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Improving Home Appliance Safety with IEC Standards

This article explores the IEC 60730 Class B standard for functional safety to address both mechanical and electrical design in appliances. Learn what the standard entails and controllers to help meet these standards.

8 hours ago by Chad Solomon, Microchip Technology

Department of Defense Backs New Secure Electron Beam Lithography Initiative

U.S. Department of Defense-backed secure fab SkyWater is set to adopt Multibeam’s Multicolumn Electron-Beam Lithography system in its 45 nm process.

3 days ago by Luke James

Which IDE Is Right for You?

If you're not sure which IDE to choose, here's a good place to start.

November 25, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Classical CAN vs. CAN FD Protocols: the Differences that Matter for Designers

While CAN FD has been around since 2011, this protocol is still, in many cases, the preferable option to Classical CAN for many designers. Here's why.

November 24, 2020 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

JTAG Connectors and Interfaces

Learn about the interfaces and connectors used to implement JTAG.

November 23, 2020 by Sam Gallagher

Synopsys Acquires In-Chip Monitoring Solutions Leader Moortec

Synopsys has announced its acquisition of UK-based in-chip monitoring leader Moortec, whose technology forms a core part of Synopsys’ Silicon Lifecycle Management platform.

November 21, 2020 by Luke James

The JTAG Test Access Port (TAP) State Machine

In this article, we’re going to look at the test access state machine in detail and even see some pseudocode for a simple JTAG interface.

November 20, 2020 by Sam Gallagher

Semiconductor Leaders Bank on the Power of WBGs

As we quickly reach the end of Moore’s Law, semiconductor giants ST, Cree, and Infineon are hot on the tails of potential silicon alternatives that promise smaller, faster, and more reliable devices.

November 20, 2020 by Luke James

How the PowerQuad Co-processor Frees Up CPU Cores in the LPC55S69 MCU

In this article, learn about the PowerQuad co-processor and its role in performing CPU-heavy tasks to allow the Arm Cortex-M33 cores to execute other tasks in the LPC55S69 MCU.

November 19, 2020 by Eli Hughes, NXP Semiconductors

Introduction to JTAG and the Test Access Port (TAP)

In this article, we’re going to be talking about JTAG, the ubiquitous hardware tool used for testing, programming, and debugging.

November 18, 2020 by Sam Gallagher

How Did electronica’s First Virtual Show Pan Out?

Just two months before electronica, event organizers announced that the trade show would go digital. How did the conference's first-ever online event go?

November 16, 2020 by Luke James

Could Global Trade Frictions Stifle Chip Industry “M&A Fever?”

Although 2020 has been one of the biggest years for mergers and acquisitions in the chip industry, global trade conflicts could slow deals from being finalized.

November 14, 2020 by Luke James

Security IC Solutions: Build or Buy?

Depending on the project, designers have a number of options to either etch security at the silicon level or buy a pre-fabricated and pre-programmed security IC.

November 13, 2020 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

How to Draw, Render, and Animate with Fusion 360

Learn how to use Fusion 360 to develop digital drawings, 3D renderings, and animations to help in the creations of complex designs.

November 12, 2020 by Sam Sattel, Autodesk

Apple Unveils Its First In-House Chip for Macs

After departing from Intel processors earlier this year, Apple made headlines this week with its first-ever proprietary SoC for the Mac.

November 11, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Quantum-Dot Transistors: A Potential Alternative to Flexible Electronics?

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory in collaboration with the University of California Irvine have created transistors out of quantum dots to create functional logic circuits.

November 11, 2020 by Luke James

TI Turns to GaN FETs to Cut Board Space and Boost Power Density in EVs

The new GaN FET family, which includes an integrated gate driver, is said to double power density in onboard chargers and industrial power supplies.

November 10, 2020 by Jake Hertz

The Challenges of Characterizing Wide Bandgap Semiconductors

Wide bandgap semiconductors (WBGs) are seen as the future of power electronics. But the challenges to test and simulate their characteristics are slowing widespread adoption.

November 10, 2020 by Nicholas St. John

Adding an ISP and Machine Learning Acceleration to the i.MX 8M Family

Learn how the i.MX 8M Plus applications processor enables edge computing, speeding up machine learning for a variety of applications including industrial tasks.

November 10, 2020 by Ben Eckermann, NXP Semiconductors

Integrated Photonics May Solve Power and Speed Issues of Massive Data

With data increasing 70% each year, designers are increasingly faced with power and speed bottlenecks. Researchers and startups are looking to integrated photonics as the answer.

November 09, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons