EDN: Voice of the Engineer

EDN is a website focused on the electronics sector that used to be a magazine, previously owned by AspenCore Media, a part of Arrow Electronics. The Executive Editor in charge now is Susan Rambo, and the editorial teams are located in both San Francisco and New York City. The magazine was published on a monthly basis until it was announced in April 2013 that the print version would stop after the June 2013 issue.

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Architectural opportunities propel software-defined vehicles forward

6 days ago | edn.com | Aalyia Shaukat

At the end of last year, the global software-defined vehicle (SDV) market size was valued at $49.3 billion. With a compound annual growth rate exceeding 25%, the industry is set to skyrocket over the next decade. But this anticipated growth hinges on automakers addressing fundamental architectural and organizational barriers. To me, 2025 will be a pivotal year for SDVs, provided the industry focuses on overcoming these challenges rather than chasing incremental enhancements.
Aftermarket drone remote ID: Let’s see what’s inside thee

1 week ago | edn.com | Brian Dipert

The term “aftermarket” finds most frequent use, in my experience, in describing hardware bought by owners to upgrade vehicles after they initially leave the dealer lot: audio system enhancements, for example, or more powerful headlights. But does it apply equally to drone accessories? Sure (IMHO, of course). For what purposes?
Building a low-cost, precision digital oscilloscope—Part 2 - EDN

1 week ago | edn.com | Aalyia Shaukat

Editor’s note:In this DI, high school student Tommy Liu modifies a popular low-cost DIY oscilloscope to enhance its input noise rejection and ADC noise with anti-aliasing filtering and IIR filtering. Part 1 introduces the oscilloscope design and simulation. This part (Part 2) shows the experimental results of this oscilloscope.
The advent of AI-empowered fab-in-a-box

1 week ago | edn.com | Alan Patterson

What’s a fab-in-a-box, and how it’s far more efficient in terms of cost, space, and chip manufacturing operations. Alan Patterson speaks to CEOs of Nanotronics and Pragmatic to dig deeper into how these $30 million fabs work while using AI to boost yields and make these mini-fabs more cost-competitive. These “cubefabs” are also worth attention because many markets, including the United States, aim to bolster local chip manufacturing. Read the full story at EDN’s sister publication, EE Times.
High-power switch operates up to 26 GHz

2 weeks ago | edn.com | Susan Nordyk

Where electronics engineers discover the latest toolsThe design site for hardware software, and firmware engineers eeweb.com Circuit simulation made easy partsim.com Brings you all the tools to tackle projects big and small - combining real-world components with online collaboration schematics.com Hardware design made easy pcbweb.com A free online environment where users can create, edit, and share electrical schematics, or convert between popular file formats like Eagle, Altium, and OrCAD....
FPGA learning made easy with a virtual university program

2 weeks ago | edn.com | Majeed Ahmad

Altera University aims to affordably and easily introduce students to the world of FPGAs and digital logic programming tools by unveiling the curriculum, tutorials, and lab exercises that bridge the gap between academia and real-world design work. The program comprises four courses focused on digital logic, digital systems, computer organization, and embedded systems.
Semiconductors at the heart of software-defined products

2 weeks ago | edn.com | Aalyia Shaukat

Electronics are everywhere. As daily life becomes more digital and more devices become software defined and interconnected, the prevalence of electronics will inevitably rise. Semiconductors are what makes this all possible. So, it is no surprise that the entire semiconductor industry is on a path to being a $1 trillion market by 2030. While accelerating demand will help semiconductors reach impressive gains, many chip makers may be held back by the costs of semiconductor design and manufacturing.
The (more) modern drone: Which one(s) do I now own?

2 weeks ago | edn.com | Brian Dipert

Last September, I detailed why I’d decided to hold onto the first-gen DJI Mavic Air drone that I’d bought back in mid-2021 (and DJI had introduced in January 2018), a decision which then prompted me to both resurrect its long-drained batteries and acquire a Remote ID module to get it copacetic with current FAA usage regulations, as subsequently mentioned in October: Within both blog posts, however, I intentionally alluded to (but didn’t delve into detail on) the newer drone that I’d also...
IR color sensor enhances automotive displays

3 weeks ago | edn.com | Susan Nordyk

Vishay’s VEML6046X00 RGB IR sensor is AEC-Q100 qualified for use in vehicle displays and interior lighting. This compact device integrates a photodiode, low-noise amplifier, and 16-bit ADC in an opaque surface-mount package that is just 2.67×2.45×0.6 mm. With three color channels and one infrared channel, the VEML6046X00 calculates color temperature to enable white point balancing for displays.
Fractal Unveils Acoustic Tech to Disable Drones

3 weeks ago | edn.com | Susan Nordyk

Fractal Antenna Systems has introduced Acoustic Resonance Mitigation (ARM), a technology that disables drones using directed acoustic energy. ARM emits sonic, ultrasonic, and subsonic waves to induce vibrations or Prandtl boundary layer instability, leading to flight failure. Propeller blades are especially vulnerable, as turbulence or vibrations can disrupt a drone’s inertial measurement unit (IMU). Portions of an ARM button array (non-parametric) for a DRONE BLASTR airborne drone.