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New Technique Side-steps Shot Noise for Precision Optics in a Photonic IC

New Technique Side-steps Shot Noise for Precision Optics in a Photonic IC

A new technique eliminates the limitations of shot noise on laser interferometry.


News Nov 16, 2021 by Jake Hertz
NVIDIA Hits the Road with Autonomous Vehicle Hardware at GTC

NVIDIA Hits the Road with Autonomous Vehicle Hardware at GTC

At NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conference, the company unveiled its roadmap to bring autonomy to more vehicles—dependent on chipsets, sensors, GPUs, cameras, and more.


News Nov 16, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
AMD Teases More Data Center Processors at 2021 Accelerated Data Center Premiere

AMD Teases More Data Center Processors at 2021 Accelerated Data Center Premiere

At last week's Accelerated Data Center Premiere, AMD revealed a plethora of new processor technology including the 3rd Gen of EPYC processors (the Milan-X), the shift to 5 nm, and a Zen 4 architecture.


News Nov 15, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Introducing the Alveo U55C: Xilinx’s Answer To Modern HPC Data Center Demands

Introducing the Alveo U55C: Xilinx’s Answer To Modern HPC Data Center Demands

Distributed high-performance compute (HPC) is the cornerstone technology for climate forecasting, signal processing, and more applications. To address this, Xilinx brings forth their Alveo U55C HPC Accelerator.


News Nov 15, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
ST’s NFC Tag Type 2 ICs Boasts Energy Harvesting, Privacy, and Increased Protection

ST’s NFC Tag Type 2 ICs Boasts Energy Harvesting, Privacy, and Increased Protection

STMicroelectronics aims to guarantees privacy in common near-field communication (NFC) applications such as contactless transactions, healthcare records, seamless access to digital content with new NFC tag ICs.


News Nov 14, 2021 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
As Lead Times Grow, European Automakers Call for More EU-made Chips

As Lead Times Grow, European Automakers Call for More EU-made Chips

Manufacturers in Europe are increasing pressure on chipmakers to improve their production capacities.


News Nov 13, 2021 by Luke James
Researchers Kick 3D Printing Trend up a Notch With Self-charging Medical Wearable

Researchers Kick 3D Printing Trend up a Notch With Self-charging Medical Wearable

With advancements in materials science and electronic engineering, 3D printing is entering the stage of developing made-to-fit wearable electronic systems like that from the University of Arizona.


News Nov 12, 2021 by Kristijan Nelkovski
Data Center HPC Zooms Forward with AMD’s “Worlds Fastest” Accelerators

Data Center HPC Zooms Forward with AMD’s “Worlds Fastest” Accelerators

At this year’s Accelerated Data Center Premiere event, AMD announced a new family of accelerators, the Instinct MI200 series, that claims to literally speed up high-performance computing (HPC) in data centers.


News Nov 11, 2021 by Jake Hertz
NIST Hopes to Blast Off With Latest Research and Projects on Space Sensors

NIST Hopes to Blast Off With Latest Research and Projects on Space Sensors

Electronic advancements are not limited to Earth applications. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) strives to leverage its sensor technology and research to push its sensors into space.


Qorvo Acquires UnitedSiC, Snapping Up More of the Wide Bandgap Market

Qorvo Acquires UnitedSiC, Snapping Up More of the Wide Bandgap Market

In a bid to expand into new power markets, RF giant Qorvo has acquired UnitedSiC, a pioneer in SiC FET technology.


News Nov 10, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
ROHM’s Waterproof Barometric Pressure Sensor Is More Than a Weather Forecaster

ROHM’s Waterproof Barometric Pressure Sensor Is More Than a Weather Forecaster

The MEMS piezoresistive pressure sensor stands apart from traditional barometers with a waterproof package, built-in temperature compensation, and high tolerance to stress.


News Nov 10, 2021 by Dr. Steve Arar
NXP Unveils Edge Processor—One to Balance Complex ML, Power, and Security

NXP Unveils Edge Processor—One to Balance Complex ML, Power, and Security

The new processor—the first of NXP's new i.MX 9 family—is customized to IoT and automotive applications.


News Nov 09, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Kneron’s RISC-V AI Chip Intends to Bring L1 and L2 Autonomy to “Any Vehicle”

Kneron’s RISC-V AI Chip Intends to Bring L1 and L2 Autonomy to “Any Vehicle”

The push for autonomous vehicles has seen a lot of momentum for 2021. Aiming to keep it going is a new AI chip from Kneron that claims to bring the capacity for autonomous driving capabilities to any vehicle.


News Nov 08, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Just in Time for the Holidays, Reds and Greens Glow Bright With New InGaN LED Research

Just in Time for the Holidays, Reds and Greens Glow Bright With New InGaN LED Research

InGaN may be a forerunning substrate for up-and-coming LED technology. Now, researchers are devising native red LEDs and bridging the "green gap."


News Nov 08, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Angle-based Wavefront Sensor Research Tackles the Near-field Effect in Flat Optics

Angle-based Wavefront Sensor Research Tackles the Near-field Effect in Flat Optics

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have introduced a novel angle-based sensor made from exploring the near-filed effect of flat optics, which claims could help create atomic-level measurements.


News Nov 07, 2021 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
SparkFun Strikes Back Against the Patent Menace

SparkFun Strikes Back Against the Patent Menace

Electronics equipment manufacturer SparkFun declares victory in their months-long battle against “patent troll” Altair Logix.


News Nov 06, 2021 by Dale Wilson
Another Unexpected Outcome of the Chip Shortage? Distributors Are Thriving

Another Unexpected Outcome of the Chip Shortage? Distributors Are Thriving

While manufacturers are facing a woeful drop in supply, distributors' sales have surged amidst the ongoing chip shortage.


News Nov 05, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED HaLow Makes Its Debut—and Graduates Its First Reference Design

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED HaLow Makes Its Debut—and Graduates Its First Reference Design

Wi-Fi HaLow is described as having the best combination of range, throughput, density, low-power operation, and deployment costs. Now, the certification program will bring this latest IEEE standard to market.


News Nov 05, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Phase-change Memory Could Open Doors to Better Data Storage and Computing

Phase-change Memory Could Open Doors to Better Data Storage and Computing

Pushing beyond the von Neumann bottleneck can be difficult for memory devices. One option is phase-change memory (PCM) which Stanford and IBM are researching for data storage and computing.


On-chip Optical Isolators: A Possible Key to Shrinking Quantum Devices?

On-chip Optical Isolators: A Possible Key to Shrinking Quantum Devices?

New research out of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign may push Moore's law in photonics as well as the quantum realm.


News Nov 04, 2021 by Ikimi .O