Irvine, Calif. — Broadcom Corp. claims this high definition (HD) audio/video decoder is the only fully compliant chip with the emerging Blu-ray and HD DVD optical disc formats. Broadcom's BCM7411D HD ...

The MCP2122 is a self-contained infrared encoder/decoder based on IrDA standard and is pinout-compatible with the Agilent® HSDL-7000 encoder/decoder. The device contains two interfaces: the host UART ...

Optical Illusion: Optical illusions have fascinated and perplexed humans for centuries. They challenge our senses, play with our perception, and reveal the fascinating intricacies of how our brains ...

Light-based technologies, from global internet infrastructure to advanced medical sensors, are fundamental to modern life. Many of these systems rely on micro/nanoscale optical fibers (MNFs)—filaments ...

There’s no dearth of optical illusions online. They trick our eyes and brains into perceiving things in ways that differ from reality. Whether they involve colour, motion or geometric illusions, they ...

Optical Illusion: There are 12 colourful spheres against a striped background in this optical illusion. Are these spheres really of different colours? If you decode this optical illusion in 9 seconds, ...

This article is part of the Ideas for Design Series: Vol. 3, No. 8. In many applications, accurately sensing the position of an electrically controlled mechanical device such as a motor is critical.

Now you see it: A schematic of the experiment, in which an optical diffractive camera hides information by concealing it within ordinary-looking “dummy” patterns. (Courtesy: A Ozcan) Information ...

Fig 1. The Swizzle encoder and decoder are shown in context, residing inside the Framer device. The framer is shown connected to a 40G or 100G OIF compliant module. Fig 2. This is a generic example of ...