The automotive industry is changing. The load that must be carried today by internal combustion engines (ICEs) will, in the future, be handled by hybrid, electric, or even fuel cell driven vehicles.

Consolidation in the analog semiconductor industry has wiped out boutique companies like Linear Technology, Maxim Integrated and Dialog Semi providing more intimate customer experiences for customized ...

Robotic designs that operate autonomously or alongside human workers offer convenience, efficiency and accuracy, greatly benefiting the manufacturing and industrial sectors. Here, monitoring motor ...

The ongoing computerization of vehicle systems is leading to additional electronic control units (ECUs) and sensors to ensure effective control. So, Hall effect sensors are widely adopted for their ...

Precise position sensing is an essential form of feedback to ensure consistent and reliable robotic motion control. Moving elements in robotic arm and autonomous mobile robot applications may ...

We’re all familiar with static electricity and its many “appearances.” It can be an annoying spark when you walk across a rug; allow you to stick a balloon against a wall after rubbing it across your ...

While we’ve been hearing the drumbeat of “silicon is dead” in power semiconductors for nearly 10 years, according to Mark Granahan, CEO of iDEAL Semiconductor, it’s mainly the lack of innovation in ...

What’s driving acquisitions in the analog and mixed-signal design realm? Most deals recently made in this space don’t fall into the typical unification of competitors swallowing each other to gain ...

There is a lot of demand for the tiny speaker in smart glasses and smartwatches to be even smaller and lighter. However, the century-old micro-speakers built around a dynamic driver, coil, and ...

Ultrasonic time-of-flight (ToF) sensors come to rescue indoor sensors, which often fail to detect and avoid barriers like plexiglass walls, translucent doors, and glass windows. Here is how ToF ...

In an era of software-defined vehicles, automotive outfits are now harnessing the power of tire intelligence to reduce accidents and save lives. That encompasses integrating tire intelligence with ...

Along with liquid-crystal displays (LCDs), light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in their various colors are at the core of many of the display screens we see and use without a second thought. They offer ...