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Silicon Labs Debuts Si834x Family of Isolated Smart Switches for Industrial Applications

Silicon Labs Debuts Si834x Family of Isolated Smart Switches for Industrial Applications

The new SiLabs units aim at the PLCs, relay drivers, and servo motor controllers employed in industrial automation.


News Aug 30, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Xilinx Claims Title of “World’s Largest FPGA” with New VU19P

Xilinx Claims Title of “World’s Largest FPGA” with New VU19P

Composed of 35 billion transistors, the VU19P is the newest member of the 16 nm Virtex UltraScale+ family.


News Aug 28, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
KEMET Electronics Flex Suppressor | New Product Brief

KEMET Electronics Flex Suppressor | 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.


Understanding Verilog Shift Registers

Understanding Verilog Shift Registers

This article will discuss how to implement a shift register in Verilog. The register described can be synthesized and downloaded to an FPGA for test in actual hardware.


High-speed Interfaces Bolster Connectivity in SSD Controllers

High-speed Interfaces Bolster Connectivity in SSD Controllers

The adoption of PCIe Gen4 and USB 3.2 interface technologies shows how controller chips are trying to match the capacity and speed of flash memory they serve in SSD designs.


News Aug 27, 2019 by Majeed Ahmad
Gallium Arsenide: Another Player in Semiconductor Technology

Gallium Arsenide: Another Player in Semiconductor Technology

This article looks at gallium arsenide, comparing it to other semiconductor materials, and explores how different compounds are used in components.


News Aug 23, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Analog Devices Digital to Analog Converters | New Product Brief

Analog Devices Digital to Analog Converters | 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.


Security Flaw Found in Xilinx Zinc UltraScale+ Encrypt Only Secure Boot

Security Flaw Found in Xilinx Zinc UltraScale+ Encrypt Only Secure Boot

Security flaws can leave products vulnerable and give engineers sleepless nights. Recently, a new security flaw was found in Xilinx's Zynq UltraScale+ SoC devices' encrypt only secure boot.


News Aug 23, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Nordic Semiconductor Bluetooth Direction Finding SoCs | New Product Brief

Nordic Semiconductor Bluetooth Direction Finding SoCs | 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.


The New Xilinx FPGA Accelerator Card Is Trying to Give Traditional Processors a Run for Their Money

The New Xilinx FPGA Accelerator Card Is Trying to Give Traditional Processors a Run for Their Money

The Alveo U50 adaptable accelerator fits into a PCIe slot, saves power, and improves throughput and latency.


News Aug 14, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Executing Commands in Memory: DRAM Commands

Executing Commands in Memory: DRAM Commands

This article will take a closer look at the commands used to control and interact with DRAM.


Dialog Semiconductor Releases Automotive-Grade Version of GreenPak CMIC

Dialog Semiconductor Releases Automotive-Grade Version of GreenPak CMIC

Today, Dialog Semiconductors announces a GreenPak configurable mixed-signal IC that has been cleared for use in the automotive industry.


News Aug 07, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Texas Instruments Battery Charge Management | New Product Brief

Texas Instruments Battery Charge Management | New Product Brief

This IC integrates a charger, LDO, ADC, and push-button controller for wearables.


TE Connectivity Specialties TRICAN Digital Module Combo Sensors | Featured Product Spotlight

TE Connectivity Specialties TRICAN Digital Module Combo Sensors | Featured Product Spotlight

These sensors are optimized for automotive, fuel cell, and other harsh environment applications.


Texas Instruments SimpleLink Wi-Fi Network Processor | Featured Product Spotlight

Texas Instruments SimpleLink Wi-Fi Network Processor | Featured Product Spotlight

This processor makes it easy to connect any MCU to the internet with low power performance.


What Does It Mean for an SoC to Be Secure? A Closer Look at the Wireless Gecko Series 2

What Does It Mean for an SoC to Be Secure? A Closer Look at the Wireless Gecko Series 2

What makes a secure SoC actually... secure? Check out this overview of hardware-based security features in a real-world example IC.


News Jul 24, 2019 by Mark Hughes
The University of Michigan has Developed a Computer Based on the Memristor

The University of Michigan has Developed a Computer Based on the Memristor

AI on a smartphone? U of M researchers open the door to localized AI processing, even on portable devices.


News Jul 17, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Microchip Announces Smart Embedded Vision Initiative for Machine Vision System Design

Microchip Announces Smart Embedded Vision Initiative for Machine Vision System Design

Using Microsemi PolarFire FPGAs, the new program aims to enable compact, high-bandwidth, low-power system design.


News Jul 16, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Open Memory-Centric Architectures Enabled by RISC-V and OmniXtend

Open Memory-Centric Architectures Enabled by RISC-V and OmniXtend

This article discusses technologies for memory-centric computing and introduces OmniXtend, a cache coherence protocol.


CHIPS Alliance Brings Powerful Players into Open Source Hardware Collaboration

CHIPS Alliance Brings Powerful Players into Open Source Hardware Collaboration

Will open source hardware become as ubiquitous as open-source software, such as Linux and Android?


News Jul 08, 2019 by Gary Elinoff