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The NE555: The Timer That Refused to Quit

The NE555: The Timer That Refused to Quit

Born from a minimalist design brief in 1971, the NE555 delivered edge-triggered timing, pulse generation, and oscillation in one compact package, earning a place in everything from washing machines to rocket launchers.


News Oct 10, 2025 by Luke James
Omnivision’s New CMOS Image Sensor Solves Camera Lighting Woes

Omnivision’s New CMOS Image Sensor Solves Camera Lighting Woes

Omnivision says its new image sensor captures sharp HDR video in any light, combining speed, clarity, and efficiency for premium phones and action cameras.


News Oct 10, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
Cornell Rethinks Braille With Tiny Combustions and Soft Materials

Cornell Rethinks Braille With Tiny Combustions and Soft Materials

A team of researchers has created a sealed, durable, and rapid tactile interface for on-screen Braille, offering a new approach to tactile accessibility.


News Oct 09, 2025 by Luke James
Renesas Adds Motor Control-Focused Variant to High-End MCU Line

Renesas Adds Motor Control-Focused Variant to High-End MCU Line

The new entrant to the RA8 series adds real-time, high-precision motor control, strong security, and fast communications.


News Oct 07, 2025 by Duane Benson
U-blox Rolls Out Compact Triple-Band Antenna for High-Precision GNSS

U-blox Rolls Out Compact Triple-Band Antenna for High-Precision GNSS

The ANN-MB3 delivers centimeter-level positioning in a rugged and compact form factor, simplifying precision GNSS deployment across industries.


News Oct 07, 2025 by Luke James
Coming Oct 8: All About Embedded Systems and Edge Computing

Coming Oct 8: All About Embedded Systems and Edge Computing

Welcome to the second All About Circuits Summit Day of 2025! This guide will introduce the features of this Wednesday's schedule and help you plan your month-long participation.


News Oct 07, 2025 by Dale Wilson
Efinix Expands Titanium Line with High-Speed, AI-Focused FPGAs

Efinix Expands Titanium Line with High-Speed, AI-Focused FPGAs

Efinix has doubled its Titanium FPGA family, adding devices with transceivers up to 25.8 Gbps to support AI, edge, and industrial applications.


News Oct 06, 2025 by Austin Futrell
Qualcomm Comes Out With ‘Fastest Mobile SoC’ and ‘Fastest Windows CPUs’

Qualcomm Comes Out With ‘Fastest Mobile SoC’ and ‘Fastest Windows CPUs’

The dual launch places Snapdragon at the center of AI-focused mobile and PC experiences.


News Oct 06, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Siemens Unveils ‘Groundbreaking’ Software for Automated Analog IC Tests

Siemens Unveils ‘Groundbreaking’ Software for Automated Analog IC Tests

Siemens claims the new software allows users to test analog circuitry in integrated circuits up to 100 times faster than traditional methods.


News Oct 02, 2025 by Duane Benson
TI Unwraps Motor Control MCUs for Cost-Sensitive, Real-Time Designs

TI Unwraps Motor Control MCUs for Cost-Sensitive, Real-Time Designs

TI designed the new devices to provide cost-effective, high-speed sensorless control to household and industrial systems.


News Oct 02, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Synopsys Gives Its Major EDA Offerings a Gen-AI Facelift

Synopsys Gives Its Major EDA Offerings a Gen-AI Facelift

Synopsys recently announced expanded generative AI capabilities through offerings such as Ansys Engineering Copilot and AgentEngineer technology.


News Sep 30, 2025 by Arjun Nijhawan
At Its Innovators Day Event, Altera Unveils Expanded Agilex FPGA Portfolio

At Its Innovators Day Event, Altera Unveils Expanded Agilex FPGA Portfolio

Today, the FPGA company revealed an array of new announcements at its annual Altera Innovators Day developer conference.


News Sep 30, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Join the All About PCBs Virtual Summit, October 1st

Join the All About PCBs Virtual Summit, October 1st

Welcome to the first All About Circuits Summit Day of 2025! This guide will introduce the features of our first Wednesday schedule and help you plan your month-long participation.


News Sep 30, 2025 by Dale Wilson
Nordic Reveals High-Memory SoC Targeting Matter and USB-HID Designs

Nordic Reveals High-Memory SoC Targeting Matter and USB-HID Designs

Built on Nordic’s 22-nm technology, the latest addition to the nRF54L series promises robust communication, long battery life, and compact designs.


News Sep 29, 2025 by Luke James
Renesas Welcomes Low-Power MCUs With Capacitive Touch to RA Portfolio

Renesas Welcomes Low-Power MCUs With Capacitive Touch to RA Portfolio

The new feature makes the MCUs a fit for battery and low-power consumer electronics and industrial applications requiring capacitive touch control.


News Sep 29, 2025 by Duane Benson
Murata, Melexis, and TI Push Boundaries on Low-Power Sensing Design

Murata, Melexis, and TI Push Boundaries on Low-Power Sensing Design

New sensing solutions, from pyroelectric infrared sensors to in-plane Hall-effect switches, help engineers improve performance and efficiency in space-constrained designs.


News Sep 26, 2025 by Jake Hertz
The Motorola 68000: A 32-Bit Brain in a 16-Bit Body

The Motorola 68000: A 32-Bit Brain in a 16-Bit Body

Motorola’s 68000 blended 32-bit power with a 16-bit bus, creating a balanced, orthogonal, and elegant architecture that powered everything from Macintosh to arcade machines.


News Sep 26, 2025 by Luke James
MCU Roundup: New Embedded Features for the Edge, IoT, and Automotive

MCU Roundup: New Embedded Features for the Edge, IoT, and Automotive

Three new microcontrollers from Renesas, Nuvoton, and STMicroelectronics cut power without compromising performance.


News Sep 25, 2025 by Duane Benson
Keysight Pushes VNA Capabilities Up to 250 GHz With Frequency Extenders

Keysight Pushes VNA Capabilities Up to 250 GHz With Frequency Extenders

Keysight’s new 170/250 GHz frequency extenders and calibration kit enable differential broadband testing for next-gen semiconductors and AI-era networks.


News Sep 25, 2025 by Austin Futrell
Paradox of Developing Test Gear: An Electronics Chicken-or-the-Egg Problem

Paradox of Developing Test Gear: An Electronics Chicken-or-the-Egg Problem

The paradox of test equipment design is that it must be more advanced than the devices it tests. We spoke with Tektronix in person to gain insights on this unique technical challenge.


News Sep 24, 2025 by Jake Hertz