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Processing Tech Highlight: MWC 2022 Wraps Up

Processing Tech Highlight: MWC 2022 Wraps Up

Another year at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona wraps up with a tech highlight on processors and system-on-chips (SoCs) from Intel, MediaTek, and Qualcomm.


News Mar 12, 2022 by vishvachi
Tokyo Researchers Hit the Lottery Ticket Theory with “Hiddenite” AI Chip

Tokyo Researchers Hit the Lottery Ticket Theory with “Hiddenite” AI Chip

A new, low-power AI processor leverages a bleeding-edge neural network theory: the lottery ticket theory.


News Mar 11, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Apple’s New M1 Ultra SoC Claims to Pack a Punch in Performance

Apple’s New M1 Ultra SoC Claims to Pack a Punch in Performance

Keeping its in-house chip momentum rolling, Apple unveils its newest member of the M1 family, the M1 Ultra. Let's dive into this new system-on-chip (SoC) and see what it brings to the table.


News Mar 10, 2022 by Jake Hertz
A System-on-package Future? UCIe Consortium Aims for Open Chiplet Ecosystem

A System-on-package Future? UCIe Consortium Aims for Open Chiplet Ecosystem

Citing a necessary industry shift from system-on-chip (SoC) to system-on-package (SoP) technology, Intel joins the launch of the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) Consortium.


News Mar 03, 2022 by Jake Hertz
And That’s a Wrap: ISSCC 2022 Teases Out a Lot of New Tech

And That’s a Wrap: ISSCC 2022 Teases Out a Lot of New Tech

As this year's International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) wraps up this week, let's take a look at some of this years interesting announcements.


News Mar 03, 2022 by Ikimi .O
Qualcomm Launches Digital Chassis Tech to Drive Vehicle Connectivity

Qualcomm Launches Digital Chassis Tech to Drive Vehicle Connectivity

Connectivity technology is no longer confined to houses and businesses. Now, Qualcomm has released a suite of new chips, SDKs, and services to enhance vehicle precision and communication.


News Mar 02, 2022 by Jake Hertz
A Glimpse at a New Wave of Smaller PMICs: AI, Automotive, Wearables, and More

A Glimpse at a New Wave of Smaller PMICs: AI, Automotive, Wearables, and More

Power management ICs (PMICs) are continually scaling down. Here's how a few companies are packing functionality in these devices in the face of miniaturization.


New Chips from Infineon, TI, and Toshiba Drive Advances in Autonomous Driving

New Chips from Infineon, TI, and Toshiba Drive Advances in Autonomous Driving

As the autonomous vehicle market heats up, new MCUs and ICs have hit the market this year to enable new ADAS functionalities.


News Feb 19, 2022 by Nicholas St. John
Researchers Exploit Fiber Manufacturing to Weave Large Smart Textile Display

Researchers Exploit Fiber Manufacturing to Weave Large Smart Textile Display

In an attempt to bring e-textiles to smart homes, researchers at the University of Cambridge have fabricated a 46-inch textile display by weaving active electronics into a fiber.


News Feb 17, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Aspinity Takes on TinyML, Claiming the Industry’s First Fully Analog ML Chip

Aspinity Takes on TinyML, Claiming the Industry’s First Fully Analog ML Chip

What happens when you apply the merits of analog compute to ML? According to Aspinity, a chip that reduces system power by up to 95%.


News Feb 15, 2022 by Jake Hertz
From 5G Chipsets to Hardware Verification Platforms: SoC Design Ramps Up

From 5G Chipsets to Hardware Verification Platforms: SoC Design Ramps Up

As companies shoot to deliver higher performance devices, the system-on-a-chip (SoC) hopes to deliver. From new chipsets to SoC verification platforms, the industry aims to keep pushing SoCs to new heights.


News Feb 03, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Unpacking the “First Molecular Electronics Chip” from Roswell Biotechnologies

Unpacking the “First Molecular Electronics Chip” from Roswell Biotechnologies

Roswell Biotechnologies recently published research on the "first molecular electronics chip." How has the company alleged to digitize biology?


Computing Hardware Underpinning the Next Wave of Sony, Hyundai, and Mercedes EVs

Computing Hardware Underpinning the Next Wave of Sony, Hyundai, and Mercedes EVs

Major automakers Sony, Hyundai, and Mercedes-Benz have recently announced their EV roadmaps. What computing hardware will appear in these vehicles?


News Jan 30, 2022 by Tyler Charboneau
Arm Puts Security Architecture to the Test With New SoC and Demonstrator Board

Arm Puts Security Architecture to the Test With New SoC and Demonstrator Board

Arm recently announced a new prototype architecture that has spun out of its Morello program, which may pave the road for next-generation data security systems.


News Jan 26, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Atmosic Brings Wireless Energy Harvesting for IoT Devices Directly Onto the SoC

Atmosic Brings Wireless Energy Harvesting for IoT Devices Directly Onto the SoC

One major challenge of Internet of Things (IoT) devices is power. Hoping to traverse this challenge, Atmosic has created energy harvesting solutions integrated directly into the system-on-a-chip (SoC).


News Jan 25, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Silicon Labs Integrates AI/ML Acceleration in Low-power Wireless SoCs

Silicon Labs Integrates AI/ML Acceleration in Low-power Wireless SoCs

Silicon Labs says that with these two new families, battery-powered edge devices won't face trade-offs with power, protocol support, ML capability, and security.


News Jan 24, 2022 by Jake Hertz
FaceBit, the “Fitbit for the Face,” Attaches Smart Sensors to Masks

FaceBit, the “Fitbit for the Face,” Attaches Smart Sensors to Masks

The umbrella of wearables just broadened even wider with face masks. Engineers from Northwestern University have developed an embedded hardware platform that can sense users’ biometrics through a face mask.


News Jan 19, 2022 by Darshil Patel
e-peas Shows Off Surveillance System Powered by Energy Harvesting Tech

e-peas Shows Off Surveillance System Powered by Energy Harvesting Tech

For years, e-peas has been rolling out energy-harvesting solutions: PMICs—and more recently—an MCU and antenna. The company recently showed these solutions in action in an autonomous surveillance system.


News Jan 13, 2022 by Nicholas St. John
A Snapshot of the Evolving IoT Landscape, From Connectivity to Computing

A Snapshot of the Evolving IoT Landscape, From Connectivity to Computing

Here, we'll round up recent releases from u-blox, Avnet and onsemi, and Murata that illustrate how the IoT industry relies on component-level advances.


News Jan 11, 2022 by Nicholas St. John
Ambarella Unveils AI Domain Controller SoC for Multi-sensor Perception in AVs

Ambarella Unveils AI Domain Controller SoC for Multi-sensor Perception in AVs

To accelerate efficient performance in autonomous vehicles, the new AI domain controller from Ambarella promises robust single-chip processing for multi-sensor perception in an advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS).


News Jan 10, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle