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TI Unwraps LiDAR, Clock, and Radar ICs—All for Automotive Designs

TI Unwraps LiDAR, Clock, and Radar ICs—All for Automotive Designs

Among TI's newest automotive ICs is the "industry’s first high-speed, single-chip LiDAR laser driver," which reportedly detects objects faster and more accurately than discrete solutions.


News Apr 17, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Infineon First to Integrate Schottky Diode Into Industrial GaN Transistor

Infineon First to Integrate Schottky Diode Into Industrial GaN Transistor

The new device keeps the high-frequency switching benefits of GaN while addressing the historical lack of a true reverse body diode.


News Apr 16, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Titan Haptics’ Dev Kit Puts Tactile Feedback Options at Your Fingertips

Titan Haptics’ Dev Kit Puts Tactile Feedback Options at Your Fingertips

The new development kit combines actuators, electronics, firmware, and customization components for a range of haptics evaluation scenarios.


News Apr 15, 2025 by Duane Benson
Smaller, Smarter, Sooner: 3 Prototypes Shaping Medical Diagnostics

Smaller, Smarter, Sooner: 3 Prototypes Shaping Medical Diagnostics

Researchers at Northwestern, Cambridge, and UCLA have developed diagnostic devices that push the boundaries of size, usability, and real-time data capture.


News Apr 15, 2025 by Luke James
Research Shorts: 6 Studies Target Semiconductors, Clean Water, and More

Research Shorts: 6 Studies Target Semiconductors, Clean Water, and More

Whether it’s streaming speech directly from the brain or turning sunlight into clean water, these new studies aim to solve problems across healthcare, clean energy, materials science, and beyond.


News Apr 14, 2025 by Aaron Carman
Renesas Debuts Its First Bluetooth LE SoC for Automotive Systems

Renesas Debuts Its First Bluetooth LE SoC for Automotive Systems

The release marks Renesas' first AEC-Q100-qualified Bluetooth Low Energy SoC, offering a high level of integration and power efficiency.


News Apr 14, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
New Automotive Sensors Drill Down on Control, Precision, and Heat

New Automotive Sensors Drill Down on Control, Precision, and Heat

Allegro Microsystems, TDK, and Diodes Incorporated have released new magnetic sensors to tackle motor control accuracy and thermal management in next-gen vehicles.


News Apr 11, 2025 by Jake Hertz
ST Releases MPUs Geared to Up Performance in Rugged Designs

ST Releases MPUs Geared to Up Performance in Rugged Designs

The latest variants pack processing resources and on-chip features to deliver sensing, processing, and data-handling roles throughout smart factories, cities, and homes.


News Apr 11, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Semiconductor Companies Make Strategic Acquisitions to Bolster Portfolios

Semiconductor Companies Make Strategic Acquisitions to Bolster Portfolios

Siemens, Nokia, Infineon, Onsemi, and Black Semiconductor are making targeted acquisitions to expand their capabilities in manufacturing, connectivity, and advanced materials.


News Apr 10, 2025 by Luke James
Infineon Integrates Six Industrial Protocols on the XMC7000 MCU

Infineon Integrates Six Industrial Protocols on the XMC7000 MCU

The XMC7000 MCU now has built-in support for six major industrial protocols, streamlining industrial automation development with unified connectivity.


News Apr 10, 2025 by Arjun Nijhawan
STMicroelectronics Announces Serial EEPROM With Unique ID

STMicroelectronics Announces Serial EEPROM With Unique ID

The new memory delivers identification and traceability unique with a 128-bit read-only ID, including EEPROM capacities from 32 Kb to 2 Mb.


News Apr 09, 2025 by Duane Benson
3 Partnerships Look Ahead for Automotive, Photonics, and AI Innovation

3 Partnerships Look Ahead for Automotive, Photonics, and AI Innovation

These collaborations will focus on making hardware more efficient: GaN in EVs, scalable photonics, and smarter GPU use in AI systems.


News Apr 08, 2025 by Luke James
Renesas Keeps Automotive Displays Sharp With New LCD Video Processor

Renesas Keeps Automotive Displays Sharp With New LCD Video Processor

The dual-channel LCD video processor mitigates frozen video, incorrect colors, and broken or corrupt video images that could obstruct a driver’s view of the road.


News Apr 08, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
Historical Engineers: John Logie Baird, Inventor of the First Color TV

Historical Engineers: John Logie Baird, Inventor of the First Color TV

While the television traces its origins back to several inventors, John Logie Baird was the first to demonstrate a live working television system and the first color television system.


News Apr 07, 2025 by Luke James
Pragmatic Semi’s New NFC Chip Embeds Intelligence Into Everyday Items

Pragmatic Semi’s New NFC Chip Embeds Intelligence Into Everyday Items

With its flexible, ultra-thin architecture, the chip can fit into curved or compressible surfaces, making it especially useful in healthcare and apparel.


News Apr 07, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Research Finds 30% More Power in EV Batteries

Research Finds 30% More Power in EV Batteries

Addressing cathode degradation causes could make next-gen electric vehicle batteries more stable and longer lasting.


News Apr 04, 2025 by Jake Hertz
MIT, UCLA, and Harvard Discover New Ways to Harvest the Power of Light

MIT, UCLA, and Harvard Discover New Ways to Harvest the Power of Light

New photonic devices are testing the bounds of optical technology, from creating direct quantum links to achieving one-way light control.


News Apr 04, 2025 by Luke James
Melexis Introduces Low-Field Current Sensors for Smart Power Designs

Melexis Introduces Low-Field Current Sensors for Smart Power Designs

The new MLX91218-LF sensor fits into applications below 200 A for home and light industrial smart energy monitoring.


News Apr 03, 2025 by Duane Benson
New Power Switches Turn Up Performance in Compact Packages

New Power Switches Turn Up Performance in Compact Packages

Modern power stages must offer more than raw switching speed. Three new offerings pack numerous features into smaller form factors than ever before.


News Apr 03, 2025 by Jake Hertz
EW 2025: 3 Embedded Computers That Stuck Out for Edge AI Ingenuity

EW 2025: 3 Embedded Computers That Stuck Out for Edge AI Ingenuity

These three computing solutions rethink ways to bring edge AI to the harshest industrial applications.


News Apr 02, 2025 by Seth Price