Energy Efficiency

What Is Smart Home Technology and What Does It Include?

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What Is Smart Home Technology and What Does It Include?

Introduction to Smart Home: Smart home technology integrates various facilities related to home life using structured cabling technology, network communication technology, security technology, and automatic control technology, building an efficient management system for residential facilities and family schedules, enhancing home safety, convenience, comfort, artistry, and achieving an environmentally friendly and energy-saving living environment. In simple … Read more

How to Use LoRaWAN Technology to Retrofit Old Buildings

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How to Use LoRaWAN Technology to Retrofit Old Buildings

The rapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming traditional environments into intelligent, data-driven ecosystems. Among numerous applications, one of the most promising is the intelligent retrofitting of traditional buildings—specifically, older buildings that were not originally designed as smart buildings. This intelligent transformation brings numerous advantages, including improved energy efficiency, enhanced living comfort, … Read more

What Surprises Does The Unified Memory-Compute Chip Bring?

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What Surprises Does The Unified Memory-Compute Chip Bring?

Source: Semiconductor Industry Overview Original Author: Feng Ning Traditional chip architectures face severe challenges such as the “memory wall,” “power wall,” and “compute wall.” What are they? What is a unified memory-compute chip? How does it solve these problems? In recent years, with the explosive growth of AI application scenarios, the demand for computational power … Read more

Understanding Microcontrollers: A Comprehensive Guide

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Understanding Microcontrollers: A Comprehensive Guide

A microcontroller (Single-Chip Microcomputer) is an integrated circuit chip that uses ultra-large scale integration technology to integrate a central processing unit (CPU), random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), multiple I/O ports, an interrupt system, timers/counters, and other functions (which may also include display driver circuits, pulse width modulation circuits, analog multiplexers, A/D converters, etc.) … Read more

Brain-Inspired Computing Needs A Master Plan

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Brain-Inspired Computing Needs A Master Plan

Introduction With the increasing demand for computing power, the energy consumption of modern computing systems is also rising, making it challenging to support the sustainable future development of artificial intelligence technologies. This energy issue largely stems from the traditional digital computing systems employing the classic von Neumann architecture, where data processing and storage occur in … Read more

Do Smart Homes Really Save Electricity? An In-Depth Analysis

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Do Smart Homes Really Save Electricity? An In-Depth Analysis

With the development of technology, smart home devices have gradually entered thousands of households. But many people may ask: do these devices really help us save electricity? This article will analyze the impact of smart home devices on electricity bills from the perspective of a professional electrician and provide practical optimization strategies. 01 Analysis of … Read more

Low Power Design Focus Shifts to Reducing Power Dissipation

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Low Power Design Focus Shifts to Reducing Power Dissipation

Looking at today’s applications, whether in the Internet of Things, consumer mobile devices, or various devices that can connect to wall outlets, including servers, low power consumption has become a differentiating factor and a necessary condition for product success (as noted by techsugar). Written by: Brian Bailey Translated by: Editorial Team Advancements in mobile technology … Read more

Low Power Design: The Energy-Saving Code for Electronics

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Low Power Design: The Energy-Saving Code for Electronics

In today’s rapidly developing digital age, low power design has become an indispensable key element in the electronics field, with a broad and profound impact that permeates every aspect of our lives. From the smart phones and smart watches we carry every day to various sensors and controllers in smart homes, as well as monitoring … Read more

5 Practical Tips for Low-Power Design

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5 Practical Tips for Low-Power Design

In our daily lives, computer technology has entered almost every niche market, whether at home, in the office, or even in your garden. We rely on these technological innovations more than we realize. While you might think that low-power design is only crucial for battery-powered devices, the sheer number of devices connected to the grid … Read more

Low Power Design Strategies for Operational Amplifiers

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Low Power Design Strategies for Operational Amplifiers

Introduction In recent years, the popularity of battery-powered electronic products has made power consumption an increasingly important issue for analog circuit designers. This article will introduce how to use low-power operational amplifiers for system design, while also covering low-power operational amplifiers with low supply voltage capabilities and their applications. We will discuss how to correctly … Read more