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SiFive Gives its WorldGuard Security Model to the RISC-V Community

SiFive Gives its WorldGuard Security Model to the RISC-V Community

SiFive hopes to strengthen the RISC-V community with the contribution of its WorldGuard model.


News May 30, 2023 by Jake Hertz
VC-Backed Hardware Design Collaboration is the (All) Spice of Life

VC-Backed Hardware Design Collaboration is the (All) Spice of Life

What happens when you mix a venture capitalist with a background in hardware development at Apple with two engineers with Harvard MBAs? Allspice: a Git-style collaboration environment that brings software best practices to hardware design.


Essential Antenna on the ‘Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer’ (Finally) Deploys

Essential Antenna on the ‘Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer’ (Finally) Deploys

When critical radar gear aboard JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) fails because of a stuck pin, engineers try various tricks to fix the problem.


News May 29, 2023 by Arjun Nijhawan
Characterize RF Noise Components Using Equivalent Noise Temperature

Characterize RF Noise Components Using Equivalent Noise Temperature

Learn another way to characterize RF noise components using noise temperature and how this concept clears up how noise figure measurement instruments actually work.


Explore Negative Voltage Using LTspice and a Negative Voltage Generator

Explore Negative Voltage Using LTspice and a Negative Voltage Generator

In this article, we’ll use SPICE simulations to explore the theory and behavior of negative voltages.


Vehicle Networking Startup Ethernovia Secures $64 Million Funding

Vehicle Networking Startup Ethernovia Secures $64 Million Funding

As validation of its technology, Ethernovia recently raised a large sum in its A-round financing.


News May 26, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Intel Rolls First FPGA with PCIe 5.0 and Compute Express Link

Intel Rolls First FPGA with PCIe 5.0 and Compute Express Link

By embedding PCI Express 5.0 and CXL support, Intel’s new FPGAs seek to tackle high-bandwidth computing workloads.


News May 25, 2023 by Chantelle Dubois
Flux Adds Automatic Impedance Control For Simplifying High-Speed Design

Flux Adds Automatic Impedance Control For Simplifying High-Speed Design

The company’s new automated impedance control feature aims to make high-speed design accessible for engineers of all levels.


News May 25, 2023 by Jeff Child
Broadcom to Supply Apple’s 5G Components in the US

Broadcom to Supply Apple’s 5G Components in the US

Despite Apple’s internal efforts, the company still needs to rely on third parties for wireless chips.


News May 24, 2023 by Jake Hertz
On-device Processing Ramps Up With New Edge AI, End-point AI, & TinyML

On-device Processing Ramps Up With New Edge AI, End-point AI, & TinyML

While there are differences between edge AI, end-point AI, and TinyML, each of these fields is progressing real-time processing in its own ways. Below is a roundup of recent news in these three areas.


News May 24, 2023 by Chantelle Dubois
Asset Tracker Test Proves Efficacy of ZETA, a New LPWA Network

Asset Tracker Test Proves Efficacy of ZETA, a New LPWA Network

Socionext and Techsor recently tested the indoor and outdoor performance of IoT tags using the low-power wide area network ZETA—and the results showed bright promise for asset tracking.


News May 23, 2023 by Duane Benson
Microchip Releases Long-reaching USB 3.2 Reclocker/Redriver Devices

Microchip Releases Long-reaching USB 3.2 Reclocker/Redriver Devices

As USB distances increase in automotive applications, signal integrity becomes a pressing issue. Microchip has released reclocker/redriver devices to help solve this challenge.


News May 23, 2023 by Jake Hertz
UWB Tech Takes Automotive and Tracking Applications by Storm

UWB Tech Takes Automotive and Tracking Applications by Storm

In this article, we round up four recent UWB-related designs making a big impact on automotive child safety, keyless entry, object detection, and more.


News May 22, 2023 by Kristijan Nelkovski
Ethernet Turns 50 Today: A Day to Review the Feats of Robert Metcalfe, Co-Inventor of Ethernet

Ethernet Turns 50 Today: A Day to Review the Feats of Robert Metcalfe, Co-Inventor of Ethernet

50 years ago today, on May 22, 1973, Robert Metcalfe wrote a memo to management at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center explaining how Ethernet could work.


News May 22, 2023 by Chantelle Dubois
Improving ADC SFDR Using Dithering for Communication System Applications

Improving ADC SFDR Using Dithering for Communication System Applications

Learn more about dithering, namely improving the spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that exhibits differential nonlinearity (DNL) errors.


Toshiba Debuts “Thermoflagger” as Temperature Sensor IC Alternative

Toshiba Debuts “Thermoflagger” as Temperature Sensor IC Alternative

The new solution helps to control the temperature rise in electronic equipment.


News May 19, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Drone Roundup: 3 Innovations Take Smaller, Smarter Drones to the Sky

Drone Roundup: 3 Innovations Take Smaller, Smarter Drones to the Sky

Drone technology is experiencing a ground-up performance boost on all fronts thanks to the latest innovations from industry and academia.


News May 18, 2023 by Aaron Carman
The Microcomputer Compensated Crystal Oscillator Is Finally Ready for Space

The Microcomputer Compensated Crystal Oscillator Is Finally Ready for Space

The latest advances in radiation-hardened digital components have enabled the development of MCXOs that, for the first time, can replace larger, high-power-consuming OCXOs in low-earth orbit (LEO) New Space applications.


With a Focus on Industry 4.0, ST Unveils Second Series of STM32 MPUs

With a Focus on Industry 4.0, ST Unveils Second Series of STM32 MPUs

The new family of MPUs offers some unique architectural features for industrial applications.


News May 17, 2023 by Jake Hertz
From Gate Drivers to E-fuse Demonstrators, SiC Devices Target EV Tech

From Gate Drivers to E-fuse Demonstrators, SiC Devices Target EV Tech

Semiconductor companies are leveraging the properties of SiC to achieve fast switching speeds and improved isolation in new EV designs.


News May 17, 2023 by Arjun Nijhawan