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Return Path Routing — Why No One Does It, But You Really Should

At my first job, I took a few courses on signal integrity and circuit design techniques to limit noise. I learned the basic principles: - Place ceramic capacitors close to the power pins of each chip. - Don't mix digital and analog parts. - Keep signal traces short. - Provide a GND plane....
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Building a DIY Surgical Robot

The video explores robotic-assisted surgery, showcasing the adaptation of surgical instruments for alternative use. It covers the complexities of these instruments, ingenious engineering solutions like spring-loaded mechanisms, intuitive control systems, and the challenges and possibilities of DIY projects in medical technology. Ideal for robotics enthusiasts, the project is promised to be open-source, providing free access to software, hardware schematics, and 3D models. More information.......
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It's Altera again - a standalone FPGA company spinoff from Intel

Interesting to see their business plans upcoming in the embedded devices, automotive domains. This one caught me: "The goal of Gelsinger’s plan is to surpass Asian contract chip manufacturing giants TSMC and Samsung Electronics in process performance by 2025. At the same time, the company is hoping its revitalized contract chip-making business, Intel Foundry, will exceed Samsung’s foundry business in revenue by 2030" by doubling down the focus in Intel alone. https://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/2024/intel-brings-back-altera-as-standalone-fpga-company...

Open-Source Solar E-Ink Weather Station

An ESP32 paired with an ePaper Display forms a dynamic weather station project, effortlessly providing accurate weather updates. By tapping into various weather forecast APIs, this device ensures flexibility in gathering and presenting weather data with clarity and conciseness. Features : āž”ļø Customizable settings for country, language, and units....
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CinePi - The Open Source Cinema Camera

the CinePI V2 , an OpenSource Camera designed for creative freedom. Utilizing off-the-shelf and DIY components from leading vendors like Raspberry Pi, Pimoroni, and more, this project serves as a flexible template for your cinematic vision. Features: šŸŽ„ Super8 Sized Sensor (Sony IMX477)...

Chips and Mobility - not the packet chips you there!

Surprised to see how it all comes down to a single chip and how much influence these semiconductor companies have on bringing on the EV revolution - which is brought already to a great extent. They're making such a big $$ and projecting massive YOY growth for a reason! https://www.infineon.com/cms/en/about-infineon/mobility/regional-stories/...

Our SOM buddy - Faster Time to Market,lower Design Risk

https://www.adiuvoengineering.com/_files/ugd/ad48ed_ac3ad3e5802b4defbb10b6b3e984a304.pdf a bunch of companies now have system on module(SOM) for pocessors, FPGAs etc allowing easy pulg-and-go solution for customers and hobbyists. The design overhead requiring careful analysis and tight guidelines are mitigated by this and the end-user can design carrier cards for these SOMs based on their own application exposing required peripherals. Embedded technology getting more miniaturized? Check out how you can LEGO with SOMs...

Open-Source Thermal Camera

Discover how to create your very own thermal imaging camera using an ESP32, an MLX90640 sensor and Arduino! In this exciting and open-source DIY project, we'll find the process of building a thermal camera from scratch. You'll learn how to capture and display thermal images, making it perfect for home automation, security, or just exploring the world of thermal technology. Features of the project: āž”ļø 3D-printed enclosure for added style and protection....
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MQTT challenges

I typically focus on the advantages of MQTT, a widely used communication protocol in IoT systems. In today's article, I discuss challenges with its implementation in real-life Internet of Things deployments. https://www.thingrex.com/mqtt_challenges/ ...

Go-To-Market Strategy for IoT Offerings - with Mike Fahrion, Business and Technology Leader

In this conversation with Mike Fahrion we unravel the secrets to successful IoT go-to-market strategies. We discussed the importance of customer-centric approaches, product-market fit, scalability, and the game-changing impact of AI in IoT analytics. Mike raised a crucial point: not only does the technical infrastructure need to scale, but processes within the enterprise must scale to meet variable demand. We elaborated on the risks of being a customer-driven organization and several other topics vital to running a successful IoT business....

Comparing the latency of various wireless standards

An extensive benchmarking study compared latency across various wireless protocols on common microcontroller development boards. Tested protocols include SiK firmware, LoRa, nRF24L01, ESP32 for ESP-NOW and WiFi, ESP32-C6 for 802.15.4, ESP32 and HC-05 for Bluetooth SPP, and ESP32 with NimBLE and Bluedroid stacks, alongside nRF52 for Bluetooth LE testing. Results indicate that: āž”ļø nRF24 exhibits lowest latency for smaller payloads. āž”ļø ESP32 TCP (WiFi) excels for larger data transfers....
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Chip Wars, by Chris Miller - book summary

I recently read this ultra interesting book. It's very holistic and I admire the author's expertise to encapsulate it in text as stories. Spans around how Micron's memory design technology was made forgery; AMD finding workarounds from US laws to sell their chips in China; How a TI employee then went to build world's leading semiconductor fab;
Because someone has rewritten better than I could, here's the share: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/chip-war-chris-miller-summary-sachin-sahu/...