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BCG Sensing Technology Brings You “Closer” to Your Heart

Professional medical terminals like BCG devices, which are both non-sensing and require minimal management, are bound to occupy an important place in the future wave of smart sensing, smart life and smart medical care.

New technologies could make building management, HVAC systems even smarter

The IoT has connected buildings in new and enabling ways. The next stage, already started, is to use AI to make buildings even smarter. AI relies on data, and data comes from sensors essential to these systems.

What does the future of automotive technology look like?

The automotive industry is becoming more technologically advanced at a fast pace from comfort and infotainment to advanced safety systems. This article explores the trends as vehicles become data centers on wheels.

Prevent facial recognition spoofing with stereo vision

Without any additional protection, image sensor-based facial recognition is easy to spoof with a printed photo. We explore hardware options to prevent this spoofing, including Avnet’s own dual-camera mezzanine for Ultra96-V2 development boards.

How to use structured light and image sensors for range detection and identification

Today’s most popular 3D imaging technologies are Time of Flight (ToF), stereo vision and structured light. This article overviews the basic operating principles and the relative strengths, weaknesses and trade-offs associated with each option.

How the IIoT and edge computing are solving the “Short Board” problem

Industrial manufacturing processes generate vast amounts of data. This data can be used in meaningful ways – to predict failure, optimize the lifespan of equipment, and improve process efficiencies to keep pace with market demand.

What to consider when choosing a connector (interconnect solution)

Selecting interconnect products for your project is a crucial step in the design process and there are several things to keep in mind when making those decisions. In this article we’ll discuss the most common considerations and how interconnect ma

What is polarization, keying and color coding for interconnect?

Establishing a properly aligned connection quickly is key in any assembly or installation process. Polarization, keying and color coding are primary means to ensuring connections are made quickly and safely. In this article we’ll discuss each of

The double edge of standing waves

A standing wave occurs when the reflected signal is in phase with the source. When it happens in a transmission line, it is normally unwanted because it results in emitted radiation. However, it is exactly that radiation that maximizes the signal’s streng...

Understanding the impact of radar and lidar on autonomous technologies

Many component makers are betting heavily on radar and lidar systems enjoying a golden period of growth in the next few years. Vision systems and the processors that go in them present an exciting opportunity, too.

Are microLEDs the next big (small) thing?

MicroLED is an exciting display technology, one that has attracted billions of R&D dollars in recent years. The technology is not ready for mass adoption yet, as the industry has to solve many challenges.

Smarter lighting makes for healthier people

Lighting can have an important effect on our well-being and effectiveness. In fact, lighting matters so much that UNESCO designated May 16 as the annual International Day of Light to recognize its role in healthy living.

Behind the Datasheet: Vision systems

Embedded vision is the new must-have feature. Size, resolution and performance are all important, but what else do engineers need to consider after finding the right image sensor for their application? Take a closer look behind the datasheet.

Putting the smarts into building automation

Smart building automation can augment the capabilities of today’s building management systems and create new data flows that reveal insights about how a building is functioning and used. It can also enable new revenue streams for building managers.

Can you design your way out of a chip shortage?

Several workarounds exist when integrated devices go end-of-life. One workaround is to emulate the part using a programmable device such as a microcontroller, CPLD or FPGA. Is this still an option during a chip shortage?

AI takes human-vehicle interaction to the next level

Advances in digital and mobile technologies have increased the volume, variety, and complexity of customer experience data.

Workarounds for the current chip shortage

Every vertical market is feeling the impact of the chip shortage. How we deal with it now may leave a legacy. Design engineers are adept at visualizing the requirement and developing a solution, but OEMs need to look at the bigger picture.

How streaming HD video from space enables future missions

As the recent James Webb Space Telescope launch demonstrated, there is no doubt that streaming HD video from space is going to be hugely popular with the public and even more important for the engineers responsible for future missions.

Over-the-air broadcasting returns with perks

As households replace cable with streaming services, can OTA TV still compete? Many say yes. Although it operates at the same frequencies as existing channels and access remains free, the true benefits lie in NextGen TV’s hybrid architecture.

The interdependence of safety and security in autonomous driving

The quest for increased road safety is an important factor in the development of higher levels of driving automation. As in any industry, suitable standards help OEMs validate their work in the eyes of regulators and the marketplace.

Who will be conducting the 5G symphony?

Optical interconnection technology using lightwaves as the transmission medium has become the current and future mainstream technology for realizing medium- and long-distance data communication.

Technologies for drones, robots and autonomous vehicles

When we talk about autonomous applications, devices such as drones, robots and driverless vehicles come to mind. What they all have in common is the ability to gather information on their surroundings, process this data, interpret it and act on it.

Vision systems: Processing at the edge, in the cloud, or both?

Computer vision perfectly exemplifies the conundrum developers face when comparing processing data in the cloud or at the edge. That is, should the data generated by the camera be processed locally, in the cloud or both?

A comparison of vision sensing technologies in autonomous systems

Electronic sensors provide autonomous systems with essential information. The type of sensor used determines how this information is captured and how useful it is. This data-driven approach brings with it some tough design decisions.

The next frontier for IoT is outer space

IoT is now in space thanks to a burgeoning industry including traditional providers such as Viasat-Inmarsat and HughesNet to Starlink and a variety of other new players. It’s the latest addition to the already unwieldy number of choices.

How electronic sensors mirror nature

Recent research puts sensors at the top of the list of technologies of interest to engineers. Find out how the latest electronic devices replicate some of the most amazing sensory capabilities found in nature.

Six cool new autonomous technologies

From planes, trains, and automobiles to farm equipment and Martian rovers, engineers are extending the capabilities of autonomous technologies to achieve simple productivity improvements and a better understanding of big issues like global warming.

Bolstering product design success with supply chain strategies

The design and execution of a product’s supply chain can be the critical catalyst for successfully setting new standards for performance, price, customer experience, market penetration and revenue generation - or it can riddle it with cost overruns

Bolstering Market Differentiation with Strategic Supply Chain Strategies

The design and execution of a product’s supply chain can be the critical catalyst for successfully setting new standards for performance, price, customer experience, market penetration and revenue generation - or it can riddle it with cost overruns

Can edge controllers bring balance to the Industrial IoT?

Putting more real-time intelligence at the heart of industrial automation is creating a new breed of control technology. Connectivity and control must go hand in hand in the Industrial IoT, but it requires the best of both worlds.