Driverless cars are virtually unique in symbolizing the power of future technologies and digitalization to alter our everyday lives. Connected, automated driving holds the promise of significantly higher road safety and convenience. However, trusting an autonomous vehicle is a big step for many people.
Every radar...
Published: Nov 06, 2020
This white paper presents a reference design of an IoT sensor system optimized for wearable applications. It describes the challenges that may arise during the feasibility study and design phases of a wearable device and gives practical advice for hardware designers.
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Published: Jul 20, 2018
To help improve processes, drive productivity and maintain a competitive edge in today’s global economy, leading companies look to a variety of management and process improvement philosophes and practices. A common characteristic shared across the varied approaches is the use of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)...
Published: Jul 19, 2018
A transition to 400 VDC in power distribution and conversion will help meet greenhouse gas, efficiency, and renewable-energy goals.
The pressure throughout the energy supply chain to deliver electrical power more efficiently is intense and growing. Most dramatically, the European Union’s response to the Copenhagen...
Published: Jul 23, 2018
Because wireless systems are typically located out of doors and have components located on towers and tall buildings, they are especially susceptible to damage from lightning.
Therefore, it is important that a lightning protection system be designed and implemented at the same time the wireless system is being designed...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
Wireless technology has been used in industry for many years and has provided reliable communications for monitoring and controlling remote processes, including mission-critical applications.
Understanding the capabilities and limitations of the various technologies will allow users to realize the benefits of wireless...
Published: Jul 24, 2018
Each memory module has rank based on how DRAM chips are organized. A memory rank is a set of DRAM chips connected to the same chip select, and which are therefore accessed simultaneously. In practice they also share all of the other command and control signals, and only the data pins for each DRAM are separate (but the...
Published: Jul 17, 2018
One reason Wi-Fi technology is so popular is because WiFi products from different vendors interoperate, or work together. The Wi-Fi Alliance® , a non-profit industry association of more than 300 member companies, tests how well a product implements standards in areas such as interoperability and security.
The...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
The fundamental process for making a tire hasn’t changed much in 50 years. The compounds, components, and automation used in executing the process have evolved; but the basic process of wrapping piles of rubber together and putting them in a press to get the finished product remains the same. Machine safety equipment,...
Published: Jul 17, 2018
Ever since the first watermills and windmills were used to generate electricity, energy harvesting has been an attractive source of energy with great potential. In recent years, energy harvesting technology has become more sophisticated and efficient, and energy storage technologies, such as supercapacitors and thin-film...
Published: Jul 23, 2018
Software quality must be built into the software from the very beginning. Quality cannot be added near production through rigorous testing but must be on the development teams’ minds throughout the entire development process.
Renesas is taking a unique approach to assist product developers by providing fully...
Published: Jul 17, 2018
The debate about the usefulness of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is over. A well-designed IIoT system can pay for itself many times over within the lifetime of the installation by providing equipment efficiency/usage, pre-emptive maintenance, monitoring and production supervision.
There is no single wireless...
Published: Sep 23, 2019
Most organizations do not consider production test a top priority, but it is a necessity to prevent major quality issues in the products that represent the company brand in the hands of customers.The costs, however, can be significant and are often greatly misunderstood, especially when there’s no...
Published: Feb 19, 2020
Unfortunately, due to inverters, actuators, semiconductor switches, relays and other electromagnetic interference (EMI) sources within vehicles, BMS are immersed in an electrically noisy environment that requires data communication links to have isolation and EMI suppression that can provide sufficient noise rejection....
Published: Jul 17, 2018