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BittWare 520N-MX FPGA Accelerator Card | New Product Brief

BittWare 520N-MX FPGA Accelerator Card | 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.


Maxim’s Digital IO IC’s Shrink LiDAR Technology for SICK AG’s Safety Scanner

Maxim’s Digital IO IC’s Shrink LiDAR Technology for SICK AG’s Safety Scanner

Maxim Integrated and SICK AG have teamed up for, what they are calling, the industry’s smallest LiDAR scanner for safety.


News Jun 29, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Design Tips for Protecting High-Speed Interfaces

Design Tips for Protecting High-Speed Interfaces

In this second installment of the "Protect Your Ports! Top Design Tips to Keep Your Communications Connected" series, we explore what protecting high-speed interfaces looks like, including USB, HDMI, DisplayPort, and eSATA.


A Week of GaN: 3 MMICs Target Ka-band, Reduced Area, and 5G Base Stations

A Week of GaN: 3 MMICs Target Ka-band, Reduced Area, and 5G Base Stations

Qorvo, Microchip, MaxLinear, and Cree Wolfspeed have gone wide, electrically wide-band that is, with newly released GaN-based RF products for 5G and satellite communications.


News Jun 28, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
From Schottky Diodes to MOSFETS: 3 Team-ups Lower Power with SiC Technology

From Schottky Diodes to MOSFETS: 3 Team-ups Lower Power with SiC Technology

The world of SiC technology is about to boom with three different team-ups, from research to large tech companies. Who is teaming up, how are they advancing with SiC, and why?


News Jun 26, 2021 by Ikimi .O
A RISC-V Future? SiFive and Andes Aim to Shake Up the Processor Industry

A RISC-V Future? SiFive and Andes Aim to Shake Up the Processor Industry

RISC-V, the open-source instruction set architecture, is making inroads against industry giants, with the support of the RISC-V Foundation.


News Jun 25, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Entering the Era of AI IC Design: Where Do EEs Fit In?

Entering the Era of AI IC Design: Where Do EEs Fit In?

As AI automated design becomes more and more prevalent in IC design, what are the impacts on the everyday EE?


News Jun 25, 2021 by Jake Hertz
IBM Accelerates Germany as a Quantum Hub with EU’s First Quantum Computer

IBM Accelerates Germany as a Quantum Hub with EU’s First Quantum Computer

Quantum computing momentum just got faster with the EU's first quantum computer: IBM's "Quantum System One." What could this computer mean for the EU, quantum technology, and Germany?


News Jun 24, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
Understanding DSP Enablement Using NXP’s i.MX RT500 Crossover MCU

Understanding DSP Enablement Using NXP’s i.MX RT500 Crossover MCU

Learn about multi-threaded programs, developing applications using the XOS real-time operating system, resource sharing with semaphores, and how NXP's i.MX RT500 family of microcontrollers help engineers design DSP-enabled smart devices.


A Key to Flexible Electronics: Samsung and Stanford Ease Manufacturing

A Key to Flexible Electronics: Samsung and Stanford Ease Manufacturing

This month alone has seen plenty of developments in the field of flexible electronics. What are they accomplishing and could this technology be taking steps towards easier manufacturing?


News Jun 23, 2021 by Jake Hertz
AMPHENOL SINE SYSTEMS ATM Series Automotive Connector | New Product Brief

AMPHENOL SINE SYSTEMS ATM Series Automotive Connector | 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.


Lattice Leverages FD-SOI for New Low Power FPGAs

Lattice Leverages FD-SOI for New Low Power FPGAs

AAC sat down with Lattice Semiconductor to hear about its newest FPGA offering, which claims lower power compared to competitors. However, how does it back up this claim?


News Jun 23, 2021 by Jake Hertz
From 1G to 5G: A Brief Evolution of Telephony and Wireless Networks

From 1G to 5G: A Brief Evolution of Telephony and Wireless Networks

Mobile telephony is entering its fifth decade. Today, we look back at the previous generations of mobile telephony technology leading to 5G.


News Jun 22, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
ANALOG DEVICES INC. AD4695 & AD4696 16-Channel 16-Bit SAR ADCs | New Product Brief

ANALOG DEVICES INC. AD4695 & AD4696 16-Channel 16-Bit SAR ADCs | 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.


Ep. 27 | Two Google Senior VPs of Engineering: From Shipping Containers to Today’s Data Centers

Ep. 27 | Two Google Senior VPs of Engineering: From Shipping Containers to Today’s Data Centers

As Google’s risen from just a search engine to becoming the world’s gateway to the internet, Luiz Barroso and Amin Vahdat have shown just how important EEs are to the hardware and compute side of a fully connected world that relies on data centers. Come for the insights. Stay for the terrible circuit puns.


Podcasts Jun 22, 2021 by Dave Finch
How to Measure the Drive Level of a Quartz Crystal

How to Measure the Drive Level of a Quartz Crystal

Learn why the drive level of your quartz crystal oscillator is important and several methods for how to measure it.


HARTING ELECTRONICS har-modular PCB Connector | New Product Brief

HARTING ELECTRONICS har-modular PCB Connector | 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.


TE Connectivity BATTU Tubing | Tech Specs

TE Connectivity BATTU Tubing | Tech Specs

This episode of Tech Specs is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


new products Jun 21, 2021 by TTI, Inc
TI’s New SAR ADCs Beat Old Noise and Sampling Rate Challenges

TI’s New SAR ADCs Beat Old Noise and Sampling Rate Challenges

TI extends its family of SAR ADCs, striving to beat old design challenges. How do these new family members stack up when compared to some competitors?


SAMTEC Slim Body Direct Attach Cable Assembly | New Product Brief

SAMTEC Slim Body Direct Attach Cable Assembly | 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.