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Black History Month Spotlight: Jerry Lawson, Father of the Game Cartridge

Black History Month Spotlight: Jerry Lawson, Father of the Game Cartridge

You can thank Jerry Lawson for blazing a trail for beloved gaming consoles, including Atari, Nintendo, X-box, and PlayStation.


News Feb 28, 2025 by Luke James
Intel Rounds Out Xeon 6 Portfolio With New CPUs for AI and Networking

Intel Rounds Out Xeon 6 Portfolio With New CPUs for AI and Networking

Intel says the new processors cover the “broadest set of workloads in the industry.”


News Feb 27, 2025 by Aaron Carman
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.


Renesas Packs Capacitive Touch, Segment LCD, and Security Into MCU

Renesas Packs Capacitive Touch, Segment LCD, and Security Into MCU

The 14 new devices are based on an 80-MHz Arm Cortex M33 processor and employ Renesas' proprietary low-power technology to balance performance and power savings.


News Feb 26, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Four Interesting AM Modulation Circuits You Should Know About

Four Interesting AM Modulation Circuits You Should Know About

This article highlights a selection of circuits used for amplitude modulation, including a switching modulator built with just one diode and a circuit that incorporates a Class C power amplifier.


Rohm Reveals 32-bit Audio DAC Tuned for High-Resolution Playback

Rohm Reveals 32-bit Audio DAC Tuned for High-Resolution Playback

The new BD34302EKV DAC promises advanced features and superior sound quality for audiophiles.


News Feb 26, 2025 by Charles Lee
What’s New in Medtech? 5 Prototypes Bolster Rehab, Diagnosis, and More

What’s New in Medtech? 5 Prototypes Bolster Rehab, Diagnosis, and More

New research prototypes are pushing the envelope in medical technology, from AI-powered sensors for heart attack detection to smart pajamas for sleep monitoring.


News Feb 25, 2025 by Luke James
Microsoft Unveils Quantum Computing Chip Using ‘Topoconductor’ Materials

Microsoft Unveils Quantum Computing Chip Using ‘Topoconductor’ Materials

Leveraging a new state of matter, Microsoft is pushing that state of quantum computing from theoretical to practical.


News Feb 25, 2025 by Jake Hertz
ISSCC 2025: Intel Propels Chiplet Interconnect Speed and Flexibility

ISSCC 2025: Intel Propels Chiplet Interconnect Speed and Flexibility

The company demonstrated configurable, bandwidth-scalable heterogenous 2.5D interfaces across 20 chiplets from two foundries.


News Feb 24, 2025 by Duane Benson
Micron Targets AI PCs With Next Gen of Its PCI Express NAND SSDs

Micron Targets AI PCs With Next Gen of Its PCI Express NAND SSDs

The new SSD, which leverages a PCIe Gen5 interface, may redefine data transfer speeds and reliability for AI PC OEMs.


News Feb 24, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Programming Your Standalone Hardware Soundboard

Programming Your Standalone Hardware Soundboard

In Part 2 of this two-part series, we turn our hardware assembly into a functioning soundboard by adding the necessary code in Arduino IDE and uploading soundbites.


Historical Engineers: Isamu Akasaki, Inventor of GaN-Based Blue LEDs

Historical Engineers: Isamu Akasaki, Inventor of GaN-Based Blue LEDs

Nobel prize winner Isamu Akasaki invented efficient blue light-emitting diodes, enabling bright, energy-efficient white light sources.


News Feb 21, 2025 by Luke James
ST Makes Its Foray Into Silicon Photonic ICs for Data Center Interconnects

ST Makes Its Foray Into Silicon Photonic ICs for Data Center Interconnects

With Amazon Web Services as a major partner, STMicroelectronics has launched its first silicon photonics solution.


News Feb 21, 2025 by Jake Hertz
ISSCC: Sony Pushes Global Shutter to Commercial Cameras With Image Sensor

ISSCC: Sony Pushes Global Shutter to Commercial Cameras With Image Sensor

Thanks to pixel-parallel ADCs, Sony’s new sensor could make global shutter technology commonplace. The company shared details in its ISSCC paper this week.


News Feb 20, 2025 by Aaron Carman
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.


Nexperia Introduces 10BASE-T1S-Compliant ESD Protection Diodes

Nexperia Introduces 10BASE-T1S-Compliant ESD Protection Diodes

The new ESD protection diodes are the first to comply with OPEN Alliance's 10BASE-T1S automotive Ethernet.


News Feb 19, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
Knowles SMD Bandpass Filter | Featured Product Spotlight

Knowles SMD Bandpass Filter | Featured Product Spotlight

Knowles SMD Bandpass Filters provide high-performance filtering for microwave applications in a compact, surface-mountable package. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Diodes Incorporated AP74700Q Ideal Diode MOSFET Controller | New Product Brief

Diodes Incorporated AP74700Q Ideal Diode MOSFET Controller | New Product Brief

Diodes Incorporated AP74700Q Ideal Diode MOSFET Controller is an automotive-grade solution designed for low-loss rectification in unidirectional power paths. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Introduction to Inverse Class F Power Amplifiers

Introduction to Inverse Class F Power Amplifiers

Using the second-harmonic peaking amplifier as an example, we explore the basic principles of inverse Class F amplification.


Microchip Intros AI-Powered Coding Assistant for Embedded Developers

Microchip Intros AI-Powered Coding Assistant for Embedded Developers

Announced today, the new custom-trained AI coding assistant aims to make firmware development significantly easier for developers


News Feb 19, 2025 by Jake Hertz