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Renesas Intros 64-bit MPU Duo for Advanced HMI and IoT Edge Systems

Renesas Intros 64-bit MPU Duo for Advanced HMI and IoT Edge Systems

The RZ/G3L and RZ/G3SE share a pin-compatible package platform and 1-mW-level standby power.


News Oct 01, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Nvidia Quantum Middleware Jumpstarts Quantum Fault Tolerance

Nvidia Quantum Middleware Jumpstarts Quantum Fault Tolerance

A new addition to Nvidia's CUDA-Q quantum computing platform adds logical qubit error correction and abstraction to significantly speed reliable quantum application development.


News Sep 30, 2026 by Duane Benson
RLC Roundup: New Passives Push Power, Frequency, and Temp Limits

RLC Roundup: New Passives Push Power, Frequency, and Temp Limits

New passive components from TDK, Vishay, Murata, and Bourns address higher capacitance, RF power handling, automotive power circuits, and high-temperature operation.


News Sep 29, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
Branched Nanowires May Lend a Big Boost to LED Efficiency

Branched Nanowires May Lend a Big Boost to LED Efficiency

A new material uses physical structure and material mix to direct photons out and minimize losses from internal reflection.


News Sep 29, 2026 by Duane Benson
Microchip Clock Buffers Bridge SoCs & FPGAs With Higher-Voltage Sources

Microchip Clock Buffers Bridge SoCs & FPGAs With Higher-Voltage Sources

The SY757xx family translates clock inputs from 1.2 to 3.3 V down to 1.2 V LVCMOS outputs at frequencies up to 250 MHz,


News Sep 28, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Infineon Unwraps MCUs to ‘Set New Standard’ for Real-Time Control

Infineon Unwraps MCUs to ‘Set New Standard’ for Real-Time Control

The new PSOC Control C3 product line focuses on secure, high-performance power conversion and motor control applications.


News Sep 28, 2026 by Duane Benson
ST Rolls Out Battery Management IC for Lithium Packs Up to 10 Cells

ST Rolls Out Battery Management IC for Lithium Packs Up to 10 Cells

The L9962 integrates cell monitoring, balancing, protection, and a 3.3-V LDO in a 7 mm x 7 mm package and draws just 2 uA in deep sleep.


News Sep 25, 2026 by Luke James
The PIC16C84: A $3.72 Chip That Put Microcontrollers on Every Workbench

The PIC16C84: A $3.72 Chip That Put Microcontrollers on Every Workbench

In this Retro Register, we look back at the first EEPROM-based microcontroller and how a cheap chip with a simple programming interface created the hobbyist MCU scene.


News Sep 25, 2026 by Luke James
Tektronix Unveils Industry’s First 8 Channel, 25 GHz Oscilloscope

Tektronix Unveils Industry’s First 8 Channel, 25 GHz Oscilloscope

The DPO718AX extends the year-old 7 Series platform with eight synchronized high-bandwidth channels in a single 8U rack-mount instrument.


News Sep 24, 2026 by Luke James
Recent Semiconductor Deals Reflect Uptick in AI and Quantum Development

Recent Semiconductor Deals Reflect Uptick in AI and Quantum Development

Recent semiconductor business moves from Nvidia, MediaTek, GlobalFoundries, Qualcomm, Amazon, and Analog Devices highlight growing investment in AI infrastructure, quantum manufacturing, optical connectivity, and edge intelligence.


News Sep 23, 2026 by Austin Futrell
AtlasBase Debuts Bio-Silicon Chip for Breaking Data Center Storage Bottlenecks

AtlasBase Debuts Bio-Silicon Chip for Breaking Data Center Storage Bottlenecks

Announced today by AtlasBase, Thalia is a 5.6B-well bio-silicon chip that uses synthetic DNA to break power and density bottlenecks in AI data center storage and molecular computing.


News Sep 22, 2026 by Jeff Child
MediaTek Intros 3 nm SoC Designed for AI-First Googlebooks

MediaTek Intros 3 nm SoC Designed for AI-First Googlebooks

Announced today, MediaTek's new 3 nm Dimensity CX C10 Max SoC features an all-big-core Arm CPU and NPU 890 to bring flagship AI performance to fanless Googlebooks.


News Sep 21, 2026 by Jeff Child
Test & Measurement Roundup: New Tools for Inspection, Compliance and AI

Test & Measurement Roundup: New Tools for Inspection, Compliance and AI

New T&M tools from Rohde & Schwarz, Tektronix, and Teradyne target packaged-goods inspection, HDMI and automotive compliance testing, and advanced AI semiconductor testing.


News Sep 21, 2026 by Luke James
Toshiba Adds Entry-Level MCUs to Portfolio for Secure System Control

Toshiba Adds Entry-Level MCUs to Portfolio for Secure System Control

Toshiba’s M4V Group MCUs combine an Arm Cortex-M4 core, layered security, integrated memory, motor control support, and built-in peripherals for secure IoT and industrial system control.


News Sep 18, 2026 by Austin Futrell
Seco Launches Industrial HMI and SBC Powered by Qualcomm’s New Processor

Seco Launches Industrial HMI and SBC Powered by Qualcomm’s New Processor

The Compact Vision 5 HMI and SBC-Dragonwing-IQ-2390 give industrial OEMs two ways to deploy edge AI, real-time control, and modern connectivity on a unified Qualcomm platform.


News Sep 18, 2026 by Luke James
Nanopower’s Sensor Monitoring IC Saves Power on Always-On Devices

Nanopower’s Sensor Monitoring IC Saves Power on Always-On Devices

Nanopower Semiconductor’s power-saving IC manages sensors and peripherals while keeping the host MCU off, with an idle current of just 200 nA.


News Sep 17, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
Onsemi Unveils Platform That Turns  Silicon Wafers Into Power Packages

Onsemi Unveils Platform That Turns Silicon Wafers Into Power Packages

By embedding heterogeneous Si, SiC, and GaN die directly into 12-inch silicon wafers with precision RDLs, Onsemi's EPP replaces wire bonds and mold compounds to deliver up to 5x power density.


News Sep 16, 2026 by Jeff Child
MediaTek Unveils 2 nm SoC for Agentic AI Smartphones

MediaTek Unveils 2 nm SoC for Agentic AI Smartphones

The flagship system-on-chip pairs a 4th-generation All Big Core CPU and dual neural processing units to drive high-end compute and proactive mobile intelligence.


News Sep 16, 2026 by Jeff Child
Delos Data Unveils Architecture and Silicon to Break AI Interconnect Bottlenecks

Delos Data Unveils Architecture and Silicon to Break AI Interconnect Bottlenecks

Launched today, Delos Data’s Nonstop AI portfolio intros Apollo Data Interface silicon, the Morpheus development platform, and a system-level reference architecture to eliminate tail latency, maximize power efficiency, and scale agentic AI clusters.


News Sep 15, 2026 by Jeff Child
Semtech Adds New Transceivers for ‘Complete Wireless IC Portfolio’

Semtech Adds New Transceivers for ‘Complete Wireless IC Portfolio’

The new members deliver fourth generation LoRa Plus IP-core compatible performance at less stringent tiers to complement flagship LR2021.


News Sep 14, 2026 by Duane Benson