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Are Apple’s Chips Vulnerable? Investigating a New Side Channel Attack

Are Apple’s Chips Vulnerable? Investigating a New Side Channel Attack

As chip security becomes a growing concern, researchers found a potential security vulnerability in Apple’s new M1 and A14 chips in the form of microarchitectural side channel attacks.


News May 05, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Update on Wafer Fabs: Shortages, Slowdowns, and New Facilities

Update on Wafer Fabs: Shortages, Slowdowns, and New Facilities

To keep pace with booming demand for 200-mm and 300-mm wafers, leading manufacturers are investing in new fabs globally.


News May 04, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
MIT Unveils “Banana Finger” Soft Pneumatic Actuators

MIT Unveils “Banana Finger” Soft Pneumatic Actuators

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have created a new manufacturing technique that could allow for more cost-effective soft pneumatic actuators.


News May 04, 2022 by Jake Hertz
New Smart Syringe Uses NFC to Store Drug Information

New Smart Syringe Uses NFC to Store Drug Information

NP Plastibell has announced a pre-filled “smart syringe” with an embedded NFC chip that relays information about the medicine to practitioners and patients.


News May 03, 2022 by Arjun Nijhawan
New Audio Devices Target Next-gen Audio System Designs

New Audio Devices Target Next-gen Audio System Designs

Three semiconductor companies have recently announced devices aimed at next-gen audio. These ICs aim to enable engineers to improve the quality and capabilities of their audio system designs.


News May 03, 2022 by Kristijan Nelkovski
Lighting Systems Get an IoT Facelift With Bluetooth Mesh

Lighting Systems Get an IoT Facelift With Bluetooth Mesh

Compared to other mesh networking protocols, Bluetooth mesh has the adoption rate and the specs to expand the infrastructure of smart lighting.


News May 02, 2022 by Dr. Steve Arar
No Longer an AV Tech Only, LiDAR Finds Its Niche in Security

No Longer an AV Tech Only, LiDAR Finds Its Niche in Security

Autonomous vehicles featuring LiDAR brought the technology to center stage. Now, security sectors are also embracing LiDAR in next-gen systems.


News May 02, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Automotive IC Solutions Roll for Enhanced Security and ADAS

Automotive IC Solutions Roll for Enhanced Security and ADAS

Next-gen automotive system design keeps getting more challenging. To help engineers keep pace, three chip vendors are serving up solutions aimed at enhanced security, ADAS, and simplified door control.


Renesas Locks Onto ECU Design With Virtualization Solution

Renesas Locks Onto ECU Design With Virtualization Solution

Renesas’ latest electronic control unit (ECU) virtualization platform takes on incorporating robust automotive micro-controllers for vehicle motion and zone control applications.


News Apr 29, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Microchip Sets Loose Over 60 8-bit MCUs for Embedded Designers

Microchip Sets Loose Over 60 8-bit MCUs for Embedded Designers

Keeping up with the need for 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), Microchip launched five new families, over 60 devices, of 8-bit PIC and AVR microcontrollers.


News Apr 29, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Apple’s Latest Patents: Eye Tracking, Tattoo Watch Faces, and More

Apple’s Latest Patents: Eye Tracking, Tattoo Watch Faces, and More

Apple has filed for three new patents—spanning practical overheat protection to watch faces that display a user's wrist tattoos.


News Apr 28, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Mapping the Moon—NASA Announces LiDAR-based Lunar Backpack

Mapping the Moon—NASA Announces LiDAR-based Lunar Backpack

The focus is back on the moon, with NASA, backed by Aeva's LiDAR technology, creating a backpack to help map the moon.


News Apr 28, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Win for Right to Repair: Apple, Samsung, and Google Offer Self Repair

Win for Right to Repair: Apple, Samsung, and Google Offer Self Repair

The right to repair movement has new wind in its sails with the latest DMCA exemptions—nudging major smartphone providers to provide self-repair options.


News Apr 27, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
What Are Metasurfaces? And What Do They Have To Do With 5G?

What Are Metasurfaces? And What Do They Have To Do With 5G?

5G faces some big obstacles—literally. Kyocera’s new transmissive metasurface technology may extend 5G (and 6G) range beyond obstructions.


News Apr 27, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Arm Unveils New M85 Core and Expands IoT Virtual Hardware Offerings

Arm Unveils New M85 Core and Expands IoT Virtual Hardware Offerings

Six months after its Arm Total Solutions for IoT rollout, today Arm is growing the initiative with a new Cortex-M processor, expanded ecosystem tools, and new virtual hardware—all aimed at IoT.


News Apr 26, 2022 by Jeff Child
The Energy Quest Continues: Can Microbes Power Electronic Devices?

The Energy Quest Continues: Can Microbes Power Electronic Devices?

Researchers at the University of California San Diego are studying microbial fuel cells as a feasible solution to real-life engineering challenges.


News Apr 25, 2022 by Robert Keim
Pros and Cons of Space-based Flash—Microchip Takes Flash Off to Space

Pros and Cons of Space-based Flash—Microchip Takes Flash Off to Space

Microchip has recently extended its commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) radiation-tolerant technology to flash memory. However, what pros and cons exist for flash memory in space?


News Apr 25, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Robot Highlight—Mini Cheetah Hits New Speeds

Robot Highlight—Mini Cheetah Hits New Speeds

Highlighting recent robotics research, MIT's robot "mini cheetah" combines the best of electronics and machine learning to zoom towards the future.


News Apr 23, 2022 by Kristijan Nelkovski
First PCle 6 Clock Buffers and Multiplexer “Silence” the Data Center

First PCle 6 Clock Buffers and Multiplexer “Silence” the Data Center

Locking its sights on data centers and the new PCIe Gen6 standard, Renesas has created the "industry’s first PCIe Gen6 timing solution."


News Apr 22, 2022 by Ikimi .O
A Roundup of Three Recent Connectors Hitting the Market

A Roundup of Three Recent Connectors Hitting the Market

With a market saturated with options, engineers can find a purpose-built connector for just about any project. Here are a few standouts for Ethernet, automation, and defense.


News Apr 22, 2022 by Jake Hertz