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Axelera AI Raises $50 Million to ‘Mainstream’ Edge AI

Axelera AI Raises $50 Million to ‘Mainstream’ Edge AI

Leveraging its proprietary in-memory compute scheme and RISC-V dataflow technology, Axelera AI seeks to “democratize” artificial intelligence (AI).


News May 31, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Characterize RF Noise Components Using Equivalent Noise Temperature

Characterize RF Noise Components Using Equivalent Noise Temperature

Learn another way to characterize RF noise components using noise temperature and how this concept clears up how noise figure measurement instruments actually work.


Improving ADC SFDR Using Dithering for Communication System Applications

Improving ADC SFDR Using Dithering for Communication System Applications

Learn more about dithering, namely improving the spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that exhibits differential nonlinearity (DNL) errors.


Noise Figure Concepts—Power Gain, Lossy Components, and Cascaded Systems

Noise Figure Concepts—Power Gain, Lossy Components, and Cascaded Systems

Learn about the RF noise figure (NF), its power gain, lossy components, and cascaded systems.


Analyzing a Negative Voltage Charge Pump in LTspice—Source and Load Resistance

Analyzing a Negative Voltage Charge Pump in LTspice—Source and Load Resistance

Learn about using LTspice simulations to provide important insight into the performance of a switched-capacitor voltage-inverting power supply.


A Primer on Power and EM Side-channel Attack Countermeasures and Prevention

A Primer on Power and EM Side-channel Attack Countermeasures and Prevention

Get a high-level understanding of designing electronics to prevent the threat of side-channel attacks (SCAs), namely power- and EM- (electromagnetic) based attacks.


Designing a Wideband Analog Voltage and Current Meter

Designing a Wideband Analog Voltage and Current Meter

Design a wideband analog multimeter to measure AC voltages and currents from 20 Hz to 1 MHz with a selectable sensitivity from 1 mV to 100 V, while the ammeter has a selectable current sensitivity of 10 mA to 10 A.


Projects May 03, 2023 by John Woodgate
TinyML Summit: Designing Multi-model Smart HMIs

TinyML Summit: Designing Multi-model Smart HMIs

At TinyML Summit 2023, NXP presented an approach to developing smart human-machine interfaces (HMI).


News May 02, 2023 by Jake Hertz
E-SWITCH PVK4 Anti-Vandal Switches | Featured Product Spotlight

E-SWITCH PVK4 Anti-Vandal Switches | Featured Product Spotlight

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.


xMEMS’ All-silicon, Solid-state Fidelity Micro Speakers Now Available

xMEMS’ All-silicon, Solid-state Fidelity Micro Speakers Now Available

These speakers are said to offer higher performance in a smaller size, bringing high-fidelity audio to new applications.


News Apr 25, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Moving Sonar Onto the Body: Cornell’s AI Eyeglasses Read Silent Speech

Moving Sonar Onto the Body: Cornell’s AI Eyeglasses Read Silent Speech

New research from Cornell integrates a silent speech interface (SSI) into a pair of smart eyeglasses.


News Apr 11, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Creating a DCO-based Audio Synthesizer With an Arduino Nano

Creating a DCO-based Audio Synthesizer With an Arduino Nano

In this project, learn to create a digitally-controlled oscillator or DCO-based audio synthesizer with an Arduino Nano or an Arduino Uno.


Projects Apr 09, 2023 by Darby Hewitt
Renesas Unveils RISC-V MCU for Voice-controlled HMI Designs

Renesas Unveils RISC-V MCU for Voice-controlled HMI Designs

The latest chip from Renesas adds voice recognition to the industry’s RISC-V ecosystem.


News Apr 04, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Can Voltage Be Negative? Understanding Negative Voltage

Can Voltage Be Negative? Understanding Negative Voltage

In addition to explaining the nature of a negative voltage, this article briefly discusses how negative voltages are generated and why they are useful in circuit design.


Women in STEM—A Road Paved With the Firsts of Many Determined Women

Women in STEM—A Road Paved With the Firsts of Many Determined Women

As more women find their way into STEM-related fields, they have these women to thank for helping lay the foundation for future generations.


News Mar 30, 2023 by Kimber Wymore
Modules and Dev Kits Emerge for Building Amazon Sidewalk Devices

Modules and Dev Kits Emerge for Building Amazon Sidewalk Devices

As the company opens Sidewalk up for testing, the service from Amazon could have big implications in the IoT and smart home space.


News Mar 29, 2023 by Jake Hertz
STMicro Rolls All-in-one Motion and Bone-conduction Sensor for Hearables

STMicro Rolls All-in-one Motion and Bone-conduction Sensor for Hearables

With its new sensor IC, STMicroelectronics hopes to enable a new class of hearables for applications like true wireless stereo (TWS).


News Mar 06, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Receiving and Sampling Signals in Digital Pulse Amplitude Modulation

Receiving and Sampling Signals in Digital Pulse Amplitude Modulation

The receiver in a digital PAM system must sample and measure the amplitude of a signal that is affected by the frequency response of the transmission channel.


Reducing Quantization Distortion Via Subtractive and Non-subtractive Dithering

Reducing Quantization Distortion Via Subtractive and Non-subtractive Dithering

Learn how dithering can suppress both harmonic and non-harmonic spurs and two different types of dithering systems: subtractive and non-subtractive topologies.


Eaton EPM7-1V 1W Isolated DC-DC Converter | New Product Brief

Eaton EPM7-1V 1W Isolated DC-DC Converter | 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.