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    Tariffs Spelling Trouble for Electronics & Manufacturing?
    Industry Insights

    Trump Tariffs May Spell Trouble for More than Just the Electronics Industry

    Feb. 6, 2025
    In this video, Electronic Design's James Morra, IndustryWeek's Robert Schoenberger, and Power & Motion's Sara Jensen discuss the potential impact of the Trump administration's...
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    Software Dev Suite Helps Simplify Motor-Control Design

    Feb. 5, 2025
    Equipped with a seamless GUI and adaptable, hardware-abstracted, motor-control core library, this development platform eases the design and optimization of motor drives.
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    Testing Phased-Array Antennas for NTN Applications

    Feb. 4, 2025
    Testing, evaluating, and qualifying phased-array antennas bring new challenges to designers and developers in characterization, calibration, and production test.
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    Ocean of Things (OoT) Biomimetic “Bug” Skims Water and Collects Data

    Feb. 4, 2025
    This biomimetic robot, powered by bacteria in water, can collect water temperature, pollution levels, biological and craft movement, and data as an element of the Ocean of Things...
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    Sustainability: A Movement Unto Me

    Feb. 3, 2025
    Our mostly-analog editor reflects on one of the major sustainability impacts of his career as a result of revolutionizing the way LED light bulbs were designed.

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    Full-Bridge DC Motor Driver with Real-Time Diagnostics Targets Automotive Apps

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    An intelligent full-bridge drive with integrated protections and a dedicated output-status pin simplifies designs of low/mid-power DC-motor systems.
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    How a Cleantech “Competition” is Dominating the Global Economy

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    CES 2025: Top Tech Takeaways

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    Stability Breakthrough in Perovskite Solar Modules

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    Space Race 2025: Multiple Agencies Set to Launch New Missions

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    Arm Releases First Specification for the Chiplet System Architecture

    Jan. 23, 2025
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    Multiphase Controller Fine-Tunes Power for AI Chips in Data Centers

    Jan. 22, 2025
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    Broadcom Bets on 3.5D Packaging Technology to Build Bigger AI Chips

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    Cost-Efficient 10/20-A Bridge Driver ICs Built for Automotive Apps

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