French Researchers Exploit Non-Idealities of Memristors to Bring AI to the Edge

French Researchers Exploit Non-Idealities of Memristors to Bring AI to the Edge

Keeping with the trend to depart from von Neumann architectures, French researchers have overcome non-ideal properties of memristors to bring Bayesian networks…


News Jan 23, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Modeling Hysteresis in SPICE

Modeling Hysteresis in SPICE

Modeling hysteresis in SPICE can be difficult when you're dealing with a multivalued transfer function. In this article, we'll teach you a way to "cheat" to get…


Ongoing Chip Shortages Lead U.S. Automakers to Ask for Government Intervention

Ongoing Chip Shortages Lead U.S. Automakers to Ask for Government Intervention

As a chip shortage batters the global automotive industry, U.S. automakers plead for government intervention.


News Jan 22, 2021 by Luke James
MIT Devises Custom Hardware Acceleration to Spur Real-Time Robotic Response

MIT Devises Custom Hardware Acceleration to Spur Real-Time Robotic Response

To push real-time robotic response into reality, MIT researchers have turned to their own in-house technique called "robomorphic computing."


News Jan 22, 2021 by Jake Hertz
New Approaches to Physical Verification and Cloud Computing

New Approaches to Physical Verification and Cloud Computing


A Machine Learning Approach to CMP Modeling

A Machine Learning Approach to CMP Modeling


As Data Centers Expand, How are Engineers Upping AC/DC Conversion Efficiency?

As Data Centers Expand, How are Engineers Upping AC/DC Conversion Efficiency?

The demand for data center efficiency is only expanding in 2021. Here are some methods that EEs use to increase A/C/ power conversion efficiency—including a…


News Jan 21, 2021 by Jake Hertz
New Image Sensors Find Use in Brain Imaging, Security Cameras, and Even Selfies

New Image Sensors Find Use in Brain Imaging, Security Cameras, and Even Selfies

A new crop of image sensors shows how device makers have been thinking out of the box with on-chip hardware "re-mosaic," curved image sensors, and more.


News Jan 21, 2021 by Nicholas St. John