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Top Stories of the Week: October 21, 2024

Oct. 24, 2024
Here's some of the latest tech advancements, products, industry insights, and design solution articles.

These are some of the latest stories on Microwaves & RF. We've got the first part in a series of articles on validation of switch-mode power supplies as well as details on an AI acceleration co-processor said to offer the lowest power consumption of devices in its class.

Technology Advancements

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Test & Measurement

Lab Validation Setup Aids in Characterizing RF Power Amplifiers

Accurate RF power amplifier characterization is critical for ensuring optimal system performance, especially at 5G frequencies, and Emerson NI’s tools simplify this process for...
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Digital semiconductors

AI Acceleration Co-Processor Claims Lowest Power Operation

The fully digital, event-based, brain-inspired Akida Pico helps usher in compact, ultra-low-power intelligent devices.
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Systems

Automotive MCU Family Integrates Machine Learning

Imagimob enhanced its automotive machine-learning portfolio by integrating ML capabilities into Infineon's ASIL D-compliant MCUs.
Endeavor Business Media
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Software

AI/ML Software Enhances Real-Time RF Situational Awareness

AI/ML-based signal detection and classification is emerging as a critical tool in gaining quick awareness of RF spectrum activity in real-time.

Products and Solutions

Empowering Smart-Home Applications with Advanced Connectivity
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Empower Smart-Home Applications with Advanced Connectivity

Smart homes are finally a reality, and they demand faster communications, increased network capacity, and solution scalability.
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Test & Measurement

Vector Signal Transceiver Forms Core of Sub-THz Test Architecture

Emerson NI’s PXI transceivers open a window into the future of test and measurement at sub-THz frequencies through the 5G NR FR2 band.
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Active components

Band-Reject Filters are Digitally Tunable from 600 to 6,000 MHz

A family of next-generation filters from Ranatec empowers electronics manufacturers in enhanced testing.
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Products of the Week

Products of the Week: October 21, 2024

Here's this week's selection of some of the most interesting new products that have been launched of late.

Design Solutions

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Test & Measurement

SMPS Evaluation (Part 1): Measuring Voltage Ripple and Switching Nodes

The article discusses key lab techniques for evaluating switch-mode power supplies (SMPS) and how to accurately measure voltage ripple and switch node using the right oscilloscope...
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Test & Measurement

The Intelligent Future of Spectrum Visibility (Part 1)

Discover how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing spectrum operations, offering unparalleled speed, precision, and adaptability. AI will change the way we “see” RF.
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Systems

The Basics of Radar Technology (Part 1)

Explore the foundational principles behind radar technology and how these systems are engineered to meet the demanding needs of modern applications. This article sets the stage...
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Analog

Design Parameters for a Wideband, Second-Harmonic Gunn Oscillator

Here’s a simple technique for designing and building a microwave broadband oscillator based on the venerable Gunn diode.

Industry Insights

BAE Systems
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Defense

BAE to Supply Army with More Bradley Tanks

The A4 variant of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle features modern digital electronic systems for proven situational awareness even when operating over difficult terrain and within...
L3Harris Technologies
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Defense

All-Digital EW Suite Flies on F-16 Fighters

The compact Viper Shield EW system for F-16 jets is under full production at L3Harris Technologies in Clifton, NJ.
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IoT

LoRaWAN’s Tech Roadmap Points to Hyperscalability

Having established itself as an LPWAN behemoth, LoRaWAN looks toward a massive IoT future.
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Wireless

Let’s Reflect on Making 6G Work Downtown

Reliable cellular performance in urban environments might need an assist from reconfigurable intelligent surfaces.

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About the Author

David Maliniak | Executive Editor, Microwaves & RF

I am Executive Editor of Microwaves & RF, an all-digital publication that broadly covers all aspects of wireless communications. More particularly, we're keeping a close eye on technologies in the consumer-oriented 5G, 6G, IoT, M2M, and V2X markets, in which much of the wireless market's growth will occur in this decade and beyond. I work with a great team of editors to provide engineers, developers, and technical managers with interesting and useful articles and videos on a regular basis. Check out our free newsletters to see the latest content.

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About me:

In his long career in the B2B electronics-industry media, David Maliniak has held editorial roles as both generalist and specialist. As Components Editor and, later, as Editor in Chief of EE Product News, David gained breadth of experience in covering the industry at large. In serving as EDA/Test and Measurement Technology Editor at Electronic Design, he developed deep insight into those complex areas of technology. Most recently, David worked in technical marketing communications at Teledyne LeCroy, leaving to rejoin the EOEM B2B publishing world in January 2020. David earned a B.A. in journalism at New York University.

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