Consumer Electronics

Breaking Screens Force Samsung to Delay the Galaxy Fold

April 23, 2019

Electronics & Test

Materials & Assembly, Consumer Electronics, Gadget Freak, Electronics & Test

Chris Wiltz

A design flaw has forced Samsung to indefinitely delay the release of its highly-anticipated foldable smartphone.

8 RISC-V Companies to Watch

April 18, 2019

Electronics & Test

IoT, Consumer Electronics, Cyber Security, Government/Defense, Gadget Freak, Electronics & Test

Chris Wiltz

These eight companies are developing their own RISC-V technologies and are committing to helping third parties do the same to help push adoption of the open-source chip architecture.

Facebook Has Released a Machine Learning Tool to Help Engineers Code

April 15, 2019

Electronics & Test

Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Consumer Electronics, Gadget Freak, Electronics & Test

Chris Wiltz

Facebook AI has released Aroma, a machine learning tool capable of searching large libraries and making code recommendations to engineers.

New Material Could Transform How Electronics Are Built

April 11, 2019

Materials & Assembly

Consumer Electronics, Electronics & Test, Materials

Elizabeth Montalbano

A new family of crystal materials can serve a dual purpose in electron movement in electronic devices, potentially changing how they will be designed in the future.

Qualcomm's Latest Chip Wants to be the Most Powerful for Cloud-Based AI

April 09, 2019

Electronics & Test

Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Consumer Electronics, Electronics & Test

Chris Wiltz

Qualcomm's Cloud AI 100 is a purpose-built chip for AI inferencing in the cloud that the company says outperforms similar offerings from Nvidia and other competitors.

3 Reasons UX/UI Is Important for Hardware Products

April 04, 2019

Design Hardware & Software

Materials & Assembly, Consumer Electronics, Gadget Freak

Mitch Maiman

As engineers, we must embrace the idea that a well-designed user experience and user interface can be the key to the success or failure of a hardware product.

Free E-Book: Turnabout: Auto Industry Heads Toward Electrification

April 02, 2019

Electronics & Test

Battery/Energy Storage, Automotive, Automation & Motion Control, Alternative Energy, Consumer Electronics, Electronics & Test

Charles Murray

It’s a difficult process, but the auto industry is making a wide, slow turn toward electrification over the next decade.

A Closer Look at the Samsung S10 5G's AI Engine

April 01, 2019

Electronics & Test

Artificial Intelligence, Consumer Electronics, Electronics & Test

Don Wilcher

A breakdown of the key components of the Qualcomm AI Engine behind Samsung's latest generation of smartphones.

McDonald's Is Putting AI in Its Drive-Thrus

March 29, 2019

Electronics & Test

Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Consumer Electronics, Electronics & Test

Chris Wiltz

McDonald's is using machine learning to make its drive-thru menus smarter. But it's only the beginning of a trend of retailers embracing AI in brick-and-mortar locations.

More Than Bitcoin: 8 Industries Being Innovated by Blockchain

March 26, 2019

Automation & Motion Control

Battery/Energy Storage, IoT, Automotive, Automation & Motion Control, Aerospace, Consumer Electronics, Cyber Security, Government/Defense, Electronics & Test, Medical

Chris Wiltz

While blockchain has become synonymous with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrenices, the technology actually has far reaching potential across industries ranging from manufacturing to healthcare, and even entertainment.