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Siemens Cuts Down IC Development Time With New EDA Tool

Siemens Cuts Down IC Development Time With New EDA Tool

At DAC this week, Siemens is rolling out an IC design tool suite that it claims enables “correct-by-construction” design changes earlier in the cycle.


News Jul 10, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Fundamentals of Binary-Coded Decimal (BCD)

Fundamentals of Binary-Coded Decimal (BCD)

This article provides an introduction to the computational number system known as binary-coded decimal or BCD. This numeric encoding scheme is historically significant and still advantageous in certain applications.


Renesas Debuts Client and Registering Clock Drivers for Server Designs

Renesas Debuts Client and Registering Clock Drivers for Server Designs

The newest Renesas DDR5 chips are claimed to boost transfer speeds for both the server and the client.


News Jul 06, 2023 by Aaron Carman
PHOENIX CONTACT CAPAROC Circuit Breaker System | New Product Brief

PHOENIX CONTACT CAPAROC Circuit Breaker System | New Product Brief

The Phoenix Contact CAPAROC Circuit Breaker System provides a highly customizable and advanced solution for overcurrent protection in 12 to 24 Volt applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


New Transistor Packs a Punch With Reconfigurable Materials—Not Scaling

New Transistor Packs a Punch With Reconfigurable Materials—Not Scaling

Using ferroelectric materials, researchers from Lund University developed a new type of reconfigurable transistor.


News Jul 06, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Samsung Foundry Solidifies Partnerships With Major EDA Companies

Samsung Foundry Solidifies Partnerships With Major EDA Companies

At this year’s Samsung Foundry Forum, the company revealed how it is strengthening ties with Synopsys, Cadence, and Ansys.


News Jul 03, 2023 by Jake Hertz
ADVANTECH ICAM 520 Industrial AI Camera | New Product Brief

ADVANTECH ICAM 520 Industrial AI Camera | New Product Brief

The Advantech ICAM-520 Industrial AI Camera is a comprehensive and rugged solution designed for Edge AI vision applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


As Raspberry Pi Products are Restocked in Thousands, New Designs Emerge

As Raspberry Pi Products are Restocked in Thousands, New Designs Emerge

There's no end to the innovation that can come from a simple Raspberry Pi—from recent wireless communication devices to human-machine interface solutions.


News Jun 24, 2023 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Exploring Output Ripple in a Negative Voltage Charge Pump Using LTspice

Exploring Output Ripple in a Negative Voltage Charge Pump Using LTspice

In this article, we’ll use LTspice simulations to more thoroughly understand output-voltage ripple and consider techniques for mitigating it within a charge pump circuit.


Intel Makes New Quantum Chip Available to Research Community

Intel Makes New Quantum Chip Available to Research Community

Tunnel Falls removes barriers to entry for quantum research by leveraging traditional transistor processes for high-yield fabrication.


News Jun 19, 2023 by Aaron Carman
TOSHIBA TPD2015FN High-Side Intelligent Power Switch | New Product Brief

TOSHIBA TPD2015FN High-Side Intelligent Power Switch | New Product Brief

The Toshiba TPD2015FN is an intelligent power switch designed for various applications such as motors, solenoids, and lamp drives. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Eliyan Talks First Silicon on ‘Most Efficient’ Chiplet Interconnect

Eliyan Talks First Silicon on ‘Most Efficient’ Chiplet Interconnect

Claiming record time for its first silicon, chiplet interconnect specialist Eliyan lays out its case for how its Nulink UCIe interconnect offers advantages over silicon interposer approaches.


News Jun 19, 2023 by Duane Benson
Breaking Down the BLE Link Layer—The 7 States of Bluetooth LE Radio

Breaking Down the BLE Link Layer—The 7 States of Bluetooth LE Radio

Explore the seven states of the Bluetooth LE radio, how the link layer state machine manages the LE radio, and the roles of these states in wireless communication.


A Closer Look at LightSolver’s Laser-based Processing Unit (LPU)

A Closer Look at LightSolver’s Laser-based Processing Unit (LPU)

Compared to supercomputers and quantum computers, LightSolver's all-laser processing unit demonstrated exceptional potential during its initial tests.


News Jun 15, 2023 by Darshil Patel
What is an Application-specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)?

What is an Application-specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)?

Indispensable for modern electrical engineering, application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) form a diverse group of integrated circuits (ICs) that help designers to optimize sophisticated electronic devices.


Digilent Completes Tiny Test Equipment Trilogy With Analog Discovery 3

Digilent Completes Tiny Test Equipment Trilogy With Analog Discovery 3

Designers have an all-new tool for portable testing that only requires a USB cable and a computer.


News Jun 13, 2023 by Aaron Carman
DRAM Innovation Treks On as Samsung and Others Scale Production

DRAM Innovation Treks On as Samsung and Others Scale Production

Semiconductor companies are driving advancements in DRAM, pushing the boundaries of performance, density, and efficiency. Here's some recent examples.


News Jun 12, 2023 by Darshil Patel
Highlights From RISC-V Summit Europe Point to More RISC-V Abstraction

Highlights From RISC-V Summit Europe Point to More RISC-V Abstraction

New innovations from the RISC-V Summit Europe are poised to streamline the design process for open-source processors.


News Jun 09, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Apple Completes Transition to All In-house Silicon With M2 Ultra SoC

Apple Completes Transition to All In-house Silicon With M2 Ultra SoC

Beneath the hood of Apple's "most powerful Mac desktops ever made" is the final iteration of the company's M2 SoC family.


News Jun 08, 2023 by Jake Hertz
P-Duke TBF500 AC/DC 500 Watt Power Supply Series | Digital Datasheet

P-Duke TBF500 AC/DC 500 Watt Power Supply Series | Digital Datasheet

AAC’s Digital Datasheet video series introduces the specs and applications of components—both new and familiar—straight from their datasheets.