The bulky batteries that power mobile devices could one day be extinct. Oki Printed Circuits has showcased technology that embeds a 170?m-thick thin-film all-solid-state lithium-ion (Li-ion) ...

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The world has come a long way in the world of embedded computing, with more and more power now able to squeeze onto integrated circuits versus having to use discrete processors and the like.

Hitachi Ltd. has developed an embedded circuit technology that it claims will reduce SDRAM operating power by 40% and access time by 49%. The technology, dubbed “SDRAM Mode Control Scheme,” minimizes ...

Despite the industry attention it has received, voice-over-IP (VoIP) is not the only way to send voice across a packet-switched network. In fact, it may not even be the best approach for some ...

The ZYBO (Zynq Board) from Diligent offers a low-cost alternative to the ZedBoard for designers who don’t require the FMC connector’s high-density I/O, but still want to leverage the processing power ...

Imagine a car windshield that shows you the time and temperature as you drive, or a visor that projects maps in front of you as you walk to work. “Invisible” electronics aren’t fiction anymore, and ...

I am sure you have often heard analog design described as an art. This statement is especially true when dealing with radio frequencies. However, is it true when dealing with analog “baseband” type ...