There are a lot of things going on in the engineering community right now - and, as engineers, we are tasked with creating the world of tomorrow while the current machinery in place is still running. New innovations are arising and the challenge the engineerin...

By Mark Patrick | 10-05-2019

The Internet of Things (IoT) ushered in a new era of innovation. IoT applications range from shipping and manufacturing to smart home control and automation, and even entertainment. Notably, the healthcare sector benefited from the Internet of Things greatly....

By Moe Long | 09-05-2019

‘SmartVIZ’, a microLED project funded by the Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy, is well underway with the first demonstration scheduled to be presented in October 2021. MicroLEDs, also known as mLED or µLED, are an e...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 07-05-2019

A new report into the outdoor wireless LAN (WLAN) market predicts substantial growth in the sector over the next five years. The key drivers are expected to be the emerging markets and the increasingly widespread propagation of Internet of Things (IoT) driven...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 09-08-2018

This article was updated in June 2025 (first published 31‑05‑2018 by Christian Cawley). Key Takeaways: Analogue switch-off delayed: BT’s copper-based PSTN will now close on 31 January 2027, giving tele-care services extra time to migrate....

By Christian Cawley | 31-05-2018

Originally published 16-05-2018 | Revised June 2025 Key Takeaways: AR market surge: IDC values AR at US $83.6 bn (2024) and forecasts 38 % CAGR through 2030. Mainstream hardware: LiDAR-equipped phones plus Vision Pro, Quest 3 and s...

By Mark Patrick | 16-05-2018

Originally published 08-05-2018 · Revised June 2025 Key Takeaways: Market boom: AR software & services soared from US $471 million (2017) to US $83.6 billion (2024), with IDC forecasting 38 % CAGR through 2030. Every–device acc...

By Mark Patrick | 08-05-2018

Originally published 16-05-2018 | Revised June 2025 Key Takeaways: Data explosion fuels innovation: Big data growth from telemetry, distributed file systems, and generative AI training sets is reshaping how storage systems are architected...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 04-05-2018

Electroblog recently covered a couple of stories highlighting the menace of counterfeit electronic products and how one of the ways dishonest companies sell them is via industry exhibitions. Confronting Counterfeit Electronics at Trade Shows To talk about the...

By Paul Whytock | 04-07-2017

Two breaking news items pinged their way onto my desktop this week that reminded me of a couple of stories Electropages published a few months ago. The first latest news item looked at how the Düsseldorf District Court in Germany handed down judgments in favou...

By Paul Whytock | 26-06-2017

E-mode 200 and 650Volt power devices that achieve a Ron dispersion of under 20% have been successfully developed using 200mm GaN-on-Silicon wafers. The technology was created by nanoelectronics and digital technology specialists Imec who say it is ready for pr...

By Paul Whytock | 13-06-2017

Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) displays are front-page news again following the industry rumour that Apple is considering the thin, lightweight screen technology for the forthcoming iPhone 8. It has also distinguished its MacBook Pro with an innovative OL...

By Mark Patrick | 05-06-2017

A Microcontroller Unit (MCU) with graphics design facilities equaling Microprocessor Units (MPUs) has been launched by microcontroller and analog semiconductor specialists Microchip. The MCU family, designated 32bit PIC32MZ DA, is claimed by the company to be...

By Paul Whytock | 30-05-2017

Most of us know about the latest round of sabre-rattling, chest-thumping verbal exchanges between the USA and North Korea as they strive to convince each other their military weapons are biggest and best. Its familiar stuff, except for just recently when the s...

By Paul Whytock | 22-05-2017