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The Convergence of Automotive Trends: A Conversation with GaN Systems CEO Jim Witham

GaN Systems CEO Jim Witham spoke with AAC about the unique challenges of efficient power in automotive applications and how autonomous vehicles represent a convergence of trends across the industry....

August 23, 2018 by Kate Smith

SiFive Announces Open Source-Focused SoC Development Platform Based on RISC-V and NVDLA

SiFive announces an open-source SoC platform based on RISC-V and NVDLA architectures.

August 21, 2018 by Bridgette Stone

History of the ISA: Processors, the PowerPC, and the AIM Triple-Threat

Continuing our series on the Instruction Set Architecture (ISA), this week we delve into the PowerPC ISA.

August 18, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois

Components in Harsh Environments: Defining “Harsh” and Considering Certifications

Harsh environments can be incredibly demanding on both circuits and their designers. If a circuit is to be put into a situation that requires rugged characteristics, it will sometimes need to...

August 17, 2018 by Robin Mitchell

Piezoelectric Speakers and Ultrasonic Sensors Abound: A MEMS-Based Audio Roundup

Sound can be used to detect objects and communicate. This roundup looks at three new mems based microphones and ultrasonic sensors on display at Sensor Expo 2018....

August 16, 2018 by Mark Hughes

Silicon-Based Material Could Provide More Attainable Concept for Self-Healing Electronics

Self-healing electronics could revolutionize robotics and wearables but it's been a struggle to develop a practical system. One team from Carnegie Mellon University has demonstrated a...

August 15, 2018 by Robin Mitchell

Overvoltage Protection for Harsh Industrial Environments: An Analog Devices RS485/RS422 Transceiver

LTC2879X is an Analog Devices RS485/RS422 transceiver which offers robust operation in industrial environments up to 175°C.

August 13, 2018 by Steve Arar

LeddarTech Releases 3D Solid State LiDAR System-on-Chips to Automotive Partners

LeddarTech has announced that it has released engineering samples of its LCA2 3D Solid State LiDAR (SSL) sensors to an undisclosed automotive partner for evaluation....

August 09, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois

History of the ISA: Digital Equipment Corporation

ISAs come in several different flavours. Many are proprietary (think AMD), while others are paving the way for open source (think RISC-V). To help get a feel for what’s out there, here’s a...

August 08, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois

Perovskite Solar Cells Show Promise as Researchers Mitigate Challenges with Production

Solar panels have continued to increase in efficiency and are becoming cost-competitive against non-renewable sources of power. While silicon-based solar systems have been the most accessible...

August 06, 2018 by Robin Mitchell

Arm Announces Pelion IoT Platform, Combining Mbed Device Management with Data Management

Arm just announced a new "device-to-data" IoT platform, Arm Pelion, to combine Mbed's IoT device management with a new generation of Arm data management and connectivity tools....

August 02, 2018 by Kate Smith

ASICs Wanted: The BM1387 and the Hardware Designed for Cryptocurrency Mining

Cryptocurrencies have been in and out of the news for a while now. Because "mining" is the only source of new cryptocurrency units, complex ASIC devices such as the BM1387 have been created to...

August 02, 2018 by Robin Mitchell

Electronic Design Automation Beyond ICs: CIDAR Labs’ EDA Programs for Designing Genetic Circuits

Ever wonder what it would be like to alter your DNA? Researchers at Boston University and MIT are working on genetic circuit design automation that might allow you to do just that....

August 01, 2018 by Donald Krambeck

The Quantum Race: Roundup on Quantum Cryptosecurity, Programming Languages, and Development

The space race of the cold war saw the US and Russia develop a wide range of aerospace technologies. But a new race is about to begin, mostly among corporations, and the winner will unlock the...

July 31, 2018 by Robin Mitchell

Power Storage for Renewables: The History of Batteries and the Advent of the Virtual Power Station

With renewable energies on the rise there is a growing need for high capacity energy storage and one possible solution are “virtual power plants”. What is a virtual power plant?...

July 30, 2018 by Robin Mitchell

FLiDAR – How Floating LiDAR Aims to Help the Wind Energy Industry Fix Costly Problems

LiDAR has recently taken off with engineers integrating it into anything they can whether it is robotics or astronomy. But FLiDAR, or Floating LiDAR, presents some real opportunities for...

July 27, 2018 by Robin Mitchell

DARPA’s “Olympics-Style” SHRIMP Competition Continues the Robotics Challenge Spirit—with Tiny Robots

Following in the footsteps of its DARPA Robotics Challenge, DARPA is planning an "Olympics-style" competition to test the abilities of teeny tiny microrobots....

July 25, 2018 by Robin Mitchell

The Limits of Satellite Navigation: GPS Challenges in the Arctic

More human activity is expected in the Arctic region in the coming decades. However, satellite navigation remains inaccurate and difficult in this region....

July 24, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois

Food Safety Roundup: Three Sensing Technologies for Detecting Hazards in Our Food

Food safe sensors could tell us if food has gone bad. This could be beneficial for both health and the environment.

July 23, 2018 by Robin Mitchell

Is Artificial Intelligence a Modern Myth? Cognition Politics in a Computerized Society

Does AI exist? If not, why do technology companies insist that it does?

July 20, 2018 by Robert Keim