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Cadence Launches Maestro AI Models to Power Chip Design Super Agents

Cadence Launches Maestro AI Models to Power Chip Design Super Agents

The domain-specialized model portfolio is trained against Cadence's own EDA tools and reaches early access customers this quarter.


News 15 hours ago by Luke James
Introduction to Non-Uniform Quantization in Pulse-Code Modulation Systems

Introduction to Non-Uniform Quantization in Pulse-Code Modulation Systems

Uniform quantization adds the same noise power at every level, so SNR collapses for soft speech. See how compressing the signal first makes noise track signal power and holds SNR steady.


The CRA’s Challenge for Embedded Developers

The CRA’s Challenge for Embedded Developers

The EU's Cyber Resilience Act demands proof of secure-by-design development. Can embedded component creators deliver transparency and compliance without killing engineering flexibility?


Enter to Win an STM32 NUCLEO-WBA55CG Development Board

Enter to Win an STM32 NUCLEO-WBA55CG Development Board

Take your wireless designs further! Enter to win an STMicroelectronics NUCLEO-WBA55CG board, courtesy of Avnet Silica.


giveaways Nov 01, 2026 by Avnet SILICA
Digital Design Test Solutions for Satellite Components

Digital Design Test Solutions for Satellite Components

Discover how Rohde & Schwarz solutions help engineers validate high-speed digital interfaces like SpaceWire and address power-integrity challenges with advanced oscilloscope-based measurements for robust satellite component design.


Secure Flash: A Practical Path to Cyber Resilience Act Compliance

Secure Flash: A Practical Path to Cyber Resilience Act Compliance

In this article, we explore a practical hardware foundation for secure boot, protected storage, authenticated updates, anti-rollback, recovery, and compliance evidence.


TI Adds Agentic AI to CCStudio and Launches a Multiprotocol Industrial Ethernet Module

TI Adds Agentic AI to CCStudio and Launches a Multiprotocol Industrial Ethernet Module

TI is giving AI coding agents direct access to its device data and debugger, and says a new porting skill cuts migration work from months to days. A…


News Nov 10, 2026 by Dale Wilson
Exclusive—Cadence Debuts Platform For Breaking Fragmented Component Workflows

Exclusive—Cadence Debuts Platform For Breaking Fragmented Component Workflows

Launched today, Cadence’s OrCAD Xplore Design Platform slashes component research time and eliminates disconnected workflows to enable seamless, integrated…


News Nov 09, 2026 by Jeff Child
Tektronix Unveils Low Cost Scope With 12-Bit ADC and Built-In Bode Plots

Tektronix Unveils Low Cost Scope With 12-Bit ADC and Built-In Bode Plots

Announced today, the entry-level oscilloscope family targets the expanding overlap of IoT sensing, modern power topologies, and university engineering labs.…


News Nov 09, 2026 by Jeff Child
NXP Unwaps Unified Robotics Platform for Trusted Physical AI Designs

NXP Unwaps Unified Robotics Platform for Trusted Physical AI Designs

Announced today, NXP’s new unified robotics platform provides a "neural axis" architecture and pre-validated drone reference designs to accelerate trusted…


News Nov 09, 2026 by Jeff Child
The MIPS R2000: The Stanford RISC That Became the Textbook Pipeline

The MIPS R2000: The Stanford RISC That Became the Textbook Pipeline

John Hennessy's students designed a processor with no pipeline interlocks and left the hazards to the compiler. The commercial version taped out just before…


News Nov 06, 2026 by Luke James
Designing Around the USB-C Bottleneck: A Three-Diode ESD Protection Strategy

Designing Around the USB-C Bottleneck: A Three-Diode ESD Protection Strategy

A USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 laptop port shows how matching TVS diode arrays to power, configuration, and data lines handles ESD without adding capacitance or board space.


TDK Intros 2 kW Medical AC-DC Supplies With High Power Density

TDK Intros 2 kW Medical AC-DC Supplies With High Power Density

The new CUS1600M and CUS2000M models combine up to 95 percent efficiency with strict medical isolation and ultra-quiet cooling for sensitive industrial and…


News Nov 05, 2026 by Jeff Child
Better Connections: 4 New Connectors Target Industrial, Auto, and More

Better Connections: 4 New Connectors Target Industrial, Auto, and More

Four companies introduce connectors that address common engineering design issues in the industrial, high-speed communication, and automotive industries.


News Nov 04, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell