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DDR4 Makes Headway Even with DDR5 Modules on Its Heels

With no definitive release date for DDR5, DDR4 is making significant strides.

one day ago by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

The Evolution of SPICE Continues With PSPICE for TI

The new PSPICE for TI enables engineers to simulate complex analog circuits with unlimited analysis of TI power and signal-chain products.

2 days ago by Jake Hertz

Arms Shakes Up the Future of Computational Storage With New 64-Bit Processor

The new Arm Cortex-R82 looks to address the imminent challenges of mass data creation and processing needs.

September 09, 2020 by Jake Hertz

MURATA DK1 X/Y Class SMD Ceramic Capacitors | 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.

August 28, 2020 by Mouser Electronics

Overcoming the Challenges of Traditional MCAD and ECAD

MCAD and ECAD have inserted themselves into most design engineers' day-to-day work. Although familiar, both programs have come a long way and are continuing to evolve. In this article, learn the past and future of these design tools.

August 27, 2020 by Sam Sattel, Autodesk

Metasurface Optical Chips Now Used to Shrink Quantum Sensors

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a way of shrinking the devices used in quantum sensing systems.

August 26, 2020 by Luke James

RISC-V Celebrates 10 Years of Open-Source ISA

On the heels of RISC-V’s 10th birthday, let's explore the history of RISC-V from its inception to today.

August 25, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Using a Supervisory Circuit to Turn a Conventional SRAM into Fast Non-Volatile Memory

How can you build a fast non-volatile memory from a conventional SRAM? It turns out, you only need a back-up battery and some control circuitry.

August 21, 2020 by Steve Arar

Intel’s 7nm Process Six Months Behind Schedule

How will this delay affect Intel's product roadmap, especially compared to AMD and TSMC?

August 17, 2020 by Luke James

How Does Non-Volatile Memory Express Reach Such High Data Transfer Rates?

Using PCIe protocols, NVMe addresses the issue of data rate bottlenecks—proving to be even faster than SAS and SATA protocols purpose-built for hard disk drives.

August 11, 2020 by Steve Arar

Safety Starts at Design: Stacking Up Five IP Camera Reference Designs

How do the surveillance camera reference designs from five big names—Renesas, NXP, Qualcomm, Microchip, and TI—compare to each other?

August 07, 2020 by Nicholas St. John

Designing I/O Drivers for Integrated Circuit I2C Modules

This article discusses designing input/output drivers for integrated circuit I2C modules.

August 05, 2020 by Chandana Krishna

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.

July 27, 2020 by Jake Hertz

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.

July 25, 2020 by Vanessa Samuel

What Is a Voltage Drop in an Electric Circuit?

How exactly does polarity factor into the voltage drops across the three basic elements of electrical circuits—resistors, capacitors, and inductors?

July 20, 2020 by Robert Keim

What Vishay’s New Power Stage Teaches Us About Reverse Recovery

Modern power devices rely on small on-state resistance and fast reverse recovery. What's behind the power stages driving these two key characteristics?

July 20, 2020 by Steve Arar

Choosing Between 2D and 3D Materials to Set Off the Commercialization of Next-Gen Semiconductors

South Korean Researchers fabricate a new type of nonvolatile memory based on halide perovskite materials.

July 18, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

AI Chip Strikes Down the von Neumann Bottleneck With In-Memory Neural Net Processing

The von Neumann Architecture, which has been a staple in computer architecture, may soon find itself less useful in the world of artificial intelligence.

July 10, 2020 by Jake Hertz

A Statistical Model for Identifying Potential Defects in Quantum Computers

A Spanish student’s internship in Bilbao, Spain, has led to a paper where the author claims to have helped create a universal model that can predict the number distribution of topological defects in non-equilibrium systems.

July 08, 2020 by Luke James

Engineers Can Develop Fever-Sensing Technology. But Should We?

Thermal imaging technology has become ubiquitous in industrial and commercial applications. Now, governments and health regulators are recommending temperature checks as a method to combat the spread of COVID-19.

July 06, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons