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NXP Combines UWB Radar and Secure Ranging in a Single Chip

NXP Combines UWB Radar and Secure Ranging in a Single Chip

Announced today, NXP calls the Trimension SR250 the industry’s first single-chip solution that combines ultra-wideband radar sensing, secure UWB ranging, and on-chip processing.


News Sep 10, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Bluetooth Can Now Measure Distance, With Hardware Support En Route

Bluetooth Can Now Measure Distance, With Hardware Support En Route

Bluetooth SIG promises centimeter-level accuracy when measuring the distance between connected Bluetooth devices.


News Sep 09, 2024 by Duane Benson
Nuvoton Levels Up MCU Series to 32 Bits to Bolster Smart Home Systems

Nuvoton Levels Up MCU Series to 32 Bits to Bolster Smart Home Systems

The M2003 series, with an Arm Cortex-M23 core, now offers 32-bit capabilities to improve system performance in a compact 20-pin package.


News Sep 09, 2024 by Mike Falter
IoT Spotlights: New Solutions Manage Smart Homes, Tracking, and Energy

IoT Spotlights: New Solutions Manage Smart Homes, Tracking, and Energy

InnoPhase IoT, U-blox, and MachineQ have each recently announced new IoT solutions to streamline home connectivity, asset tracking, and energy management.


News Sep 06, 2024 by Duane Benson
High-Power PCB Relay Keeps EV Charging Cool

High-Power PCB Relay Keeps EV Charging Cool

Omron’s 4-pole relay fits on a PCB to reduce the heat generated in three-phase power electric vehicle wallboxes during high-power charging.


News Sep 05, 2024 by Liam Critchley
Intel Ushers in the Age of AI PCs With New Core Ultra Processors

Intel Ushers in the Age of AI PCs With New Core Ultra Processors

Intel has revealed the details of the long-awaited Lunar Lake architecture, bringing advanced AI compute to personal computing.


News Sep 05, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Toshiba Launches Auto CXPI Responder Chip With Built-In Logic Hardware

Toshiba Launches Auto CXPI Responder Chip With Built-In Logic Hardware

The new chip enables low data-rate communication between ECUs within the automotive network.


News Sep 04, 2024 by Jake Hertz
RISC-V Builds the Backbone of Three New Consumer Devices

RISC-V Builds the Backbone of Three New Consumer Devices

RISC-V, the open-standard ISA, has inspired a host of innovative designs in tablets, cameras, and laptops.


News Sep 03, 2024 by Jake Hertz
OpenAI’s Head of Infrastructure Talks AI Hardware Scaling at Hot Chips

OpenAI’s Head of Infrastructure Talks AI Hardware Scaling at Hot Chips

Keynote speaker Trevor Cai of Open AI hashed out the large-scale computing requirements for generative AI data centers.


News Sep 03, 2024 by Duane Benson
At Hot Chips, Intel Shares Details of Its Upcoming Xeon 6 SoC

At Hot Chips, Intel Shares Details of Its Upcoming Xeon 6 SoC

Space-constrained edge processors may soon get a boost from Intel’s new SoC.


News Sep 02, 2024 by Aaron Carman
OmniVision Delivers Compact, High-Performance 50 Megapixel Camera Chip

OmniVision Delivers Compact, High-Performance 50 Megapixel Camera Chip

The OV50M40 sensor incorporates advanced features, including a stacked architecture, to deliver higher performance out of a smaller footprint.


News Aug 30, 2024 by Duane Benson
Hot Chips Keynote: AMD President Shares Thoughts on AI Pervasiveness

Hot Chips Keynote: AMD President Shares Thoughts on AI Pervasiveness

AMD is diversifying its portfolio to target the AI needs of every segment: cloud, embedded, and endpoint.


News Aug 29, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Hot Chips Heavy Hitter: IBM Tackles Generative AI With Two Processors

Hot Chips Heavy Hitter: IBM Tackles Generative AI With Two Processors

Announced this week at Hot Chips 2024, the new processors use a scalable I/O sub-system to slash energy consumption and data center footprint.


News Aug 28, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Celebrating Inventor H. Joseph Gerber, the Man Behind the File Format

Celebrating Inventor H. Joseph Gerber, the Man Behind the File Format

Heinz Joseph Gerber escaped from a Nazi labor camp to become one of the most prolific U.S. inventors of the 20th century.


News Aug 27, 2024 by Duane Benson
New Automotive Technology Rolls Forth: Redrivers, ADAS, and V2X

New Automotive Technology Rolls Forth: Redrivers, ADAS, and V2X

In this roundup, we highlight three new developments from Diodes Incorporated, Waymo, and the transportation department that are making cars and highways safer and more connected.


News Aug 27, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Qualcomm Serves Up Snapdragon Mobile Platform to Enhance AI Tasks

Qualcomm Serves Up Snapdragon Mobile Platform to Enhance AI Tasks

Whether it’s on-phone generative AI or AI-enabled feature enhancements, Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon chip brings smart performance to mobile devices.


News Aug 26, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Japan’s NTT-Docomo Uses Quantum Computing to Optimize Cell Networks

Japan’s NTT-Docomo Uses Quantum Computing to Optimize Cell Networks

Japan’s leading telecommunications company has partnered with quantum computing company D-Wave to use D-Wave’s equipment for network operational improvement.


News Aug 26, 2024 by Duane Benson
Navy Nuclear Fleet Gets Super-Fast, Super-Silent Circuit Breakers

Navy Nuclear Fleet Gets Super-Fast, Super-Silent Circuit Breakers

Menlo Micro will develop a 1 kV/10 kA circuit breaker with enhanced performance for Navy electrical distribution systems.


News Aug 23, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Global Efforts Heat Up to Boost Semiconductor Production

Global Efforts Heat Up to Boost Semiconductor Production

Investments in semiconductor manufacturing have been on the rise in recent years. Here are a few new examples.


News Aug 22, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Microchip and Acacia Team Up To Optimize Terabit-Scale Data Center Links

Microchip and Acacia Team Up To Optimize Terabit-Scale Data Center Links

The two have joined forces to craft a fourth generation, terabit-scale Cloud/Data Center Interconnect (DCI) and metro transport network solution based on Microchip’s PHY and Acacia’s module.


News Aug 22, 2024 by Mike Falter