US chipmaker Intel is selling part of its NAND memory chip business to SK Hynix for $9 billion in a deal that will see the South Korean semiconductor supplier…
US chipmaker Intel is selling part of its NAND memory chip business to SK Hynix for $9 billion in a deal that will see the South Korean semiconductor supplier become the world’s second-largest flash memory chipmaker.
Looking to build upon pre-existing quantum Fourier transform implementations, researchers in Japan have turned to the…
Looking to build upon pre-existing quantum Fourier transform implementations, researchers in Japan have turned to the Fast Fourier Transform.
This summer, three major EDA companies have ramped up their software tools to better assist IC designers.
This summer, three major EDA companies have ramped up their software tools to better assist IC designers.
As next-gen data centers amp up processing and speed, they're going to need processing units that can handle the heft of…
As next-gen data centers amp up processing and speed, they're going to need processing units that can handle the heft of AI and machine learning.
ALD recently announced a low-power, high-precision clamping solution that targets low-voltage electronic systems. Why do…
ALD recently announced a low-power, high-precision clamping solution that targets low-voltage electronic systems. Why do we turn to voltage clamping in such systems in the first place?
This week, Arm announced that it will transfer its entire CeRAM IP portfolio to a new spin-out from the company, Cerfe…
This week, Arm announced that it will transfer its entire CeRAM IP portfolio to a new spin-out from the company, Cerfe Labs, while taking minority ownership stake in the new company.
This article is the first in a two-part series that reviews the basics of electromagnetic compatibility tests. First,…
This article is the first in a two-part series that reviews the basics of electromagnetic compatibility tests. First, we'll focus on a main category of EMC tests—conducted EMC—and the relevant test setup.
Two huge acquisitions in July and September have guaranteed that 2020 will, at the very least, be the second-largest year…
Two huge acquisitions in July and September have guaranteed that 2020 will, at the very least, be the second-largest year in history for semiconductor mergers and acquisitions.
Learn about various non-idealities of MOS transistors and the effects they have on VLSI system reliability.
Learn about various non-idealities of MOS transistors and the effects they have on VLSI system reliability.
In an attempt to create smaller and more efficient charging solutions, STMicroelectronics has combined GaN transistors in…
In an attempt to create smaller and more efficient charging solutions, STMicroelectronics has combined GaN transistors in the same package as gate drivers.
Integrated powertrain devices go back at least as far as 2004 when Intel wrote the specification for DrMOS, a…
Integrated powertrain devices go back at least as far as 2004 when Intel wrote the specification for DrMOS, a high-efficiency high-current IC for powering next-gen processors.
The Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients are standard techniques for inferring causation by calculating the…
The Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients are standard techniques for inferring causation by calculating the strength of a linear or monotonic relationship between two variables.
NVMe controller technology can be difficult and expensive for academics to get their hands on. Now, a new open-source…
NVMe controller technology can be difficult and expensive for academics to get their hands on. Now, a new open-source option may help EE students prototype new storage devices.
In what could be a world-first, researchers in Japan claim to have succeeded in moving electrons in an organic…
In what could be a world-first, researchers in Japan claim to have succeeded in moving electrons in an organic superconductor in a specific direction by irradiation of ultrashort laser pulses.
With no definitive release date for DDR5, DDR4 is making significant strides.
With no definitive release date for DDR5, DDR4 is making significant strides.
The new PSPICE for TI enables engineers to simulate complex analog circuits with unlimited analysis of TI power and…
The new PSPICE for TI enables engineers to simulate complex analog circuits with unlimited analysis of TI power and signal-chain products.
The new Arm Cortex-R82 looks to address the imminent challenges of mass data creation and processing needs.
The new Arm Cortex-R82 looks to address the imminent challenges of mass data creation and processing needs.
This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of…
This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.
MCAD and ECAD have inserted themselves into most design engineers' day-to-day work. Although familiar, both programs have…
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.
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a way of shrinking the devices used in quantum sensing systems.
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a way of shrinking the devices used in quantum sensing systems.
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