His name became legendary in the world of consumer audio, but Bose—professor, researcher, engineer, inventor—was much more than a business-savvy audiophile.
His name became legendary in the world of consumer audio, but Bose—professor, researcher, engineer, inventor—was much more than a business-savvy audiophile.
High expectations are placed on today’s microcontrollers (MCUs). To keep pace, MCU companies are beefing up peripheral…
High expectations are placed on today’s microcontrollers (MCUs). To keep pace, MCU companies are beefing up peripheral mixes and security, while some are even adding time-sensitive networking (TSN).
Revitalizing the need for analog chip design, researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) describe a…
Revitalizing the need for analog chip design, researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) describe a framework for future analog AI chips.
Pushing beyond Moore's law, Samsung claims to have achieved an industry first when it comes to 3 nm process nodes with…
Pushing beyond Moore's law, Samsung claims to have achieved an industry first when it comes to 3 nm process nodes with its latest architecture—the multi-bridge-channel field-effect transistor (MBCFET).
Researchers at TU Dresden have created the "world's first" efficient organic bipolar junction transistor (OBJT).
Researchers at TU Dresden have created the "world's first" efficient organic bipolar junction transistor (OBJT).
Responsible for the modern stereo and an advanced World War II radar, Alan Blumlein revolutionized sound engineering.
Responsible for the modern stereo and an advanced World War II radar, Alan Blumlein revolutionized sound engineering.
Tackling capacitor challenges, Rohm's latest low-dropout (LDO) regulators aim to offer stability in power supply circuits…
Tackling capacitor challenges, Rohm's latest low-dropout (LDO) regulators aim to offer stability in power supply circuits designed with low capacitance values.
Bidding engineers to consider employing the same test tool on their bench top as they use in the field, Tektronix has…
Bidding engineers to consider employing the same test tool on their bench top as they use in the field, Tektronix has released a 1.5-inch thick oscilloscope small enough to fit in a laptop bag.
Power supply design is a challenging task. Feeding those needs, a handful of power component companies recently rolled…
Power supply design is a challenging task. Feeding those needs, a handful of power component companies recently rolled out devices that aim to boost the performance and efficiency of power supplies.
The field of analog design was propelled into the future thanks to inspiring, intelligent, and sometimes quirky leaders.…
The field of analog design was propelled into the future thanks to inspiring, intelligent, and sometimes quirky leaders. One pioneer leading the pack was Bob Pease.
While balanced armature speakers have been a leading technology in true wireless earbuds, MEMS microspeakers are…
While balanced armature speakers have been a leading technology in true wireless earbuds, MEMS microspeakers are beginning to peak in popularity.
With an eye toward improving isolation technology in electric vehicles, Texas Instruments (TI) is rolling out two…
With an eye toward improving isolation technology in electric vehicles, Texas Instruments (TI) is rolling out two solid-state relay chips designed to replace traditional automotive mechanical relays.
Three semiconductor companies have recently announced devices aimed at next-gen audio. These ICs aim to enable engineers…
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.
Bob Widlar was a rebel with a cause—an analog IC design cause.
Bob Widlar was a rebel with a cause—an analog IC design cause.
Israeli Polyn’s neuromorphic IC has been successfully packaged and evaluated, taking TinyML, or tiny machine learning,…
Israeli Polyn’s neuromorphic IC has been successfully packaged and evaluated, taking TinyML, or tiny machine learning, technology another step to becoming more mainstream.
Taking inspiration from the biological auditory system, MIT researchers have created a fabric that senses sound signals…
Taking inspiration from the biological auditory system, MIT researchers have created a fabric that senses sound signals and converts them to electrical signals, analogous to how a microphone works.
A system's complexity and cost tend to be two major design considerations. Hoping to ease this stress, a new mixed-signal…
A system's complexity and cost tend to be two major design considerations. Hoping to ease this stress, a new mixed-signal controller from onsemi aims to achieve high efficiency at low complexity.
New super-junction metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) from Alpha and Omega are eyeing high…
New super-junction metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) from Alpha and Omega are eyeing high efficiency, small form factor data center design.
Embedded in a wearable system, ADI's new analog front end is designed to level up bioimpedance monitoring—a way to…
Embedded in a wearable system, ADI's new analog front end is designed to level up bioimpedance monitoring—a way to monitor various medical conditions and help doctors come to a more precise diagnosis.