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Tax Reform Keeps the Sun Shining on Solar Energy

On February 28, 2018 in All, Lighting, Power by David Wagman

Inverters, connectors, and panels may be the hardware that delivers solar energy to homeowners and utility giants alike, but it’s the tax breaks that often justify installing solar energy in the first place. How will the late 2017 US tax reforms affect the solar industry as a whole?

Collaborative Robots: Combining Machine Muscle with Human Dexterity

On February 26, 2018 in All, Automation, Industrial, Robotics, Sensors by Steven Keeping

While industrial robots dominate—as the best option for low-volume, high-mix assembly in mass-manufacturing—in comparison to human dexterity, a new generation of lightweight robots promises to marry the best of man and machine.

Cellular for IoT: Industry Goals and Technology Roadmap

On February 23, 2018 in All, IoT, Low Power, RF, Wireless by Barry Manz

The cellular industry has a solid strategy for making its technologies better suited than LPWANS for IoT. The industry’s goals are many, including low-power consumption, enhanced and increased coverage, enhanced security, and scalability, among others. Three wireless technologies are slated to help meet these goals: LTE-M, EC-GSM-IoT, and NB-IoT.

Tagged With: 3GPP standards, 5G, cellular, Digi XBee, eDRX, IoT, LoRa, LPWAN, PSM

5G Is So Near-Future: A Look Ahead to 6G and 7G

On February 16, 2018 in All, IoT, RF, Wireless by SJ Barak

5G may be the buzzword of the moment, but it’s so near-future. We should be future-forward, thinking of near “sci-fi like possibilities” of 6G and 7G that may arise just a decade or two from now, with wireless speeds up to 11Gbps enabling things like mind-to-mind communication, home ATM machines, space roaming, and so much more!

Don’t Ignore Current Sense Resistor TCR

On February 14, 2018 in All, Circuit Protection, Power by Bill Schweber

Unless you are in the milliamp or microamp current range, where any self-heating is acceptably small, a responsible designer must perform an analysis of resistance change using the vendor-supplied data for the temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR).

Microgrid Vision Stalls but Smart Automation Offers Reboot

On February 12, 2018 in All, Power by Steven Keeping

Microgrids are the key to integrating green energy. But engineers must embrace smart grid technologies before the hype becomes reality.

"Think Like a Hacker" Part 2: Building Secure Systems

On February 9, 2018 in All, Computing, IoT, Security by Andrew Plato

From the security experts at Anitian in partnership with Mouser, here are tangible steps you can take to improve your development processes and minimize risk in the systems you design.

Robots in the Spotlight at 2018 Winter Olympics

On February 7, 2018 in All, Automotive, General, RF, Robotics, Security, Sensors, Wireless by Barry Manz

The Olympic Games have become as much a showcase for a country’s high-tech capabilities as they are for the sporting events, but this year’s Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea takes this trend to a whole new level.

Tagged With: 5G, AI, artificial intelligence, autonomous, Olympics, Robotics, robots, virtual reality

Introducing an MCU Guy to FPGA: Part 4

On February 5, 2018 in All, Computing, Dev Tools, Maker, Student Central by Mouser Staff

Recently, I was given a project that required transition from MCU to FPGA development. In this four-part blog series, I examine how I translated my existing knowledge and experience with MCUs into FPGA development. In Part 4, I delve into the bridges that compose the FPGA fabric.

Tech Scores a TD at Super Bowl LII

On February 2, 2018 in All, Computing, Lighting, Power, RF, Security, Wireless by Barry Manz

Super Bowl LII fans in the stands will expect flawless cellular and Wi-Fi performance, and viewers at home will expect multi-view, action-packed, real-time coverage. The mammoth technology infrastructure supporting Super Bowl LII should deliver on both.

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