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Can a Vertically-Mounted Component Carrier Replace Flexible PCBs?

Can a Vertically-Mounted Component Carrier Replace Flexible PCBs?

This week, HARTING announced their latest product innovation that they say redefines the word "carrier."


News May 01, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
A New Spiking Neural Network-Based Chip Shows Promise for Preventing Drone Collisions

A New Spiking Neural Network-Based Chip Shows Promise for Preventing Drone Collisions

Described as the first of its kind, Imec's new SNN-based chip is designed for anti-collision radar systems for drones.


News May 01, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Improving the Efficiency of Spintronics by Replacing Magnetism With Electricity

Improving the Efficiency of Spintronics by Replacing Magnetism With Electricity

Electric currents drive our electronic devices, and the emerging “spintronics” field is looking to replace these currents with what are known as spin currents.


News Apr 30, 2020 by Luke James
Using Hydrogel to Cool Down Electronics and Convert Waste Into Electricity

Using Hydrogel to Cool Down Electronics and Convert Waste Into Electricity

The thin polymer-based hydrogel film can be strapped to batteries to convert heat to electricity. It works by transferring electrons when heated to generate power.


News Apr 30, 2020 by Luke James
Rad-Hard Roundup: Protecting Space Vehicles from Overcurrent Events

Rad-Hard Roundup: Protecting Space Vehicles from Overcurrent Events

What's worse than overcurrent events? Overcurrent events in space.


News Apr 30, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
What Does the War Against E-Waste Look Like?

What Does the War Against E-Waste Look Like?

Machines that shake out ICs. Biocomposite electronic materials. Advanced recycling processes. It's all part of a growing movement in the engineering community to mitigate e-waste.


News Apr 30, 2020 by Lisa Boneta.
Micron Goes Open Source With Its Heterogeneous Memory Storage Engine

Micron Goes Open Source With Its Heterogeneous Memory Storage Engine

How does Micron's hefty memory hardware portfolio qualify them for this shift?


News Apr 29, 2020 by Cabe Atwell
An Alternative Method is Proposed to Achieving Topological Superconductivity

An Alternative Method is Proposed to Achieving Topological Superconductivity

Researchers at the Center for Quantum Devices, Niels Bohr Institute of the University of Copenhagen have used a pencil-shaped semiconductor to “unravel a new path” to Majorana zero modes and topological superconductivity.


News Apr 29, 2020 by Luke James
Before We Welcome Open-Source Ventilators With Open Arms, We Need to Talk About IP

Before We Welcome Open-Source Ventilators With Open Arms, We Need to Talk About IP

Medical device manufacturers have been historically secretive about their designs. Now, they've flung the doors open on ventilator specs. Could this lead to sticky IP problems down the line?


News Apr 29, 2020 by Vanessa Samuel
New Chips Highlight the Advancements in Memory Technology for Industrial Applications

New Chips Highlight the Advancements in Memory Technology for Industrial Applications

By nature, memory devices are built to last. But when it comes to industrial applications, these parts are expected to far outlast memory devices for consumer products.


News Apr 28, 2020 by Amos Kingatua
With an Eye on Intelligent Next-Gen Data Centers, NVIDIA Acquires Mellanox for $7 Billion

With an Eye on Intelligent Next-Gen Data Centers, NVIDIA Acquires Mellanox for $7 Billion

The powerful combination augments NVIDIA's computing expertise with Mellanox’s networking know-how.


News Apr 28, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
A Combination of Microwave Engineering and Optoelectronics to Improve Signal Processing

A Combination of Microwave Engineering and Optoelectronics to Improve Signal Processing

Researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), an institute in Switzerland, created a process that uses deep ultraviolet stepper lithography that outperforms current nanofabrication techniques.


Tektronix’s New Oscilloscope On-Trend for Affordable, Education-Focused T&M Equipment

Tektronix’s New Oscilloscope On-Trend for Affordable, Education-Focused T&M Equipment

Today, Tektronix announces the release of its newest series of digital storage oscilloscopes aimed at pros and students.


News Apr 28, 2020 by Kate Smith
Brain-Inspired Electronics Offer Energy and Cost Benefits to AI and IoT Applications

Brain-Inspired Electronics Offer Energy and Cost Benefits to AI and IoT Applications

Organic memory devices developed by American researchers reportedly show promise for flexible, wearable, and personalized computing devices and other electronics.


News Apr 27, 2020 by Luke James
Powered by Human Sweat, A New Electronic Skin Can Send Biometrics via Bluetooth

Powered by Human Sweat, A New Electronic Skin Can Send Biometrics via Bluetooth

In the past, a major obstacle to e-skin technology was its power source. Now, a team at Caltech says they've found the solution: human sweat.


News Apr 27, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Rapid Cooling Techniques Introduced to Advance Quantum Nanotechnology

Rapid Cooling Techniques Introduced to Advance Quantum Nanotechnology

A team of researchers led by physicists at the Technische Univeritat Kaiserslautem (TUK) in Germany and the University of Vienna in Australia have reportedly generated the Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) through a sudden change in temperature.


News Apr 27, 2020 by Luke James
No More Pulse Tuning? A New Source Measure Unit May Surge LiDAR Testing Forward

No More Pulse Tuning? A New Source Measure Unit May Surge LiDAR Testing Forward

Tektronix says they've simplified VCSELS testing by combining a high-speed current pulser with a DC source and measurement function.


News Apr 27, 2020 by Cabe Atwell
Improving Big Data Processing with Magnetic Circuits

Improving Big Data Processing with Magnetic Circuits

Researchers at the University of Texas’ Cockrell School of Engineering claim to have found a way to make the next generation of smart devices and computers, which will rely on big data processing, more efficient.


News Apr 26, 2020 by Luke James
Considering the Use of Ultraviolet Light Sources to Produce Advanced ICs

Considering the Use of Ultraviolet Light Sources to Produce Advanced ICs

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have recently developed an extremely low-density tin ‘bubble’ which makes extreme ultraviolet reliable and cheap to generate.


News Apr 25, 2020 by Luke James
“Hot Qubits” are Here—And They’re Propelling the Future of Quantum Computing

“Hot Qubits” are Here—And They’re Propelling the Future of Quantum Computing

Within a month, researchers around the world have released landmark studies on qubits operating above absolute zero temperatures. Does this mean commercial quantum computing is on the horizon?


News Apr 25, 2020 by Robin Mitchell