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MIT and Caltech Team Up on Ingestible Sensor That Pinpoints GI Issues

MIT and Caltech Team Up on Ingestible Sensor That Pinpoints GI Issues

The two powerhouse research centers developed an ingestible capsule containing a magnetic sensor and wireless transmitter to monitor GI motility.


News Feb 17, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Intel Lifts the Curtain on ‘Sapphire Rapids’ Workstation Processors

Intel Lifts the Curtain on ‘Sapphire Rapids’ Workstation Processors

For years, Intel has been steadily upping the core count for its desktop processors. Now, the company is following suit with its high-end workstation processors.


News Feb 16, 2023 by Hannah DeTavis
Nordic Semi Intros Trio of PMICs Aimed at Wireless Designs

Nordic Semi Intros Trio of PMICs Aimed at Wireless Designs

Offering new chip-scale package (CSP) options and support for higher battery termination voltages, Nordic Semiconductor today has released three new PMICs.


News Feb 15, 2023 by Jeff Child
Share Files With a Fist Bump: Wi-R Confines Signal to a User’s Body

Share Files With a Fist Bump: Wi-R Confines Signal to a User’s Body

The latest wireless protocol ditches radiation and focuses on a new medium: your body.


News Feb 14, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Wi-SUN Alliance Certifies Silicon Labs’ Wi-SUN SoC for Smart Metering

Wi-SUN Alliance Certifies Silicon Labs’ Wi-SUN SoC for Smart Metering

Silicon Labs' Wi-SUN SoC is now available and fully certified by the Wi-SUN Alliance for smart city applications.


News Feb 14, 2023 by Jake Hertz
IoT Modules and Dev Kits Enable Low-power, Edge Device Designs

IoT Modules and Dev Kits Enable Low-power, Edge Device Designs

Serving up low-power wireless connectivity, high-performance computing, and comprehensive development resources, this batch of IoT modules, SoCs, and dev boards smooth the way for IoT system designers.


News Feb 13, 2023 by Jeff Child
Infineon Unveils Tiny MEMS Microphone Touting High SNR, 520 μA Power

Infineon Unveils Tiny MEMS Microphone Touting High SNR, 520 μA Power

Putting its proprietary MEMS technology and clever ASIC design to work, Infineon marries high audio quality and low lower in a tiny microphone device.


News Feb 13, 2023 by Jeff Child
For Tonight’s Big Game, Thank the Navy for Sharing Its Broadband Spectrum

For Tonight’s Big Game, Thank the Navy for Sharing Its Broadband Spectrum

When Kansas City squares off against Philadelphia at the Big Game tonight, the NFL will have access to the Citizen Broadband Radio System as a safety net in case of internet failure.


News Feb 12, 2023 by Chantelle Dubois
Rudolf Kalman: The Creator of Kalman Filters and Modern Control Theory

Rudolf Kalman: The Creator of Kalman Filters and Modern Control Theory

Rudolf Kalman is remembered for his fundamental impact on control systems and noise filtering—namely, through the invention of Kalman filters.


News Feb 11, 2023 by Biljana Ognenova
Power ICs Debut as High-side and Low-side Smart Switch Solutions

Power ICs Debut as High-side and Low-side Smart Switch Solutions

A slew of high-side and low-side smart switch chips have emerged, offering interesting alternatives for a variety of automotive and industrial use cases.


News Feb 10, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Qualcomm Guns for 5G Expansion With First NR-Light Modem-RF System

Qualcomm Guns for 5G Expansion With First NR-Light Modem-RF System

A new Qualcomm modem system supports an optimized variant of 5G for mid-tier devices, like smartwatches and AR glasses.


News Feb 09, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Fabless FPGA/eFPGA Players Ramp up Their Innovations—a Roundup

Fabless FPGA/eFPGA Players Ramp up Their Innovations—a Roundup

With products built on some of the most advanced semiconductor fab processes—like TSMC’s 7 nm node—fabless FPGA/eFPGA providers are rolling out new updated open-source tools, new devices, and new IP.


News Feb 08, 2023 by Jeff Child
To Protect Machine Learning IP, Model Watermarking Is on the Rise

To Protect Machine Learning IP, Model Watermarking Is on the Rise

Industry players are looking for discrete ways to protect intellectual property, and an attractive option is in sight: machine learning watermarking.


News Feb 08, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Qualcomm Brings Big SoC Upgrade to Samsung Galaxy S23 Series

Qualcomm Brings Big SoC Upgrade to Samsung Galaxy S23 Series

Samsung's new flagship smartphone is leaving behind in-house Exynos processors in favor of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile processor.


News Feb 07, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Remembering Karl Alex Müller, the Swiss Superconductor Pioneer

Remembering Karl Alex Müller, the Swiss Superconductor Pioneer

Swiss physicist Karl Alexander(Alex) Müller leaves his legacy as the discoverer of high-temperature superconductors, a feat that earned him a Nobel Prize in physics.


News Feb 06, 2023 by Biljana Ognenova
Rambus Spins 6.4 GT/s DDR5 Registering Clock Driver for Speedier Servers

Rambus Spins 6.4 GT/s DDR5 Registering Clock Driver for Speedier Servers

The latest chip from Rambus raises the speed limit for DDR5, giving memory-hungry applications, such as data center servers, more room to run.


News Feb 06, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Driver ICs Focus On High-voltage, High-integration, and More—a Roundup

Driver ICs Focus On High-voltage, High-integration, and More—a Roundup

Driver IC manufacturers are rolling out innovative solutions for targeted applications, addressing the gaps in the power driver industry.


News Feb 04, 2023 by Darshil Patel
Siemens Rolls Out IC Design Tool for Data-driven Verification

Siemens Rolls Out IC Design Tool for Data-driven Verification

Seeking to leverage today’s data-rich engineering world, Siemens has released Questa Verification IQ, a software platform enabling data-driven IC verification.


News Feb 03, 2023 by Jeff Child
IEEE RWW Keynotes: Future of RF Looks Rocky and That’s a Good Thing

IEEE RWW Keynotes: Future of RF Looks Rocky and That’s a Good Thing

At IEEE Radio and Wireless Week (RWW), keynote speakers highlighted the trends in RF and wireless technology, and how design engineers must adapt to meet the new challenges head on.


News Feb 02, 2023 by Aaron Carman
NeuralTree SoC Detects and Blocks Symptoms of Neurologic Disorders

NeuralTree SoC Detects and Blocks Symptoms of Neurologic Disorders

With NeuralTree, EPFL researchers are vaulting traditional challenges of implantable SoCs, like low channel count, system complexity, and large area.


News Feb 01, 2023 by Jake Hertz