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Delivering Packages via Drone-as-a-Service

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Systems

VITA 100: New Standards for Rugged Systems

High-Voltage Relays Raise the Bar for Ruggedness, Reliability, and Safety

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TechXchange

Delving into Data Center Technology

Data centers and cloud data centers employ a lot of hardware and software, much of which is specific to those environments. Designing these systems touches on a range of different...

Power

Rad-Hard POL Converters Hitch a Ride on Low-Earth-Orbit Satellites

STMicroelectronics’ space-rated point-of-load converters leverage SOI technology and automotive best practices to create robust, affordable devices to power LEO satellites.

Auto Electronics

The Latest in EV Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Mitigation for Firefighters @firehouse

As electric vehicles become more prevalent, the mitigation of fires that occur when their li-ion batteries ignite has developed into a complex issue that involves multiple strategies...

Auto Electronics

U.S. Excludes Cars, Auto Parts From Copper Tariff as It Mulls Further Action @ratchetandwrench

Any cars and auto parts impacted by the tariff on copper will instead just be covered by previously announced 25% automotive duties—though the government has outlined potential...

Auto Electronics

eTV Reruns: Venturi Buckeye Bullet - 320 MPH in an Electric Car

From NAIAS 2011, Lee Teschler of Machine Design magazine talks with Roger Schroer of the Transportation Research Center about the Venturi, "Buckeye Bullet," an electric vehicle...

Analog

How to Design Very Wide Loop BW High-Performance PLL Frequency Synthesizers (Part 1)

By using a special technique to produce very wide loop bandwidths in high-frequency PLLs, it’s possible to achieve very low phase noise rivaling that of direct (MMD) synthesizers...