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Case Study: Sealed Tactile Switch Meets Needs of Power Tool Design

Case Study: Sealed Tactile Switch Meets Needs of Power Tool Design

Power tools have demanding needs when it comes to tactile switches. Learn how an engineering team overcame integration, durability, and safety hurdles for this harsh environment.


Beyond Copper and Optical, a New Interconnect Eyes Next Gen Data Centers

Beyond Copper and Optical, a New Interconnect Eyes Next Gen Data Centers

Both copper and optical interconnects face limitations as choices for next gen data centers. Learn how a third option promises to enable scaling up AI clusters in data centers for years to come.


Ensuring IoT Designs Comply With the Cyber Resilience Act—and Are Seen to Do So

Ensuring IoT Designs Comply With the Cyber Resilience Act—and Are Seen to Do So

Adapting to new cybersecurity regulations can be challenging for embedded developers. Here, we discuss these challenges and introduce some tools for meeting them.


The Impact of Non-Terrestrial Networks on Current and Future Global Connectivity

The Impact of Non-Terrestrial Networks on Current and Future Global Connectivity

This article looks at the current status and likely direction of non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), with a focus on practical considerations for early adopters of this new technology.


Understand and Mitigate Temp Effects in InGaAs Avalanche Photodiodes

Understand and Mitigate Temp Effects in InGaAs Avalanche Photodiodes

InGaAs Avalanche Photodiodes (APDs) use avalanche multiplication to amplify weak optical signals. Learn how adding antimony (Sb) into the APD structure enhances temperature stability and reduces noise.


Innovative Impact Tracking: How MEMS Sensors Change the Game

Innovative Impact Tracking: How MEMS Sensors Change the Game

We explore the implications of a new MEMS technology that reliably measures both low-rate accelerations and high-intensity impacts.


How RISC-V Enables Shift-Left Practices for Securing Embedded Systems

How RISC-V Enables Shift-Left Practices for Securing Embedded Systems

RISC-V’s open architecture enables a shift-left approach to security in embedded systems. Learn how it smooths the way for integrating security features and more early in the development cycle.


Edge AI Meets Next-Gen Cooling: The Breakthrough of Silicon-Based Micro-Cooling Fans

Edge AI Meets Next-Gen Cooling: The Breakthrough of Silicon-Based Micro-Cooling Fans

MEMS-based miniature-fan technology can provide improved thermal performance, increased reliability, and reduced noise for advanced processors.


Bluetooth Channel Sounding Unlocks New Distance-Ranging Applications

Bluetooth Channel Sounding Unlocks New Distance-Ranging Applications

Learn how this new Bluetooth feature enhances distance ranging and enables new device positioning and location service applications.


The GaN-Powered Future of Class-D Audio Amplifiers

The GaN-Powered Future of Class-D Audio Amplifiers

Learn how applying gallium nitride (GaN) power transistor technology to class-D audio amplifiers can improve signal fidelity, reduce power consumption, and provide a lighter, more cost-effective solution than silicon.


Adding Vision to Supervision: Enhancing Workplace Efficiency

Adding Vision to Supervision: Enhancing Workplace Efficiency

Placing cameras in a workplace can be tricky because it requires balancing workplace efficiency with employee security and privacy. Learn how to leverage sensing technology properly to maximize production.


An AI Revolution in Power Management Design for Embedded Systems

An AI Revolution in Power Management Design for Embedded Systems

Learn how PMIC.AI leverages custom LLM technology to transform how engineers design power supplies that meet the increasing complexity of multi-rail SoC systems.


AI Inferencing in Data Centers: Breaking the Efficiency-Cost Tradeoff

AI Inferencing in Data Centers: Breaking the Efficiency-Cost Tradeoff

Training and inferencing comprise two crucial aspects of AI processing in datacenters. Learn the differences between the two, and the cost-efficiency issues involved.


ROHM’s High Voltage GaN Solutions With EcoGaN

ROHM’s High Voltage GaN Solutions With EcoGaN

Gallium nitride (GaN) power solutions have a strong foothold in medium-powered applications including consumer electronics, EV onboard chargers (OBCs), and DC/DC converters.


Post-Quantum Cryptography—Securing Semiconductors in a Post-Quantum World

Post-Quantum Cryptography—Securing Semiconductors in a Post-Quantum World

Quantum computing advances are exciting, but they’re also a looming threat to securing ICs, driving the need for Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC). Learn about PQC, how it’s being implemented, and the legislation involved.


Unlocking the Future: AI-Driven Embedded Systems

Unlocking the Future: AI-Driven Embedded Systems

AI-driven embedded systems are enabling smarter, more efficient, and adaptive systems. We will explore key industry innovations and identify applications that can benefit from this revolutionary technology.


Rethinking Computational Storage: Unlock the Processing Power of SSDs

Rethinking Computational Storage: Unlock the Processing Power of SSDs

Generic concepts of computational storage are a dead end, but targeted accelerators leveraging the massive on-board bandwidth of solid-state drives may benefit high-performance computing.


How To Streamline the IoT Security Lifecycle

How To Streamline the IoT Security Lifecycle

Security in IoT systems is both an end-to-end problem and a lifecycle challenge. In this article, learn cost-effective ways to craft an enduring, secure IoT implementation.


Improving Low Dropout Voltage Regulation Using Remote Sense

Improving Low Dropout Voltage Regulation Using Remote Sense

Learn how remote sensing for low dropout (LDO) regulators can counteract parasitic resistance and inductance in applications with long connections, narrow traces, or high power.


Sustainable PCB Manufacturing: Eco-Friendly Materials and Practices

Sustainable PCB Manufacturing: Eco-Friendly Materials and Practices

Current initiatives for sustainable PCB manufacturing often focus more on regulatory compliance than environmental responsibility. We will examine those initiatives plus newer ideas that could provide a better path forward for the PCB manufacturing industry.