electro-hydraulic systems. The advantages are obvious: They include higher energy efficiency, as there is...

Design

Analysis for MOSFET Parameter – EAS (single-pulse avalanche energy)

ELE Times Bureau - January 7, 2019

In the application of flyback topology power supply, the drain-source voltage of MOSFET may exceed the rated value under certain extreme conditions. Engineers prefer...

Design

High Accuracy 3D Scanning using Technology for Structured Light Introduction

ELE Times Bureau - December 29, 2018

Three-dimensional (3D) scanning is a powerful tool that acquires volumetric data leveraged for various metrology, inspection, detection and 3D imaging equipment. Designers frequently opt...

Design

Driving a Unipolar Gate Driver in a Bipolar Way

ELE Times Bureau - December 28, 2018

No, you can adapt a unipolar gate driver to drive in a bipolar manner. If a positive and negative gate drive is required for a...

Design

2G to 5G Base Station Receiver Design Simplified by Innovative Integrated Transceivers

ELE Times Bureau - December 17, 2018

Base station receiver design can be a daunting task. Typical receiver components such as mixers, low noise amplifiers(LNAs), and analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) have progressively...

Design

RF Power Amplifier Efficiency: Big Challenges for Designers

ELE Times Bureau - November 22, 2018

The basic laws of thermodynamics ensure that no electronic device can achieve 100% efficiency- although switch-mode power supplies come close (approaching 98%). Unfortunately, anything...

Automotive

Automotive Safety and ISO26262 – Is my Automotive IC Safe Yet?

ELE Times Research Desk - November 16, 2018

A number of companies are contemplating entering the fast-growing automotive IC market. However, there are significant barriers to entry and one of those is...

Design

Antialiasing Filtering Considerations for High Precision SAR Analog-to-Digital Converters

ELE Times Research Desk - November 2, 2018

At a time when IoT and the cloud are facts of life and all the rage in the trade press, advances are still being...

Design

Avoiding the Hidden Costs of Isolation Design—How to Manage Project Risk with Next-Generation Solutions

ELE Times Research Desk - October 16, 2018

Electric Content Is on the Rise There’s an undeniable trend toward smaller and lighter electrical systems, with automotive electrification as a prime example. Professional services...

Design

Two-Stage Power Supply Reference Design for Field Transmitters

ELE Times Bureau - August 6, 2018

This dual output reference design provides an example of how to power FPGAs, ASICs, or MCUs when space-constraints are a primary concern. The wide...

Design

System-level PCB design environment updated

ELE Times Research Desk - July 13, 2018

The focus of CR-8000 2018, according to the Zuken, is on enabling efficient front-loading of design constraints and specifications to the design creation process,...

Automation and Robotics