Connectivity & communications

4D imaging millimeter wave radar equips vehicles with superhuman vision

As technology continues to evolve, next-generation ADAS systems will no longer rely solely on a single sensor technology but will move toward multi-technology fusion.

Using a directional remote controller with UWB and IMU technologies

Avnet’s Beijing Laboratory uses the TDK IMU and Murata UWB module, which incorporates the NXP SR150 UWB chip. The system layout is shown in the figure below:

Indoor asset tracking technology transforms industries

Among the current wave of new technologies, indoor asset tracking technology is a standout.

Bluetooth Channel Sounding takes positioning to a new level

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has released Version 6.0 of the core specification and its newest feature, channel sounding, is challenging incumbent approaches to indoor positioning. Access is one reason, in more ways than one.

Bluetooth 6.0 vs. Bluetooth 5.4: Key advantages

Bluetooth 6.0 comes with six new features of note. With centimeter-level positioning one of them and now available, will this change the way we navigate?

How to evaluate 5G mmWave Phased Array Antenna Modules

Faster 5G development requires hardware and software with proven compatibility, plus precision instruments and interconnects to ensure the stability and accuracy of test and simulation results.

Will Ethernet cancel CAN?

10BASE-T1S Ethernet is the perfect protocol for implementing zonal electronic and electrical architectures in automobiles. This article highlights how it meets automotive requirements and showcases the Onsemi product family.

The wonders of dedicated 5g networks

Energy storage is the most critical and challenging factor in the energy production and utilization chain. As it has a critical impact on energy efficiency, it is the focus of intensive research and development.

Imagine the Metaverse

Via a combination of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality technologies, end-users can visit whole new worlds and experience incredible interactive activities. The digital world we’re accustomed to will be elevated to uni

A shortcut to save days costs weeks instead

Are you tempted to take an engineering shortcut in your next design? Take one supplier partner engineer’s experience and advice that there’s an excellent chance it will come back and bite you.

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...

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.

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.

Behind the datasheet: HW-RTOS

Using hardware accelerators is nothing new, but what about an accelerator to improve the way your operating system handles data communications?

Supporting a service-oriented approach in the IIoT

Your industrial environment is a complex network of devices with varying roles and responsibilities. Bringing all that together requires the application of proven and new technologies. Efforts are underway to make them all work in harmony.

How 5G will deliver more for less

From improved timing algorithms and sleep modes to the modernization of network hardware and new network protocols, 5G employs several power reduction strategies to manage network energy consumption.

Cellular may be the solution to common Industrial IoT networking woes

A recent survey found 99 percent of respondents identified networking challenges as their customers’ primary roadblock to Industrial IoT implementation. Can cellular networks replace conventional networks for IIoT applications?

The 5G interconnect design challenges and their solutions

Avnet spoke with Molex Global Product Manager Mike Hansen about the role copper interconnect is playing in the development of the next high-speed cellular network.

Beyond millimeter wavelengths, the terahertz domain awaits

Realizing the potential of terahertz frequencies will require enormous advances in technologies from semiconductors through network design.

What to know about electromechanical interconnects for 5G systems

High-performance radio frequency, input/output and board connectors are helping developers meet the challenge of 5G. Designed for mmWave and PAM-4 signals in the fronthaul of the network, engineers can use them to improve signal integrity.

No, millimeter-wave 5G is not ‘dead’

5G will require a new network design in which smart repeaters, advanced software and algorithms, digital beamforming, and other techniques allow millimeter-wave signals to permeate RF-restrictive environments.

The future of 5G depends on software-defined radio

5G is a technological moving target. If designers had to rely only on hardware to make those changes, it’s possible that 5G would be far too expensive or technically impossible to deploy. That’s where SDR comes in.

How 6G networking will solve your city’s traffic problems

6G networking and self-driving cars could make traffic congestion a thing of the past.

As 5G evolves, 6G takes aim at Internet of Everything

Work on 6G is already underway to define what the standard will do and how it will do it. If 5G is about enabling the Internet of Things (IoT), 6G is about enabling the Internet of Everything – including you.

Zigbee or Bluetooth Mesh: Which is right for your application?

STMicroelectronics’ STMWB55 microcontroller supports both Zigbee and Bluetooth Mesh. Which is right for you?

This is what your car’s network will look like in 2050

The flat CAN bus architecture is obsolete. We’ll see major changes over the next 10-15 years, but let’s look even further. NXP has forecasts as far out as 2050 and we can use those to gain an inkling of what IVN will look like in 30 years.

Single-ended and differential signaling: Two options for in-vehicle networking IVN applications

In-vehicle networking (IVN) is experiencing strong growth due to the increase of complex capabilities in next-generation transportation applications and the rapid advancement of technology.

5G is here, and we’re all moving to the “edge”

To maximize the powers of 5G, it is evident that we must adopt the strategy of introducing edge computing and staying close to the "edge."

5G opens up a new multidimensional world

5G's massive connectivity, high reliability and low latency, combined with AI and edge computing, will surely drive disruptive innovation in all business sectors and open the door to a new, multidimensional world of innovation.