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Altera Infuses AI Into New Mid-Range FPGAs

Altera Infuses AI Into New Mid-Range FPGAs

Barely a month after its creation (or re-creation), FGPA company Altera hit the stage at Embedded World 2024 in Nuremberg to highlight new AI-focused Agilex 5 FPGAs.


News Apr 10, 2024 by Dale Wilson
Bulgin HDMI Buccaneer Connectors | New Product Brief

Bulgin HDMI Buccaneer Connectors | New Product Brief

Bulgin HDMI Buccaneer Connectors stand out as an excellent choice for demanding applications, offering reliable connectivity in harsh environments. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


What’s the Difference Between RS-232 and RS-485?

What’s the Difference Between RS-232 and RS-485?

Though both standards have long been used for serial communication, RS-485 offers valuable features that aren't available from RS-232. Learn more in this article.


AMD Announces Two New Adaptive SoCs for Faster Edge AI

AMD Announces Two New Adaptive SoCs for Faster Edge AI

At Embedded World 2024, AMD announced two new adaptive SoC chips targeting edge AI and high-load edge computing systems—both of which will be deployed in Subaru's Eyesight ADAS.


News Apr 10, 2024 by Duane Benson
Renesas Electronics RA8D1 Arm® Cortex®-M85 Microcontrollers | New Product Brief

Renesas Electronics RA8D1 Arm® Cortex®-M85 Microcontrollers | New Product Brief

Renesas Electronics RA8D1 Arm® Cortex®-M85 MCUs are high-performance graphics processors featuring the powerful Arm® Cortex®-M85 core with Helium technology, optimized for computationally intensive AI/ML tasks. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Carling Technologies V-Series Contura Sealed Rocker Switches | New Product Brief

Carling Technologies V-Series Contura Sealed Rocker Switches | New Product Brief

Carling Technologies V-Series Contura Sealed Rocker Switches are designed for unparalleled reliability, featuring a silver-plated butt contact mechanism that ensures durability beyond 100K electrical cycles. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


NXP Launches Scalable Wireless MCU Series at Embedded World

NXP Launches Scalable Wireless MCU Series at Embedded World

With support for a bevy of wireless standards, the latest NXP MCUs, unveiled at Embedded World 2024, ease the transition to a connected world.


News Apr 09, 2024 by Aaron Carman
At Silicon Labs, Wireless IoT is Only The First Step in Rethinking Product Design

At Silicon Labs, Wireless IoT is Only The First Step in Rethinking Product Design

Daniel Cooley, CTO and SVP of Technology and Product Development, has spent nearly 20 years at Silicon Labs. He discusses today’s cutting-edge wireless and IoT technologies and where he thinks they are heading over the next 50 years.


Renesas Rolls Out Entry-Level MCU With ‘Best-in-Class’ Power Consumption

Renesas Rolls Out Entry-Level MCU With ‘Best-in-Class’ Power Consumption

At Embedded World today, Renesas lifted the curtain on a new family of entry-level MCUs filling out its RA series. We spoke to Renesas' Masashi Ueda to learn more.


News Apr 08, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Ω Sweet Ω: The Life and Work of Georg Ohm, the Man Behind the Symbol

Ω Sweet Ω: The Life and Work of Georg Ohm, the Man Behind the Symbol

Georg Ohm, the man behind the most well-known electrical equation, had a surprisingly hard time convincing others of its importance at the time.


News Apr 08, 2024 by Aaron Carman
A Brief Introduction to Ruthroff Transmission Line Transformers

A Brief Introduction to Ruthroff Transmission Line Transformers

Learn how these classic RF transformers achieve broadband impedance transformation.


Infineon Levels Up Machine Learning Performance With Three New MCUs

Infineon Levels Up Machine Learning Performance With Three New MCUs

Infineon has added three PSOC Edge MCUs with Arm Cores and dual-domain architectures to ramp up edge performance.


News Apr 05, 2024 by Jake Hertz
A New Specification Pulls Global IoT Security Under One Standard

A New Specification Pulls Global IoT Security Under One Standard

The Connectivity Standards Alliance has released its IoT Device Security Specification V1.0 to unify many different standards for global use.


News Apr 05, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Heart Sensor Grows With Tissue to Measure Both Mechanical, Electrical Data

Heart Sensor Grows With Tissue to Measure Both Mechanical, Electrical Data

In contrast to current cardiac sensors, which can only measure mechanical or electrical data in bulky form factors, the new one-atom-thin device measures both.


News Apr 04, 2024 by Jake Hertz
All About Circuits Looks Ahead at Embedded World 2024

All About Circuits Looks Ahead at Embedded World 2024

Check out the technologies and products these leading companies plan to showcase at next week's Embedded World trade show in Nuremberg, Germany.


News Apr 03, 2024 by Jeff Child
Earthquake in Taiwan—Our Hearts Go Out to Those Impacted

Earthquake in Taiwan—Our Hearts Go Out to Those Impacted

The 7.4 magnitude earthquake today in Taiwan has caused devastating loss and suffering. Our thoughts with all those affected.


Diodes Incorporated AP43771H Enhanced USB PD 3.1 Protocol Controller | New Product Brief

Diodes Incorporated AP43771H Enhanced USB PD 3.1 Protocol Controller | New Product Brief

Diodes Incorporated AP43771H Enhanced USB PD 3.1 Protocol Controller is a highly integrated controller designed for premium USB Type-C adapter/charger applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


How to Analyze Transmission Line Transformers: The Easy Way and the Hard Way

How to Analyze Transmission Line Transformers: The Easy Way and the Hard Way

In this article, we explore two different methods for analyzing the impedance transformation ratio of a transmission line transformer.


MCU Roundup: 3 New MCUs Push Performance at the Edge

MCU Roundup: 3 New MCUs Push Performance at the Edge

From small appliances to edge AI, the latest MCUs from Renesas, Ambiq, and Nuvoton provide higher performance and efficiency.


News Apr 02, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Microchip Expands Its Serial SRAM Devices to 2 Mb and 4 Mb

Microchip Expands Its Serial SRAM Devices to 2 Mb and 4 Mb

With speeds up to 143 MHz, the new 2-Mb and 4-Mb serial SRAM devices can be a lower-cost alternative to traditional parallel SRAM products.


News Apr 02, 2024 by Jake Hertz