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Industry Weighs in With 2025 Forecasts—Part 1: General Predictions

Industry Weighs in With 2025 Forecasts—Part 1: General Predictions

On this New Years Day, we share 2025 predictions from leading companies in our industry.


News Jan 01, 2025 by Jeff Child
2024’s Top Technical Articles and More

2024’s Top Technical Articles and More

As 2024 comes to an end, we look back on the year's most popular technical articles, industry articles, and projects.


News Dec 30, 2024 by Abby Garfinkle
Tradeshows Help Make This a People Business—A Look Back at Four 2024 Events

Tradeshows Help Make This a People Business—A Look Back at Four 2024 Events

Merry Christmas! Never forget that our business is a people business. Enjoy this review of four of the trade shows All About Circuits attended this year, and the great people we met.


News Dec 25, 2024 by Jeff Child
ST Adds ‘Most Powerful ST MCU To Date’ to Edge AI Portfolio

ST Adds ‘Most Powerful ST MCU To Date’ to Edge AI Portfolio

The new MCU brings neural acceleration to edge vision, audio, and other consumer and industrial edge applications.


News Dec 12, 2024 by Duane Benson
Electronica 2024 Was Jammed Packed With Exciting Technologies and Products

Electronica 2024 Was Jammed Packed With Exciting Technologies and Products

Enjoy this selection of fascinating technology news from the recent Electronica 2024 trade show in Munich, Germany.


News Nov 28, 2024 by Jeff Child
Diverse Lockstep Technology in MCUs for Enhanced ADAS Safety and Security

Diverse Lockstep Technology in MCUs for Enhanced ADAS Safety and Security

Diverse lockstep technology uses two unique architecture cores executing different instructions to complete the same overall task for improved autonomous vehicle reliability.


The BBC Micro:bit Adjustable Brightness Alarm: A Radio Shack Remix

The BBC Micro:bit Adjustable Brightness Alarm: A Radio Shack Remix

In this project article, we’ll create a programmable device that alerts users to changes in ambient light levels. Along the way, we’ll learn about astable multivibrators and the Darlington pair.


Projects Nov 20, 2024 by Don Wilcher
Renesas Embeds Powerful Arm Cortex-M85 Into Entry-Level MCUs

Renesas Embeds Powerful Arm Cortex-M85 Into Entry-Level MCUs

Renesas' new 32-bit MCUs maintain the power of its RA8 series MCUs while streamlining their features, making them cost-effective for high-volume embedded applications.


News Nov 07, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Renesas Rolls Out MCUs Aimed at Appliances and Building Automation

Renesas Rolls Out MCUs Aimed at Appliances and Building Automation

The new MCUs merge performance, efficiency, and security for smart appliances.


News Oct 24, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Embedded World North America Was Chock-Full of Innovations

Embedded World North America Was Chock-Full of Innovations

Enjoy this taste of the rich collection of technology news from the Embedded World North America trade show in Austin, Texas.


News Oct 21, 2024 by Jeff Child
Evolving Beyond Single-Processor Embedded Systems for IoT Edge Sensor Nodes

Evolving Beyond Single-Processor Embedded Systems for IoT Edge Sensor Nodes

Learn how system partitioning can optimize IoT edge sensor node operation by intelligently separating the analog sensors that measure slowly varying signals from the communication networks using high-speed digital signals.


Upgrading My Retro Handheld Gaming Console with Motion Control and an LCD

Upgrading My Retro Handheld Gaming Console with Motion Control and an LCD

Follow my upgrade of a handheld game controller as I add a new 1.8-inch color LCD for animated graphics and an accelerometer module for motion control input.


NXP Unwraps Crossover MCU Aimed at the AI-Enabled Edge

NXP Unwraps Crossover MCU Aimed at the AI-Enabled Edge

The new MCU features a unique multicore architecture to optimize performance and power efficiency.


News Sep 30, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Edge AI Demands Call For Optimized Storage Controller Chips

Edge AI Demands Call For Optimized Storage Controller Chips

AI will push the limits of PCs and smartphones. In turn, demands on storage controller chips will be intense. Learn how chip architectures and firmware schemes must be optimized for these AI workloads.


Designing Next-Gen Smart Meters That Outsmart Electrical Hazards

Designing Next-Gen Smart Meters That Outsmart Electrical Hazards

Smart meters should be designed to avoid damaging electrical transients. Learn how to make use of the right circuit protection, sensing, and power control components to improve your meter design.


Building a Resistor Color Code Calculator and Ohmmeter Using Arduino

Building a Resistor Color Code Calculator and Ohmmeter Using Arduino

For this project, I built a handheld resistor color code calculator and ohmmeter using the ATmega328 microcontroller and a 1.8-inch color LCD display.


A Cortex-M Microcontroller-Enabled Electronic Timer: A Radio Shack Remix

A Cortex-M Microcontroller-Enabled Electronic Timer: A Radio Shack Remix

In this Radio Shack Classic Circuits Remix, we add modern microcontroller functionality to the vintage Electronic Timer project for the Science Fair 65-in-1 kit.


Projects Sep 15, 2024 by Don Wilcher
Nuvoton Levels Up MCU Series to 32 Bits to Bolster Smart Home Systems

Nuvoton Levels Up MCU Series to 32 Bits to Bolster Smart Home Systems

The M2003 series, with an Arm Cortex-M23 core, now offers 32-bit capabilities to improve system performance in a compact 20-pin package.


News Sep 09, 2024 by Mike Falter
How to Design Reliable Next-Gen Automotive Control Electronics

How to Design Reliable Next-Gen Automotive Control Electronics

Designing a reliable automotive control system is a challenging job. Learn how to ensure circuit survival in the challenging automotive and electric vehicle environments.


3rd-Party Boards Abound Sporting the New Raspberry Pi RP2350 MCU

3rd-Party Boards Abound Sporting the New Raspberry Pi RP2350 MCU

From networking to tiny MCUs, third-party Raspberry Pi boards give users more options to choose from.


News Aug 21, 2024 by Aaron Carman