NXP Semiconductors has announced the opening of its new high-volume RF GaN fab in Chandler, Arizona, representing the United States’ most advanced fab…
NXP Semiconductors has announced the opening of its new high-volume RF GaN fab in Chandler, Arizona, representing the United States’ most advanced fab dedicated to 5G RF power amplifiers.
Integrated powertrain devices go back at least as far as 2004 when Intel wrote the specification for DrMOS, a…
Integrated powertrain devices go back at least as far as 2004 when Intel wrote the specification for DrMOS, a high-efficiency high-current IC for powering next-gen processors.
Hardware acceleration is said to create a new 5G throughput reality with 42x encoding and 24x decoding improvements for…
Hardware acceleration is said to create a new 5G throughput reality with 42x encoding and 24x decoding improvements for FEC and HARQ line coding.
With IoT on the rise, engineers are increasingly faced with options of transformer topologies in Power-over-Ethernet…
With IoT on the rise, engineers are increasingly faced with options of transformer topologies in Power-over-Ethernet (PoE)-based designs.
Samsung, Hewlett Packard, Intel, and SK Telecom have recently announced their partnership to develop an NFV platform…
Samsung, Hewlett Packard, Intel, and SK Telecom have recently announced their partnership to develop an NFV platform aimed at democratizing 5G.
Texas researchers realize the strengths of both solid-state and liquid-state batteries in the first room-temperature…
Texas researchers realize the strengths of both solid-state and liquid-state batteries in the first room-temperature liquid-metal battery.
The SuperFin is an enhanced FinFET combined with a super MIM capacitor and an interconnect metal stack. What doors will…
The SuperFin is an enhanced FinFET combined with a super MIM capacitor and an interconnect metal stack. What doors will this 10nm transistor open?
The new chip leverages photonic topological insulators to operate in the terahertz band—not in the 5G range, but in the…
The new chip leverages photonic topological insulators to operate in the terahertz band—not in the 5G range, but in the 6G range.
The two RF powerhouses have teamed up to create a flexible radio platform that addresses 5G network design challenges.
The two RF powerhouses have teamed up to create a flexible radio platform that addresses 5G network design challenges.
This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context…
This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.
Pliops has announced its storage processor, which they claim increases flash performance by 10 times and improves cost…
Pliops has announced its storage processor, which they claim increases flash performance by 10 times and improves cost and performance by 90%.
New research has unveiled new phase-change materials, touted as having ultra-low losses and little power consumption. How…
New research has unveiled new phase-change materials, touted as having ultra-low losses and little power consumption. How might this finding affect telecommunications?
The usable RF spectrum is a finite resource, and, with enough simultaneous users, congestion can become a serious…
The usable RF spectrum is a finite resource, and, with enough simultaneous users, congestion can become a serious impediment to reliable communication.
Regarded the father of modern electronics, John Ambrose Flemings created the first vacuum tube while also providing some…
Regarded the father of modern electronics, John Ambrose Flemings created the first vacuum tube while also providing some helpful educational tips now used in engineering education.
How are ground-penetrating radars forging exploration in space exploration, archeology, explosive detection? It turns…
How are ground-penetrating radars forging exploration in space exploration, archeology, explosive detection? It turns out, this technology can be quite versatile.
The relatively new semiconductor—spin-gapless semiconductors—bridges zero‐gap materials and half‐metals while…
The relatively new semiconductor—spin-gapless semiconductors—bridges zero‐gap materials and half‐metals while having spin-polarized electrons and holes.
A new connectivity protocol shows promise for IoT designs, rivaling LoRaWAN and NB-IoT.
A new connectivity protocol shows promise for IoT designs, rivaling LoRaWAN and NB-IoT.
Researchers from ETH Zürich have successfully combined photonic and electronic elements onto the same chip for the first…
Researchers from ETH Zürich have successfully combined photonic and electronic elements onto the same chip for the first time. The implications? A brighter future for optical communication networks.
The most power-hungry component in RF transmitters, the RF power amplifier, is getting some serious attention from design…
The most power-hungry component in RF transmitters, the RF power amplifier, is getting some serious attention from design engineers.
This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of…
This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.