Advantages of Millimeter-Wave Technology

Technical overview of 5G millimeter-wave benefits and challenges, covering high data rates, capacity, beamforming/phased-array techniques and deployment considerations.

5 ESD Considerations for AR Wearables

Review of ESD protection and PCB layout strategies for wearable AR devices, covering diode selection, placement, routing, and key protection parameters.

Wearable Devices and PCB Development Overview

Technical summary: challenges in PCB design for wearable devices—size, temperature, humidity, insulation, and power constraints engineers must address.

Multi-Rail DC/DC Converters for Wearable Devices

Overview of TI's TPS62770 multi-rail buck and boost DC/DC converter for wearables, highlighting low quiescent current, display/LED driving for PMOLED and LCD backlights.

Resource-Rich MCUs for Small Battery-Powered Wearables

ARM Cortex-A32 overview: a scalable ARMv8-A 32-bit core with ~25% silicon efficiency gain, low-power scalability and enhanced instructions for wearable IoT and edge devices.

Conversa Embedded Multi-Microphone Voice Kit

Conversa full-duplex voice processing suite for multi-microphone devices: architecture, hardware/software setup, operating modes, presets, AEC and noise reduction.

Applying IoT Platforms and Systems to Wearable Design

Technical overview of wearables: sensor selection, low-power radios and platforms using Bluetooth Low Energy to enable compact, battery-efficient wearable devices.

Design and Implementation of an Optical Heart Rate Monitor

Technical overview of photoplethysmography (PPG) design for optical heart-rate monitoring, covering LEDs, photodiode interface, drivers, integration, and algorithm trade-offs.

Hexiwear Wearable Platform for IoT Design

Overview of the Hexiwear wearable platform: Kinetis K64F MCU, BLE, multi-sensor suite and expansion via MikroBUS; sensor fusion techniques for health, fall and drone applications.

Boost Converter Topologies for Portable and Wearable Devices

Technical overview of DC-DC boost converters for portable/wearable devices: topologies, component selection, layout, and efficiency-focused design trade-offs and tools.

Selecting Accurate Fuel Gauges for Wearable Devices

Technical overview of HG-CVR smart fuel gauge (LC70920XF/LC709203F) using internal-resistance and voltage tracking to estimate RSOC with ±2.8% accuracy, low power.

Packaging Innovations for Wearable DC/DC Converters

Examines SiP integration of DC/DC converters for wearables, comparing package topologies, PCB layout trade-offs, noise, thermal effects, and vendor examples.

5G Intelligent Gateways for Unmanned Smart Agriculture

Overview of using 5G intelligent gateways for smart agriculture: drone and machinery control, IoT monitoring, edge computing, and cloud-based platform integration.

Monitoring Heavy Trucks with 5G Gateways for Safer Driving

Overview of BMG5000 gigabit 5G gateway-based heavy truck safety monitoring system: blind-spot cameras, real-time video upload, GPS positioning, and emissions sensor integration.

ams TMG4903 Optical Sensor Module for Gesture Recognition

Overview of gesture recognition hardware: ams TMG4903 optical sensor module, evaluation board, design challenges, and lower-cost APDS9960/SparkFun breakout option.

Resolving Fluxion Stall When Creating a 5 GHz AP

Configure the Linux kernel regulatory domain and adjust Fluxion's hostapd script to enable 5 GHz AP creation, deauthentication, and packet injection by setting the country code.

Key Specs for Wearables, Condition Monitoring and IoT

Technical guide to selecting accelerometers and MEMS sensors for wearables, CBM, IoT and asset monitoring—covers noise, bandwidth, g-range, power, FIFO and on-node features.

Advances in Wearables for Audio Enhancement

Technical overview of ear-worn devices and hearing technologies, covering wearables, biometric sensing, sound amplification, equalization, masking, and active noise cancellation.

Wireless Li-Ion Charger with Integrated DC/DC for Wearables

Technical overview of the LTC4126 wireless charger receiver for wearables, detailing inductance-free DC-DC charge-pump, CC/CV charger, safety features, and ZVS transmitter pairing.

Low-Power Embedded Smart Wristband Design

Technical design overview for a smart wristband: user requirements, BLE nRF51822 MCU and RF matching, three-axis accelerometer, battery options, system architecture and process.