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IMS 2025: Why LEO Satellite Markets Are Brutally Exclusive and What to Do About It
With $10 billion dollars of investment required, are we really revolutionizing low-earth orbit (LEO) communication technology or merely adding to space…
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Vikram Sekar
Are You Quantum Ready?
If we are really witnessing the birth of a new computing paradigm, then we must prepare ourselves for it.
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Vikram Sekar
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7 Unwritten Rules for High-Impact Engineering Careers
What they don’t teach you about thriving in technical organizations, but will define your success.
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Vikram Sekar
Using AI to Break the Black Magic of RF Design
New research funding and emerging tools are setting a new standard for design.
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Vikram Sekar
New? Start Here.
Welcome, I hope you'll stay a while.
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Vikram Sekar
A Comprehensive Primer on Advanced Semiconductor Packaging
Almost everything you will ever need to know about semiconductor packaging.
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Vikram Sekar
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May 2025

Upcoming Long Post, Summer of Protocols Talk, 2025 International Microwave Symposium
A few odds and ends that have been brewing...
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Vikram Sekar
Why Earth's Best Optical Fiber Can Only Be Made in Space
The incredible benefits of ZBLAN optical fiber and why it needs microgravity, and which companies are building in-space manufacturing and offering…
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Vikram Sekar
How Edge-AI Chips can Solve the Cocktail Party Problem
Hearing aid technology is severely lagging, and how neural network processors might help save an aging population from dementia.
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Vikram Sekar
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Why Getting a Semiconductor Job Is Harder Than It Should Be
Understanding the structural bottlenecks behind hiring, education, and outdated industry practices, and some helpful suggestions to navigate the career…
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Vikram Sekar
Why 50 Ohms Became the RF Standard
The history, physics, and practical trade-offs behind a number every RF engineer knows.
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Vikram Sekar
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A Comprehensive Guide To Installing Open Source Tools For Integrated Circuit Design
Plus two suggested projects you can work on using your newly acquired toolkit.
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Vikram Sekar
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