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GettyImages-1152954877 IoT satcom communications How Do 8 Layers Of IoT Security Keep Devices Safe?

Engineers and computer experts are constantly learning more about the Internet of Things (IoT). The coming decades will likely introduce millions more sensor-based devices into networks. These attack surfaces introduce numerous security concerns.

  • 5 Ways To Improve Your Technical Communication

    Whether we’re pitching to investors, networking at a trade show, or giving a conference presentation, our message impacts the results. If we’re not thoughtful about how we structure that content, select details, and deliver the information, it’s easy to lose the quality and clarity of our communication.

  • Ensuring Reliable Bluetooth Low Energy Performance In Wearables, IoT Devices

    Good design, development, and product testing are key to ensuring functionality, reliability, and continued sales growth. Testing is an important consideration through a product’s entire life cycle in order to find and fix problems before they become truly expensive.

  • Bluetooth Low Energy 101

    This two-part article will provide product designers with the information they need to develop quality Bluetooth low energy products, starting with an understanding of the standard.

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  • Role Call: Senior Staff Packaging Engineer

    Role Call, a series on RF Globalnet, takes a “peek behind the curtain” to help answer the questions related to different jobs and career paths in the RF and microwave industry.  Recently, Mumtaz Bora, Senior Staff Packaging Engineer at pSemi, took time to answer some questions about her occupation.

  • Role Call: RF Modeling Manager

    Role Call is a new series on RF Globalnet that will look at different jobs and career paths in the RF and Microwave industry. We’ll explore what each position entails, how much you have to know, and what experience you need to get started. Yueying Liu, RF Device Modeling Manager with Wolfspeed/CREE has held various positions in the industry since earning her doctorate in solid-state electronics from North Carolina State University in 2009. Liu’s experience ranges from GaN product engineer and modeling design engineer to RF PA designer and RF modeling engineer, before taking her current management role last year.

  • Role Call: Consultant Engineer

    Role Call is a new series on RF Globalnet that will look at different jobs and career paths in the RF and Microwave industry. We’ll explore what each position entails, how much you have to know, and what experience you need to get started. The first position we have explored is a consultant engineer. Andy Dearn, the Principal Consultant Engineer at Plextek RFI Ltd., let us take a peek behind the curtain, revealing everything from the most exciting aspects of his job to the mundane day-to-day activities.

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  • Power inductors typically are used for energy storage in DC/DC converters or high-noise filter applications, including motor speed control, adjustable lighting, DC power conditioning, and more. This article delivers the basic information for understanding power inductors, their uses, and benefits.

  • Explore the intricacies of setting up radiated emissions testing with this guide, covering everything from antenna placement and polarization to accurate frequency selection and signal measurement.