Galaxy S7 and the Ongoing Charging Guessing Game

Galaxy S7 and the Ongoing Charging Guessing Game
by Bernard Murphy on 07-12-2016 at 7:00 am

In the back-and-forth competition between Samsung and Apple, the Galaxy S7 certainly seems to have notched a few wins over the iPhone 6S. Most reviewers feel the Samsung camera is noticeably superior and the overall look and feel is on a par with or better than the Apple product. I want to focus on just one area where Samsung differs… Read More


Latest Crop of Energy Harvesting Chips Powers IoT Sensor Nodes

Latest Crop of Energy Harvesting Chips Powers IoT Sensor Nodes
by Tom Simon on 12-14-2015 at 12:00 pm

Like death and taxes, changing batteries in remote sensor nodes and wireless IoT devices is often inevitable. Huge effort has been expended on reducing power consumption for battery operated devices, but the day always comes when the battery goes dead. Taking care of this can be as simple as popping open a battery cover and swapping… Read More


Breakthrough Battery Life for Mobile Devices

Breakthrough Battery Life for Mobile Devices
by Daniel Payne on 09-08-2015 at 6:02 pm

Battery life is a never-ending battle for me with all of my mobile devices: Laptop, Tablet, Smart phone, bike computer, Kindle Reader, Bluetooth headset, etc. It seems like I’m constantly having to charge up my battery at the most inconvenient times. When I think about the history of batteries for mobile devices I can recall… Read More


Qualcomm JEDEC Mobile Keynote: Memory Bandwidth and Thermal Limits

Qualcomm JEDEC Mobile Keynote: Memory Bandwidth and Thermal Limits
by Paul McLellan on 05-14-2013 at 4:37 pm

I went to some of the JEDEC mobile conference a couple of weeks ago. The opening keynote was by Richard Wietfeld of Qualcomm called The Need for Speed.

He emphasized that smartphones are really setting the pace these days in all things mobile and internet. Over 1/3 of access is on smartphones now. Over 4/5 of searches on smartphones… Read More