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Unleashing the Benefits of Industrial Convergence

Jeff DeAngelis, Maxim Integrated September 14, 2018 Comments Off on Unleashing the Benefits of Industrial Convergence

The ultimate cyber-physical system is best described in simple engineering terms as a classic closed-loop system where each piece of equipment is connected to one another by reacting to its... Read More

IoT platform for the process industry

September 14, 2018 Comments Off on IoT platform for the process industry

Antwerp start-up Aloxy, spin-off from imec and the University of Antwerp, delivers plug-and-play solutions for digitizing manual valves in the petrochemical industry and for asset management during maintenance and shutdowns.... Read More

The potential of sequential-3D integration for avanced semiconductor scaling

Nadine Collaert, IMEC August 14, 2018 Comments Off on The potential of sequential-3D integration for avanced semiconductor scaling

Sequential-3D integration is perceived as a promising alternative to continue the benefits offered by semiconductor scaling. Nadine Collaert (distinguished member of technical staff at imec) and her team review the... Read More

Simplifying CSP Manufacturing By Improving Heliostat Design

Corné Bekkers, TRINAMIC Motion Control August 14, 2018 Comments Off on Simplifying CSP Manufacturing By Improving Heliostat Design

Various technologies are being used to generate durable and consistent sources of renewable energy, and some are more popular than others. One of the less popular methods is concentrated solar... Read More

Connector Designs To Address Data Rate and Density Challenges

Kris Erickson, Danny Boesing, Samtec, Inc. August 14, 2018 Comments Off on Connector Designs To Address Data Rate and Density Challenges

As the need for bandwidth continues to increase, so does the need for higher data rates within a system.  What was once one to three Gbps, then moved to 4... Read More

On-chip optical filter processes wide range of light wavelengths

Rob Matheson' | MIT News Office August 12, 2018 Comments Off on On-chip optical filter processes wide range of light wavelengths

Silicon-based system offers smaller, cheaper alternative to other “broadband” filters; could improve a variety of photonic devices. MIT researchers have designed an optical filter on a chip that can process... Read More

Designing a Broadband, Highly Efficient, Gallium Nitride, RF Power Amplifier (RFPA) Using NI AWR Design Environment Software Platform

J. Brunning, and R. Rayit, SARAS Technology July 11, 2018 Comments Off on Designing a Broadband, Highly Efficient, Gallium Nitride, RF Power Amplifier (RFPA) Using NI AWR Design Environment Software Platform

Introduction Demand for linear RF power amplifiers (RFPAs) covering the frequency range 1.5 – 2.8 GHz is driving new design methods for broadband, linear, and highly efficient RFPAs operating in... Read More