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Thermal Research Roundup: New Ways to Store, Move, and Control Heat

Thermal Research Roundup: New Ways to Store, Move, and Control Heat

Researchers are advancing materials and device concepts that treat heat as something that can be stored, directed, or actively managed, rather than merely dissipated.


News Feb 11, 2026 by Luke James
Second-Order Type-2 PLLs: Bode Diagrams, Bandwidth, and Overshoot

Second-Order Type-2 PLLs: Bode Diagrams, Bandwidth, and Overshoot

Learn how to select the zero frequency, damping factor, and loop bandwidth for one of the most popular PLL configurations.


Introduction to Second-Order Type-2 PLLs

Introduction to Second-Order Type-2 PLLs

This article explains how Type-2 PLLs with an integrator loop filter outperform Type-1 systems. To do so, we'll examine the PLL behavior for frequency step and frequency ramp inputs.


Intel’s 2716 and 2732: The EPROMs That Put Firmware on a Single 5 V Rail

Intel’s 2716 and 2732: The EPROMs That Put Firmware on a Single 5 V Rail

Intel’s 2716 and 2732 took UV EPROMs from “power-supply problem” to practical, socketable firmware for mainstream 8-bit and early 16-bit designs.


News Jan 30, 2026 by Luke James
Semiconductor Fabs Announce New Plans to Rebalance Capacity and Control

Semiconductor Fabs Announce New Plans to Rebalance Capacity and Control

Recent fab announcements highlight how manufacturers are translating long-term roadmaps into physical capacity.


News Jan 29, 2026 by Luke James
KYOCERA AVX KGP Stack Capacitors | New Product Brief

KYOCERA AVX KGP Stack Capacitors | New Product Brief

KYOCERA AVX KGP Stack Capacitors are high-frequency solutions engineered to deliver high capacitance values within a compact mounting footprint, enhancing both density and circuit reliability. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


new products Jan 29, 2026 by Mouser
Understanding the Time-Domain Response of PLLs With Lag-Lead Filters

Understanding the Time-Domain Response of PLLs With Lag-Lead Filters

In this article, we examine how adding a zero to the PLL loop filter affects the transient behavior and steady-state errors.


TE Connectivity 0.8mm Low-Profile Crimp Terminal HPI Connectors | Featured Product Spotlight

TE Connectivity 0.8mm Low-Profile Crimp Terminal HPI Connectors | Featured Product Spotlight

TE Connectivity 0.8mm Low-Profile Crimp Terminal HPI Connectors, are high-precision wire-to-board solutions engineered for space-constrained modern applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


new products Jan 27, 2026 by Mouser
ROHM BD6787xMWV-Z Brushless DC Motor Gate Drivers | New Product Brief

ROHM BD6787xMWV-Z Brushless DC Motor Gate Drivers | New Product Brief

ROHM BD6787xMWV-Z Brushless DC Motor Gate Drivers are high-performance, compact gate driver solutions specifically engineered for the precise control of three-phase BLDC and PMSM motors. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


new products Jan 27, 2026 by Mouser
Case Study: A Low-Cost, Low-Profile 6kW, 800 V to 12.5 V DC-DC for AI Power

Case Study: A Low-Cost, Low-Profile 6kW, 800 V to 12.5 V DC-DC for AI Power

Learn how GaN technology enables a low-cost, low-profile 6 kW, 800 VDC to 12.5 VDC converter using an ISOP LLC topology. This meets the design needs of next-gen, MW-scale AI server infrastructure.


CES Memory Roundup: Companies Tackle Bandwidth, Power, and Reliability

CES Memory Roundup: Companies Tackle Bandwidth, Power, and Reliability

Gen5 QLC client SSDs, enterprise LPDDR5X with RAIDDR ECC, and HBM4-era AI memory concepts anchor a week of announcements.


News Jan 21, 2026 by Luke James
Exploring the Bode Plots of PLLs With a Lag-Lead Loop Filter

Exploring the Bode Plots of PLLs With a Lag-Lead Loop Filter

In this article, we derive design equations for a second-order PLL with a lag-lead filter by examining its Bode plots.


Mostek MK4116/MK4164: The DRAM Pair That Standardized the 8-Bit Era

Mostek MK4116/MK4164: The DRAM Pair That Standardized the 8-Bit Era

Mostek’s 16K MK4116 and its 64K successor, the MK4164, became the DRAMs that defined late-1970s and early-1980s microcomputers and set conventions the industry followed for years.


News Jan 16, 2026 by Luke James
Introducing the Lag-Lead Filter

Introducing the Lag-Lead Filter

Learn how using a pole-zero loop filter improves PLL performance and design flexibility over the simpler lag filter.


AI Chip Race Heats Up With Intel, Nvidia, and AMD’s CES Debuts

AI Chip Race Heats Up With Intel, Nvidia, and AMD’s CES Debuts

The industry's biggest chipmakers came to CES with processors that will shape the future of AI PCs, data center computing, and embedded AI.


News Jan 08, 2026 by Duane Benson
6 Snapshots Show RISC-V Solidifying Its Stronghold in Products and Plans

6 Snapshots Show RISC-V Solidifying Its Stronghold in Products and Plans

Recent updates show where RISC-V is heading, from compact ESP32 devices to one of the biggest names in mainstream computing.


News Jan 05, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
Analyzing the Lag Filter’s Effect on PLL Performance

Analyzing the Lag Filter’s Effect on PLL Performance

In this article, we evaluate the designs of two simple frequency synthesizers to learn how a second-order PLL with a lag filter can provide a faster rise time than a first-order PLL.


The New Moore’s Law: Why Optical Computing Could Redefine Scaling for AI

The New Moore’s Law: Why Optical Computing Could Redefine Scaling for AI

Optical computing is the "New Moore's Law" for AI. It solves electronic scaling limits, offering higher speed, lower power, and efficiency gains proportional to problem size for matrix operations.


MC34063: The Switching Regulator That Defined Cheap Power

MC34063: The Switching Regulator That Defined Cheap Power

Motorola’s 1980s DC-DC controller became the universal answer to “good enough” power conversion.


News Jan 01, 2026 by Luke James
Knowledge and Nostalgia: 2025’s Top Educational Articles

Knowledge and Nostalgia: 2025’s Top Educational Articles

Ring in the new year with this roundup of All About Circuits' most popular educational content, both technical and historical.


News Dec 31, 2025 by Abby Garfinkle