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“World’s First” Organic BJT—Could Organic Transistors Take Off?

“World’s First” Organic BJT—Could Organic Transistors Take Off?

Researchers at TU Dresden have created the "world's first" efficient organic bipolar junction transistor (OBJT).


News Jun 27, 2022 by Jake Hertz
The Reverberations of Alan Blumlein, the Father of Modern Stereos

The Reverberations of Alan Blumlein, the Father of Modern Stereos

Responsible for the modern stereo and an advanced World War II radar, Alan Blumlein revolutionized sound engineering.


News Jun 27, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
Startup Echodyne Puts Metamaterials-based Radars to the Test

Startup Echodyne Puts Metamaterials-based Radars to the Test

With the launch of a $135 million funding round, Echodyne is tackling the radar market with defense, security, and autonomy in mind.


News Jun 25, 2022 by Ikimi .O
ST’s Power Supply Controller Aims to Boosts Energy-efficiency for USB Chargers

ST’s Power Supply Controller Aims to Boosts Energy-efficiency for USB Chargers

Apart from reducing the carbon dioxide emissions in the environment, the new ST-ONE power supply controller also targets the production of energy-efficient USB adapters.


News Jun 24, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Digi-Key Spins Up Digital Walkthrough of the “Modern Engineer’s Workshop”

Digi-Key Spins Up Digital Walkthrough of the “Modern Engineer’s Workshop”

A new immersive experience may provide insights into the tools at a modern engineer’s disposal.


News Jun 23, 2022 by Jake Hertz
TSMC Scales Down to 2nm Node, Announces New “FINFLEX” Architecture

TSMC Scales Down to 2nm Node, Announces New “FINFLEX” Architecture

At this year's North American Technology Symposium, TSMC announced new process nodes that may innovate chip design at an architectural level.


News Jun 23, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Semtech Cloud Service Simplifies LoRa IoT Asset Tracking

Semtech Cloud Service Simplifies LoRa IoT Asset Tracking

By moving location calculation to the cloud, Semtech’s new service allows for lower-power LoRa devices to be embedded in tracked Internet of Things (IoT) assets.


News Jun 22, 2022 by Jeff Child
TI Rolls Out Bluetooth LE MCU With +8 dBm RF Power for $0.79

TI Rolls Out Bluetooth LE MCU With +8 dBm RF Power for $0.79

Offering a blend of low-power, high RF power, and a $0.79 price, Texas Instruments (TI) has released a new Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) MCU aimed at the growing connected device market.


News Jun 22, 2022 by Jeff Child
RISC-V Shines at Embedded World With New Specs and Processors

RISC-V Shines at Embedded World With New Specs and Processors

At Embedded World 2022 today, RISC-V activity heats up as RISC-V International reveals four new spec approvals and SiFive unveils a new version of its X280 processor.


News Jun 21, 2022 by Jeff Child
AMD Ups Performance with 2nd-gen Ryzen Embedded SoC

AMD Ups Performance with 2nd-gen Ryzen Embedded SoC

Aimed at industrial IoT and vision systems, AMD’s new generation of its Ryzen Embedded R-Series SoCs, doubles core count, links to four 4K displays, and includes Windows 11 support.


News Jun 21, 2022 by Jeff Child
Companies Use Radar to Alert When Children Are Left in Backseats

Companies Use Radar to Alert When Children Are Left in Backseats

Every year, 38 children die from heatstroke after being left in a vehicle. New radar solutions may be key to reducing that figure.


News Jun 20, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Rohm’s Latest LDO Regulator ICs Target Nanoscale Output Capacitance

Rohm’s Latest LDO Regulator ICs Target Nanoscale Output Capacitance

Tackling capacitor challenges, Rohm's latest low-dropout (LDO) regulators aim to offer stability in power supply circuits designed with low capacitance values.


News Jun 20, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
ST and Metalenz Bring “First Optical Metasurface” to Consumer Markets

ST and Metalenz Bring “First Optical Metasurface” to Consumer Markets

STMicroelectronics has joined forces with Metalenz, a Harvard spin-out, to develop the "world’s first optical metasurface technology" for consumer devices.


News Jun 18, 2022 by Ikimi .O
Renesas Speeds Up Read and Write Performance for MCUs with STT-MRAM

Renesas Speeds Up Read and Write Performance for MCUs with STT-MRAM

A new memory offering from Renesas hopes to speed up memory accesses for IoT applications.


News Jun 17, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Another Attack on Apple’s M1—This Time, as PACMAN

Another Attack on Apple’s M1—This Time, as PACMAN

Researchers at MIT have recently discovered a new hardware vulnerability in Apple’s M1 chip.


News Jun 16, 2022 by Jake Hertz
From Archeology to Autonomy, LiDAR Sweeps Industries

From Archeology to Autonomy, LiDAR Sweeps Industries

In the past month, LiDAR has made headlines in meteorology, archeology, and vehicle autonomy.


News Jun 15, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Purdue University Kicks Off First Semiconductor Degrees Program

Purdue University Kicks Off First Semiconductor Degrees Program

With an eye on the semiconductor engineering shortage, Purdue University has launched a six-component flexible study program.


News Jun 15, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
New Real-time Oscilloscope Tackles the Debugging Challenges of I3C

New Real-time Oscilloscope Tackles the Debugging Challenges of I3C

A new oscilloscope may ease the pain points of designing and debugging devices using the I3C communication protocol.


News Jun 14, 2022 by Jake Hertz
NXP’s MCX MCUs Shoot for Accessible Edge AI Design

NXP’s MCX MCUs Shoot for Accessible Edge AI Design

A new family of four microcontroller units (MCUs) from NXP strives to provide something for everyone designing for edge AI.


News Jun 14, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Intel Rethinks a Common Substrate to Combat Chip Shortage

Intel Rethinks a Common Substrate to Combat Chip Shortage

Intel is getting creative in how it addresses manufacturing slowdowns—this time, by doubling up on capacitors for both sides of the ABF substrate.


News Jun 13, 2022 by Jake Hertz