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Intel’s 2716 and 2732: The EPROMs That Put Firmware on a Single 5 V Rail

Intel’s 2716 and 2732: The EPROMs That Put Firmware on a Single 5 V Rail

Intel’s 2716 and 2732 took UV EPROMs from “power-supply problem” to practical, socketable firmware for mainstream 8-bit and early 16-bit designs.


News Jan 30, 2026 by Luke James
Semiconductor Fabs Announce New Plans to Rebalance Capacity and Control

Semiconductor Fabs Announce New Plans to Rebalance Capacity and Control

Recent fab announcements highlight how manufacturers are translating long-term roadmaps into physical capacity.


News Jan 29, 2026 by Luke James
KYOCERA AVX KGP Stack Capacitors | New Product Brief

KYOCERA AVX KGP Stack Capacitors | New Product Brief

KYOCERA AVX KGP Stack Capacitors are high-frequency solutions engineered to deliver high capacitance values within a compact mounting footprint, enhancing both density and circuit reliability. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Toshiba Intros High-Speed Comparator for Industrial Safety

Toshiba Intros High-Speed Comparator for Industrial Safety

Toshiba has expanded its lineup with the TC75W71FU dual comparator with a 30-45 ns response and rail‑to‑rail I/O for safer overcurrent detection.


News Jan 29, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
Infineon Balances Power and Performance in USB 2.0 Peripheral Controller

Infineon Balances Power and Performance in USB 2.0 Peripheral Controller

Infineon has launched a USB 2.0 controller that features dual-core processing, integrated security, and large on-chip SRAM for high-throughput devices.


News Jan 28, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
Understanding the Time-Domain Response of PLLs With Lag-Lead Filters

Understanding the Time-Domain Response of PLLs With Lag-Lead Filters

In this article, we examine how adding a zero to the PLL loop filter affects the transient behavior and steady-state errors.


Insight SIP Expands Popular Line of BLE Modules With New Variants

Insight SIP Expands Popular Line of BLE Modules With New Variants

Insight SiP adds LL, LX, and LP variants to its ISP2454 BLE series, offering different power and memory configurations to meet varied IoT design needs.


News Jan 27, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
TE Connectivity 0.8mm Low-Profile Crimp Terminal HPI Connectors | Featured Product Spotlight

TE Connectivity 0.8mm Low-Profile Crimp Terminal HPI Connectors | Featured Product Spotlight

TE Connectivity 0.8mm Low-Profile Crimp Terminal HPI Connectors, are high-precision wire-to-board solutions engineered for space-constrained modern applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


ROHM BD6787xMWV-Z Brushless DC Motor Gate Drivers | New Product Brief

ROHM BD6787xMWV-Z Brushless DC Motor Gate Drivers | New Product Brief

ROHM BD6787xMWV-Z Brushless DC Motor Gate Drivers are high-performance, compact gate driver solutions specifically engineered for the precise control of three-phase BLDC and PMSM motors. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


MIPS Takes ‘Software-First Approach’ With New RISC-V NPUs

MIPS Takes ‘Software-First Approach’ With New RISC-V NPUs

The most recent addition to the MIPS Atlas family of RISC-V processors supports transformer- and agentic-language AI models at the edge.


News Jan 27, 2026 by Austin Futrell
SGeT Publishes oHFM, an Open, Vendor-Independent FPGA Module Standard

SGeT Publishes oHFM, an Open, Vendor-Independent FPGA Module Standard

The new oHFM specification defines a common, scalable module framework for FPGA and SoC-FPGA designs, targeting carrier-board reuse across vendors and deployment classes.


News Jan 26, 2026 by Luke James
Bulgin Vitalis Buccaneer Solutions | New Product Brief

Bulgin Vitalis Buccaneer Solutions | New Product Brief

Bulgin Vitalis Buccaneer Solutions represents a breakthrough in sustainable engineering, offering a rugged connectivity solution constructed with up to 86% bio-based content by weight. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Triad Semiconductor Reimagines Audio Signal Capture With ‘Universal AFE’

Triad Semiconductor Reimagines Audio Signal Capture With ‘Universal AFE’

The audio capture chip leverages Triad's current conveyor architecture to deliver a 156-dB input capture range from dual inputs.


News Jan 26, 2026 by Duane Benson
Understanding the PDK Generation Process

Understanding the PDK Generation Process

In this article, we'll walk through the steps of generating a Process Design Kit (PDK) for digital standard cell libraries.


Allegro Targets Noise and Heat With SiC Gate Drivers, Sensors

Allegro Targets Noise and Heat With SiC Gate Drivers, Sensors

The silicon carbide gate drivers and an ultra-low-loss isolated current sensor can improve efficiency and power density in high-voltage systems.


News Jan 23, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
Nordic’s Integrated SoC to Simplify Edge AI for Battery-Powered IoT

Nordic’s Integrated SoC to Simplify Edge AI for Battery-Powered IoT

Nordic's new SoC integrates an Axon NPU and Neuton models, delivering ultra-low-power, on-device AI with quick inference and easier developer workflows.


News Jan 22, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
Case Study: A Low-Cost, Low-Profile 6kW, 800 V to 12.5 V DC-DC for AI Power

Case Study: A Low-Cost, Low-Profile 6kW, 800 V to 12.5 V DC-DC for AI Power

Learn how GaN technology enables a low-cost, low-profile 6 kW, 800 VDC to 12.5 VDC converter using an ISOP LLC topology. This meets the design needs of next-gen, MW-scale AI server infrastructure.


CES Memory Roundup: Companies Tackle Bandwidth, Power, and Reliability

CES Memory Roundup: Companies Tackle Bandwidth, Power, and Reliability

Gen5 QLC client SSDs, enterprise LPDDR5X with RAIDDR ECC, and HBM4-era AI memory concepts anchor a week of announcements.


News Jan 21, 2026 by Luke James
Cadence Unwraps DSP IP Purpose-Built for Next-Gen Voice AI and Audio

Cadence Unwraps DSP IP Purpose-Built for Next-Gen Voice AI and Audio

Announced today, Cadence's new Tensilica HiFi iQ DSP doubles compute, octuples AI performance, and cuts power by 25% over its predecessor, targeting next-gen AI-voice and immersive automotive audio.


News Jan 21, 2026 by Duane Benson
Infineon First to Roll Out Wi-Fi 7, 20-MHz Tri-Radio Device for IoT

Infineon First to Roll Out Wi-Fi 7, 20-MHz Tri-Radio Device for IoT

At CES 2026, Infineon showcased a new family of radio chips integrating Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth LE 6.0, and IEEE 802.15.4 Thread.


News Jan 20, 2026 by Duane Benson