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SOT-MRAM May Soon Contend With SRAM for Cache Memory

SOT-MRAM May Soon Contend With SRAM for Cache Memory

Memory at both the HPC and edge levels may get a big leg up with help from magnetics.


News Dec 22, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Infineon Says New 4.5 kV IGBT Modules May Transform Transport Designs

Infineon Says New 4.5 kV IGBT Modules May Transform Transport Designs

Infineon has released XHP 3 IGBT modules to simplify parallelization in complex designs without sacrificing efficiency.


News Dec 21, 2023 by Arjun Nijhawan
Flux Upgrades Its Copilot Tool Adding Multi-Modal AI Features

Flux Upgrades Its Copilot Tool Adding Multi-Modal AI Features

Released today, the upgrade brings improvements—including image capability—in Flux AI Chatbot giving designers a smarter virtual “engineering partner” to help with electronics PCB designs


News Dec 21, 2023 by Duane Benson
Quantum Technology Takes on the Task of Electrical Die Sorting

Quantum Technology Takes on the Task of Electrical Die Sorting

Rohm has teamed up with Quanmatics to deploy quantum technology in a large-scale semiconductor manufacturing facility for the first time.


News Dec 20, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Intel Announces the Company’s Largest Architectural Change in 40 Years

Intel Announces the Company’s Largest Architectural Change in 40 Years

Intel's new Core Ultra mobile processors and 5th Gen Xeon processors build in AI acceleration with specialized cores, marking the biggest architectural change since the 80286.


News Dec 19, 2023 by Duane Benson
International Researchers Move the Needle on Memristor Technology

International Researchers Move the Needle on Memristor Technology

Academics across the globe have made concurrent breakthroughs in a new form of non-volatile memory.


News Dec 19, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Orbbec Leverages Nvidia Jetson in 3D Vision Camera-Computer Kit

Orbbec Leverages Nvidia Jetson in 3D Vision Camera-Computer Kit

Orbbec's new camera-computer kit for 3D vision is a lesson in AI collaboration.


News Dec 18, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Renesas Targets Graphics and Multimodal AI With Second-Gen RA8 MCUs

Renesas Targets Graphics and Multimodal AI With Second-Gen RA8 MCUs

Based on the Arm Cortex-M85 processor, Renesas' RA8D1 provides high-performance graphics and security for consumer, medical, and industrial applications.


News Dec 18, 2023 by Arjun Nijhawan
Murata Introduces Novel Parasitic Antenna Element Coupling Device

Murata Introduces Novel Parasitic Antenna Element Coupling Device

At 1 mm x 5 mm, the new passive is the first of its kind designed for size-constrained Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 products.


News Dec 15, 2023 by Duane Benson
New Microchip MCU Family Tackles System Noise, Vibration, and Harshness

New Microchip MCU Family Tackles System Noise, Vibration, and Harshness

Microchip’s newest MCUs include advanced timer/counter modules to streamline motor control, predictive maintenance, home automation, and more.


News Dec 14, 2023 by Aaron Carman
SiTime Releases MEMS Oven-Controlled Oscillators as GPS Fail-Safe

SiTime Releases MEMS Oven-Controlled Oscillators as GPS Fail-Safe

This ruggedized version of SiTime's Epoch platform acts as a holdover when GPS signals drop because of inclement weather, spoofing, jamming, or other disruptions. 


News Dec 13, 2023 by Arjun Nijhawan
‘Drone With Ears’ Uses MEMS Microphones to Hear Disaster Victims

‘Drone With Ears’ Uses MEMS Microphones to Hear Disaster Victims

You’ve heard of eye in the sky, but this new drone uses hearing to locate disaster victims.


News Dec 13, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Kinara Aims Its Tiny Ara-2 Processor at Big Generative Edge AI Workloads

Kinara Aims Its Tiny Ara-2 Processor at Big Generative Edge AI Workloads

Boasting a cost-effective approach, today Kinara is rolling out its new edge AI processor designed to take on the demanding workloads brought on by generative AI.


News Dec 12, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Exclusive: A Closer Look at IBM’s Heron and Condor Quantum Processors

Exclusive: A Closer Look at IBM’s Heron and Condor Quantum Processors

In this All About Circuits exclusive, we interviewed IBM Quantum's chief technology officer to hear more details about the company's newest quantum processors—one of which IBM calls its "most performant quantum processor in the world".


News Dec 12, 2023 by Ingrid Fadelli
Ambarella Doubles Down on AI in Autonomous Driving Software Stack & SoC

Ambarella Doubles Down on AI in Autonomous Driving Software Stack & SoC

Today, Ambarella announced that it has co-developed a new neural network processing stack and chip family for AI computing in autonomous vehicles.


News Dec 12, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Supercapacitors Extend Operating Life of Battery-Powered Devices

Supercapacitors Extend Operating Life of Battery-Powered Devices

High-energy and power-dense supercapacitor technologies from Kyocera AVX and Littelfuse help with power management and extend operating times for battery-powered devices and systems.


News Dec 11, 2023 by Mike Falter
ST Releases Free AI Development Tool for All ST Cortex-M Devices

ST Releases Free AI Development Tool for All ST Cortex-M Devices

STMicroelectronics has announced new AI software libraries for unlimited deployment on any STM32 microcontroller—free of charge.


News Dec 11, 2023 by Duane Benson
A Look Back on 50 Years With the Cellphone

A Look Back on 50 Years With the Cellphone

As we look back on 2023, we give tribute to the 50th anniversary of the cellphone. After half a century, this device is almost unrecognizable from its two-pound form in the 70s and 80s.


News Dec 11, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Growing SiC Demand Elicits New Components and Production Facilities

Growing SiC Demand Elicits New Components and Production Facilities

In this roundup, we highlight how Onsemi, Mitsubishi Electric, and ST have each expanded their SiC capacity.


News Dec 09, 2023 by Darshil Patel
CHIPS Act Gets a Boost With the Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program

CHIPS Act Gets a Boost With the Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program

The new program from the USPTO aims to jump-start research, development, and investment in the domestic semiconductor industry.


News Dec 08, 2023 by Jake Hertz