Peak and Onset Detection for Heart Rate Monitoring
Robust peak and onset detection for beat-to-beat PPG (PRV) on the ADI wristwatch platform; validated vs ECG with coverage, sensitivity, PPV and RMSSD metrics.
Robust peak and onset detection for beat-to-beat PPG (PRV) on the ADI wristwatch platform; validated vs ECG with coverage, sensitivity, PPV and RMSSD metrics.
Cheng Kung University developed an IC-based integrated gas sensor for VOCs, O3, CO, CO2 and NO with IoT connectivity; wearable asthma detector and clinical trials underway.
Technical overview of ear-worn devices and hearing technologies, covering wearables, biometric sensing, sound amplification, equalization, masking, and active noise cancellation.
Overview of smart clothing and e-textiles for healthcare: sensor integration, conductive fibers, fabrication methods, clinical use cases, regulatory and research challenges.
Technical overview of medical wearables: trade-offs in sensor design, battery miniaturization, graphene-based sensors, and challenges for clinical-grade monitoring.
Overview of ultra-low-power power conversion for wearables, covering LDOs, buck-boost and boost DC-DC converters, low-power MCUs and sensor front-ends.
Survey of wearable power solutions covering energy harvesting, battery and power management, and Qi-compatible wireless charging reference designs.
Teardown of Vayyar's RF SoC in Walabot Home: UWB 3-10 GHz transceiver, on-chip DSP/SRAM, 21-antenna design, packaging and system cost analysis for 4D imaging.
360 8XS teardown of a children's phone watch analyzing IPX8 waterproofing, Micro USB charging, PCB layout and Chinese-sourced main ICs including ASR3601.
Explains link aggregation, LACP operation, modes, timeouts, and benefits for bandwidth scaling, redundancy, and load sharing across switches, servers, and datacenter links.
Technical overview of power amplifier design and PA architectures: load?line and efficiency principles, combining methods (current/voltage/power), push?pull, balanced, Doherty.
Framework for applying 5G to straight?seam steel pipe production: networking, unique identification, equipment upgrades, and digital twin virtual lines.
Technical overview of vPLC for 5G industrial control: architecture, real-time virtualization, deterministic networking, orchestration, implementation and field trial results.
Technical overview of millimeter wave role in 5G: spectrum, propagation challenges, and enabling technologies such as massive MIMO, beamforming, small cells and TDD.
Explains RedCap (Reduced Capability) 5G standard from Release 17, its IoT background, and how 5G RedCap base stations differ in speed, latency, capacity, and slicing.
Technical overview of RF propagation phenomena: electromagnetic waves, direct/reflected/diffracted/scattered waves, skin effect, Fresnel zones, multipath and slow/fast fading.
Design and test of an 8x16 5G millimeter-wave active array package antenna: coupled differential-fed subarrays, Wilkinson feed network, +/-60 deg scan and EIRP >60 dBm.
Overview of MIMO technology, covering spatial diversity, spatial multiplexing, array/diversity gains, open/closed-loop feedback, and SU-/MU-MIMO use cases.
Technical summary of 5G RRC connection establishment, covering gNB-CU/gNB-DU split, UE context setup, dual-connectivity and SA/NSA call flow sequences.
Technical overview of 5G antenna materials, comparing LCP and MPI properties, industry chain, manufacturing challenges, and market supply dynamics.