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At CES, Ambarella Unwraps Edge AI 8K Vision SoC and New Developer Zone

At CES, Ambarella Unwraps Edge AI 8K Vision SoC and New Developer Zone

Today at CES, Ambarella unveiled an SoC with multi-sensor perception, multi-stream video, and very low power consumption.


News Jan 06, 2026 by Duane Benson
6 Snapshots Show RISC-V Solidifying Its Stronghold in Products and Plans

6 Snapshots Show RISC-V Solidifying Its Stronghold in Products and Plans

Recent updates show where RISC-V is heading, from compact ESP32 devices to one of the biggest names in mainstream computing.


News Jan 05, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
NXP Makes Its CES Reveal: A Central Compute Platform for Smart Vehicles

NXP Makes Its CES Reveal: A Central Compute Platform for Smart Vehicles

Announced today, the new real-time, super-integration processor is the next step in NXP’s automotive processing platform.


News Jan 05, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Analyzing the Lag Filter’s Effect on PLL Performance

Analyzing the Lag Filter’s Effect on PLL Performance

In this article, we evaluate the designs of two simple frequency synthesizers to learn how a second-order PLL with a lag filter can provide a faster rise time than a first-order PLL.


The New Moore’s Law: Why Optical Computing Could Redefine Scaling for AI

The New Moore’s Law: Why Optical Computing Could Redefine Scaling for AI

Optical computing is the "New Moore's Law" for AI. It solves electronic scaling limits, offering higher speed, lower power, and efficiency gains proportional to problem size for matrix operations.


MC34063: The Switching Regulator That Defined Cheap Power

MC34063: The Switching Regulator That Defined Cheap Power

Motorola’s 1980s DC-DC controller became the universal answer to “good enough” power conversion.


News Jan 01, 2026 by Luke James
Knowledge and Nostalgia: 2025’s Top Educational Articles

Knowledge and Nostalgia: 2025’s Top Educational Articles

Ring in the new year with this roundup of All About Circuits' most popular educational content, both technical and historical.


News Dec 31, 2025 by Abby Garfinkle
Renesas Hits the Gas on SDV Innovation With New Automotive SoC

Renesas Hits the Gas on SDV Innovation With New Automotive SoC

R-Car Gen 5 X5H delivers high compute and efficiency for software-defined vehicles with RoX Whitebox SDK support.


News Dec 30, 2025 by Luke James
 Amphenol LTW SnapQD Connectors | New Product Brief

Amphenol LTW SnapQD Connectors | New Product Brief

Amphenol LTW SnapQD Connectors provide a high-flow, leak-free cooling solution designed for durability and ease of use in demanding environments. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


ST Spins Out Op Amp Boasting High Accuracy, Speed, and Stability

ST Spins Out Op Amp Boasting High Accuracy, Speed, and Stability

The zero-drift TSZ901 brings microvolt-level offset and 10-MHz bandwidth to sensor interfaces and current measurement.


News Dec 29, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Our 2025 Top Trend: AI Assimilates

Our 2025 Top Trend: AI Assimilates

Do you remember when supercomputers were described by their processing power? That was so 2024. Today, we talk about the power for processing. Goodbye terraops, hello terrawatt-hours!


News Dec 28, 2025 by Dale Wilson
Our Top 2025 Research Stories: Rubber CMOS, Washable Electronics, and More

Our Top 2025 Research Stories: Rubber CMOS, Washable Electronics, and More

Enjoy this roundup of our favorite All About Circuits research news articles of 2025!


News Dec 26, 2025 by Jeff Child
From 124-Layer PCBs to the 555 Timer: Our Favorite Content of the Year

From 124-Layer PCBs to the 555 Timer: Our Favorite Content of the Year

Explore our editors' top picks from 2025, featuring breakthrough AI hardware, legendary chip history, behind-the-scenes insights, and exclusive industry interviews.


News Dec 25, 2025 by Dale Wilson
Roger Harrington: The Man With the Key to Unlock Maxwell’s Equations

Roger Harrington: The Man With the Key to Unlock Maxwell’s Equations

Today, we celebrate Roger F. Harrington as he turns 100 years old. His method of moments became the key for engineers in the modern world to put Maxwell's equations into action.


News Dec 24, 2025 by Lianne Frith
The Configurable Matrix Computer: A New Alternative to the von Neumann Architecture

The Configurable Matrix Computer: A New Alternative to the von Neumann Architecture

Learn how this new type of AI processor provides a 100x improvement in power and performance over conventional GPUs or MCUs.


Lattice’s New FPGAs Expand Possibilities for Control and Connectivity

Lattice’s New FPGAs Expand Possibilities for Control and Connectivity

The latest members of the low-power, low-density FPGA product line feature instant-on with 896 to 9400 look-up tables.


News Dec 22, 2025 by Duane Benson
Understanding the Limitations of the Second-Order Type-1 PLL With a Lag Filter

Understanding the Limitations of the Second-Order Type-1 PLL With a Lag Filter

In this article, we analyze the steady-state errors and Bode plots for a second-order PLL with a simple, first-order loop filter.


AWS Touts Its ‘Most Powerful and Efficient’ CPU Yet

AWS Touts Its ‘Most Powerful and Efficient’ CPU Yet

New Graviton5-based EC2 M9g instances push performance, core density, and security design to the next level.


News Dec 19, 2025 by Jake Hertz
MAX232: The Single-Supply Transceiver That Shrunk RS-232 to One Chip

MAX232: The Single-Supply Transceiver That Shrunk RS-232 to One Chip

Introduced in the late 1980s, Maxim’s MAX232 made RS-232 interfaces trivial with dual drivers, dual receivers, and their +/-10 V rails—all from a single +5 V supply.


News Dec 19, 2025 by Luke James
Tiny Connectors With Big Jobs in Automotive and Industrial Applications

Tiny Connectors With Big Jobs in Automotive and Industrial Applications

Here's the latest roundup of connectors offering better EV power delivery, industrial SPE networking, and high-current automotive electronics.


News Dec 18, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell