Scientists at Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU) have used machine learning to explore spin models that are used in physics to explore phase transitions.
Scientists at Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU) have used machine learning to explore spin models that are used in physics to explore phase transitions.
A new Bluetooth wristband traces a person's contact with other wristband wearers, and if that person tests positive for…
A new Bluetooth wristband traces a person's contact with other wristband wearers, and if that person tests positive for COVID-19, other contacts are notified to quarantine. But does this new device cross the lines of privacy?
A new innovative fabrication technique for reprogrammable photonic circuits has been developed by researchers at…
A new innovative fabrication technique for reprogrammable photonic circuits has been developed by researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology.
Microsoft envisions its Azure real-time operating system—now available to ST, Renesas, NXP, Microchip, and…
Microsoft envisions its Azure real-time operating system—now available to ST, Renesas, NXP, Microchip, and Qualcomm—as a new animating force for billions of MCUs embedded in IoT devices.
Selecting the right switching DC-DC step-down regulator while minimizing EMI can feel like a balancing act. Here's an…
Selecting the right switching DC-DC step-down regulator while minimizing EMI can feel like a balancing act. Here's an idea of how to do it with ADI's new integrated regulator.
Micron, Samsung Electronics, and ON Semiconductor have all stepped in to provide support to their employees and…
Micron, Samsung Electronics, and ON Semiconductor have all stepped in to provide support to their employees and communities that have been hit the hardest by COVID-19.
u-blox recently acquired Thingstream, a "communication‑as‑a-service provider." What does this service entail? And how…
u-blox recently acquired Thingstream, a "communication‑as‑a-service provider." What does this service entail? And how might it affect future designs bound for IoT devices?
A pair of researchers from Samara Polytech’s Department of Theoretical and Basic Electrical Engineering have designed…
A pair of researchers from Samara Polytech’s Department of Theoretical and Basic Electrical Engineering have designed an electrical starter generator that could be used in hybrid cars.
Feeding babies isn't as easy as you might think. NFANT Labs and Silicon Labs have teamed up on a smart baby bottle…
Feeding babies isn't as easy as you might think. NFANT Labs and Silicon Labs have teamed up on a smart baby bottle outfitted with sensors that provide biofeedback in real-time.
With Samsung and LG closing production on LCDs, the two display leaders turn their sights on two newer technologies:…
With Samsung and LG closing production on LCDs, the two display leaders turn their sights on two newer technologies: quantum dots and OLEDs.
With reports suggesting that COVID-19 will have a significant impact on the semiconductor market, the Semiconductor…
With reports suggesting that COVID-19 will have a significant impact on the semiconductor market, the Semiconductor Industry Association has stepped in to remind the world of just how important the industry is both generally and during this outbreak, and to ensure the continuity of its operations.
Social distancing doesn't mean your productivity must come to a halt.
Social distancing doesn't mean your productivity must come to a halt.
In the United States, industrial robots are being deployed in places where you would expect them to be—in areas where…
In the United States, industrial robots are being deployed in places where you would expect them to be—in areas where there is a strong automotive industry.
Learn about which government regulations have been dropped or modified to speed up design approval for ventilators.
Learn about which government regulations have been dropped or modified to speed up design approval for ventilators.
The US Space Force spends millions of dollars preventing spacecraft collisions in earth's increasingly crowded orbit. The…
The US Space Force spends millions of dollars preventing spacecraft collisions in earth's increasingly crowded orbit. The Space Fence, powered by Wolfspeed's power amplifiers, aims to change that.
The human tragedy that is COVID-19 has a growing impact on the global economy, and just as the semiconductor industry was…
The human tragedy that is COVID-19 has a growing impact on the global economy, and just as the semiconductor industry was on the cusp of springing back from a period of downturn, COVID-19 is threatening its recovery.
A flurry of new ventures has produced powerful, silicon-on-polymer chips for complex applications—but how do they…
A flurry of new ventures has produced powerful, silicon-on-polymer chips for complex applications—but how do they compare to standard chip designs?
Behind the scenes, engineers are stepping up to help doctors and nurses with life-saving medical devices and technologies.
Behind the scenes, engineers are stepping up to help doctors and nurses with life-saving medical devices and technologies.
The COVID-19 pandemic has sounded alarm bells on ventilator shortages. EEs are putting their heads together with…
The COVID-19 pandemic has sounded alarm bells on ventilator shortages. EEs are putting their heads together with open-source ventilator projects to help.
A research team from the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) School of Engineering is redesigning how electricity is…
A research team from the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) School of Engineering is redesigning how electricity is distributed within power grids.