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Tektronix Margin Tester Shrinks PCIe Test Time to Minutes

Tektronix Margin Tester Shrinks PCIe Test Time to Minutes

By creating a new class of test instrument, Tektronix touts its PCI Express (PCIe) margin tester as a tool that reduces PCIe link testing times from hours down to just minutes.


News Oct 25, 2022 by Jeff Child
Agile Analog Accelerates IoT Design with New Analog IP

Agile Analog Accelerates IoT Design with New Analog IP

Agile Analog's Foundation IP consists of basic analog building blocks to enable faster IoT design without requiring a custom in-house design.


News Oct 24, 2022 by Aaron Carman
Intel Supports New USB Spec with Next-gen Thunderbolt Connector

Intel Supports New USB Spec with Next-gen Thunderbolt Connector

Aligned with the release of the USB4 2.0 spec, Intel’s early Thunderbolt prototype demo marks a milestone next-gen USB technology.


News Oct 24, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Battery Storage Schemes Employ Freeze-Thaw Approach and More

Battery Storage Schemes Employ Freeze-Thaw Approach and More

Offering novel approaches to battery energy storage, a trio of research efforts are using electronic technologies and materials science to tackle energy storage challenges.


News Oct 22, 2022 by Nicholas St. John
NXP Development Platform Aims to Unify Car Wireless Connectivity

NXP Development Platform Aims to Unify Car Wireless Connectivity

NXP’s OrangeBox looks to bring all forms of vehicle connectivity into one development platform leveraging its densely integrated hardware and single point-of-access architecture.


News Oct 21, 2022 by Aaron Carman
Google Announces New Open-source OS for RISC-V Chips

Google Announces New Open-source OS for RISC-V Chips

Using a new Rust-based operating system, Google aims to secure ambient machine learning on embedded hardware.


News Oct 20, 2022 by Darshil Patel
IBM Touts SoC as Solution for Faster Deep Learning Training

IBM Touts SoC as Solution for Faster Deep Learning Training

With its new SoC, IBM hopes to pave the way for AI training and performance that can one day be 1,000 times faster than modern solutions.


News Oct 20, 2022 by Jake Hertz
ST Drives Up Innovations with Three Automotive Chips

ST Drives Up Innovations with Three Automotive Chips

STMicroelectronics has doubled down on chip-level automotive advances. Here is a roundup of three notable products.


News Oct 19, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
MediaTek SoC Eyes Performance and Camera Improvements for 5G Phones

MediaTek SoC Eyes Performance and Camera Improvements for 5G Phones

MediaTek’s new compute-intensive SoC is aimed at powering the next generation of mid-range Android 5G smartphones.


News Oct 19, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Researchers Trap Light and Sound on a Chip, Adding to Photonic Toolbox

Researchers Trap Light and Sound on a Chip, Adding to Photonic Toolbox

Researchers have developed a new technique to trap light and sound in waveguides to manipulate light in large-scale circuits.


News Oct 18, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Robot Fingers Use “RoboSkin”—More Sensitive Than Human Skin

Robot Fingers Use “RoboSkin”—More Sensitive Than Human Skin

BeBop Sensors has released a new reference design dubbed “RoboSkin” to provide a highly sensitive sense of touch to the next generation of advanced robots.


News Oct 18, 2022 by Aaron Carman
Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Go into Effect, New Designs Follow Suit

Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Go into Effect, New Designs Follow Suit

As of today, users can buy over-the-counter hearing aids online and in-store, inspiring medtech companies to mobilize new design efforts.


News Oct 17, 2022 by Chantelle Dubois
Intel and Google Collaborate on Computing ASIC for Data Centers

Intel and Google Collaborate on Computing ASIC for Data Centers

A collaboration between the two tech giants has resulted in improved data center compute hardware.


News Oct 17, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Computers on Wheels: A Spotlight on Three Automotive IC Innovations

Computers on Wheels: A Spotlight on Three Automotive IC Innovations

Vehicles today operate on thousands of ICs. Here are three interesting chips that exemplify the diversity of automotive technology.


“Eavesdropping” Side-channel Attack Can Spy Through Phone Vibrations

“Eavesdropping” Side-channel Attack Can Spy Through Phone Vibrations

Using mmWave radar technology, Penn State researchers recently discovered how to tap into mobile vibrations to eavesdrop remotely.


News Oct 14, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Intel Joins DARPA’s Program to Build LEO Satellite Network

Intel Joins DARPA’s Program to Build LEO Satellite Network

DARPA has tapped Intel to develop a low-cost link between current and future satellite constellations—effectively creating a "universal translator."


News Oct 13, 2022 by Aaron Carman
In the Quantum Race, IBM Pulls Ahead With Error Mitigation Techniques

In the Quantum Race, IBM Pulls Ahead With Error Mitigation Techniques

All About Circuits interviewed IBM's Sarah Sheldon to learn how new error mitigation techniques could expedite the use of quantum computers in real-world settings.


News Oct 13, 2022 by Ingrid Fadelli
Chipmakers Expand SiC Production as Demand for Power Electronics Grows

Chipmakers Expand SiC Production as Demand for Power Electronics Grows

Wolfspeed, STMicroelectronics, SK Siltron, and Onsemi have independently announced new efforts to bolster the SiC supply chain over the next five years.


News Oct 12, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
Your Back-to-School Guide to All About Circuits’ Educational Resources

Your Back-to-School Guide to All About Circuits’ Educational Resources

For students back in college for their Fall semester—and anyone who needs a refresher—here’s the lowdown on our top-notch textbooks, technical articles, and calculators for EE studies.


News Oct 12, 2022 by Jeff Child
NIST’s Superconducting Circuit Mimics Synapses Using Single Photons

NIST’s Superconducting Circuit Mimics Synapses Using Single Photons

New research hopes to unlock computers that are 100,000x faster than the human brain.


News Oct 12, 2022 by Jake Hertz