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Happy Holidays—It’s a People Business We’re In, and It Always Has Been

Happy Holidays—It’s a People Business We’re In, and It Always Has Been

On this Christmas day, let’s remember that this is a people business. Enjoy this round up of 2023 articles about people that performed extraordinary engineering work throughout history.


News Dec 25, 2023 by Jeff Child
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
Orbbec Leverages Nvidia Jetson in 3D Vision Camera-Computer Kit

Orbbec Leverages Nvidia Jetson in 3D Vision Camera-Computer Kit

Orbbec's new camera-computer kit for 3D vision is a lesson in AI collaboration.


News Dec 18, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Kinara Aims Its Tiny Ara-2 Processor at Big Generative Edge AI Workloads

Kinara Aims Its Tiny Ara-2 Processor at Big Generative Edge AI Workloads

Boasting a cost-effective approach, today Kinara is rolling out its new edge AI processor designed to take on the demanding workloads brought on by generative AI.


News Dec 12, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Exclusive: A Closer Look at IBM’s Heron and Condor Quantum Processors

Exclusive: A Closer Look at IBM’s Heron and Condor Quantum Processors

In this All About Circuits exclusive, we interviewed IBM Quantum's chief technology officer to hear more details about the company's newest quantum processors—one of which IBM calls its "most performant quantum processor in the world".


News Dec 12, 2023 by Ingrid Fadelli
Mixed-Signal IP Company Claims ‘World’s First’ 800G Ethernet DSP

Mixed-Signal IP Company Claims ‘World’s First’ 800G Ethernet DSP

800G Ethernet plagues the data center with high power consumption and heat generation. A new optical DSP from Credo Semiconductor is rising to meet these challenges.


News Dec 07, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Strengthening Its Silicon Foundation, AWS Releases Two New AI Processors

Strengthening Its Silicon Foundation, AWS Releases Two New AI Processors

AWS has unveiled two AI chips to train models faster, cheaper, and more efficiently than predecessors.


News Nov 30, 2023 by Arjun Nijhawan
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
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
I’m Thankful for These 6 EE Online Resources on All About Circuits

I’m Thankful for These 6 EE Online Resources on All About Circuits

On Thanksgiving today, Jeff reflects on how electronics technology enables all our amazing devices, and shares six useful All About Circuits online resources to be thankful for.


News Nov 23, 2023 by Jeff Child
Arm Releases the Cortex-M52 Aimed At Low-Power Embedded AI

Arm Releases the Cortex-M52 Aimed At Low-Power Embedded AI

Rounding out its portfolio, the latest Arm processor—announced today—sports AI performance in low-power silicon.


News Nov 22, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Sapeon Goes Toe to Toe With Nvidia With New AI Accelerator

Sapeon Goes Toe to Toe With Nvidia With New AI Accelerator

The South Korean startup is making a name for itself in the AI computing hardware space.


News Nov 21, 2023 by Jake Hertz
UCLA Creates First Stable, Fully Solid-State Thermal Transistor

UCLA Creates First Stable, Fully Solid-State Thermal Transistor

The transistor prototype opens doors for more efficient thermal management in integrated circuits—and even presents interesting opportunities in human metabolic research.


News Nov 21, 2023 by Darshil Patel
Microsoft Ventures Into Custom Silicon With New AI Accelerator and CPU

Microsoft Ventures Into Custom Silicon With New AI Accelerator and CPU

Microsoft is making its debut into in-house silicon with two new custom chips, claimed to improve AI performance in its data centers.


News Nov 20, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Nvidia Pulls Ahead in GPU Performance Race With New Processor

Nvidia Pulls Ahead in GPU Performance Race With New Processor

Nvidia says the H200 Tensor Core GPU, which doubles the performance of its predecessor, is now the world’s most powerful GPU.


News Nov 20, 2023 by Duane Benson
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.


Microchip Responds to New Automotive Safety Standards With Security IC

Microchip Responds to New Automotive Safety Standards With Security IC

The new security IC better supports large key sizes while maintaining backward compatibility for smaller keys.


News Nov 17, 2023 by Jake Hertz
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
Researchers Rethink Computer Vision With All-Analog Photoelectronic Chip

Researchers Rethink Computer Vision With All-Analog Photoelectronic Chip

An all-analog photoelectric chip promises to be three orders of magnitude faster and six orders of magnitude more energy efficient than existing processors.


News Nov 13, 2023 by Duane Benson
RISC-V Rollouts Abound at This Week’s North America RISC-V Summit

RISC-V Rollouts Abound at This Week’s North America RISC-V Summit

Reporting a “banner year” for adoption, these RISC-V developments show the versatility of the ISA.


News Nov 10, 2023 by Aaron Carman