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TE Connectivity USB 4.0 Gen 3 Receptacle Connectors | New Product Brief

TE Connectivity USB 4.0 Gen 3 Receptacle Connectors | 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.


Inspired by Hercules Beetles, Researchers Devise Humidity Sensor

Inspired by Hercules Beetles, Researchers Devise Humidity Sensor

The humidity-sensitive colorimetric sensor is 10,000 times faster than traditional optical sensors.


News Apr 20, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Bourns SRN2012T Semi-Shielded Power Inductor | New Product Brief

Bourns SRN2012T Semi-Shielded Power Inductor | 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.


Microchip Ethernet Switches | New Product Brief

Microchip Ethernet Switches | 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.


Reference Designs Take a Shot at Qi-compliant In-vehicle Wireless Charging

Reference Designs Take a Shot at Qi-compliant In-vehicle Wireless Charging

As the Qi standard increases in popularity for wireless charging, Microchip and Renesas announce their Qi-compliant automotive-grade wireless power transmitter reference designs.


News Apr 14, 2022 by Darshil Patel
The Evolution of the Mainframe Computer—to IBM’s Latest z16

The Evolution of the Mainframe Computer—to IBM’s Latest z16

With a history dating back to the 1940s, the mainframe computer has advanced significantly to today's mainframes, such as the IBM Z series.


News Apr 13, 2022 by Arjun Nijhawan
Ep. 43 | Mark Papermaster: The EE and Exec Behind Apple, IBM, Cisco, and AMD’s Success

Ep. 43 | Mark Papermaster: The EE and Exec Behind Apple, IBM, Cisco, and AMD’s Success

What hasn’t Mark Papermaster accomplished? He’s the engineer and exec who impacted Apple’s iPhones and iPods, the IBM Power PC, and has led AMD's remarkable rejuvenation from a company that “may have lost their way” to surpassing Intel’s market cap.


From Collabs to Laser Modules—Efforts to Improve AR/VR Technology Keep on Rolling In

From Collabs to Laser Modules—Efforts to Improve AR/VR Technology Keep on Rolling In

Trying to keep the momentum building for AR/VR technology, Google targets a micro-LED company, Microsoft and Qualcomm teaming up, and ams OSRAM has a new laser module prototype.


News Apr 09, 2022 by Kristijan Nelkovski
Renesas Microprocessors with Dual-core Arm® Cortex®-A55 (1.2 GHz) CPUs | Digital Datasheet

Renesas Microprocessors with Dual-core Arm® Cortex®-A55 (1.2 GHz) CPUs | Digital Datasheet

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


Mojo Vision Keeps an Eye on the Future With Mojo Lens Prototype

Mojo Vision Keeps an Eye on the Future With Mojo Lens Prototype

Mojo Vision unveils an advanced prototype of its Mojo Lens——an augmented reality (AR) based contact lens that's packing eye-tracking technology and a digital display all in one.


News Apr 04, 2022 by Darshil Patel
2D Semiconductors May Be Key to 3D Integration, Say Stanford Researchers

2D Semiconductors May Be Key to 3D Integration, Say Stanford Researchers

New research indicates how 2D semiconductors could advance monolithic 3D integration in a scalable way—prolonging Moore's law in the process.


News Apr 02, 2022 by vishvachi
Finding Your EE “Why” With Thy Tran: The “Semiconductor Gypsy”

Finding Your EE “Why” With Thy Tran: The “Semiconductor Gypsy”

In honor of Woman’s History Month, AAC talked with Micron’s Thy Tran who has made waves in the industry, inspiring new engineers and helping to bring groundbreaking DRAM technology to life.


News Mar 31, 2022 by Kimber Wymore
 Modern Motor Drivers Enable a Common Platform for Power Tool Designs

Modern Motor Drivers Enable a Common Platform for Power Tool Designs

With so many power tool options, designing for compatibility can be a struggle. Learn more about this challenge leveraging metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs).


Companies Vie for Title of “World’s Smallest GaN Charger”

Companies Vie for Title of “World’s Smallest GaN Charger”

To meet the demand for faster chargers, many companies are investing in GaN-based power converters—the smaller, the better.


News Mar 30, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Molex 5G mmWave RF Flex-to-Board Connectors | New Product Brief

Molex 5G mmWave RF Flex-to-Board Connectors | 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.


Chiplet Design Hopes to Rise Up as a Contender for Sidestepping Moore’s Law

Chiplet Design Hopes to Rise Up as a Contender for Sidestepping Moore’s Law

To overcome Moore's Law and die-to-die interconnection issues, the world’s top companies are turning to chiplet design for their next-generation computing hardware.


News Mar 28, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Understanding Side Channel Attack Basics

Understanding Side Channel Attack Basics

Learn the basics of side channel attacks (SCAs), the threat they pose security for hardware-level security, and why they can be so powerful.


NXP PN7160/PN7161 NFC Plug & Play Controller | Featured Product Spotlight

NXP PN7160/PN7161 NFC Plug & Play Controller | Featured Product Spotlight

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.


onsemi Reimagines Bridgeless Totem Pole PFC Design to Boost Efficiency

onsemi Reimagines Bridgeless Totem Pole PFC Design to Boost Efficiency

A system's complexity and cost tend to be two major design considerations. Hoping to ease this stress, a new mixed-signal controller from onsemi aims to achieve high efficiency at low complexity.


News Mar 21, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Developing Game Accessories: The Design Challenges and Choosing an MCU

Developing Game Accessories: The Design Challenges and Choosing an MCU

In this article, learn some of the design challenges facing game accessory development and considerations for selecting microcontroller units (MCUs) for game accessory designs.