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TinyML Summit: Enhancing NPUs With Digital In-memory Computing

TinyML Summit: Enhancing NPUs With Digital In-memory Computing

At the TinyML Summit 2023, STMicroelectronics made a presentation on the benefits of in-memory computing, particularly for neural processing units.


News May 01, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Understanding Limitations to Increasing SFDR in High-speed ADCs

Understanding Limitations to Increasing SFDR in High-speed ADCs

Learn about two nonlinearity sources, spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR), and SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) in analog-to-digital converters (ADCs).


New Schottky Diodes Up Performance With Materials and Architecture

New Schottky Diodes Up Performance With Materials and Architecture

This roundup highlights how multiple companies and research teams have boosted the performance of a common component: the Schottky diode.


News Apr 29, 2023 by Jake Hertz
A Beginners Guide to Debugging Embedded Systems: 3 Steps to Find Bugs Quickly

A Beginners Guide to Debugging Embedded Systems: 3 Steps to Find Bugs Quickly

Learn about debugging embedded systems using a simple 3-step method called DDT (design documentation and testing) and the general challenges facing embedded code debugging. 


Revolutionizing Autonomy: The Latest Technologies Advancing ADAS

Revolutionizing Autonomy: The Latest Technologies Advancing ADAS

There's a lot at play for advanced driver assistance systems to monitor for drowsiness or connect vehicles to the grid. Here are a few recent technologies driving forward the future of autonomous vehicles.


News Apr 28, 2023 by Darshil Patel
GaN HEMT Circuit Topologies for High-resolution LiDAR

GaN HEMT Circuit Topologies for High-resolution LiDAR

Learn about gallium-nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) and how they can be used in LiDAR (light detection and ranging) applications.


Flux Adds AI Design Assistant to Its Browser-based PCB Design Tool

Flux Adds AI Design Assistant to Its Browser-based PCB Design Tool

Flux is launching an integrated AI-powered “chatbot-like” design assistant that’s integrated into its web-based online PCB design tool.


News Apr 27, 2023 by Jeff Child
MIT’s Minuscule Wake-up Receiver Saves Sensor Battery Life

MIT’s Minuscule Wake-up Receiver Saves Sensor Battery Life

A new chip from MIT uses terahertz waves to miniaturize wake-up receivers in IoT devices.


News Apr 26, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Marvell Builds Out First 3nm SerDes and Parallel Interconnects

Marvell Builds Out First 3nm SerDes and Parallel Interconnects

With an eye on today's heavy data infrastructure, Marvell has implemented its SerDes and parallel interconnect technology on TSMC’s 3nm process.


News Apr 26, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Solar Panels Now in Wildfire Detectors, Greenhouses, and Even Reservoirs

Solar Panels Now in Wildfire Detectors, Greenhouses, and Even Reservoirs

Solar panels are a common feature of thousands of homes. Now, researchers are adapting the technology to power other environmentally-conscious efforts.


News Apr 25, 2023 by Jake Hertz
xMEMS’ All-silicon, Solid-state Fidelity Micro Speakers Now Available

xMEMS’ All-silicon, Solid-state Fidelity Micro Speakers Now Available

These speakers are said to offer higher performance in a smaller size, bringing high-fidelity audio to new applications.


News Apr 25, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Memory Roundup: Ultra-low-power SRAM, ULTRARAM, & 3D Flash Hit the Scene

Memory Roundup: Ultra-low-power SRAM, ULTRARAM, & 3D Flash Hit the Scene

New memory technologies have emerged to push the boundaries of conventional computer storage.


News Apr 24, 2023 by Arjun Nijhawan
Polyn Debuts Power-saving AI Chip for Vibration-monitoring Sensors

Polyn Debuts Power-saving AI Chip for Vibration-monitoring Sensors

A new neuromorphic chip hopes to enable low-power predictive maintenance applications.


News Apr 24, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Introduction to Impedance Matching Using Transmission Line Elements

Introduction to Impedance Matching Using Transmission Line Elements

Learn about an impedance-matching technique using transmission line elements.


SiTime Unveils Precision Timing ICs to Meet In-Car Connectivity Needs

SiTime Unveils Precision Timing ICs to Meet In-Car Connectivity Needs

With car designs getting ever more advanced, timing ICs are playing a big role. SiTime’s new devices aim to meet the special challenges of automotive timing.


News Apr 22, 2023 by Jeff Child
Learn Stub Tuning With a Smith Chart

Learn Stub Tuning With a Smith Chart

Learn about impedance matching stub tuning using a Smith chart, as well as single and double stub tuning, impedance contour, and the "forbidden region" of a Smith chart.


Electronic Noses Sniff Out Diseases, WildFires, and Pestered Plants

Electronic Noses Sniff Out Diseases, WildFires, and Pestered Plants

Breakthroughs in sensor technology are giving rise to new, interesting applications for electronic noses.


News Apr 21, 2023 by Darshil Patel
Targeting Automotive, Infineon Spins Industry’s First LPDDR Flash Memory

Targeting Automotive, Infineon Spins Industry’s First LPDDR Flash Memory

To meet the new demands of automotive zonal architectures, Infineon marries flash memory with an LPDDR interface to enable more performance and scalability than xSPI NOR flash.


News Apr 20, 2023 by Jeff Child
Qualcomm Releases Four New Processors to Scale IoT Ecosystem

Qualcomm Releases Four New Processors to Scale IoT Ecosystem

Providing a major bump to AI and industrial applications, Qualcomm’s latest processors bring more computing power to the network edge.


News Apr 20, 2023 by Aaron Carman
5G Base-Station-on-a-Chip Company EdgeQ Closes $75M in Series-B Funding

5G Base-Station-on-a-Chip Company EdgeQ Closes $75M in Series-B Funding

With its 5G base-station-on-a-chip SoC leading the way, EdgeQ has closed a $75 million round of investment funding.


News Apr 19, 2023 by Jeff Child