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A Brave New World of Analog Artificial Neural Networks (AANNs)

It can be a funny old world when you come to think about it. I remember when I was a young engineer and industry pundits portentously predicted the passing of analog electronics, which resulted in students not wanting to study a dying field, which resulted in universities not bothering to offer courses. Perhaps not surprisingly, … Read More →

Laser Imaging PCB Solder Masks is a Game Changer

by Max Maxfield

I was just chatting with the guys and gals at Limata. These clever little scamps specialize in creating affordable laser direct imaging (LDI) solutions for printed circuit boards (PCBs). The exciting news is that they are about to turn the industry on its head because they’ve just introduced the ability to LDI the solder mask … Read More →

Microchip’s New CoaXPress 2.0 Chips Speed Machine Vision

by Max Maxfield

It’s funny how, when you keep on hearing stories about companies heading in one direction, the news that someone is going the other way makes you sit up and pay attention. It reminds me of that old saying: “‘Dog bites a man’ is not news; ‘Man bites a dog’ is news.” In my case, for … Read More →

Protecting Your Software from Cyberslime

by Max Maxfield

Are you a company that creates cunning software products? If so, how can you tell if someone counterfeits your software, perhaps inserting malware, and then distributes it as though it were a legitimate copy? Well, this is your lucky day, because the folks at Cylynt have you covered. I was just chatting with Ted Miracco, … Read More →

Introducing the World’s First Monolithic MEMS Speaker

by Max Maxfield

I have seen the future of hearables. And it is MEMS. And it is good. I’m being exposed to all sorts of cool technologies these days. Unfortunately, one of my problems – in addition to (a) being hounded by hordes of groupies at engineering conferences and (b) the fact that my groupies are all curmudgeonly … Read More →

Digital Twins Promote Predictive Maintenance

by Max Maxfield

Industrial facilities are jam-packed with expensive machines of all shapes and sizes. If something goes pear-shaped with one of these little scamps, it can bring a production line to its metaphorical knees. Fortunately, the folks at MathWorks have the 21st century equivalent of a crystal ball that can help predict when the machines might fail. … Read More →

DSP Group Dives into the Hearables Market

by Max Maxfield

The term hearables (some call them smart headphones) refers to technically advanced electronic in-ear-devices. Most people think in terms of wireless earbuds or hearing aids that fit in the ear canal and use a processor to implement digital signal processing (DSP) techniques to enhance the wearer’s listening experience. In fact, hearables may feature additional capabilities. … Read More →

TNG of DFT

by Max Maxfield

Most people are familiar with the TNG concept, which sprang from the original Star Trek TV series being rebranded as “Star Trek: The Original Series” when its shiny successor “Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG)” appeared on the scene (no pun intended). Well, I’ve just been introduced to the next generation (TNG) of design for … Read More →

Distributed On-Chip Temperature Sensors Improve Performance and Reliability

by Max Maxfield

I’m starting to fear the world is passing me by. When I designed my first ASIC in 1980, it was a Toshiba gate array device implemented at the 5 µm technology node, which was pretty much state-of-the-art for general-purpose digital ASIC designs at the time. As I recall, this device contained around 2,000 equivalent gates … Read More →

You’re Not My Type!

by Max Maxfield

When I was a student at university, in those dim and distant days we used to call the 1970s, my degree in Control Engineering involved two periods out in industry. I think they call this a co-op course in the USA. We used to refer to this sort of thing as a “sandwich course” in … Read More →

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