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Edwin Howard Armstrong, the “Radio Boy,” and the Creation of FM

Edwin Howard Armstrong, the “Radio Boy,” and the Creation of FM

With a lifelong passion for radio, Edwin H. Armstrong is credited with creating frequency modulation (FM), the standard for radio broadcast today.


News Jan 28, 2023 by Chantelle Dubois
Matter Protocol Multiverse Grows with SoCs, Dev Kits, and Design Wins

Matter Protocol Multiverse Grows with SoCs, Dev Kits, and Design Wins

Leveraging the Matter 1.0 protocol, companies are rolling out solutions for engineers to build next-gen interoperable smart home and IoT devices.


News Jan 27, 2023 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
A Neutral Atom Quantum Computer: From Nobel Prize to Reality

A Neutral Atom Quantum Computer: From Nobel Prize to Reality

Pasqal, a company based on Nobel Prize-winning research, has recently secured over $100M in funding to progress its neutral atom architecture.


News Jan 26, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Tree Tech: Enlisting Electronics in Environmental Protection

Tree Tech: Enlisting Electronics in Environmental Protection

As organizations and governments around the world seek solutions to climate change and deforestation, engineers are playing their part in the quest for ecological balance.


News Jan 25, 2023 by Robert Keim
Memtransistor-based Collision Detection Scheme is Inspired by Insects

Memtransistor-based Collision Detection Scheme is Inspired by Insects

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University created an ultra-low power collision detection system inspired by insects such as the locust, which can detect potential crashes, even at night.


News Jan 25, 2023 by Darshil Patel
Vertical Transistor Prototype Shows Promise for Biomedical Wearables

Vertical Transistor Prototype Shows Promise for Biomedical Wearables

With the ability to operate in both blood and water, the organic electrochemical transistor is proven useful for onsite signal processing.


News Jan 24, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Bluespec Teams Up with Synopsys for RISC-V Core Verification Effort

Bluespec Teams Up with Synopsys for RISC-V Core Verification Effort

With their collaboration, the firms hope to enable faster and improved functional verification testing for Bluespec’s RISC-V cores.


News Jan 24, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Microchip Builds Radiation-tolerant LDO Regulator for LEO Satellites

Microchip Builds Radiation-tolerant LDO Regulator for LEO Satellites

Targeting low-earth orbit satellites, Microchip has released its first radiation-tolerant power device.


News Jan 23, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Exclusive—IBM Shares Details of Its 400+ Qubit Quantum Processor

Exclusive—IBM Shares Details of Its 400+ Qubit Quantum Processor

All About Circuits spoke with IBM physicist and chief quantum hardware architect Oliver Dial to get exclusive details on IBM's 400+ qubit quantum processor: Osprey.


News Jan 23, 2023 by Ingrid Fadelli
Oliver Heaviside: The Self-taught Pioneer of Electromagnetism and Vector Calculus

Oliver Heaviside: The Self-taught Pioneer of Electromagnetism and Vector Calculus

From the coaxial cable to the bounce-back effect of radio waves against the ionosphere, Heaviside’s contributions have stood the test of time.


News Jan 21, 2023 by Biljana Ognenova
Panthronics Claims First One-chip Listener IC for NFC Wireless Charging

Panthronics Claims First One-chip Listener IC for NFC Wireless Charging

The company’s new chip gives engineers an all-in-one solution to incorporate NFC wireless charging in their smallest devices.


News Jan 20, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Texas Instruments Announces First Ultrasonic Lens Cleaning Chipset

Texas Instruments Announces First Ultrasonic Lens Cleaning Chipset

Texas Instruments has developed two ultrasonic lens cleaning ICs to enable self-cleaning cameras and sensors.


News Jan 19, 2023 by Jake Hertz
AMD Launches Program Enabling Turnkey Designs Based on its Kria SOMs

AMD Launches Program Enabling Turnkey Designs Based on its Kria SOMs

Leveraging the company’s FPGA-based Kria system-on-modules (SOMs) and its app store methodology, AMD is unveiling a new ODM partner effort.


News Jan 18, 2023 by Jeff Child
Apple Debuts Second Family of In-house Processors: M2 Pro and M2 Max

Apple Debuts Second Family of In-house Processors: M2 Pro and M2 Max

The new chips from Apple usher in the company’s second generation of in-house silicon for Macbooks.


News Jan 18, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Imagination Technologies Reimagines GPUs With Ray Tracing

Imagination Technologies Reimagines GPUs With Ray Tracing

Imagination Technologies has revealed a ray tracing GPU with high power efficiency and low cost.


News Jan 17, 2023 by Darshil Patel
Menlo Micro Supports Low–power MEMS With High-voltage Driver IC

Menlo Micro Supports Low–power MEMS With High-voltage Driver IC

Created for MEMS applications where high voltages are needed, the company’s new driver IC features an embedded charge pump.


News Jan 17, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Renesas Unveils Smallest 8-pin Package Option in RL78 MCU Family

Renesas Unveils Smallest 8-pin Package Option in RL78 MCU Family

A new microcontroller from Renesas brings general-purpose performance to its smallest form factor.


News Jan 16, 2023 by Aaron Carman
ST Rolls 32-bit MCU Aimed at Cost-conscious 8-bit System Designs

ST Rolls 32-bit MCU Aimed at Cost-conscious 8-bit System Designs

With its new microcontroller offering, STMicroelectronics hopes to bring 32-bit computing into 8-bit applications.


News Jan 16, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Research Efforts Signal Next Steps for Quantum Processor Evolution

Research Efforts Signal Next Steps for Quantum Processor Evolution

A trio of research papers offers new ideas that may solve some of the biggest hurdles to quantum processing technology.


News Jan 14, 2023 by Kristijan Nelkovski
Oxford Ionics Refines a Trapped-ion Processor for a Bright Quantum Future

Oxford Ionics Refines a Trapped-ion Processor for a Bright Quantum Future

Hoping to bring scalability to the quantum world, Oxford Ionics has developed electronic control hardware.


News Jan 13, 2023 by Aaron Carman