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When it comes to learning digital system design, hobbyists and students have a lot of options, whether it’s tinkering with field-programmable gate arrays or working up chip submission for a Tiny Tapeout run. But similar tools for analog design have been harder to come by. Certainly you can create analog circuits in a simulator like LTspice and test them against theory. But nothing beats building real analog circu

In advanced electromagnetic (EM) design, speed and accuracy are critical – especially for large antenna arrays and complex scattering problems. But traditional simulation methods often require costly, repetitive computations just to evaluate radiation patterns across different scenarios.Our latest whitepaper, Efficient Simulation of Radiation Pattern Diagrams for Complex Electromagnetic Problems, introduces two breakthrough techniques that slash simulation time without sacrificing precision:“One Element at a Time” – Simulate once, generate any beam pattern instantly.Matrix-Based Acceleration – Faster far-field calculations for large datasets.

Twenty years ago, Web-savvy folks were focused on solving the Internet’s “last-mile” problem. Today, by contrast, one of the biggest bottlenecks to expanding Internet access is rather around a “middle-mile” problem—crossing cities and tough terrain, not just driveways and country roads. Taara, a spin-off of X (formerly Google X), is promoting a

The annual IEEE election process begins in August, so be sure to check your mailbox for your ballot. To help you choose the 2026 IEEE president-elect, The Institute is publishing the candidates’ official biographies as well as a statement describing which IEEE Strategic Goal resonates with them the most and why it is particularly meaningful to them. The candidates are IEEE senior members Jill I. Gostin and David Alan Koehler.On 27 June, IEEE President Kathleen Kramer moderated the Meet the 2026 IEEE President-Elect Candidates Forum, where the candidates answered pressing questions

The U.S. CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 aimed to reestablish advanced manufacturing for logic and memory in the United States, as well as boost or establish other chipmaking activities. The job is far from complete, but a look at where the money is expected to go points to a potentially broad geographic boost for the domestic chip industry. That’s assuming it continues.Not long after the law took effect, the federal government began careful negotiations and had in hand proposed deals for more than 30 projects by the end of October 2024.After Donald Trump won the 2024 election, the CHIPS Office went into high gear, converting those proposed deals int

Integrating an electronic material that exhibits a strange property called negative capacitance can help high-power gallium nitride transistors break through a performance barrier, say scientists in California. Research published in Science suggests that negative capacitance helps sidestep a physical limit that typically enforces trade-offs between how well a transistor performs in the “on” state versus how well it does in the “off” state. The researchers behind the projec

Without Seizo Onoe, cellular phone networks would not be the source of global connectivity we know today. The IEEE life member was instrumental in driving the standardization for 3G and 4G mobile networks.The first-generation networks that launched in the late 1970s and early 1980s were largely country-specific, designed for making only domestic or regional calls. There was no way to send text messages or other data over 1G networks. And interference from other radio signals made 1G co

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.RO-MAN 2025: 25–29 August 2025, EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDSCLAWAR 2025: 5–7 September 2025, SHENZHEN, CHINAACTUATE 2025: 23–24 September 2025, SAN FRANCISCO

Ensuring consistent haptic feedback in smart devices is critical—but traditional testing methods like Laser Doppler Vibrometry (LDV) and accelerometers can be slow, expensive, and complex for high-volume production.What if there was a better way?This white paper explores how microphone-based haptic testing delivers accurate, non-contact measurements while streamlining production testing.In This White Paper, You’ll Learn:How microphone testing compares to LDVs and accelerometers – without sacrificing accuracyKey benefits for production environments, including speed, cost savings, and simplified setupsReal-world test results across smartphones, smartwatches, and fitness trackers

The IEEE Board of Directors shapes the future direction of IEEE and is committed to ensuring IEEE remains a strong and vibrant organization—serving the needs of its members and the engineering and technology community worldwide while fulfilling the IEEE mission of advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.This article features IEEE Board of Directors members Bala S. Prasanna, Stefano Bregni, Charles M. Jackson, and H. Alan Mantooth.IEEE Senior Member Bala S. PrasannaDirector, Region 1: Northeastern U.S.