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Hindered by Drama—Cubic Boron Arsenide Strikes to be “Best Semiconductor Ever”

Hindered by Drama—Cubic Boron Arsenide Strikes to be “Best Semiconductor Ever”

Another potential "superior" semiconductor hits the scene: cubic boron arsenide (c-BAs). However, more tests and funding are needed to see whether this semiconductor shifts from the lab to practical applications.


News Aug 23, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
Nordic Semiconductor Rolls Out Its First Wi-Fi IC

Nordic Semiconductor Rolls Out Its First Wi-Fi IC

Complementing its existing wireless IoT offerings, Nordic Semiconductor has unveiled a dual-band Wi-Fi 6 companion chip.


News Aug 22, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Amphenol RF AUTOMATE Type-A Mini-FAKRA Breakout Cables | Asia New Product Brief

Amphenol RF AUTOMATE Type-A Mini-FAKRA Breakout Cables | Asia New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Researchers Worldwide Come Together on “NeuRRAM” Neuromorphic Chip

Researchers Worldwide Come Together on “NeuRRAM” Neuromorphic Chip

The teams have developed the first compute-in-memory chip to tackle a range of AI applications at lower energy and higher accuracy than other platforms.


News Aug 22, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Panasonic EVPBV 6.5mm x 6.2mm SMD Tactile Switches | New Product Brief

Panasonic EVPBV 6.5mm x 6.2mm SMD Tactile Switches | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Amphenol TV µCom Ethernet Connectors | Featured Product Spotlight

Amphenol TV µCom Ethernet Connectors | Featured Product Spotlight

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.


TDK-Lambda CCG1R5/CCG3 1.5W/3W Isolated DC-DC Converters | New Product Brief

TDK-Lambda CCG1R5/CCG3 1.5W/3W Isolated DC-DC Converters | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Bussmann / Eaton ECMT-R Common Mode Chokes | New Product Brief

Bussmann / Eaton ECMT-R Common Mode Chokes | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Nexperia Autosense Voltage Translators | New Product Brief

Nexperia Autosense Voltage Translators | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


What is Cold Junction Compensation in Thermocouples?

What is Cold Junction Compensation in Thermocouples?

Learn about the theory behind cold junction compensation in thermocouples using the Seebeck voltage, reference tables, and by finding the hot junction temperature.


Inspired by Pavlov, Researchers Use Light to Bring Classical Conditioning to AI

Inspired by Pavlov, Researchers Use Light to Bring Classical Conditioning to AI

A team at the University of Oxford drew inspiration from Pavlov's dog to design a photonics-based neural network.


News Aug 20, 2022 by Ikimi .O
Caltech’s Wearable Sensor Detects Metabolites and Nutrients From Sweat

Caltech’s Wearable Sensor Detects Metabolites and Nutrients From Sweat

Looking beyond uncomfortable blood draws for lab results, Caltech researchers hope to unlock a new era of reusable, continuous sweat-monitoring wearables.


News Aug 19, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Expanded Digi-Key Facility Opens—Boosts Shipping to 81k Boxes Daily

Expanded Digi-Key Facility Opens—Boosts Shipping to 81k Boxes Daily

Digi-Key Electronics opened its new distribution center this week at its headquarters. The new facility triples the location’s shipping rate to 81,000 boxes per day of electronic parts.


News Aug 19, 2022 by Jeff Child
Using the Arrhenius Equation to Predict Electronic Component Aging

Using the Arrhenius Equation to Predict Electronic Component Aging

Learn about calculating the activation energy of the aging process and some of the contradictory opinions about the Arrhenius equation's usefulness when predicting a crystal's aging process.


New Wind Sensor Takes Flight to Improve Drone Performance

New Wind Sensor Takes Flight to Improve Drone Performance

Researchers have developed a more efficient wind sensor to improve the take-off and landing safety of drones, balloons, and other autonomous aircraft.


News Aug 18, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Not Limited by Wavelength, OmniVision Shrinks Down to “World’s Smallest” Pixel

Not Limited by Wavelength, OmniVision Shrinks Down to “World’s Smallest” Pixel

OmniVision keeps shrinking the pixel size of its complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors by introducing its latest sensor with the "world’s smallest" pixel size.


News Aug 17, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Finding Summary Statistics and Probabilities with the Binomial Distribution

Finding Summary Statistics and Probabilities with the Binomial Distribution

Article two in our binomial distribution series, this article explains the process of calculating mean, standard deviation, and probabilities after integrating your analytical task into the binomial framework.


Intel Zeros in on Hardware Security with a Tunable Replica Circuit

Intel Zeros in on Hardware Security with a Tunable Replica Circuit

Intel is employing a new hardware security measure to mitigate the threat of physical fault injection attacks.


News Aug 16, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Tektronix TBS1000C Digital Storage Oscilloscopes | New Product Brief

Tektronix TBS1000C Digital Storage Oscilloscopes | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Infineon Achieves 800 MB/s Data Throughput with HYPERRAM 3.0

Infineon Achieves 800 MB/s Data Throughput with HYPERRAM 3.0

Upping the game for low pin count, high throughout DRAM, Infineon’s third generation HYPERRAM device doubles bandwidth to 800 MB/s in a 49-pin BGA.


News Aug 16, 2022 by Jeff Child