Critical low power, high performance 5G connectivity gets closer with Imec’s latest semiconductor IP building ADC and RF front-end SOC building blocks. Continue reading »

Engineer and Professor Bogdan (Robert) Staszewski shares his industry and academic views on the good, the bad and the ugly of innovation and the patent system. Continue reading »

Berkeley’s Dr. Rabaey predicted IOT back in 2008. At the IEEE IMS May 2016 event, he’ll propose an open, scalable human Intranet to deal with the legacy issues. Continue reading »

Data from Globalfoundries and an independent CDT survey confirm growth in RF silicon designs, III-IV challenges, and trends in power-amplifier techniques. Continue reading »

Here’s another example of the growing importance of analog/mixed-signal, RF-wireless, and silicon-on-insulator technologies. Continue reading »

RF and mixed signal intellectual property (IP) technologies benefits from real growth, rumors of Apple’s WiFi chips, and MEMS. Continue reading »

The test-equipment show yields surprises in RF intellectual property (IP), Android applications, Design of Experiments methods, and the mind of the engineer. Continue reading »

In this October issue of “Industry Trends”, John Blyler and Sean O’Kane ponder the possibilities of inner space and thin air (think Dassault Systemes and Imec). Continue reading »

Unlike inductive charging systems, RF energy harvesters provide ultra-low power over greater distances. And new feedback techniques promise greater efficiency. Continue reading »

Nanoscale variability requires many more simulations for statistically valid analysis. Tanner Design discusses this variability impact on traditional analog and RF IP designers. Continue reading »