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SK hynix Announces Mass-Production of its High-Speed DRAM, ‘HBM2E’

SK hynix Announces Mass-Production of its High-Speed DRAM, ‘HBM2E’

The new device supports a staggeringly high 460 gigabyte per second bandwidth.


News Jul 03, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
New Senate Bill Proposes to Pump $25 Billion Into U.S. Semiconductor Industry

New Senate Bill Proposes to Pump $25 Billion Into U.S. Semiconductor Industry

Known as the American Foundries Act of 2020, this bill will award grants for microelectronics manufacturing, defense, and R&D. What does this mean for U.S.-based EEs?


News Jul 03, 2020 by Jake Hertz
FPGA Roundup: New Contenders Hone in on Memory, Size, Power, and Even AI

FPGA Roundup: New Contenders Hone in on Memory, Size, Power, and Even AI

Three newly-released FPGAs can tell us a lot about the direction of these devices in the industry.


News Jul 02, 2020 by Dr. Steve Arar
Gaining A Better Understanding of Material Conductivity to Develop Improved Energy Storage Devices

Gaining A Better Understanding of Material Conductivity to Develop Improved Energy Storage Devices

A new study probes how changes in material nanostructure can affect electrical conductivity.


News Jul 02, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
A Flower-Shaped Magnetic Process Opens Doors for Energy-Efficient Memory Devices

A Flower-Shaped Magnetic Process Opens Doors for Energy-Efficient Memory Devices

What is magnetic skyrmion? And how might it be a key to more power-efficient magnetic memory?


News Jul 02, 2020 by Jake Hertz
STEM, COVID, and the Silver Tsunami: ST Tackles Engineering Education

STEM, COVID, and the Silver Tsunami: ST Tackles Engineering Education

The next generation of engineers is not only under huge pressure to gain experience in a variety of EE fields—they're expected to do so in daunting circumstances. Here's how ST aims to help.


News Jul 02, 2020 by Kate Smith
Spain Introduces the World’s First Quantum Phase Battery

Spain Introduces the World’s First Quantum Phase Battery

A team of researchers has unveiled what they claim to be the world’s first quantum phase battery described as a “key element for quantum technologies.”


News Jul 01, 2020 by Luke James
Once 5G Hits, DC-DC Converters May Be RF Power Amplifier’s Saving Grace

Once 5G Hits, DC-DC Converters May Be RF Power Amplifier’s Saving Grace

The most power-hungry component in RF transmitters, the RF power amplifier, is getting some serious attention from design engineers.


News Jul 01, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Developing Bendable and Entirely Flexible Electronics with A New Class of Films

Developing Bendable and Entirely Flexible Electronics with A New Class of Films

Cellulose Nanofibril Paper, a wood derivative, is the basis of a new flexible electronic substrate.


News Jul 01, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
What’s Beneath the Surface of Ground-Penetrating Radar?

What’s Beneath the Surface of Ground-Penetrating Radar?

Ground-penetrating radar helps unearth the splendors of ancient civilizations. But what's beneath the surface of these complex electronic devices?


News Jul 01, 2020 by Kayla Matthews
Experimental Chips Using 2D Metal Material That Store More Data and Require Less Energy

Experimental Chips Using 2D Metal Material That Store More Data and Require Less Energy

Layers of atomically thin 2D metal form the basis of a novel memory technology not based on semiconductor science.


News Jun 30, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
What Makes Touchscreen Technology Tick?

What Makes Touchscreen Technology Tick?

In the past 20 years, touchscreen technology—be it resistive or capacitive—has dominated interface markets. What makes them tick? One major factor is touchscreen controllers.


News Jun 30, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
“Industry’s Smallest” Buck-Boost IC Could Shake Up USB PD Charging Systems

“Industry’s Smallest” Buck-Boost IC Could Shake Up USB PD Charging Systems

This buck-boost converter comes at a time when universal battery charging is becoming a realistic possibility.


News Jun 30, 2020 by Jake Hertz
A New Method to Generate Data for Training Autonomous Vehicles

A New Method to Generate Data for Training Autonomous Vehicles

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a new technique for generating more data, which could be used to train autonomous vehicles tracking systems more efficiently.


News Jun 29, 2020 by Luke James
Continuous-Wave Radar Systems May Replace Cuffed Blood Pressure Armbands

Continuous-Wave Radar Systems May Replace Cuffed Blood Pressure Armbands

Uncomfortable cuffed armbands for blood pressure monitoring may be a technology of the past with continuous-wave radar systems.


News Jun 29, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
Advancing Bandwith Capacity of Wireless Data Transfer for HF Electronics

Advancing Bandwith Capacity of Wireless Data Transfer for HF Electronics

Electronic components employing indium nitride hold out the promise of being able to operate at unprecedentedly high frequencies.


News Jun 29, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
NASA Creates Open-Source Device to Prevent You from Touching Your Face

NASA Creates Open-Source Device to Prevent You from Touching Your Face

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of engineers at NASA JPL has created PULSE, a pendant that will warn if you’re about to touch your face.


News Jun 29, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Achieving Magnetic Tunnel Junctions With Record High Speeds for MRAM Peak Efficiency

Achieving Magnetic Tunnel Junctions With Record High Speeds for MRAM Peak Efficiency

A group of researchers at Japan’s Tohoku University have announced the development of a magnetic tunnel junction with some of the highest speeds seen yet.


News Jun 28, 2020 by Luke James
Improving Fuel Cell Efficiency Through Machine Learning Techniques

Improving Fuel Cell Efficiency Through Machine Learning Techniques

Better fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries will be made possible by greater knowledge of electrode microstructure.


News Jun 27, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
A New Device Eliminates the Need for Capacitors in Automotive Power Supply Designs

A New Device Eliminates the Need for Capacitors in Automotive Power Supply Designs

External capacitors can quickly clutter PCB real estate and drive up BOM costs. What if we could do away with them altogether?


News Jun 27, 2020 by Jake Hertz