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Remember the famous show ‘White Collar’ where they use face restructuring to recognize a felon who used plastic surgery to hide his real identity. Or the Bourne Trilogy where they used facial recognition on every step to catch Jason Bourne. Fascinating, isn’t it? The concept has now moved out of reel world and is finally becoming a part of real mainstream life. Right from Amazon’s Rekognition to iPhone X’s Face ID technology, this one has been a deal maker everywhere.   

The first thing that erupts in mind is how many? Yes, there are many in fact plenty to fulfill considerable part of global energy demands. But we will only be discussing the most important ones here. Since renewable energy is no longer a niche technology, almost all small and big nations around the world have embarked on a race to impress the world with most spectacular solar energy projects of all types and let everyone know about their true potential. 

What is a wireless telecommunication network? In simple terms, it may be defined as a wireless network which enables us to communicate over mobile phones and similar devices.The journey of a modern day wireless telecommunication network can be divided into 4 phases, namely 1G, 2G, 3G and 4G. Let us understand each one of them one by one.   

Serial communication is the most widely used communication methodology as far as embedded systems are concerned. Before talking about types of serial protocols used in embedded industry and comparing them, let us first see what a serial communication is.   

Use of sensors is pretty common in industries and organizations. But, Internet of Things (IoT) has put the usage of sensors at a completely different level. Again, the entire concept of IoT exists and survived because of sensors. What role does sensors play in IoT? Simply answered, they are the medium through which various physical objects are connected through Internet. IoT platforms function and deliver various kinds of intelligence and data using a variety of sensors. The world has gone digital and “smarter” through the interconnection of things via Internet through sensors. 

Internet of Things is a vast field that is growing rapidly and aggressively engaged by big industrial players. With large industrial participation, the number of available development boards for IoT is also daunting. There are several microcontroller boards, daughter boards (Single Board Computers), System on Chip boards and Application Specific ICs available that have on-board Wi-Fi Radios, Bluetooth, other connectivity interfaces and large number of GPIO pins to interface sensors. 

Serial communication is the most widely used communication methodology as far as embedded systems are concerned. Before talking about types of serial protocols used in embedded industry and comparing them, let us first see what a serial communication is.    

Maxim Integrated has been changing things for hundreds and thousands of people across the world indirectly. Its main offering i.e. analog ICs are used by designers and innovators who want to create something new, better and more fun. How they are doing it? We will take a detailed peek into it through below given stories. 

Just like artificial intelligence, drones, and IoT, facial recognition technology is also defining our millenium. Initially it was only used among military services and It is finally making its way into the mainstream world. Now even the most commonly used devices like our smartphones are making use of facial recognition while cameras are using it for identifying faces that need to be captured for photo. Now, we also have those cameras that recognize faces of pets like dogs and cats. This has also called attention of a number of authorities and regulatory bodies around the world that are examining systems that can recognize criminals even among large crowds. But before weighing its good side with its dark side, let’s understand the definition of this technology.