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Konrad Zuse and the Z1: The Dawn of Programmable Computing

Konrad Zuse and the Z1: The Dawn of Programmable Computing

Zuse's Z1 computer was the first freely programmable computer in the world to use Boolean logic and binary floating point numbers.


News May 05, 2025 by Luke James
Microchip Beefs Up Its AI Data Center Technology Offerings

Microchip Beefs Up Its AI Data Center Technology Offerings

Taking a holistic view of data centers, Microchip is upgrading its connectivity, storage, and computer portfolios to provide comprehensive support for the AI boom.


News May 05, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Renesas RA4L1 80MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33-Based Low Power MCUs | New Product Brief

Renesas RA4L1 80MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33-Based Low Power MCUs | New Product Brief

Renesas RA4L1 80MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33-Based Low Power MCUs deliver high performance with ultra-low power consumption and advanced security features, including TrustZone®. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Ensuring IoT Designs Comply With the Cyber Resilience Act—and Are Seen to Do So

Ensuring IoT Designs Comply With the Cyber Resilience Act—and Are Seen to Do So

Adapting to new cybersecurity regulations can be challenging for embedded developers. Here, we discuss these challenges and introduce some tools for meeting them.


Renesas Rolls Out MCUs for Low-Power Designs in Tough Conditions

Renesas Rolls Out MCUs for Low-Power Designs in Tough Conditions

Renesas claims the RA0E2 MCUs feature top-tier energy efficiency, thermal reliability, and software compatibility for embedded designs under tight constraints.


News Apr 28, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
NXP Brings Popular Automotive Keyless Entry to Smart Home Doors

NXP Brings Popular Automotive Keyless Entry to Smart Home Doors

The new wireless platform leverages ultra-wideband technology to deliver secure automated access control to your front door.


News Apr 22, 2025 by Duane Benson
TDK Adds Programmable Gate Driver for Embedded Automotive Designs

TDK Adds Programmable Gate Driver for Embedded Automotive Designs

The programmable gate driver SoC controls an external power bridge with six N-channel FETs, giving actuators, fans, and pumps a leg up.


News Apr 22, 2025 by Arjun Nijhawan
Creating Next-Gen Microcontroller Developer Tools and Equipping the People Who Use Them

Creating Next-Gen Microcontroller Developer Tools and Equipping the People Who Use Them

Microchip’s Rodger Richey shares insights on evolving development tools for microcontrollers, the impact of AI, and his goal to fostering hands-on learning and prepare students for real-world tech challenges.


Rediscovering Colossus, the First Large-Scale Electronic Computer

Rediscovering Colossus, the First Large-Scale Electronic Computer

Colossus was obscured for decades due to government secrecy. Now, it is finally recognized as the world’s first programmable electronic digital computer, even predating the ENIAC.


News Apr 21, 2025 by Luke James
Research Shorts: 6 Studies Target Semiconductors, Clean Water, and More

Research Shorts: 6 Studies Target Semiconductors, Clean Water, and More

Whether it’s streaming speech directly from the brain or turning sunlight into clean water, these new studies aim to solve problems across healthcare, clean energy, materials science, and beyond.


News Apr 14, 2025 by Aaron Carman
Renesas Debuts Its First Bluetooth LE SoC for Automotive Systems

Renesas Debuts Its First Bluetooth LE SoC for Automotive Systems

The release marks Renesas' first AEC-Q100-qualified Bluetooth Low Energy SoC, offering a high level of integration and power efficiency.


News Apr 14, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
Semiconductor Companies Make Strategic Acquisitions to Bolster Portfolios

Semiconductor Companies Make Strategic Acquisitions to Bolster Portfolios

Siemens, Nokia, Infineon, Onsemi, and Black Semiconductor are making targeted acquisitions to expand their capabilities in manufacturing, connectivity, and advanced materials.


News Apr 10, 2025 by Luke James
Infineon Integrates Six Industrial Protocols on the XMC7000 MCU

Infineon Integrates Six Industrial Protocols on the XMC7000 MCU

The XMC7000 MCU now has built-in support for six major industrial protocols, streamlining industrial automation development with unified connectivity.


News Apr 10, 2025 by Arjun Nijhawan
Pragmatic Semi’s New NFC Chip Embeds Intelligence Into Everyday Items

Pragmatic Semi’s New NFC Chip Embeds Intelligence Into Everyday Items

With its flexible, ultra-thin architecture, the chip can fit into curved or compressible surfaces, making it especially useful in healthcare and apparel.


News Apr 07, 2025 by Jake Hertz
EW 2025: 3 Embedded Computers That Stuck Out for Edge AI Ingenuity

EW 2025: 3 Embedded Computers That Stuck Out for Edge AI Ingenuity

These three computing solutions rethink ways to bring edge AI to the harshest industrial applications.


News Apr 02, 2025 by Seth Price
What Does Security Look Like in a Post-Quantum World? ST Looks Ahead

What Does Security Look Like in a Post-Quantum World? ST Looks Ahead

ST is gearing up post-quantum cryptography solutions to protect embedded systems from future quantum attacks.


News Mar 31, 2025 by Duane Benson
Zero ASIC Develops First-Ever Open Standard eFPGA Product

Zero ASIC Develops First-Ever Open Standard eFPGA Product

Zero ASIC says its approach standardizes an eFPGA architecture in the same way that RISC-V did for CPUs and JEDEC did for memory.


News Mar 31, 2025 by Luke James
From Inductors to MCUs, New Parts Promise Upgrades to Automotive Systems

From Inductors to MCUs, New Parts Promise Upgrades to Automotive Systems

In this roundup, we cover four newly announced parts from Nuvoton, Nexperia, TDK, and Microchip, targeting various systems in the modern vehicle.


News Mar 28, 2025 by Duane Benson
Microchip Packs Analog Peripherals Into 32-bit MCU Family

Microchip Packs Analog Peripherals Into 32-bit MCU Family

Announced at Embedded World, the PIC32A MCUs integrate high-speed analog peripherals and safety features for consumer electronics or automotive OEMs.


News Mar 27, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
Crypto Quantique Simplifies CRA Compliance for Embedded Security

Crypto Quantique Simplifies CRA Compliance for Embedded Security

Crypto Quantique is helping embedded designers comply with the European Cyber Resilience Act by automating essential security functions and integrating post-quantum cryptography.


News Mar 26, 2025 by Luke James