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Category Archives: Communications
Jul 06
06:00 AM PDT
Let This Be a Lesson: University Researchers Hack Automotive Electronics
Last month a group of researchers from the University of California San Diego and the University of Washington in Seattle presented a paper describing how they successfully infiltrated a vehicle’s control system. In late 2009, they hacked into a test car’s electronic braking system and prevented a test driver from braking the moving vehicle. Keep reading…
Jun 29
06:00 AM PDT
Head in the Clouds…Feet at the Curb
Historically speaking, multimedia innovations are preceded by increases in bandwidth. Today, although still in their infancy, the applications that require Next Generation Access (NGA) broadband, such as streaming live and on-demand video, cloud computing, and massive downloads and uploads are being implemented around the world. Keep reading…
Jun 07
03:00 AM PDT
Better Late Than Never – DisplayPort 1.2 Becomes a Real Standard
Although it took a little more time than intended, VESA has finally unveiled DisplayPort v1.2. Billed as the industry’s most innovative and flexible digital communication interface standard for transporting display, audio and other data, its impressive array of capabilities and no-fee licensing is sure to entice manufacturers of new consumer electronics. Keep reading…
May 18
06:00 AM PDT
Wake Up and Smell the Wasabi!
Monitoring fire alarm systems via phone lines, standard practice since the 1980s, has generally fallen out of favor with security professionals, as the quality of fire alarm communications has steadily declined and new technologies have emerged. The rapid growth of IP alarm monitoring and wireless notification systems is quickly changing the face of the industry. Security and fire alarm systems are designed for operation within specified current and voltage ratings. If these ratings are exceeded due to short circuit or voltage transients, electronic components may sustain permanent damage and the equipment may fail. Keep reading…
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Several of the industry’s leading passive component engineering and marketing professionals contribute to around the circuit by providing insights and observations on market trends, current and emerging technologies, and industry news. Our posts will primarily focus on high-level industry topics … Keep reading…