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AMD Says Its “Highest-performing Server Processor” Is Here

AMD Says Its “Highest-performing Server Processor” Is Here

Designed to level up with burgeoning data center demands, AMD claims its new EPYC 7003 Series CPUs outperform competitors in terms of speed and security.


News Mar 16, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Communication Protocols: Reviewing the Options for Encoder Applications

Communication Protocols: Reviewing the Options for Encoder Applications

This article discusses the use of an encoder to ensure accurate ongoing tracking of a motor's rotor shaft and the key factors that will help in the selection of the encoder based on different parameters.


Electronic Nose Uses Solid-state Sensors and Neural Processor to “Sniff Out” COVID-19

Electronic Nose Uses Solid-state Sensors and Neural Processor to “Sniff Out” COVID-19

Combining volatile organic compound (VOC) sensors and an ML chip, the "DiaNose" can pinpoint cancer, kidney failure, and now COVID-19.


News Mar 03, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
Adding a Low-pass Filter to an ADC Model and DAC Modeling

Adding a Low-pass Filter to an ADC Model and DAC Modeling

In the final part of this series on modeling ADCs, we discuss one more model and also briefly cover DAC models.


TEXAS INSTRUMENTS CC3130 SimpleLink Wi-Fi Wireless Network Processor | New Product Brief

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS CC3130 SimpleLink Wi-Fi Wireless Network Processor | 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.


At Under a Dollar, New GaN Laser Drivers Indicate Ubiquitous LiDAR Is On Its Way

At Under a Dollar, New GaN Laser Drivers Indicate Ubiquitous LiDAR Is On Its Way

Bringing indirect time-of-flight (IToF) to cell phones, tablets, drones, and even toy robots may now be possible with a highly-integrated GaN laser driver IC.


News Feb 23, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Digital or Analog? How Should I and Q Combining and Separation Be Done?

Digital or Analog? How Should I and Q Combining and Separation Be Done?

How should I and Q combining be done? Through analog or digital means? This article will discuss the basics of the analog and digital IQ approaches.


Intel’s i7 vs. Apple’s M1: Is Benchmarking CPUs a Flawed Process?

Intel’s i7 vs. Apple’s M1: Is Benchmarking CPUs a Flawed Process?

In an Intel-created test, Intel's i7 processor seems leaps and bounds better than Apple's M1. However, when breaking down the benchmarking results, more questions than answers appear.


News Feb 17, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Is Hardware the Key to Advancing Natural Language Processing?

Is Hardware the Key to Advancing Natural Language Processing?

Researchers at MIT have created an algorithm-based architecture called SpAtten that reduces attention computation and memory access in natural language processing (NLP) systems.


EU Stakeholders Launch Program to Ramp Up Quantum Processor Production

EU Stakeholders Launch Program to Ramp Up Quantum Processor Production

The grant-funded QLSI Project will assess the efficacy of silicon-spin qubits as a manufacturing platform. Why this technology, and what advantages does it have?


News Feb 12, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
Signal Conversion Chip Designer Pushes for European Leadership in 5G

Signal Conversion Chip Designer Pushes for European Leadership in 5G

Paris-based SCALINX has high hopes for its signal conversion ASICs, aiming to become 5G and radar market leaders in Europe.


News Feb 06, 2021 by Luke James
A Cryogenic IC May Be the Answer to Quantum Computer Scalability

A Cryogenic IC May Be the Answer to Quantum Computer Scalability

Temperature has been a long-standing issue in scaling quantum computing. Now, researchers in partnership with Microsoft may have discovered the key to scalability: a cryo-CMOS chip.


News Feb 04, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Why the Industry is Demanding FPGAs for Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS)

Why the Industry is Demanding FPGAs for Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS)

Customization and flexibility are key for designing ADAS. Here's why FPGAs are becoming a go-to—as opposed to ASICs, for example.


News Feb 03, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Xiaomi Says “Revolutionary” Long-Range Wireless Charging is Here—Critics Say Otherwise

Xiaomi Says “Revolutionary” Long-Range Wireless Charging is Here—Critics Say Otherwise

Xiaomi claims its new smartphone-compatible technology offers wireless charging at a distance—with no stands or charging pads necessary.


News Feb 02, 2021 by Jake Hertz
5G Processor Standoff: Qualcomm, Samsung, and MediaTek Go Head to Head in Q1

5G Processor Standoff: Qualcomm, Samsung, and MediaTek Go Head to Head in Q1

Just this month, three major companies have released 5G-compatible chips. How do these new processors size up with one another?


News Jan 26, 2021 by Jake Hertz
MIT Devises Custom Hardware Acceleration to Spur Real-Time Robotic Response

MIT Devises Custom Hardware Acceleration to Spur Real-Time Robotic Response

To push real-time robotic response into reality, MIT researchers have turned to their own in-house technique called "robomorphic computing."


News Jan 22, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Intel Drops Four New Processor Families at CES

Intel Drops Four New Processor Families at CES

Intel has released more than 50 new processors at CES 2021, aimed at markets ranging from business to gaming.


News Jan 15, 2021 by Jake Hertz
AI Chipmaker Raises Funding With Unique “Intelligent Processing Units”

AI Chipmaker Raises Funding With Unique “Intelligent Processing Units”

UK-based AI chipmaker Graphcore has closed a $222 million funding round, bringing the British company’s value up to $2.77 billion and in line with the likes of NVIDIA and Qualcomm.


News Jan 09, 2021 by Luke James
Inching Toward Autonomy, New ASIC for Driver Monitoring Systems Integrates AI Processors

Inching Toward Autonomy, New ASIC for Driver Monitoring Systems Integrates AI Processors

OmniVision claims this new ASIC for driver monitoring systems is the industry’s first to integrate a neural processor and image signal processor.


News Jan 08, 2021 by Jake Hertz
What to Expect from an All-Digital CES 2021

What to Expect from an All-Digital CES 2021

With CES 2021 taking place as an all-digital show for the very first time, things are going to be a little different. Here’s a brief rundown of what to expect.


News Jan 06, 2021 by Luke James