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AMD Builds New Ryzen Processors on Zen 5 Architecture for Advanced AI

AMD Builds New Ryzen Processors on Zen 5 Architecture for Advanced AI

AMD’s two new processor offerings bring improved AI performance to ultra-light laptops and desktops alike.


News Jun 04, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Intel Launches New Data Center Processor Family at Computex 2024

Intel Launches New Data Center Processor Family at Computex 2024

The new processors promise 3:1 rack consolidation, 4.2x rack-level performance gains, and 2.6x performance per watt gains.


News Jun 04, 2024 by Duane Benson
From Audio to Automotive, 3 New Processors Push Performance Boundaries

From Audio to Automotive, 3 New Processors Push Performance Boundaries

In this roundup, we spotlight new processors from Analog Devices, Texas Instruments, and WCH that meet embedded computing requirements across industries.


News Jun 03, 2024 by Aaron Carman
First Cat-Qubit Chip Available to the Public on Google

First Cat-Qubit Chip Available to the Public on Google

With a bit-flip lifetime exceeding seven minutes, the Boson 4 cat-qubit quantum chip bests other superconducting qubits.


News May 31, 2024 by Lisa Boneta.
Simulating the Short-Circuit Power Dissipation of a CMOS Inverter

Simulating the Short-Circuit Power Dissipation of a CMOS Inverter

Current briefly flows through both transistors during logic-level transitions. This article explores the resulting power dissipation and provides some helpful LTspice tips for measuring current and power.


Swiss Startup Sets Out to Develop the World’s First Living Processor

Swiss Startup Sets Out to Develop the World’s First Living Processor

FinalSpark has unveiled Neuroplatform, a pioneering approach to "bioprocessing" with wetware computing and organoid intelligence.


News May 24, 2024 by Lisa Boneta.
To Exascale and Beyond: 7 Key Takeaways From ISC 2024

To Exascale and Beyond: 7 Key Takeaways From ISC 2024

In this roundup, we highlight some announcements from the International Supercomputer Conference that shed light on the state of exascale computing.


News May 21, 2024 by Duane Benson
Can Silicon Photonics Solve the Bandwidth Bottleneck in AI Data Centers?

Can Silicon Photonics Solve the Bandwidth Bottleneck in AI Data Centers?

Lightmatter aims to use light to solve two major electrical challenges in AI computing with active optical interposers designed to resolve those pesky bandwidth bottlenecks and the "world’s first" photonic computing platform for more power-efficient matrix calculations.


Trillium: Google’s TPU Powerhouse Behind Its New AI Models

Trillium: Google’s TPU Powerhouse Behind Its New AI Models

Google's sixth-generation tensor processing unit (TPU) stole the company's I/O developer conference stage with its higher-than-ever computing performance.


News May 20, 2024 by Lisa Boneta.
ADVANTECH ECU 150 High Performance Quad Core IoT Gateway | New Product Brief

ADVANTECH ECU 150 High Performance Quad Core IoT Gateway | New Product Brief

Advantech ECU-150 High Performance Quad Core IoT Gateway, powered by an NXP i.MX8M Quad Core Cortex A53 1.3G CPU, is designed for versatile IoT applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Simulating the Switching Power Dissipation of a CMOS Inverter

Simulating the Switching Power Dissipation of a CMOS Inverter

When a CMOS inverter switches logic states, power is consumed due to its charging and discharging currents. Learn how to simulate these currents in LTspice.


AMD Quietly Drops New Ryzen Processors Without Integrated Graphics

AMD Quietly Drops New Ryzen Processors Without Integrated Graphics

Amid market trends toward higher integration, AMD has released two new processors that strip things back.


News May 16, 2024 by Jake Hertz
New Proposals Vie for CHIPS Act Funds for Fabs and Digital Twin R&D

New Proposals Vie for CHIPS Act Funds for Fabs and Digital Twin R&D

Micron, Polar Semiconductor, and digital twin proposals are slated to receive CHIPS Act funding to help secure the U.S. semiconductor supply chain.


News May 15, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Power Dissipation of a CMOS Inverter

Power Dissipation of a CMOS Inverter

This article explains dynamic and static power consumption in a CMOS inverter circuit.


RISC-V Chip Combines CPU, GPU, and NPU Into One Core

RISC-V Chip Combines CPU, GPU, and NPU Into One Core

X-Silicon aims to address the current limitations of edge computing with its new low-power “C-GPU” architecture.


News May 14, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Mindgrove Brings First Indigenously-Designed RISC-V MCU to India

Mindgrove Brings First Indigenously-Designed RISC-V MCU to India

The new RISC-V-based SoC is the first microprocessor owned, designed, and marketed entirely from India to the open market.


News May 13, 2024 by Jake Hertz
The Ripple Effects of Robert H. Dennard, Inventor of DRAM and Dennard Scaling

The Ripple Effects of Robert H. Dennard, Inventor of DRAM and Dennard Scaling

Dr. Robert Dennard passed away last month. He dedicated more than half a century of his professional life to microelectronics research, resulting in pivotal MOSFET scaling equations and DRAM.


News May 13, 2024 by Robert Keim
New MediaTek SoC Speeds Up Generative AI Processing at the Edge

New MediaTek SoC Speeds Up Generative AI Processing at the Edge

The new flagship smartphone SoC takes an unconventional approach to on-device generative AI and gaming with MediaTek's “All-Big-Core” architecture.


News May 10, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Apple’s New M4 Processor: An ‘Outrageously Powerful’ Device for AI

Apple’s New M4 Processor: An ‘Outrageously Powerful’ Device for AI

The new SoC leverages 28 billion transistors to make the new iPad Pro "the most powerful device of its kind."


News May 08, 2024 by Jake Hertz
An Explanation of Undervoltage Lockout

An Explanation of Undervoltage Lockout

Learn how undervoltage lockout (UVLO) can protect semiconductor devices and electronic systems from potentially hazardous operation.