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STMicroelectronics Research Development Project Results in Efficient Semiconductor Laser for Silicon Chips

STMicroelectronics Research Development Project Results in Efficient Semiconductor Laser for Silicon Chips

For a long time, researchers have been looking for a way to integrate lasers directly into silicon chips. This is because transistors, which currently work electrically, can transmit data faster by using light.


News Mar 28, 2020 by Luke James
Reader Question: How Has COVID-19 Affected Your Job?

Reader Question: How Has COVID-19 Affected Your Job?

How is social distancing affecting you, the hands-on engineer?


News Mar 28, 2020 by Hannah DeTavis
Light and PCB Design: The Future of Optical Interconnects Is Bright

Light and PCB Design: The Future of Optical Interconnects Is Bright

How do optical interconnections help defy Moore's law while pushing toward optics?


News Mar 27, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
Researchers Create Nanoscale Device 10 Times Faster Than the Fastest Transistors

Researchers Create Nanoscale Device 10 Times Faster Than the Fastest Transistors

Scientists from the Power and Wide-band-gap Electronics Research Laboratory (POWERlab) in Lausanne, Switzerland, have built a nanodevice capable of producing high-power Terahertz (THz) waves.


Designing FPGA-Dependent Medical Devices Just Got More Streamlined With New PMIC Reference Designs

Designing FPGA-Dependent Medical Devices Just Got More Streamlined With New PMIC Reference Designs

Renesas' new reference designs for Xilinx's FPGAs and SoCs solve the issues of multiphase regulators. But how might they also speed up the design process for in-demand medical devices?


News Mar 27, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Manufacturers Band Together to Supply Ventilators Due to Extreme Shortages

Manufacturers Band Together to Supply Ventilators Due to Extreme Shortages

There is a global shortage for ventilators—a critical piece of medical equipment that hospitals require to treat COVID-19 patients.


News Mar 27, 2020 by Hana Othman
Portable AI Device Used to Gather Health Data for Predicting Pandemics

Portable AI Device Used to Gather Health Data for Predicting Pandemics

Researchers at University of Massachusetts Amherst have invented a portable surveillance device powered by machine learning.


News Mar 26, 2020 by Luke James
FPGAs Are More Accessible to Non-FPGA Specialists Than Ever Before

FPGAs Are More Accessible to Non-FPGA Specialists Than Ever Before

FPGAs pose a major drawback: they require the expertise of highly specialized (and scarce) engineers trained to work with FPGAs. Three companies have set out to change that.


News Mar 26, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
TE Connectivity Significantly Invests in Expansion of Sensing Technology Offerings

TE Connectivity Significantly Invests in Expansion of Sensing Technology Offerings

TE Connectivity, a global industrial tech company known for its connectivity and sensing solutions, has completed its public takeover of First Sensor AG, with TE now holding 71.87% of First’s shares.


News Mar 26, 2020 by Luke James
Power Engineering Catchup: Here’s What Would Have Been Presented at APEC

Power Engineering Catchup: Here’s What Would Have Been Presented at APEC

APEC was canceled less than a week before the event. What did we miss? Is there still a way for us to stay up to date on power electronic trends?


News Mar 26, 2020 by Kayla Matthews
What Is Open RAN Technology? And What Does It Mean for 5G?

What Is Open RAN Technology? And What Does It Mean for 5G?

Openness and intelligence are the names of the game at the O-RAN Alliance.


News Mar 25, 2020 by Matthew Innes
U.S. Army Scientists Develop Quantum Sensor Able to Cover the RF Spectrum

U.S. Army Scientists Develop Quantum Sensor Able to Cover the RF Spectrum

U.S. Army scientists have developed a quantum sensor able to cover the entire radio frequency spectrum.


AI Devices Are Helping Us Stay One Step Ahead of COVID-19

AI Devices Are Helping Us Stay One Step Ahead of COVID-19

A number of companies are pumping out new edge AI technology—none of which explicitly state pandemic prediction or healthcare assistance as a use case. But with the overwhelming number of COVID-19 cases, might this new technology be used to that end?


News Mar 25, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
The Top 20 Colleges for Electrical Engineering in 2020

The Top 20 Colleges for Electrical Engineering in 2020

Here's a complete breakdown of the top colleges for electrical engineering. Long graduated? See if your alma mater makes the list.


News Mar 25, 2020 by Kayla Matthews
The Market for Bluetooth 5.1 SoCs Heats Up as Goodix Enters the Arena

The Market for Bluetooth 5.1 SoCs Heats Up as Goodix Enters the Arena

How does the new transceiver hold up against forerunners from Nordic Semiconductor and Dialog Semiconductor?


News Mar 24, 2020 by John Koon
Newly Encrypted Server Empowers Engineers to Debug Embedded Systems from Home

Newly Encrypted Server Empowers Engineers to Debug Embedded Systems from Home

Who says you have to quit debugging now that you're sequestered?


News Mar 24, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Stretchable Supercapacitors for the Next Stage of Wearables

Stretchable Supercapacitors for the Next Stage of Wearables

A new discovery by researchers from Duke University and Michigan State University could lead to an excellent, stretchable source of power for wearable electronics.


News Mar 24, 2020 by Luke James
Can EE Education Survive Online? COVID-19 Forces Universities to Get Creative

Can EE Education Survive Online? COVID-19 Forces Universities to Get Creative

Campuses are shutting down across the country, leaving engineering students and professors to continue their classes online. How are universities handling the loss of hands-on education?


News Mar 23, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
China Deploys 5G Patrol Robots to Monitor the Spread of the Coronavirus

China Deploys 5G Patrol Robots to Monitor the Spread of the Coronavirus

From using drones to scold citizens for not wearing masks in public to deploying robot assistants in hospitals to deliver medical goods and conduct disinfection operations, China has been using a largely tech-led approach to tackle its coronavirus outbreak.


News Mar 23, 2020 by Luke James
Cypress Semi Announces USB-C Controllers to Shrink Design Footprint of USB-Enabled Devices

Cypress Semi Announces USB-C Controllers to Shrink Design Footprint of USB-Enabled Devices

Cypress Semiconductor recently announced its latest USB-C controllers that are designed to improve next-generation PCs and notebooks.


News Mar 22, 2020 by Luke James