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Are Perovskite LEDs an Up-and-Comer on the Display Scene?

Maybe you've heard of perovskite for solar cells. But what about perovskite LEDs? Can a team of researchers make them a viable alternative to organic LEDs or quantum-dot LEDs?

2 hours ago by Robin Mitchell

Transphorm and Microchip Highlight the Virtues of GaN for Bridgeless Totem-Pole PFC

The new evaluation board opens a discussion on the pros and cons of continuous conduction mode PFC circuits and bridgeless totem-pole PFC circuits. What's your take?

6 hours ago by Gary Elinoff

International Collaboration Provides New Insight on the Material Functions of Solid-State Devices

University of Porto researchers have created a simple self-charging battery which offers power solutions for various devices. To create the battery, the researchers used ferroelectric glass electrolyte inside of an electrochemical cell.

About 23 hours ago by Luke James

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.

one day ago by Luke James

Jellyfish Inspire Researchers to Create a Self-Healing, Electronic Gel for Circuits

How might this new membrane improve touchscreen designs and transparent PCBs?

one day ago by Tyler Charboneau

Historical Engineers: Harry Nyquist, a Trail Blazer in Digital Communications

Nyquist’s contributions were the intellectual building blocks essential to the birth of modern information theory

one day ago by Gary Elinoff

An Inexpensive and Precise Gyroscope is Introduced for Tracking Autonomous Vehicles Without GPS

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a small and precise gyroscope for navigating and tracking autonomous vehicles and drones without the use of GPS.

2 days ago by Luke James

Using MI and AI to Better Understand Spin Models

Scientists at Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU) have used machine learning to explore spin models that are used in physics to explore phase transitions.

2 days ago by Luke James

When Does a Pandemic Overstep Privacy? A New Contact-Tracing Wristband Opens the Discussion

A new Bluetooth wristband traces a person's contact with other wristband wearers, and if that person tests positive for COVID-19, other contacts are notified to quarantine. But does this new device cross the lines of privacy?

3 days ago by Robin Mitchell

New Programmable Material and PIC Fabrication Method Could Speed Up the Design Process

A new innovative fabrication technique for reprogrammable photonic circuits has been developed by researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology.

4 days ago by Luke James

Microsoft Opens the IoT Floodgates on the 32-bit MCUs of Five Semiconductors Giants

Microsoft envisions its Azure real-time operating system—now available to ST, Renesas, NXP, Microchip, and Qualcomm—as a new animating force for billions of MCUs embedded in IoT devices.

4 days ago by Gary Elinoff

How Do You Reduce EMI in DC-DC Power Management?

Selecting the right switching DC-DC step-down regulator while minimizing EMI can feel like a balancing act. Here's an idea of how to do it with ADI's new integrated regulator.

4 days ago by John Koon

How Electronics Companies are Contributing to the COVID-19 Relief Effort

Micron, Samsung Electronics, and ON Semiconductor have all stepped in to provide support to their employees and communities that have been hit the hardest by COVID-19.

About 5 days ago by Luke James

Will Communications-as-a-Service Become a New Normal for IoT? u-blox Seems to Think So

u-blox recently acquired Thingstream, a "communication‑as‑a-service provider." What does this service entail? And how might it affect future designs bound for IoT devices?

5 days ago by Gary Elinoff

An Electrical Starter Generator Designed for Hybrid Vehicles is Upgraded for Use in Wind Turbines

A pair of researchers from Samara Polytech’s Department of Theoretical and Basic Electrical Engineering have designed an electrical starter generator that could be used in hybrid cars.

5 days ago by Luke James

Silicon Labs Enters the NICU: the First IoT Feeding Device Cleared by the FDA Within 90 Days

Feeding babies isn't as easy as you might think. NFANT Labs and Silicon Labs have teamed up on a smart baby bottle outfitted with sensors that provide biofeedback in real-time.

5 days ago by Cabe Atwell

Samsung and LG Exit the LCD Market. Quantum Dots and Organic LEDs Take the Stage

With Samsung and LG closing production on LCDs, the two display leaders turn their sights on two newer technologies: quantum dots and OLEDs.

April 01, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

The Semiconductor Industry Association Emphasizes the Importance of the Industry Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak

With reports suggesting that COVID-19 will have a significant impact on the semiconductor market, the Semiconductor Industry Association has stepped in to remind the world of just how important the industry is both generally and during this outbreak, and to ensure the continuity of its operations.

April 01, 2020 by Luke James

7 Collaborative PCB Software Programs for Designers Working Remotely

Social distancing doesn't mean your productivity must come to a halt.

April 01, 2020 by Kayla Matthews

The Standout U.S. Cities Showing Promise as Robotics Hubs

In the United States, industrial robots are being deployed in places where you would expect them to be—in areas where there is a strong automotive industry.

March 31, 2020 by Luke James