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Intel Reveals Two New Xeon Processor Lines at Hot Chips 2023

Intel Reveals Two New Xeon Processor Lines at Hot Chips 2023

Intel’s newest Xeon processors are based on either performance cores (P-cores) or efficiency cores (E-cores), giving designers more flexibility to prioritize speed or power efficiency.


News Aug 30, 2023 by Aaron Carman
AMD Levels Up Gaming GPUs, Providing Mid-Tier Option in RX 7000 Series

AMD Levels Up Gaming GPUs, Providing Mid-Tier Option in RX 7000 Series

The two new graphics cards improve performance per dollar and fill an important gap in AMD's RX 7000 lineup.


News Aug 29, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Rohm’s Automotive Hall ICs Offer ‘Industry-Leading Withstand Voltage’

Rohm’s Automotive Hall ICs Offer ‘Industry-Leading Withstand Voltage’

Rohm has devised a new unipolar and latch Hall-effect sensor to better detect magnetic fields in automotive designs.


News Aug 28, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Semiconductor Industry News: Recent IPOs, Acquisitions, and Fallen Deals

Semiconductor Industry News: Recent IPOs, Acquisitions, and Fallen Deals

Amid the Chips Act, labor shortages, and international trade tension, the semiconductor industry is anything but predictable.


News Aug 28, 2023 by Duane Benson
Qualcomm Reveals Snapdragon G Series Processors for Handheld Gaming

Qualcomm Reveals Snapdragon G Series Processors for Handheld Gaming

Qualcomm has a robust portfolio of computing solutions for gaming. Now, the company has released a new family of SoCs, broken into three tiers to meet different handheld gaming needs.


News Aug 25, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Developing Thermal Design Guidelines for Power MOSFETs in a Chassis

Developing Thermal Design Guidelines for Power MOSFETs in a Chassis

Detailed simulations of the thermal behavior of MOSFETs in a closed chassis allow the development of guidelines for improving system design for MOSFET placement in conjunction with the use of fans, grills, and heatsinks.


Autonomous Robot Takes to the Soccer Field to Aim, Pass, and Score

Autonomous Robot Takes to the Soccer Field to Aim, Pass, and Score

To play a complex sport, this competitive robot uses multiple processors and local computer vision.


News Aug 22, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Nvidia, Cadence, and Ceva Keep Up With AI Processing Demands

Nvidia, Cadence, and Ceva Keep Up With AI Processing Demands

Each of these companies has introduced new hardware in the hopes of supporting modern AI workloads.


News Aug 16, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Germany Dashes for the Lead in European Semiconductor Race

Germany Dashes for the Lead in European Semiconductor Race

With a fresh injection of funds from the European Chips Act, Germany is vying to stabilize the European semiconductor industry within its borders.


News Aug 15, 2023 by Duane Benson
Semiconductor Skills Shortage May Escalate to ‘Crisis’ by 2030

Semiconductor Skills Shortage May Escalate to ‘Crisis’ by 2030

Although the semiconductor industry is historically one of the most lucrative and fast-paced industries in the world, it now faces an unprecedented challenge.


News Aug 14, 2023 by Jake Hertz
IBM’s Analog AI Chip Takes New Approach to Mixed-signal Architecture

IBM’s Analog AI Chip Takes New Approach to Mixed-signal Architecture

Combining the compute performance of analog with the flexibility of digital makes for a device uniquely suited to complex AI challenges.


News Aug 14, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Understanding the Compute Hardware Behind Generative AI

Understanding the Compute Hardware Behind Generative AI

Generative AI tools like ChatGPT have had a huge impact in numerous sectors of society. As engineers, it’s helpful for us to understand the computing technology that makes it possible.


Hailo Debuts Two Additions to Hailo-8 AI Accelerator Portfolio

Hailo Debuts Two Additions to Hailo-8 AI Accelerator Portfolio

AI at the edge is now in reach for more designers, thanks to the newly-announced Hailo accelerator chips.


News Aug 04, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Startup HaiLa Aims Its Ambient IoT Tech at a ‘No Batteries’ IoT Future

Startup HaiLa Aims Its Ambient IoT Tech at a ‘No Batteries’ IoT Future

Emerging from stealth mode, HaiLa believes they can enable a future of IoT nodes without batteries.


News Aug 01, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Graphene FET Tests Multiple Diseases On Chip at Once

Graphene FET Tests Multiple Diseases On Chip at Once

Archer Materials’ latest device uses ultra-thin graphene to detect multiple diseases on one chip. The next goal: a reconfigurable biochip.


News Aug 01, 2023 by Aaron Carman
EM Side-Channel Attacks on Cryptography

EM Side-Channel Attacks on Cryptography

Electromagnetic-based side-channel attacks are non-invasive, meaning the attacker does not need physical access to the device to steal information. We’ll look at how these EM side-channel attacks work.


Nanusens Reimagines MEMS Fabrication—With Major Capacitance Payoffs

Nanusens Reimagines MEMS Fabrication—With Major Capacitance Payoffs

By modifying CMOS processing techniques, Nanusens claims to have made a breakthrough in MEMS sensor fabrication.


News Jul 25, 2023 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
STMicroelectronics Revs Up Production on New PowerGaN Transistors

STMicroelectronics Revs Up Production on New PowerGaN Transistors

As electronics become smaller, ST’s latest transistor family stands to shrink power electronics in tandem.


News Jul 19, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Rambus Serves up Quantum-safe IP Solutions To Fend off Attacks

Rambus Serves up Quantum-safe IP Solutions To Fend off Attacks

The new Root of Trust IP from Rambus offers post-quantum cryptography hardware solutions.


News Jul 12, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Ex-Apple Engineers Develop ‘Disappearing Computer’ in Pin-sized Device

Ex-Apple Engineers Develop ‘Disappearing Computer’ in Pin-sized Device

With a wearable projector that acts as a "non-physical smartphone," Humane hopes its flagship computing device will help people stay present in everyday life.


News Jul 11, 2023 by Chantelle Dubois