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Kicking Off Women’s History Month with the “Queen of Carbon Science”

Kicking Off Women’s History Month with the “Queen of Carbon Science”

Here is an accolade to Mildred Dresselhaus, a woman who began studying carbon allotropes on a nanoscale level and prompted other female physicists to follow her steps in STEM.


News Mar 04, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
With Help from NXP Engineers, Young Students Chat with ISS Astronauts

With Help from NXP Engineers, Young Students Chat with ISS Astronauts

In an unforgettable demonstration of STEM education in action, students at Tarwater Elementary School in Arizona used ham radio equipment to communicate directly with the International Space Station.


News Mar 04, 2022 by Robert Keim
A System-on-package Future? UCIe Consortium Aims for Open Chiplet Ecosystem

A System-on-package Future? UCIe Consortium Aims for Open Chiplet Ecosystem

Citing a necessary industry shift from system-on-chip (SoC) to system-on-package (SoP) technology, Intel joins the launch of the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) Consortium.


News Mar 03, 2022 by Jake Hertz
And That’s a Wrap: ISSCC 2022 Teases Out a Lot of New Tech

And That’s a Wrap: ISSCC 2022 Teases Out a Lot of New Tech

As this year's International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) wraps up this week, let's take a look at some of this years interesting announcements.


News Mar 03, 2022 by Ikimi .O
Qualcomm Launches Digital Chassis Tech to Drive Vehicle Connectivity

Qualcomm Launches Digital Chassis Tech to Drive Vehicle Connectivity

Connectivity technology is no longer confined to houses and businesses. Now, Qualcomm has released a suite of new chips, SDKs, and services to enhance vehicle precision and communication.


News Mar 02, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Setting a World Standard: David Boggs the Co-father of the Ethernet

Setting a World Standard: David Boggs the Co-father of the Ethernet

David Boggs, co-inventor of the Ethernet, helped propel the world of connectivity to the future. Learn about his life, his work with Robert Metcalfe, and how the Ethernet standard shook up the world.


News Mar 02, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Three Trends in Computing Hardware Driving the Edge

Three Trends in Computing Hardware Driving the Edge

How will edge computing design evolve over the next few years? In an interview with All About Circuits, NXP discussed the trends they're seeing in this space.


News Mar 01, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Remote Monitoring System Helps Open the Door for Space-based Quantum Technology

Remote Monitoring System Helps Open the Door for Space-based Quantum Technology

Recent advancements in quantum technologies have prompted a team of engineers to develop a remote control and monitoring system for space-related quantum devices.


News Mar 01, 2022 by Kristijan Nelkovski
Indium Oxide Semiconductors May Keep Moore’s Law Going

Indium Oxide Semiconductors May Keep Moore’s Law Going

Researchers around the world are continually finding new ways to prolong Moore's law. Now, Purdue researchers have found another means to this end: using an atomic layer deposition technique for indium oxide-based transistors.


News Feb 28, 2022 by Darshil Patel
The “Traitorous Eight” and the Rise of Fairchild Semiconductor

The “Traitorous Eight” and the Rise of Fairchild Semiconductor

While Shockley Semiconductor may have been the first company of Silicon Valley, it was Fairchild Semiconductor—founded by eight former Shockley engineers—who proliferated thousands of tech companies.


News Feb 28, 2022 by Tyler Charboneau
A Glimpse at a New Wave of Smaller PMICs: AI, Automotive, Wearables, and More

A Glimpse at a New Wave of Smaller PMICs: AI, Automotive, Wearables, and More

Power management ICs (PMICs) are continually scaling down. Here's how a few companies are packing functionality in these devices in the face of miniaturization.


CEVA’s PentaG2 IP Aims to Streamline 5G NR Modem Design

CEVA’s PentaG2 IP Aims to Streamline 5G NR Modem Design

As 5G new radio (NR) technology becomes more complex and challenging, CEVA's second-gen 5G platform architecture hopes to shorten the time to market and ease design hangups.


News Feb 25, 2022 by Jake Hertz
ST Hits an “Industry First” With 0.5 Mpixel iToF 3D Image Sensor

ST Hits an “Industry First” With 0.5 Mpixel iToF 3D Image Sensor

Targeting a breakthrough in digital vision, the ST’s family of high-resolution indirect Time-of-Flight (iToF) sensors aims to improve efficient depth imaging in devices that perform 3D imaging functionalities.


News Feb 25, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Roundup: New Eval Boards Rev IoT Time to Market

Roundup: New Eval Boards Rev IoT Time to Market

The IoT market is continually calling for more miniaturization—and fast. Here are three recently-released evaluation boards that may help engineers speed up design cycles for such devices.


News Feb 24, 2022 by Nicholas St. John
A Wave of SiC MOSFET Designs Power Up to Strike at High Voltage Applications

A Wave of SiC MOSFET Designs Power Up to Strike at High Voltage Applications

As industrial power electronics move towards higher operating frequencies and voltage, silicon carbide (SiC) technologies are emerging to meet the demands of next-generation power electronics.


News Feb 24, 2022 by Darshil Patel
U.S. Lawmakers Give Green Light for Adaptive Driving Beam Headlights

U.S. Lawmakers Give Green Light for Adaptive Driving Beam Headlights

While the technology has existed for years in Canada and Europe, adaptive driving beams (ADBs) have historically been outlawed in the States—until now.


News Feb 23, 2022 by Tyler Charboneau
ST’s “Stellar” MCUs Aim to Push Forward E/E Architectures for Next-gen EVs

ST’s “Stellar” MCUs Aim to Push Forward E/E Architectures for Next-gen EVs

A new microcontroller unit (MCU) from STMicroelectronics (ST) seeks to optimize centralized electric vehicle (EV) electronic and electrical (E/E) architectures.


News Feb 23, 2022 by Jake Hertz
The King of Plug-and-Play: How USB Took the World by Storm

The King of Plug-and-Play: How USB Took the World by Storm

Does anyone remember the time before the plug-and-play (P-n-P) method of simply “hooking up” devices with universal serial bus (USB) cables came to exist? Here comes a peek at the history of USB connectors.


News Feb 22, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
Right to Repair Plus Recycling May Be Key to Slashing E-Waste

Right to Repair Plus Recycling May Be Key to Slashing E-Waste

In an interview with waste management expert Mark Kasper, we learned how right to repair and recycling can together make a dent in the e-waste crisis.


News Feb 22, 2022 by Tyler Charboneau
ST Aims to Pack a Punch With DSP, AI, and a MEMS Sensor All on the Same Silicon

ST Aims to Pack a Punch With DSP, AI, and a MEMS Sensor All on the Same Silicon

In a bid to push forward innovation in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), STMicroelectronics has launched a power-efficient system that combines signal processing, AI, and MEMS sensors all-in-one.


News Feb 21, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle