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FIFA Shoots to Score by Adopting Semi-automated Offside Technology

FIFA Shoots to Score by Adopting Semi-automated Offside Technology

Technology finds use in all sorts of places, especially in sports. Recently, FIFA has spurred sports tech with a system to generate automated offside alerts in future contests.


News Jul 07, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Sensors Up Their Game in Proximity and Position Detection

Sensors Up Their Game in Proximity and Position Detection

Leveraging a mix of technologies—including ultra-wideband (UWB), BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), and magnetics—companies are pushing new boundaries with their latest proximity and position sensor products.


News Jul 07, 2022 by Jeff Child
The Future of AI is Analog? New Framework Strikes to Scale Analog AI Chips

The Future of AI is Analog? New Framework Strikes to Scale Analog AI Chips

Revitalizing the need for analog chip design, researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) describe a framework for future analog AI chips.


News Jul 06, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Intel Joins With EDA Allies for On-demand Hardware on a Foundry Platform

Intel Joins With EDA Allies for On-demand Hardware on a Foundry Platform

IC design calls for advanced hardware and software. With Cloud Alliance, small companies can tap into trusted design environments and on-demand compute.


News Jul 06, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
Samsung Crashes Through 3nm Scaling Barriers With New MBCFET Architecture

Samsung Crashes Through 3nm Scaling Barriers With New MBCFET Architecture

Pushing beyond Moore's law, Samsung claims to have achieved an industry first when it comes to 3 nm process nodes with its latest architecture—the multi-bridge-channel field-effect transistor (MBCFET).


News Jul 05, 2022 by Jake Hertz
The Push for mmWave Winds Up With an Influx of Hardware and T&M

The Push for mmWave Winds Up With an Influx of Hardware and T&M

In an era of 5G and 6G, companies are rolling out new mmWave technologies to reap the benefits of speed, latency, and bandwidth.


News Jul 04, 2022 by Ikimi .O
SiC Collabs Fuel Advances in EV Traction Inverters and Charging Gear

SiC Collabs Fuel Advances in EV Traction Inverters and Charging Gear

As silicon carbide (SiC) proliferates in EV designs, a series of manufacturer collaborations are fueling innovation in electric vehicle (EV) traction inverters, charging infrastructure, and more.


News Jul 02, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Sensor ICs Suit Up to Play in EVs, RFIDs, and the IoT

Sensor ICs Suit Up to Play in EVs, RFIDs, and the IoT

New sensor innovations have emerged to play in market-specific zones. Among these are IS0-26262 electric vehicle (EV) sensors, RFID sensors, and sensors geared for the Internet of Things (IoT).


The Heart of Fuel Cells, “MEAs,” May Propel the Future of Green Energy

The Heart of Fuel Cells, “MEAs,” May Propel the Future of Green Energy

AAC spoke to Gore to learn how membrane electrode assemblies in fuel cells can help decarbonize applications from drones to warehouses.


News Jun 30, 2022 by Ingrid Fadelli
LiDAR’s Future Looks Bright With New Tech Demos at Sensors Converge 2022

LiDAR’s Future Looks Bright With New Tech Demos at Sensors Converge 2022

The All About Circuits team reviews just a couple of the many demonstrations of new LiDAR technologies from this week’s Sensors Converge conference in Silicon Valley.


News Jun 29, 2022 by Dale Wilson
Infineon Hopes to Pack a Punch With Battery-powered Sensor Fusion Alarm Design

Infineon Hopes to Pack a Punch With Battery-powered Sensor Fusion Alarm Design

By marrying a MEMS microphone, a pressure sensor, and an AI/ML algorithm, a PSoC MCU-based reference design lets engineers build very low-power smart alarm systems.


News Jun 29, 2022 by Jeff Child
Manufacturers Raise Concern as CHIPS Act Sits on Back Burner

Manufacturers Raise Concern as CHIPS Act Sits on Back Burner

The consequences of the semiconductor shortage are looming large as the CHIPS for America Act remains at a standstill.


News Jun 28, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
Intel Showcases a Photonics “First” — an Eight-wavelength Laser Array

Intel Showcases a Photonics “First” — an Eight-wavelength Laser Array

Intel Lab researchers push photonics one step further by demonstrating a tightly controlled, highly integrated eight-wavelength laser.


News Jun 28, 2022 by Jake Hertz
“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