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Electronic systems are no longer generic hardware blocks assembled into a system that executes the software. That time-honored hardware design approach proceeded without considering the application software because hardware was often designed to be generic, playing host to a variety of different software. Design has evolved to a system-on-chip (SoC) methodology that implements a full […]

Answer: Today’s radio frequency analog-to-digital converters (RF ADCs) have come a long way in terms of sample rates, as well as serviceable bandwidths. They also pack in a lot more digital processing and have increased in complexities when it comes to power supplies. With that said, why are there so many different power rails and

The 5G smartphone market is now outperforming its predecessor generations, including Long Term Evolution (LTE) smartphones, on nearly every metric, including the number of mobile devices, subscribers, and networks available at launch. However, 5G brings with it a whole raft of technical challenges, features, and functionalities, as well as new radio elements for supporting new

Chairman, President and CEO of Maxlinear Inc (30-Year Financial, Insider Trades) Kishore Seendripu (insider trades) sold 26,725 shares of MXL on 04/08/2021 at an average price of $35.35 a share. The total sale was $944,729. MaxLinear Inc is a semiconductor company providing integrated, radio-frequency and mixed-signal integrated circuits for broadband communications and data center, metro

Avery Dennison Smartrac, Future Laboratory partner on zero-waste action plan; TSC Printronix Auto ID adds RFID-barcode inspection to label printers; Tenna intros BLE beacon puck for construction equipment; IoT RTLS company Pinmicro joins UWB Alliance; AVX offers chip inductors for high-frequency RF apps; Sensormatic Solutions extends MTI partnership for RFID, IoT products; NewAge Industries announces

In a report released today, Rajvindra Gill from Needham assigned a Buy rating to Silicon Motion (SIMO), with a price target of $82.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $69.72. According to TipRanks.com, Gill is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 18.0% and a 67.6% success rate. Gill covers the Technology sector,

Apart from the layout and housing design, the characteristics of the integrated circuits (ICs) used play a key role for the EMC characteristics of devices. Reducing the size of the structure, operating voltages and operating points makes the ICs much more sensitive. If one approaches or even surpasses the 100 nm limit, the immunity compared

Companies in the high-reliability semiconductors for aerospace & defense market are innovating in new solutions for demanding military and space applications. For instance, in July 2019, a major player in semiconductors for radio frequency applications – Skyworks – revealed a series of hermetically-sealed and impedance-matched amplifiers, capable of functioning in harsh environments. Manufacturers in the high reliability semiconductors for aerospace

Image credits: Sequans Paris-based IoT chipmaker Sequans Communications has secured $50M (approx €42M) in capital from investment management firm Lynrock Lake, an existing shareholder of the company.  The financing consists of $10M (approx €8.4M) of American Depositary Shares (priced at $5.50 per ADS) and $40M (approx €34M) principal amount of convertible debt (convertible into ADS