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What Designers Should Know About AEC-Q100

One defective component can snowball into 1,000 defective vehicles. That's why AEC-Q100 has an iron fist on automotive standards.

May 29, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau

COVID-19 Puts Spotlight on Open-Source RISC-V Cores, IP

Remote work during this pandemic has shed light anew on the virtues of RISC-V, which has just gotten more accessible.

May 20, 2020 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

How Semiconductor Manufacturing Benefits from Smart Fabs

Semiconductor manufacturing is a complex industry and small improvements anywhere in the process can make a big difference to the bottom line. This article discusses the benefits of continually optimizing manufacturing for the semiconductor industry by introducing smart manufacturing solutions.

May 19, 2020 by Tim Hewitt, Siemens Digital Industries Software

TSMC Responds to Pressure for US-Based Fab, Announces Plans for $12 Billion Chip Factory in Arizona

Responding to the US government's request for more US chip factories earlier this week, TSMC has announced plans to cash out $12 billion for a fab house in Arizona.

May 15, 2020 by Hannah DeTavis

RISC-V International Partners with GlobalPlatform to Simplify Security Design for IoT Devices and Processors

The collaboration is fuelled by the desire to develop open-source standards that simplify security design for hardware developers and enhance the security of IoT devices.

May 15, 2020 by Luke James

US Government Approaches the Big Three—TSMC, Intel, Samsung—to Build US Chip Factories

Intel enthusiastically agreed; TSMC—not so much.

May 12, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

The Role of Last-Level Cache Implementation for SoC Developers

There is a challenge for SoC developers to find ways to navigate the demand of memory in their design. This article looks at how a fourth, or last-level, cache can provide a solution.

May 12, 2020 by Kurt Shuler, Arteris

First Molecular Electronic Chip “Revolutionizes” Disease Testing, Screens Many Diseases at Once from Portable Device

Inspired by a need for faster COVID-19 testing, two research groups have hit a breakthrough: a new CMOS biosensor chip that promises rapid, handheld DNA sequencing and viral/antibody testing.

May 07, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

IC Design Enables a New 2D Structure for Quantum Bits

Using existing IC fabrication technologies, scientists have figured out how to eliminate crosstalk among qubits on a 2D-plane.

April 24, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

How COVID-19 Is Affecting Various Chip Markets

How will different semiconductor sectors weather the COVID-19 storm?

April 15, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Google Proposes AI as Solution for Speedier AI Chip Design

One of the trickiest aspects of chip design is figuring out how to pack more circuitry into a smaller footprint while maintaining power, speed, and energy efficiency.

April 06, 2020 by Luke James

Osaka University Develops an FPGA Computing Device for Maximal Optimization of AI Tasks

Osaka University researchers have built a new device that can be customized by the user for maximum efficiency in AI applications.

March 13, 2020 by Luke James

The Basics of Electrical Resistance (R)

In this video tutorial, we’ll explore a fundamental electrical property that figures prominently in the analysis and design of electronic systems.

March 02, 2020 by Robert Keim

New Wireless Charging Platforms Bypass the Conundrum of Perfectly-Aligned Coils

Apple ultimately canceled its wireless power program because of coil alignment. Three new platforms aim to work around the problem that slowed the tech giant down.

March 02, 2020 by Kayla Matthews

Three New ASICs Gear Up for 5G Applications

In this article, we'll assess a few examples of new ASICs on the market that may be of use to designers working with 5G-bound designs. 

February 28, 2020 by Robin Mitchell

Dialog Semiconductor’s IO-Link ICs Bring Connectivity to IIoT Sensors and Actuators

Dialog Semiconductor's latest IO-Link IC integrates advanced circuit protection and low power dissipation into a 3 mm x 3 mm package.

February 26, 2020 by Robin Mitchell

Three SoCs Compete for Processing Supremacy in New Smartphones

In this article, we'll take a closer look at recently available smartphone chips and how these chips are responding to higher demands of processing and memory.

February 11, 2020 by Lisa Boneta

Design Solution for Automotive LCD Displays Utilizing LED Driver ICs

See how multi-channel automotive LED driver ICs implement backlight local dimming, bringing ‘true black’ to automotive LCD displays.

February 04, 2020 by Szukang Hsien, Maxim Integrated

Renesas Combines Synchronous Buck and LDO Regulator In One Rad-hard IC

The ISL70005SEH, geared for satellite orbit, incorporates both a synchronous buck converter and a low dropout (LDO) regulator in one monolithic IC.

January 31, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

The Op-Amp Voltage Comparator Circuit

In this video we will discuss circuits that use an operational amplifier to compare the amplitude of one signal to the amplitude of another signal or to a reference voltage. These analog comparator circuits can produce output signals that are compatible with digital components.

January 29, 2020 by Robert Keim