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Haptics, a Technological Underdog, Rises as Key Player in Consumer and Military UI/UX

Haptics, a Technological Underdog, Rises as Key Player in Consumer and Military UI/UX

While haptics are fairly basic in design from an engineering standpoint, these systems are likely to play an important role in AR/VR, military technology, and the "tactile internet."


News Feb 26, 2021 by Jake Hertz
MEDLI2, the Sensors That Monitored the Perseverance Rover’s Landing on Mars

MEDLI2, the Sensors That Monitored the Perseverance Rover’s Landing on Mars

The MEDLI2 sensor package on the Perseverance rover is not only gathering data for future missions; it's also demonstrating how commercial-off-the-shelf parts can be used in space.


News Feb 25, 2021 by Rushi Patel
The Race Toward Room-temperature Superconductors Heats Up

The Race Toward Room-temperature Superconductors Heats Up

This month alone, multiple research institutions have flooded the press with news of a singular goal: to create room-temperature superconductors.


News Feb 25, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Why Are Semiconductor Fabs Dotting Arizona, the “Silicon Desert?”

Why Are Semiconductor Fabs Dotting Arizona, the “Silicon Desert?”

Forget Silicon Valley—here’s how Arizona could become the "Silicon Desert" with more semiconductor titans considering the move.


News Feb 24, 2021 by Luke James
Powering Perseverance: How NASA Provides Electricity to a Rover on Mars

Powering Perseverance: How NASA Provides Electricity to a Rover on Mars

Alone on Mars without the possibility of human intervention, how does the Perseverance rover stay powered?


News Feb 24, 2021 by Jake Hertz
At Under a Dollar, New GaN Laser Drivers Indicate Ubiquitous LiDAR Is On Its Way

At Under a Dollar, New GaN Laser Drivers Indicate Ubiquitous LiDAR Is On Its Way

Bringing indirect time-of-flight (IToF) to cell phones, tablets, drones, and even toy robots may now be possible with a highly-integrated GaN laser driver IC.


News Feb 23, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Xilinx Doubles Down on Data Center “Composability” With Accessible SmartNIC

Xilinx Doubles Down on Data Center “Composability” With Accessible SmartNIC

A composable architecture accelerates the modern data center. Xilinx's new SN1000 is said to enhance cloud processor flexibility and operate as an edge device.


News Feb 23, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Increased Funds Could Catalyze TSMC’s 3D IC Research

Increased Funds Could Catalyze TSMC’s 3D IC Research

The world’s biggest contract chipmaker recently reported its best-ever quarterly financials along with its goals for delving into 3D IC research.


News Feb 22, 2021 by Luke James
Since Three-Phase Motors Mean Triple the Components, TI Banks on Integration

Since Three-Phase Motors Mean Triple the Components, TI Banks on Integration

Texas Instruments claims its highly-integrated BLDC motor driver can reduce PCB area by as much as 30%—a possible catalyst for speeding mild-hybrid EV adoption.


News Feb 22, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Size Does Matter: Components Claimed To Be the “World’s Smallest” Hit the Market

Size Does Matter: Components Claimed To Be the “World’s Smallest” Hit the Market

It seems the race for smaller form factors is unending. In response, chipmakers and researchers alike are hopping on the demand to shrink component size.


News Feb 21, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Is the NVIDIA-Arm Deal Dead in the Water?

Is the NVIDIA-Arm Deal Dead in the Water?

With in-depth reviews opened by international market authorities and staunch opposition from rival vendors such as Google and Microsoft, things are beginning to look tenuous for the historic $40 billion deal.


News Feb 20, 2021 by Luke James
Historical Engineers: John Bardeen, Creator of the Transistor and Theory of Superconductivity

Historical Engineers: John Bardeen, Creator of the Transistor and Theory of Superconductivity

Awarded the Nobel Prize twice, John Bardeen is often recognized as one of the founders of the first transistor and the theory of superconductivity.


News Feb 19, 2021 by Luke James
Grid Outages in Texas Spark Discussion on the Challenges of Renewable Energy Integration

Grid Outages in Texas Spark Discussion on the Challenges of Renewable Energy Integration

Freezing temperatures and rolling blackouts have spurred discussion on whether renewable energy grid integration may be a safety net for future outages. Design-level challenges, however, make this endeavor more complicated than it may seem.


A Billion Dollar Bidding War for Coherent Illuminates the Need for Photonics

A Billion Dollar Bidding War for Coherent Illuminates the Need for Photonics

Coherent is stirring up a major bidding war reaching over $6.4 billion as companies clamor for the photonics leader.


News Feb 18, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Landing on Mars Today, the Perseverance Rover Hosts New Tech to Search for Ancient Life

Landing on Mars Today, the Perseverance Rover Hosts New Tech to Search for Ancient Life

As the fifth rover sent to Mars, Perseverance is outfitted with a whole suite of new technologies to search for microbial life.


News Feb 18, 2021 by Jake Hertz
iRel40: The European Initiative Determined to Improve Component Reliability

iRel40: The European Initiative Determined to Improve Component Reliability

Europe-wide research initiative Intelligent Reliability 4.0 (iRel40), coordinated by Infineon, brings together 75 science, tech, and engineering partners from across 13 countries who are sharing resources to achieve this goal.


News Feb 17, 2021 by Luke James
Intel’s i7 vs. Apple’s M1: Is Benchmarking CPUs a Flawed Process?

Intel’s i7 vs. Apple’s M1: Is Benchmarking CPUs a Flawed Process?

In an Intel-created test, Intel's i7 processor seems leaps and bounds better than Apple's M1. However, when breaking down the benchmarking results, more questions than answers appear.


News Feb 17, 2021 by Jake Hertz
New Eval Tools May Simplify E-Paper Design, the Low-Power Cousin of LCDs

New Eval Tools May Simplify E-Paper Design, the Low-Power Cousin of LCDs

As more engineering teams look to incorporate e-paper displays into their products, proper evaluation tools can help designers cut power and boost memory.


News Feb 17, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Is Hardware the Key to Advancing Natural Language Processing?

Is Hardware the Key to Advancing Natural Language Processing?

Researchers at MIT have created an algorithm-based architecture called SpAtten that reduces attention computation and memory access in natural language processing (NLP) systems.


New Automotive SoCs Provide a Window to ADAS Trends

New Automotive SoCs Provide a Window to ADAS Trends

Taking a survey of new automotive-facing chips can tip us off to the design trends ADAS may take in the future.


News Feb 16, 2021 by Jake Hertz