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Bringing indirect time-of-flight (IToF) to cell phones, tablets, drones, and even toy robots may now be possible with a…

Bringing indirect time-of-flight (IToF) to cell phones, tablets, drones, and even toy robots may now be possible with a highly-integrated GaN laser driver IC.

A composable architecture accelerates the modern data center. Xilinx's new SN1000 is said to enhance cloud processor…

A composable architecture accelerates the modern data center. Xilinx's new SN1000 is said to enhance cloud processor flexibility and operate as an edge device.

The world’s biggest contract chipmaker recently reported its best-ever quarterly financials along with its goals for…

The world’s biggest contract chipmaker recently reported its best-ever quarterly financials along with its goals for delving into 3D IC research.

Texas Instruments claims its highly-integrated BLDC motor driver can reduce PCB area by as much as 30%—a possible…

Texas Instruments claims its highly-integrated BLDC motor driver can reduce PCB area by as much as 30%—a possible catalyst for speeding mild-hybrid EV adoption.

It seems the race for smaller form factors is unending. In response, chipmakers and researchers alike are hopping on the…

It seems the race for smaller form factors is unending. In response, chipmakers and researchers alike are hopping on the demand to shrink component size.

With in-depth reviews opened by international market authorities and staunch opposition from rival vendors such as Google…

With in-depth reviews opened by international market authorities and staunch opposition from rival vendors such as Google and Microsoft, things are beginning to look tenuous for the historic $40 billion deal.

Awarded the Nobel Prize twice, John Bardeen is often recognized as one of the founders of the first transistor and the…

Awarded the Nobel Prize twice, John Bardeen is often recognized as one of the founders of the first transistor and the theory of superconductivity.

Freezing temperatures and rolling blackouts have spurred discussion on whether renewable energy grid integration may be a…

Freezing temperatures and rolling blackouts have spurred discussion on whether renewable energy grid integration may be a safety net for future outages. Design-level challenges, however, make this endeavor more complicated than it may seem.

Coherent is stirring up a major bidding war reaching over $6.4 billion as companies clamor for the photonics leader.

Coherent is stirring up a major bidding war reaching over $6.4 billion as companies clamor for the photonics leader.

As the fifth rover sent to Mars, Perseverance is outfitted with a whole suite of new technologies to search for microbial life.

As the fifth rover sent to Mars, Perseverance is outfitted with a whole suite of new technologies to search for microbial life.

Europe-wide research initiative Intelligent Reliability 4.0 (iRel40), coordinated by Infineon, brings together 75…

Europe-wide research initiative Intelligent Reliability 4.0 (iRel40), coordinated by Infineon, brings together 75 science, tech, and engineering partners from across 13 countries who are sharing resources to achieve this goal.

In an Intel-created test, Intel's i7 processor seems leaps and bounds better than Apple's M1. However, when breaking down…

In an Intel-created test, Intel's i7 processor seems leaps and bounds better than Apple's M1. However, when breaking down the benchmarking results, more questions than answers appear.

As more engineering teams look to incorporate e-paper displays into their products, proper evaluation tools can help…

As more engineering teams look to incorporate e-paper displays into their products, proper evaluation tools can help designers cut power and boost memory.

Researchers at MIT have created an algorithm-based architecture called SpAtten that reduces attention computation and…

Researchers at MIT have created an algorithm-based architecture called SpAtten that reduces attention computation and memory access in natural language processing (NLP) systems.

Taking a survey of new automotive-facing chips can tip us off to the design trends ADAS may take in the future.

Taking a survey of new automotive-facing chips can tip us off to the design trends ADAS may take in the future.

Apple appears to be moving farther into the health market with new patents targeting various metrics of health including…

Apple appears to be moving farther into the health market with new patents targeting various metrics of health including AR/VR, glucose monitoring, and clinical sleep analysis.

Termed the "tiny switch that almost made it big," MIT's long-forgotten cryotron has inspired a possible replacement to…

Termed the "tiny switch that almost made it big," MIT's long-forgotten cryotron has inspired a possible replacement to Josephson junctions for quantum computing.

Electrical engineers have been hard at work contributing to the fight against coronavirus—through medical and…

Electrical engineers have been hard at work contributing to the fight against coronavirus—through medical and diagnostic devices alike. Here’s a look at a few "lab-on-a-chip" highlights.

The grant-funded QLSI Project will assess the efficacy of silicon-spin qubits as a manufacturing platform. Why this…

The grant-funded QLSI Project will assess the efficacy of silicon-spin qubits as a manufacturing platform. Why this technology, and what advantages does it have?