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SOT-MRAM May Soon Contend With SRAM for Cache Memory

SOT-MRAM May Soon Contend With SRAM for Cache Memory

Memory at both the HPC and edge levels may get a big leg up with help from magnetics.


News Dec 22, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Intel Announces the Company’s Largest Architectural Change in 40 Years

Intel Announces the Company’s Largest Architectural Change in 40 Years

Intel's new Core Ultra mobile processors and 5th Gen Xeon processors build in AI acceleration with specialized cores, marking the biggest architectural change since the 80286.


News Dec 19, 2023 by Duane Benson
Renesas Targets Graphics and Multimodal AI With Second-Gen RA8 MCUs

Renesas Targets Graphics and Multimodal AI With Second-Gen RA8 MCUs

Based on the Arm Cortex-M85 processor, Renesas' RA8D1 provides high-performance graphics and security for consumer, medical, and industrial applications.


News Dec 18, 2023 by Arjun Nijhawan
Murata Introduces Novel Parasitic Antenna Element Coupling Device

Murata Introduces Novel Parasitic Antenna Element Coupling Device

At 1 mm x 5 mm, the new passive is the first of its kind designed for size-constrained Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 products.


News Dec 15, 2023 by Duane Benson
Supercapacitors Extend Operating Life of Battery-Powered Devices

Supercapacitors Extend Operating Life of Battery-Powered Devices

High-energy and power-dense supercapacitor technologies from Kyocera AVX and Littelfuse help with power management and extend operating times for battery-powered devices and systems.


News Dec 11, 2023 by Mike Falter
A Look Back on 50 Years With the Cellphone

A Look Back on 50 Years With the Cellphone

As we look back on 2023, we give tribute to the 50th anniversary of the cellphone. After half a century, this device is almost unrecognizable from its two-pound form in the 70s and 80s.


News Dec 11, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Introduction to Pressure Transducers

Introduction to Pressure Transducers

Learn about pressure transducers: devices used in a variety of industrial, medical, automotive, and consumer applications to sense pressure and convert it into electrical energy.


Renesas Champions the RISC-V Cause With Its Own 32-bit RISC-V CPU

Renesas Champions the RISC-V Cause With Its Own 32-bit RISC-V CPU

Renesas has announced one of the first independently developed 32-bit RISC-V CPUs.


News Dec 05, 2023 by Duane Benson
ADVANTECH VEGA-X110 MXM 3.1 Type A Embedded GPU Card | New Product Brief

ADVANTECH VEGA-X110 MXM 3.1 Type A Embedded GPU Card | New Product Brief

The Advantech VEGA-X110 MXM 3.1 Type A Embedded GPU Card is a robust graphics processing unit powered by the Intel Arc A370M GPU. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Texas Instruments Serves Up GaN FETs for Smaller Power Converters

Texas Instruments Serves Up GaN FETs for Smaller Power Converters

As electronics get smaller, TI’s newest GaN chips keep pace by shrinking the size of power electronics such as AC-DC laptop adapters.


News Dec 04, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Infineon Claims First 15 V Trench Power MOSFETs in a PQFN Package

Infineon Claims First 15 V Trench Power MOSFETs in a PQFN Package

The new FETs aim to provide more efficient operation for lower-power electronic systems.


News Nov 30, 2023 by Jake Hertz
The Homebrew Computer Club and the Dawn of the Personal Computer

The Homebrew Computer Club and the Dawn of the Personal Computer

Major advances in personal computing can be traced back to a 1970s group of hobbyists and aficionados who shared knowledge, circuits, and good times in Menlo Park, California.


News Nov 28, 2023 by Robert Keim
NXP Rolls Next-Gen UWB ICs to Enable Smarter Car Access and More

NXP Rolls Next-Gen UWB ICs to Enable Smarter Car Access and More

Packing a radar and UWB transceiver in one chip, NXP’s latest development, announced today, simplifies vehicle access.


News Nov 28, 2023 by Aaron Carman
A Raspberry Pi Pico Controlled Frequency Shift Audio Oscillator:  A Radio Shack Classics Circuit Remix

A Raspberry Pi Pico Controlled Frequency Shift Audio Oscillator:  A Radio Shack Classics Circuit Remix

A PIR sensor detects objects to allow a Raspberry Pi Pico running MicroPython code to adjust the frequency of a Science Fair electronic oscillator circuit with audio output.


Projects Nov 26, 2023 by Don Wilcher
Understanding Hysteresis in Electronic Components and Circuits

Understanding Hysteresis in Electronic Components and Circuits

Learn about the behavior and benefits of hysteresis in comparator circuits, magnetic components, and high-power devices.


Understanding Wi-Fi Design Choices: Wi-Fi 6/6E vs. Wi-Fi 7 and MLO

Understanding Wi-Fi Design Choices: Wi-Fi 6/6E vs. Wi-Fi 7 and MLO

Learn the optimal Wi-Fi version, flavor and configuration to select for your application—considering feature sets, costs, and power consumption. Get up to speed on MIMO, MU-MIMO, MU-OFDMA, and more.


MEMS Silicon Speaker Boasts Breakthrough at Over 140 dB Low-Frequency SPL

MEMS Silicon Speaker Boasts Breakthrough at Over 140 dB Low-Frequency SPL

Employing an ultrasound technique, xMEMS Labs has created a powerful MEMS speaker with a broad frequency range for next-gen applications.


News Nov 14, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Infineon Pushes Machine Learning to the Edge With New MCU Family

Infineon Pushes Machine Learning to the Edge With New MCU Family

Infineon’s newest MCUs speed up neural network processing to keep up with smarter edge devices.


News Nov 08, 2023 by Aaron Carman
New GaN Power Supply IC Delivers Up to 85 Watts Without Heatsink

New GaN Power Supply IC Delivers Up to 85 Watts Without Heatsink

Power Integrations has unveiled the so-called "world’s highest-voltage, single-switch GaN switch-mode flyback power supply integrated circuit".


News Nov 02, 2023 by Duane Benson
MOSFET Structure and Operation for Analog IC Design

MOSFET Structure and Operation for Analog IC Design

Learn about the theory and implementation of MOSFETs, a key component of today’s analog integrated circuits.