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Congatec Module Adds NPU-Based AI to Entry-Level x86 Embedded Designs

Congatec Module Adds NPU-Based AI to Entry-Level x86 Embedded Designs

The module brings Intel's NPU-integrated processors to entry-level x86 systems, scaling edge AI performance and simplifying integration and long-term upgrades.


News May 04, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
Understanding the Hogge Detector and the Triwave Solution

Understanding the Hogge Detector and the Triwave Solution

The Hogge phase detector plays multiple roles in CDR circuits. In this article, we'll explore the Hogge detector's behavior, highlight its main drawbacks, and introduce a different configuration that addresses them.


How Neuromorphic Chips are Revolutionizing the Edge

How Neuromorphic Chips are Revolutionizing the Edge

Neuromorphic Edge AI chips mark a fundamental departure from traditional silicon, utilizing brain-inspired, event-driven architectures to enable real-time inference within milliwatt-level power budgets.


HDLs Are Software (and It’s Crazy We’re Still Arguing About It)

HDLs Are Software (and It’s Crazy We’re Still Arguing About It)

HDLs are formal descriptions of behavior, making them software by definition. Modernizing these outdated tools is key to making FPGA development more accessible and productive for all engineers.


Rebellions: The Korean Company to Watch in 2026?

Rebellions: The Korean Company to Watch in 2026?

Learn how Korean AI technology company Rebellions uses proprietary dataflow NPUs, chiplets, and HBM to deliver high-efficiency, scalable AI inference for modern data centers.


News Apr 27, 2026 by Gordon Feller
Operation of a Linear Phase Detector for Clock and Data Recovery

Operation of a Linear Phase Detector for Clock and Data Recovery

Learn how the Hogge detector addresses the challenges of clock and data recovery (CDR) for data signals with limited clock information.


Intel 8086: How a Stopgap CPU Became the Foundation of Modern Computing

Intel 8086: How a Stopgap CPU Became the Foundation of Modern Computing

Released in June 1978 after a three-month architecture sprint, the 8086 was meant to buy Intel time while it finished its real next-gen processor. But the real one failed, and the stopgap built x86.


News Apr 24, 2026 by Luke James
Jack Dennis, Founding Father of Hacker Culture, Dies at 94

Jack Dennis, Founding Father of Hacker Culture, Dies at 94

The MIT professor emeritus shaped time-sharing, computer architecture, and a generation of engineers during a career spanning four decades.


News Apr 21, 2026 by Luke James
Design Wins Roundup: From Real-Time Medical Imaging to Artemis II

Design Wins Roundup: From Real-Time Medical Imaging to Artemis II

Integration and efficiency are reshaping modern system design, from rad-hard ICs in NASA’s Artemis II mission to SoCs turning ID badges into wireless systems.


News Apr 15, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
Introduction to Clock and Data Recovery

Introduction to Clock and Data Recovery

Learn how PLLs enable communication in which a clock signal is not transmitted with the data. We’ll look specifically at return-to-zero (RZ) and non-return-to-zero (NRZ) data formats.


Navitas Skips 48 V Bus in 800 V-to-6 V GaN PDB for AI Racks

Navitas Skips 48 V Bus in 800 V-to-6 V GaN PDB for AI Racks

GaN-based power delivery board targets 96.5% efficiency and 2,100 W/in3 for NVIDIA's next-generation 800 VDC data center architecture.


News Apr 09, 2026 by Luke James
Decisions Ahead for the Next Generation of Advanced Packaging

Decisions Ahead for the Next Generation of Advanced Packaging

Advanced packaging is at a crossroads due to AI demand. Learn the four emerging paths—CoWoS, CoPoS, glass-core, and CoWoP—and how to choose the right one for your multi-die system design.


EU’s European Investment Bank Meets the Unique Needs of Semiconductors

EU’s European Investment Bank Meets the Unique Needs of Semiconductors

Learn how the EU's premier lending institution is deploying billions in loans, equity, and blended finance to build a sovereign European chip ecosystem.


News Apr 07, 2026 by Gordon Feller
Preventing Runt Pulses in Phase/Frequency Detectors

Preventing Runt Pulses in Phase/Frequency Detectors

This article explains the importance of incorporating delay into the feedback path of a phase/frequency detector (PFD) and examines its effect on performance.


Arm Releases First-Ever Silicon Product to Solve Agentic AI Challenges

Arm Releases First-Ever Silicon Product to Solve Agentic AI Challenges

In a landmark moment in its 35-year history, Arm has debuted its own silicon product, the AGI CPU, built on the Arm Neoverse platform.


News Apr 02, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Lumotive Debuts ‘World’s First 2D Photonic Beamforming Chip’

Lumotive Debuts ‘World’s First 2D Photonic Beamforming Chip’

The startup's programmable chip uses a metasurface architecture to control light without moving parts.


News Apr 01, 2026 by Luke James
Introduction to Phase/Frequency Detectors

Introduction to Phase/Frequency Detectors

Learn how using a phase/frequency detector (PFD) in place of a phase detector improves the acquisition range of a PLL.


Infineon MOTIX™ TLE9189QUW | Fast Facts

Infineon MOTIX™ TLE9189QUW | Fast Facts

Build your next motor-control solution with Infineon’s MOTIX TLE9189QUW. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Ambient Scientific Lends AI Processor to Women’s Safety Wearable

Ambient Scientific Lends AI Processor to Women’s Safety Wearable

The MAI device from Dimension NXG runs AI models continuously on a 180-mAh battery for up to 14 days, using analog in-memory compute to keep power consumption at microwatt levels.


News Mar 25, 2026 by Luke James
Introduction to the RS Flip-Flop Phase Detector

Introduction to the RS Flip-Flop Phase Detector

Learn about this simple sequential phase detector and how it compares to the XOR gate. We'll also examine some key limitations and circuit implementations.