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An Engineer's Primer: Designing AI Systems

On March 10, 2023 in All, Computing, General, IoT by Jon Gabay

AI poses design challenges to engineers classically trained in analog and digital logic design. Fortunately, there are devices, libraries, education, and dev kits to help accelerate the learning curve. Learn more about the types of AI learning, where new AI design differs from classic techniques, and how to accelerate your designs.

Tagged With: ai, algorithms, chips, data, embedded, logic, programming

Matter Use Case: The Human Interface

On March 10, 2023 in All, Computing, General, IoT by Tom Klein

The rise of the virtual assistant has redefined how humans interact with their devices. When coupled with the device interoperability offered by Matter, virtual assistants enable a future where consumers have more control over and insight into their smart homes.

Tagged With: internet of things, matter, virtual assistant

New Tech Tuesdays: Automotive Lighting: Differentiating Brands

On March 7, 2023 in All, Automotive, General, Lighting, New Tech Tuesdays by Rudy Ramos

From LEDs to OLEDs to laser lights, automotive lighting solutions are transforming the safety and functionality of vehicles, allowing drivers to better see the road and traffic signs in front of them and improving the vehicle’s cabin ambiance.

Tagged With: automotive, automotive lighting, automotive safety, laser light, led, oled

BattleBots 2023; Small, Thoughtful Upgrades Can Make a HUGE Difference

On March 3, 2023 in All, General, Robotics by SJ Barak

What’s the key to a killer BattleBot? Constant reiteration! Here’s how Team HUGE has consistently reinvented the (big) wheel to make steady gains. From bulletproof plastic to toughening up skateboard motors, we look at the small changes that lead to big BattleBot success.

Tagged With: battlebots, battlebots world championship vii, project huge

New Tech Tuesdays: RTC and Power Management Benefits Using the Maxim MAX31331

On February 28, 2023 in All, General, New Tech Tuesdays, Power by Rudy Ramos

This week's New Tech Tuesday highlights the advantages of using the Maxim Integrated MAX31331 Ultra-Low-Power Real-Time Clock for precise timekeeping and extending battery life.

Tagged With: battery, max31331, maxim integrated, real time clock, rtc, timing

The Drive for Smart Parking Solutions

On February 27, 2023 in All, Automotive, General, IoT, Sensors by Poornima Apte

Smart parking offers an eco-friendlier alternative to wasting time, energy, pollution, and traffic that comes along with finding a parking spot. Using sensors and cloud connectivity, matching drivers to vacant spots is a step toward sustainable cities. Smart parking systems get us there.

Tagged With: cloud connectivity, iot, sensors, smart cities, smart parking

RISC-V Is Slowly Establishing Itself

On February 22, 2023 in All, Computing, General by Renesas Electronics

In recent years, many manufacturers have developed RISC-V cores, CPUs, and MCUS, which has allowed the technology to mature and overcome initial challenges. As more hardware design and manufacturing companies implement RISC-V silicon, this instruction set could play a prominent role in the semiconductor market.

Tagged With: isa, open architecture, open isa, reduced instruction set computer v, risc-v

Mixed Reality Brings Complex Data to Life

On February 22, 2023 in All, Computing, General by Stephen Evanczuk

Mixed-reality applications present significant hardware design challenges not only for achieving the required processing performance from high throughput multimodal sensor data streams but also for delivering their head-mounted displays in packages designed to reduce physical stress on their users.

New Tech Tuesdays: Extending Battery Life with Energy Harvesting Technology

On February 21, 2023 in All, Energy Harvesting, General, IoT, New Tech Tuesdays, Power by Rudy Ramos

In this week's New Tech Tuesday, we delve into Low Illumination Solar Cells from TDK and the Light Energy Harvesting Evaluation Board from e-peas and how they support energy harvesting solutions from renewable sources.

Tagged With: batteries, energy, energy harvesting, e-peas, tdk

Natural Language Processing—Syntax Meets Sentiment

On February 17, 2023 in All, Computing by Carolyn Mathas

A branch of artificial intelligence, NLP lets computers understand the content syntax and a creator’s intent and sentiment. It combines linguistics, computer science, and AI and involves programming computers to process and analyze copious amounts of natural language. Challenges exist but the draw for programmers is clear.

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