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STMicroelectronics Research Development Project Results in Efficient Semiconductor Laser for Silicon Chips

STMicroelectronics Research Development Project Results in Efficient Semiconductor Laser for Silicon Chips

For a long time, researchers have been looking for a way to integrate lasers directly into silicon chips. This is because transistors, which currently work electrically, can transmit data faster by using light.


News Mar 28, 2020 by Luke James
Reader Question: How Has COVID-19 Affected Your Job?

Reader Question: How Has COVID-19 Affected Your Job?

How is social distancing affecting you, the hands-on engineer?


News Mar 28, 2020 by Hannah DeTavis
Cypress Semiconductor Prototyping Board | New Product Brief

Cypress Semiconductor Prototyping Board | 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.


Light and PCB Design: The Future of Optical Interconnects Is Bright

Light and PCB Design: The Future of Optical Interconnects Is Bright

How do optical interconnections help defy Moore's law while pushing toward optics?


News Mar 27, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
Researchers Create Nanoscale Device 10 Times Faster Than the Fastest Transistors

Researchers Create Nanoscale Device 10 Times Faster Than the Fastest Transistors

Scientists from the Power and Wide-band-gap Electronics Research Laboratory (POWERlab) in Lausanne, Switzerland, have built a nanodevice capable of producing high-power Terahertz (THz) waves.


Harwin Gecko-MT 1.25mm Mixed Layout Connectors | New Product Brief

Harwin Gecko-MT 1.25mm Mixed Layout 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.


Designing FPGA-Dependent Medical Devices Just Got More Streamlined With New PMIC Reference Designs

Designing FPGA-Dependent Medical Devices Just Got More Streamlined With New PMIC Reference Designs

Renesas' new reference designs for Xilinx's FPGAs and SoCs solve the issues of multiphase regulators. But how might they also speed up the design process for in-demand medical devices?


News Mar 27, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Manufacturers Band Together to Supply Ventilators Due to Extreme Shortages

Manufacturers Band Together to Supply Ventilators Due to Extreme Shortages

There is a global shortage for ventilators—a critical piece of medical equipment that hospitals require to treat COVID-19 patients.


News Mar 27, 2020 by Hana Othman
Ricoh Electronics RIOT-001 Environment Sensing Board | New Product Brief

Ricoh Electronics RIOT-001 Environment Sensing Board | 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.


Portable AI Device Used to Gather Health Data for Predicting Pandemics

Portable AI Device Used to Gather Health Data for Predicting Pandemics

Researchers at University of Massachusetts Amherst have invented a portable surveillance device powered by machine learning.


News Mar 26, 2020 by Luke James
FPGAs Are More Accessible to Non-FPGA Specialists Than Ever Before

FPGAs Are More Accessible to Non-FPGA Specialists Than Ever Before

FPGAs pose a major drawback: they require the expertise of highly specialized (and scarce) engineers trained to work with FPGAs. Three companies have set out to change that.


News Mar 26, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
TE Connectivity Significantly Invests in Expansion of Sensing Technology Offerings

TE Connectivity Significantly Invests in Expansion of Sensing Technology Offerings

TE Connectivity, a global industrial tech company known for its connectivity and sensing solutions, has completed its public takeover of First Sensor AG, with TE now holding 71.87% of First’s shares.


News Mar 26, 2020 by Luke James
Power Engineering Catchup: Here’s What Would Have Been Presented at APEC

Power Engineering Catchup: Here’s What Would Have Been Presented at APEC

APEC was canceled less than a week before the event. What did we miss? Is there still a way for us to stay up to date on power electronic trends?


News Mar 26, 2020 by Kayla Matthews
TE Connectivity AMPMODU 2mm Headers and Receptacles | Tech Specs

TE Connectivity AMPMODU 2mm Headers and Receptacles | 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 Mar 26, 2020 by TTI, Inc
TRACO Power 8:1 Ultra-Wide Input Non-Isolated POL Converters | New Product Brief

TRACO Power 8:1 Ultra-Wide Input Non-Isolated POL 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.


What Is Open RAN Technology? And What Does It Mean for 5G?

What Is Open RAN Technology? And What Does It Mean for 5G?

Openness and intelligence are the names of the game at the O-RAN Alliance.


News Mar 25, 2020 by Matthew Innes
U.S. Army Scientists Develop Quantum Sensor Able to Cover the RF Spectrum

U.S. Army Scientists Develop Quantum Sensor Able to Cover the RF Spectrum

U.S. Army scientists have developed a quantum sensor able to cover the entire radio frequency spectrum.


AI Devices Are Helping Us Stay One Step Ahead of COVID-19

AI Devices Are Helping Us Stay One Step Ahead of COVID-19

A number of companies are pumping out new edge AI technology—none of which explicitly state pandemic prediction or healthcare assistance as a use case. But with the overwhelming number of COVID-19 cases, might this new technology be used to that end?


News Mar 25, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Coilcraft Ceramic Wirewound Chip Inductors | New Product Brief

Coilcraft Ceramic Wirewound Chip Inductors | 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.


The Top 20 Colleges for Electrical Engineering in 2020

The Top 20 Colleges for Electrical Engineering in 2020

Here's a complete breakdown of the top colleges for electrical engineering. Long graduated? See if your alma mater makes the list.


News Mar 25, 2020 by Kayla Matthews