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A Peek Inside the Electronics on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

A Peek Inside the Electronics on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s mirror may get the headlines, but its detector chips, photon-counting cameras, and downlink amplifier tell the electronics story.


News 6 hours ago by Robert Martin
MaxLinear Unveils Control-Plane Portfolio for Next-Gen AI Infrastructure

MaxLinear Unveils Control-Plane Portfolio for Next-Gen AI Infrastructure

RackCommander groups MaxLinear's USB UARTs, RS-485 transceivers, GPIO expanders, and power devices for rack-level management.


News 15 hours ago by Jake Hertz
From BMW to Data Centers: Brands Tap 3 Known Chips in New Ways

From BMW to Data Centers: Brands Tap 3 Known Chips in New Ways

Companies across industries are leveraging tech from NXP, MaxLinear and Nordic Semiconductor on automotive UWB, accelerated OpenZFS storage, and low-power Bluetooth Mesh sensing.


News Aug 28, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
The 4N35: One LED, One Phototransistor, and a Barrier Nothing Crosses

The 4N35: One LED, One Phototransistor, and a Barrier Nothing Crosses

An LED facing a phototransistor inside a 6-pin package became the default way to pass a signal across a barrier while blocking everything else.


News Aug 28, 2026 by Luke James
Microchip Reveals One of Its Lowest Power Atomic Clocks Yet

Microchip Reveals One of Its Lowest Power Atomic Clocks Yet

Drawing less than 120 mW and tolerating 30 krad of total ionizing dose, the chip-scale atomic clock keeps LEO satellites synchronized when GNSS timing is unavailable.


News Aug 27, 2026 by Luke James
AI Craze Drives Wave of Semiconductor Deals Toward $1T Chip Era

AI Craze Drives Wave of Semiconductor Deals Toward $1T Chip Era

In this edition of Business Shorts, we spotlight five announcements that show AI demand is reshaping everything from Wall Street financing to washing machines.


News Aug 26, 2026 by Luke James
NXP Launches MCUs Blending 10BASE-T1S Ethernet and Post-Quantum Security

NXP Launches MCUs Blending 10BASE-T1S Ethernet and Post-Quantum Security

The new MCX A5 MCUs integrate 10BASE-T1S Ethernet, topology discovery, and post-quantum security to streamline and protect industrial edge networks.


News Aug 25, 2026 by Jeff Child
Microchip Debuts Rev 2 of Its PolarFire FPGA Ethernet Sensor Bridge

Microchip Debuts Rev 2 of Its PolarFire FPGA Ethernet Sensor Bridge

The new PolarFire FPGA-powered board from Microchip brings multiple sensors to Nvidia edge AI platforms.


News Aug 24, 2026 by Duane Benson
Espressif Unwraps Open-Source Device-to-Cloud-to-Phone IoT Platform

Espressif Unwraps Open-Source Device-to-Cloud-to-Phone IoT Platform

The rebuilt platform puts the previously closed cloud backend under an Apache 2.0 license and runs on AWS serverless services in a customer's own account.


News Aug 24, 2026 by Luke James
Rohm’s New Oscillation Device Paves Path to Terahertz Commercialization

Rohm’s New Oscillation Device Paves Path to Terahertz Commercialization

Rohm’s second-generation resonant tunneling diode oscillator reaches 40 µW maximum output in the same package as gen 1.


News Aug 21, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Synopsys Rolls Out First Complete CXL 4.0 IP for AI Memory Connectivity

Synopsys Rolls Out First Complete CXL 4.0 IP for AI Memory Connectivity

The controller, PHY, security, and verification IP support 128 GT/s links and target rack-scale memory pools exceeding 100 TB.


News Aug 21, 2026 by Luke James
Three Research Teams Take Different Routes to Control Light

Three Research Teams Take Different Routes to Control Light

Papers from École Polytechnique, Seoul National University, and Harvard tackle optical gain, on-chip buffering, and component footprint.


News Aug 20, 2026 by Luke James
 Murata, TDK, and Knowles Raise Capacitor Expectations With New Lineups

Murata, TDK, and Knowles Raise Capacitor Expectations With New Lineups

The new capacitors feature higher voltage ratings, improved thermal and vibration performance, and new safety qualifications for automotive and industrial applications.


News Aug 19, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
Researchers Use Photons & Phonons for Long-Distance Qubit Communication

Researchers Use Photons & Phonons for Long-Distance Qubit Communication

The team employed a quantum material and chip architecture that could be key in scaling quantum computers to one million qubits.


News Aug 18, 2026 by Dr. Steve Arar
Nuvoton Teams up With Klippel To Reimagine Smart Audio Amplifiers

Nuvoton Teams up With Klippel To Reimagine Smart Audio Amplifiers

New chip weds advanced technology from Nuvoton and Klippel to create a high-performance audio solution for smart audio devices


News Aug 17, 2026 by Duane Benson
Ceva and Actions Show Off Strengths of Bluetooth HDT in New Audio Chips

Ceva and Actions Show Off Strengths of Bluetooth HDT in New Audio Chips

The ATS296X series from Actions Technology combines Ceva's High Data Throughput radio IP with Actions' own dual-RF design, targeting links of roughly 7.5 Mbps.


News Aug 17, 2026 by Luke James
Silicon Labs Unwraps Its ‘Lowest Power’ BLE SoC Targeting IoT Devices

Silicon Labs Unwraps Its ‘Lowest Power’ BLE SoC Targeting IoT Devices

The EFR32BG2B SoC family supports Bluetooth 6 and is the lowest power Bluetooth LE chip with channel sounding from Silicon Labs.


News Aug 14, 2026 by Duane Benson
The TL072: A JFET Op Amp That Became the Default for Audio

The TL072: A JFET Op Amp That Became the Default for Audio

Texas Instruments combined JFET inputs with a bipolar output stage in 1977—and it slowly took over guitar pedals, synthesizers, and mixing desks.


News Aug 14, 2026 by Luke James
Intel 14A Design Ecosystem Gains Support from Major EDA Partners

Intel 14A Design Ecosystem Gains Support from Major EDA Partners

Siemens, Cadence, Synopsys, and Keysight have certified new design tools, reference flows, IP, and simulation support for Intel 14A.


News Aug 13, 2026 by Austin Futrell
Ambiq Rolls Out Two SoC Series Targeting Edge AI Applications

Ambiq Rolls Out Two SoC Series Targeting Edge AI Applications

The six new chips offer a wide range of connectivity and graphics options for wearables, hearables, AR devices, health monitors, industrial sensors, and beyond.


News Aug 12, 2026 by Duane Benson