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Embedded World NA Showcases the Next Chapter of Embedded Intelligence

Embedded World NA Showcases the Next Chapter of Embedded Intelligence

From neuromorphic edge silicon to formal Rust verification, this year’s show revealed how embedded design is evolving at every level.


News Nov 12, 2025 by Luke James
Polyn Implements Its NASP Tech Into Voice Activity Detection Chip

Polyn Implements Its NASP Tech Into Voice Activity Detection Chip

The company’s first silicon-proven NASP device delivers microwatt-level, real-time voice processing at the sensor edge.


News Nov 10, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Retina-Implanted Chip and AR Restore Sight to Those With Vision Loss

Retina-Implanted Chip and AR Restore Sight to Those With Vision Loss

Researchers in Europe have restored reading vision to people with dry age-related macular degeneration using a retinal implant and AR glasses.


News Nov 10, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
MediaTek Processor Sets New Benchmark for Chromebook Efficiency

MediaTek Processor Sets New Benchmark for Chromebook Efficiency

All About Circuits attended a private media briefing in New York City to learn how this chip can extend "all day battery life for every day computing."


News Nov 04, 2025 by Jake Hertz
NXP Rolls Out AI-Enabled Applications Processor Targeting Automotive

NXP Rolls Out AI-Enabled Applications Processor Targeting Automotive

NXP’s new SoC brings on-chip neural processing and security to in-cabin intelligence.


News Oct 31, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Arm Opens Access to Chiplet Architectures and AI Platforms

Arm Opens Access to Chiplet Architectures and AI Platforms

Arm is lowering the barrier to entry for chiplet-based SoCs and Armv9-powered AI devices across data centers, cars, and the edge.


News Oct 28, 2025 by Luke James
Apple Looks to the Future of AI With New M5 Processor

Apple Looks to the Future of AI With New M5 Processor

Apple’s M5 chip brings per-core neural acceleration, a 30% boost in memory bandwidth, and GPU-driven AI to the MacBook Pro and iPad Pro.


News Oct 24, 2025 by Luke James
Intel Unwraps Panther Lake, the First AI PC Platform Built on 18A

Intel Unwraps Panther Lake, the First AI PC Platform Built on 18A

Intel has pulled back the curtain on Panther Lake, the first client architecture built on its advanced 18A process node.


News Oct 20, 2025 by Luke James
Upbeat Technology’s RISC-V MCU Takes Flight With Near-Threshold Computing

Upbeat Technology’s RISC-V MCU Takes Flight With Near-Threshold Computing

Developed with SiFive, the dual-core SoC uses patented error correction to achieve a record 16.8 µW/MHz/DMIPS, targeting next-gen wearables, drones, and IoT sensors.


News Oct 17, 2025 by Dale Wilson
Synaptics Launches New Multimodal Gen AI Processors for Smart IoT Edge Designs

Synaptics Launches New Multimodal Gen AI Processors for Smart IoT Edge Designs

Leveraging Synaptics’ partnership with Google Research, the new SoC is positioned between microcontroller-class devices and high-end embedded MPUs.


News Oct 16, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Qualcomm Comes Out With ‘Fastest Mobile SoC’ and ‘Fastest Windows CPUs’

Qualcomm Comes Out With ‘Fastest Mobile SoC’ and ‘Fastest Windows CPUs’

The dual launch places Snapdragon at the center of AI-focused mobile and PC experiences.


News Oct 06, 2025 by Jake Hertz
The Motorola 68000: A 32-Bit Brain in a 16-Bit Body

The Motorola 68000: A 32-Bit Brain in a 16-Bit Body

Motorola’s 68000 blended 32-bit power with a 16-bit bus, creating a balanced, orthogonal, and elegant architecture that powered everything from Macintosh to arcade machines.


News Sep 26, 2025 by Luke James
AMD Aims New Embedded Processors at Low-Latency Edge Designs

AMD Aims New Embedded Processors at Low-Latency Edge Designs

The new processors bring Zen 5 performance, PCIe 5.0, and DDR5 to rugged edge applications, pairing high-throughput compute with longevity and security features.


News Sep 23, 2025 by Luke James
Optical Chip Beats Counterparts in AI Power Efficiency 100 Fold

Optical Chip Beats Counterparts in AI Power Efficiency 100 Fold

The integrated Fresnel lens architecture enables ultra-low-power convolution, potentially signaling a new era in on-chip photonic AI acceleration.


News Sep 22, 2025 by Luke James
Your 2025 Back-to-School Guide to All About Circuits’ Educational Resources

Your 2025 Back-to-School Guide to All About Circuits’ Educational Resources

Are you a first year electronics engineering student? Or maybe working on a second or third degree in this field? All About Circuits has the resources you need: comprehensive textbooks, technical articles, calculators, videos, and more for your EE studies.


News Sep 19, 2025 by Jeff Child
Nvidia Launches First GPU Purpose-Built for Million-Token AI Inference

Nvidia Launches First GPU Purpose-Built for Million-Token AI Inference

The Rubin CPX GPU brings million-token context windows to coding and generative video, with 8 exaflops of AI performance in a single rack.


News Sep 18, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
Take Our 2025 EETech Engineering Insights Survey

Take Our 2025 EETech Engineering Insights Survey

Join your engineering community peers and take our EETech Engineering Insights Survey 2025. You’ll get a summary of the results once they’re released. And you’ll be entered for a chance to win an Amazon card prize!


News Sep 05, 2025 by Jeff Child
The MOS 6502: How a $25 Chip Sparked a Computer Revolution

The MOS 6502: How a $25 Chip Sparked a Computer Revolution

Retro Register is a new All About Circuits column that explores technologies of the past and the lessons they hold for the future. Come along for our first deep dive on the MOS 6502.


News Aug 29, 2025 by Luke James
Nvidia Issues Major Update of CUDA Toolkit to Accelerate CPUs and GPUs

Nvidia Issues Major Update of CUDA Toolkit to Accelerate CPUs and GPUs

CUDA Version 13 features new CPU resources, unified Arm platforms, and additional operating systems supported.


News Aug 21, 2025 by Duane Benson
UCLA and Broadcom Team Up to Craft Wafer-Scale Unidirectional Imager

UCLA and Broadcom Team Up to Craft Wafer-Scale Unidirectional Imager

A new multilayer diffractive optical processor blocks images in one direction while passing them in the other.


News Aug 18, 2025 by Luke James