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STMICROELECTRONICS Time-of-Flight Ranging Sensor | New Product Brief

STMICROELECTRONICS Time-of-Flight Ranging Sensor | 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.


Army-Funded Research Makes Breakthrough in Non-Volatile Memory Technology

Army-Funded Research Makes Breakthrough in Non-Volatile Memory Technology

Using van der Waals materials, USC researchers have made a breakthrough in non-volatile memory based on ferroelectric tunnel junctions.


News Jul 27, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Ideal Op-Amp Characteristics

Ideal Op-Amp Characteristics

This video explores the characteristics of an idealized op-amp—that is, an op-amp that does not reflect true device operation but does, nonetheless, allow us to design functional circuits.


AVX Q-Bridge Thermal Conductor | New Product Brief

AVX Q-Bridge Thermal Conductor | 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.


ANALOG DEVICES INC. Dual-Mode Ka-Band Upconverter | New Product Brief

ANALOG DEVICES INC. Dual-Mode Ka-Band Upconverter | 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.


SAMTEC MiniMate Discrete Wire Connectors | New Product Brief

SAMTEC MiniMate Discrete Wire Connectors | 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.


SiFive, Co-Founder of RISC-V, Unveils Major Upgrades to RISC-V-Based Processors

SiFive, Co-Founder of RISC-V, Unveils Major Upgrades to RISC-V-Based Processors

As the co-founders of RISC-V, SiFive's level-up on processors could have significant implications for custom SoC design.


News Jul 25, 2020 by Vanessa Samuel
Infineon AURIX TC3xx Microcontrollers | New Product Brief

Infineon AURIX TC3xx Microcontrollers | 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.


Physics Team Observes Fast Electronic Changes in Special Class of Materials

Physics Team Observes Fast Electronic Changes in Special Class of Materials

Topological materials, which are the subject of intensive research due to the potential they hold for applications in electronics, are characterized by special electronic properties and are very robust against external influences and include the likes of tungsten ditelluride.


News Jul 24, 2020 by Luke James
TE CONNECTIVITY Mobility Antennas | New Product Brief

TE CONNECTIVITY Mobility Antennas | 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.


How Do Engineers Work Around a Congested RF Spectrum?

How Do Engineers Work Around a Congested RF Spectrum?

The usable RF spectrum is a finite resource, and, with enough simultaneous users, congestion can become a serious impediment to reliable communication.


News Jul 24, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Diodes Incorporated Unveils Two Dual PNP Transistors for Shunting Automotive LED Clusters

Diodes Incorporated Unveils Two Dual PNP Transistors for Shunting Automotive LED Clusters

The 60 volt ZXTP56060FDBQ and the 20 volt ZXTP56020FDBQ are automotive-grade dual bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), each rated at 2 amps.


News Jul 24, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
MICROCHIP SAM 32-Bit Microcontrollers | New Product Brief

MICROCHIP SAM 32-Bit Microcontrollers | 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.


Image Sensor Roundup: Toshiba, Sony, and Samsung Zero In on Industrial and Smartphone Applications

Image Sensor Roundup: Toshiba, Sony, and Samsung Zero In on Industrial and Smartphone Applications

These new devices are forging innovation in image sensor technology—speeding up industrial equipment, doubling up on pixels, and capturing both visible and invisible light.


News Jul 24, 2020 by Nicholas St. John
Israeli Researchers Find a Way to Stabilize and Control Discrete Magnetic States

Israeli Researchers Find a Way to Stabilize and Control Discrete Magnetic States

The research team says that their achievement could be used towards applications such as data storage, magnetic sensing, and neuromorphic computing.


News Jul 23, 2020 by Luke James
Ep. 6 | Crucial Trade-Offs in Automotive Power Design with Tesla and Vicor

Ep. 6 | Crucial Trade-Offs in Automotive Power Design with Tesla and Vicor

As the electrification of the automotive space increases, good power system design has never been more important. This episode, we dive deep into power design considerations.


Podcasts Jul 23, 2020 by Dave Finch
With an Uptick in Social Distancing Devices, Time-of-Flight Sensors May Simplify Designs

With an Uptick in Social Distancing Devices, Time-of-Flight Sensors May Simplify Designs

Reopening businesses are honing in on social distancing. Time-of-flight proximity sensors may be the answer to cost-effective, easy-to-integrate designs for such use cases.


News Jul 23, 2020 by Maya Jeyendran
JEDEC Releases DDR5 Standards—And the Push for Widespread DDR5 Adoption is On

JEDEC Releases DDR5 Standards—And the Push for Widespread DDR5 Adoption is On

The new DDR5 standards may revolutionize the modern data center.


News Jul 23, 2020 by Jake Hertz
New Wearable Prototype from Cornell’s SciFi Lab Senses Hand Position, Even Through Objects

New Wearable Prototype from Cornell’s SciFi Lab Senses Hand Position, Even Through Objects

By means of four wrist-mounted thermal cameras, the detailed positions of 20 points on the human hand can be tracked in real time.


News Jul 23, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Magnetic Anisotropy Used for Robust and High Performance Data Storage

Magnetic Anisotropy Used for Robust and High Performance Data Storage

A joint research group has observed for the first time how special spin-lattice interaction in iron-platinum thin films cancels out the thermal expansion of its crystal lattice.


News Jul 22, 2020 by Luke James