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Infineon Serves up Security IC Supporting USB and NFC Connectivity

Infineon Serves up Security IC Supporting USB and NFC Connectivity

The new SECORA ID Key S USB security solution supports FIDO2 and PKI through hardware and near field interfaces.


News Jul 20, 2026 by Duane Benson
Trio of Connectors Take Aim at Designs for Cars, Computing, and Controls

Trio of Connectors Take Aim at Designs for Cars, Computing, and Controls

Molex, TE Connectivity, and Samtec have introduced new connector platforms targeting next-generation automotive networking, industrial electronics, and AI computing.


News Jul 20, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
Arduino Launches Plug-and-Play Modules for Long-Range Sensor Projects

Arduino Launches Plug-and-Play Modules for Long-Range Sensor Projects

With the three new boards, developers can seamlessly integrate complex I2C sensor networks with motor drive systems without the headaches of chaotic wiring.


News Jul 17, 2026 by Dr. Steve Arar
The NE565: The Chip That Made the Phase-Locked Loop Practical

The NE565: The Chip That Made the Phase-Locked Loop Practical

Signetics packed a VCO and phase detector into one 14-pin part, turning a daunting feedback technique into something an ordinary engineer could build.


News Jul 17, 2026 by Luke James
New Demands on RF Interconnects—How 5G and AI are Redefining RF Designs

New Demands on RF Interconnects—How 5G and AI are Redefining RF Designs

5G, AI, and quantum computing are pushing RF interconnects to their limits. Learn how engineers are evolving connector designs to ensure signal integrity in compact, high-speed systems.


Cadence Claims ‘Industry First’ Agentic AI Platform for PCB and Advanced Packaging

Cadence Claims ‘Industry First’ Agentic AI Platform for PCB and Advanced Packaging

Announced today, the new AuraStack AI Super Agent brings AI-enabled design to PCB design and advanced packaging, offering a full-flow agentic environment that boosts engineering productivity by 15X.


News Jul 15, 2026 by Jeff Child
Nuvoton Rolls MCU Blending 24-bit ADC and Analog Front End

Nuvoton Rolls MCU Blending 24-bit ADC and Analog Front End

The Cortex-M23 microcontroller pairs metrology-grade signal acquisition with an LCD driver and Class-D voice output in a single LQFP128 package.


News Jul 15, 2026 by Luke James
Efinix Seeks to Overcome Edge AI Constraints With New FPGA Family

Efinix Seeks to Overcome Edge AI Constraints With New FPGA Family

The Titanium Edge FPGA family targets constrained edge AI with 50% lower power, compact SiP packages, high-speed MIPI I/O, and robust security/reliability features for intelligent systems.


News Jul 14, 2026 by Austin Futrell
STMicro Debuts Single-Die Mobile Chip With Post-Quantum Cryptography

STMicro Debuts Single-Die Mobile Chip With Post-Quantum Cryptography

The ST54M places an NFC controller, secure element, and eSIM on one die and adds a hardware accelerator for NIST's post-quantum algorithms.


News Jul 14, 2026 by Luke James
IBM Unveils ‘Smallest, Most Powerful Chip in the World’

IBM Unveils ‘Smallest, Most Powerful Chip in the World’

IBM leveraged its nanostack architecture, a technique that "builds a chip like a city," to pack nearly 100 billion transistors on a fingernail-sized chip.


News Jul 13, 2026 by Austin Futrell
Siglent Expands High-Speed Test Portfolio With New Probe & VSA Software

Siglent Expands High-Speed Test Portfolio With New Probe & VSA Software

The new 8-GHz active differential probe and vector signal analysis software target PCIe, DDR, USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, LTE, and 5G signal analysis.


News Jul 13, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
It’s Been a Busy Summer for Semiconductor Acquisitions

It’s Been a Busy Summer for Semiconductor Acquisitions

Four deals target edge AI hardware and software, data center cooling, and embedded development tools.


News Jul 10, 2026 by Luke James
Toshiba Adds 60 V, 100 V N-Channel MOSFETs in 3 Compact Packages

Toshiba Adds 60 V, 100 V N-Channel MOSFETs in 3 Compact Packages

The 60 V and 100 V parts pair low on-resistance with small footprints as industrial systems migrate from 12 V and 24V rails toward 48 V distribution.


News Jul 10, 2026 by Luke James
OECD Is Putting Supply Chain, Value Chain, and Subsidies in the Spotlight

OECD Is Putting Supply Chain, Value Chain, and Subsidies in the Spotlight

The OECD is analyzing the semiconductor industry, focusing on supply chain resilience, global value chain mapping, and the impact of rising industrial subsidies on global market competition.


News Jul 09, 2026 by Gordon Feller
Pico Technology Claims ‘Industry’s First’ 4 Channel 16-Bit Oscilloscope

Pico Technology Claims ‘Industry’s First’ 4 Channel 16-Bit Oscilloscope

The PicoScope 5000E Series delivers a 22-µV RMS noise floor and up to 5-GS/s sampling in a USB-C-powered package.


News Jul 08, 2026 by Jake Hertz
MIT Chip Builds Real-Time 3D Maps for Robots on the Power of One LED

MIT Chip Builds Real-Time 3D Maps for Robots on the Power of One LED

Called Gleanmer, the 16-nm system-on-chip swaps memory-hungry voxels for compact Gaussian “blobs” to map and navigate at roughly 6 mW.


News Jul 07, 2026 by Luke James
U-blox Unwraps Pair of Wi-Fi 6 Modules for Cost-Sensitive Designs

U-blox Unwraps Pair of Wi-Fi 6 Modules for Cost-Sensitive Designs

U-blox has introduced the MAYA-W5 and NORA-W5 Wi-Fi 6 module families for industrial and IoT applications, designed and manufactured in Europe.


News Jul 07, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
Nvidia First to Roll Out Full-Stack Safety System for Physical AI in Robotics

Nvidia First to Roll Out Full-Stack Safety System for Physical AI in Robotics

The full-stack platform pairs the IGX Thor compute module with a safety-certified software stack and an accredited inspection lab, with humanoid maker Agility as the first adopter.


News Jul 06, 2026 by Luke James
Nordic’s Prototyping Tag to Streamline ‘Find My’ and Asset Tag Designs

Nordic’s Prototyping Tag to Streamline ‘Find My’ and Asset Tag Designs

The 33-mm, coin-cell-powered board includes dual antennas, multiprotocol wireless support, and an integrated sensor suite.


News Jul 06, 2026 by Jake Hertz
The Intel 8051: How a 1980 Microcontroller Lasts the Test of Time

The Intel 8051: How a 1980 Microcontroller Lasts the Test of Time

Intel's 1980 microcontroller put a CPU, memory, timers, and serial I/O on a single chip. It’s an architecture that still ships inside billions of devices.


News Jul 03, 2026 by Luke James