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Renesas Unveils Li-Ion Battery Management IC for Hybrids and EVs

Renesas Unveils Li-Ion Battery Management IC for Hybrids and EVs

The ISL78714 provides voltage and temperature monitoring and meets critical international safety criteria.


News Aug 12, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Nissan Adopts Renesas SoC and MCU for Assisted Driving Platform

Nissan Adopts Renesas SoC and MCU for Assisted Driving Platform

Nissan has adopted Renesas's R-Car SOC and RH850 MCU for its ProPilot2 driver assistance system.


News Aug 08, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Dialog Semiconductor Releases Automotive-Grade Version of GreenPak CMIC

Dialog Semiconductor Releases Automotive-Grade Version of GreenPak CMIC

Today, Dialog Semiconductors announces a GreenPak configurable mixed-signal IC that has been cleared for use in the automotive industry.


News Aug 07, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Toshiba Memory Releases New NVMe Device Form Factor for “Ultra-Mobile” and Embedded Applications

Toshiba Memory Releases New NVMe Device Form Factor for “Ultra-Mobile” and Embedded Applications

Toshiba Memory has just announced a tiny, fast new memory form factor.


News Aug 06, 2019 by Jennifer DeLaOsa
Introduction to DRAM (Dynamic Random-Access Memory)

Introduction to DRAM (Dynamic Random-Access Memory)

This article will examine the basic operation of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), along with how a DRAM chip is organized.


3D Printing Electronic Components? Nano Dimension Releases DragonFly LDM Manufacturing Platform

3D Printing Electronic Components? Nano Dimension Releases DragonFly LDM Manufacturing Platform

DragonFly LDM extends the scope of 3D printing to the unattended, low-volume manufacturing of electronic circuitry.


News Jul 29, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Alibaba’s Semiconductor Subsidiary Will Utilize Open-Source RISC-V Core

Alibaba’s Semiconductor Subsidiary Will Utilize Open-Source RISC-V Core

Alibaba is set to produce the next generation of Chinese processors with the RISC-V instead of Arm architecture.


News Jul 29, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Maxim Integrated MAXREFDES101 Health Sensor Platform 2.0 | New Product Brief

Maxim Integrated MAXREFDES101 Health Sensor Platform 2.0 | New Product Brief

This wearable development platform demonstrates a wide range of health-sensing applications.


Power Integrations Releases 95%-Efficient, GaN-Based InnoSwitch3 Range of ICs

Power Integrations Releases 95%-Efficient, GaN-Based InnoSwitch3 Range of ICs

This week, Power Integrations has released their latest family of flyback switcher ICs that integrate GaN technology for more efficient power applications.


News Jul 27, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Texas Instruments SimpleLink Wi-Fi Network Processor | Featured Product Spotlight

Texas Instruments SimpleLink Wi-Fi Network Processor | Featured Product Spotlight

This processor makes it easy to connect any MCU to the internet with low power performance.


Texas Instruments I2C Temperature Sensor | New Product Brief

Texas Instruments I2C Temperature Sensor | New Product Brief

These sensors are lower power, higher accuracy replacements for standard LM75 and TMP75 temperature sensors.


What Does It Mean for an SoC to Be Secure? A Closer Look at the Wireless Gecko Series 2

What Does It Mean for an SoC to Be Secure? A Closer Look at the Wireless Gecko Series 2

What makes a secure SoC actually... secure? Check out this overview of hardware-based security features in a real-world example IC.


News Jul 24, 2019 by Mark Hughes
RISC-V’s Role in Securing IoT-Connected Devices

RISC-V’s Role in Securing IoT-Connected Devices

RISC-V hardware offers additional security for IoT-connected embedded devices beyond software cybersecurity.


Secure Microcontrollers Address IoT Security

Secure Microcontrollers Address IoT Security

Security is increasingly something EEs need to be cognizant of in their component choices. Here's an overview of three secure microcontrollers.


News Jul 23, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
New App Tool for Augmented Reality PCB Design Enters Beta

New App Tool for Augmented Reality PCB Design Enters Beta

Ever wish you could see your design file layers overtop your spun board? Augmented reality may make that possible in real time.


News Jul 22, 2019 by Mark Hughes
Why Raspberry Pi Isn’t a Good Choice for Commercial Products

Why Raspberry Pi Isn’t a Good Choice for Commercial Products

RPi has done some amazing good in the world, especially for aspiring young engineers, but here's the breakdown on why it's probably not what you need for a professional project.


AI Hardware Roundup: Neuromorphic Chips and Neural Network SoCs

AI Hardware Roundup: Neuromorphic Chips and Neural Network SoCs

AI algorithms take a lot of resources to function. What hardware can handle running them on the edge?


News Jul 18, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
NXP Semiconductors Arm Cortex-M33 Microcontrollers | Featured Product Spotlight

NXP Semiconductors Arm Cortex-M33 Microcontrollers | Featured Product Spotlight

This series combines efficiency, functionality, and security, all optimized for low-cost IoT devices.


Microchip Announces Smart Embedded Vision Initiative for Machine Vision System Design

Microchip Announces Smart Embedded Vision Initiative for Machine Vision System Design

Using Microsemi PolarFire FPGAs, the new program aims to enable compact, high-bandwidth, low-power system design.


News Jul 16, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Hardware Security Vulnerabilities that Engineers Should Know

Hardware Security Vulnerabilities that Engineers Should Know

Why should engineers care about hardware security? Because they can help prevent vulnerabilities through design!