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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
GaN Keeps a Steady Pace Into 2022 With a Focus on Design

GaN Keeps a Steady Pace Into 2022 With a Focus on Design

The race to beat out silicon (Si) for the "best" semiconductor continues with a rush of gallium nitride (GaN) announcements focusing on creating and furthering GaN-based device designs.


New Chips from Infineon, TI, and Toshiba Drive Advances in Autonomous Driving

New Chips from Infineon, TI, and Toshiba Drive Advances in Autonomous Driving

As the autonomous vehicle market heats up, new MCUs and ICs have hit the market this year to enable new ADAS functionalities.


News Feb 19, 2022 by Nicholas St. John
Nanowires Under Tension: Researchers Hike Up Transistor Speeds

Nanowires Under Tension: Researchers Hike Up Transistor Speeds

Researchers from Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have experimentally proven a long-held theoretical prediction for nanowire technology in hopes to create "ultrafast" transistors.


News Feb 18, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Arm’s Latest Mali Image Signal Processor Shines a Light on ADAS

Arm’s Latest Mali Image Signal Processor Shines a Light on ADAS

Image processing continues to be a major hurdle for advanced driver monitoring systems. Aiming to tackle this challenge, Arm's latest image signal processor eases the adoption of ADAS and automation technologies.


News Feb 18, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Researchers Exploit Fiber Manufacturing to Weave Large Smart Textile Display

Researchers Exploit Fiber Manufacturing to Weave Large Smart Textile Display

In an attempt to bring e-textiles to smart homes, researchers at the University of Cambridge have fabricated a 46-inch textile display by weaving active electronics into a fiber.


News Feb 17, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Researchers Leverage Photonics in Radar System to Detect Down to the Millimeter

Researchers Leverage Photonics in Radar System to Detect Down to the Millimeter

Scientists from the University of Sydney have developed a new type of photonic radar system and sensor promising non-invasive medical monitoring.


News Feb 17, 2022 by Kristijan Nelkovski