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Rounding Up Schottky Barrier Diode’s Exploits With Wide Bandgap Materials

Rounding Up Schottky Barrier Diode’s Exploits With Wide Bandgap Materials

Wide bandgap materials like SiC and GaN keep finding their way into more and more devices, like Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs). Let's take a look at some recent releases and check the status of GaN SBDs.


News Nov 22, 2021 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Renesas Introduces Battery Management ICs to Protect High-voltage BMS

Renesas Introduces Battery Management ICs to Protect High-voltage BMS

A new family of multi-cell, battery front-end ICs may speed battery development in a number of high-voltage applications—including energy storage systems, UPS, and mobility.


News Nov 17, 2021 by Ikimi .O
NVIDIA Hits the Road with Autonomous Vehicle Hardware at GTC

NVIDIA Hits the Road with Autonomous Vehicle Hardware at GTC

At NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conference, the company unveiled its roadmap to bring autonomy to more vehicles—dependent on chipsets, sensors, GPUs, cameras, and more.


News Nov 16, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
As Lead Times Grow, European Automakers Call for More EU-made Chips

As Lead Times Grow, European Automakers Call for More EU-made Chips

Manufacturers in Europe are increasing pressure on chipmakers to improve their production capacities.


News Nov 13, 2021 by Luke James
Qorvo Acquires UnitedSiC, Snapping Up More of the Wide Bandgap Market

Qorvo Acquires UnitedSiC, Snapping Up More of the Wide Bandgap Market

In a bid to expand into new power markets, RF giant Qorvo has acquired UnitedSiC, a pioneer in SiC FET technology.


News Nov 10, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
ROHM’s Waterproof Barometric Pressure Sensor Is More Than a Weather Forecaster

ROHM’s Waterproof Barometric Pressure Sensor Is More Than a Weather Forecaster

The MEMS piezoresistive pressure sensor stands apart from traditional barometers with a waterproof package, built-in temperature compensation, and high tolerance to stress.


News Nov 10, 2021 by Dr. Steve Arar
Kneron’s RISC-V AI Chip Intends to Bring L1 and L2 Autonomy to “Any Vehicle”

Kneron’s RISC-V AI Chip Intends to Bring L1 and L2 Autonomy to “Any Vehicle”

The push for autonomous vehicles has seen a lot of momentum for 2021. Aiming to keep it going is a new AI chip from Kneron that claims to bring the capacity for autonomous driving capabilities to any vehicle.


News Nov 08, 2021 by Jake Hertz
A Closer Look at Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries, Tesla’s New Choice of Battery

A Closer Look at Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries, Tesla’s New Choice of Battery

Tesla recently revealed its intent to adopt lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in its standard range vehicles. What do LFP batteries have on Li-ion?


News Oct 28, 2021 by Lianne Frith
ST Shoots to Improve Automotive Navigation Using an Inertial Measurement Unit

ST Shoots to Improve Automotive Navigation Using an Inertial Measurement Unit

Positioning in tunnels and garages can be difficult. Taking on this challenge comes STMicroelectronics' newest GNSS chipset using an inertial measurement unit (IMU) for better positional accuracy.


News Oct 27, 2021 by Jake Hertz
New Transceivers Illustrate the Importance of Electrical Fast Transient (EFT) Immunity

New Transceivers Illustrate the Importance of Electrical Fast Transient (EFT) Immunity

Renesas recently released a family of transceivers described as having "the industry's highest EFT immunity." How exactly does an engineer test for and mitigate EFT?


News Oct 21, 2021 by Ikimi .O
New LiDAR Chips Go the Distance, Rain or Shine

New LiDAR Chips Go the Distance, Rain or Shine

Though LiDAR is one of the most popular technologies for ADAS, it still has its hangups. Now, developers are fine-tuning LiDAR at the chip level—for instance, by extending detection distance and priming it for inclement weather.


DARPA Commissions Transphorm to Develop N-polar GaN on Sapphire Substrates

DARPA Commissions Transphorm to Develop N-polar GaN on Sapphire Substrates

Disrupting the Ga-polar GaN technology tradition with N-polar GaN devices, Transphorm is evaluating the cost vs. performance of sapphire substrates with a new DARPA contract.


News Oct 15, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Samsung Potentially Takes the Lead on Tesla’s Self-driving Chips

Samsung Potentially Takes the Lead on Tesla’s Self-driving Chips

How will Samsung's involvement affect Tesla's silicon-level trajectory in autonomous driving?


News Oct 13, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
Understanding 5G New Radio in Non-standalone Operation Applications

Understanding 5G New Radio in Non-standalone Operation Applications

The 5G New Radio platform is continuing to evolve. A clear understanding of 5G goals, technical terms, and technology will allow designers to imagine new use-cases for the nascent network.


News Oct 12, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Brill Power’s Intelligent BMS Hopes to “Revolutionize” Energy Storage Systems

Brill Power’s Intelligent BMS Hopes to “Revolutionize” Energy Storage Systems

Brill believes its new technique in battery balancing can help significantly increase battery life and capacity.


News Oct 11, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Microchip Targets Temperature Stability in New Cost-effective Vref IC

Microchip Targets Temperature Stability in New Cost-effective Vref IC

When it comes to voltage references, not only are they important, but they must be stable, especially when it comes to temperature. Targeting just that, Microchip has released a new voltage reference IC.


News Oct 11, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Two AI Processors Push Computer Vision to the Next Level for IoT and Automotives

Two AI Processors Push Computer Vision to the Next Level for IoT and Automotives

Hoping to create more power-efficient and highly functional AI processors, Syntiant and Intuitive are both aiming to create the next step in computer vision.


News Oct 06, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Hokuyo Automation Boosts 4D LiDAR Leveraging SiLC’s FMCW Single Chip Technology

Hokuyo Automation Boosts 4D LiDAR Leveraging SiLC’s FMCW Single Chip Technology

Hokuyo Automation and SiLC Technologies are teaming up to push 4D LiDAR to mainstream using frequency modulated continuous wave technology (FMCW). However, what is 4D LiDAR and SiLC's chip solution?


Modern Power Switches Zero In on Accurate Current Sensing

Modern Power Switches Zero In on Accurate Current Sensing

ST's new intelligent high-side drivers illustrate how accurate current sensing is a non-negotiable feature of modern power switches, especially in the automotive space.


News Oct 02, 2021 by Dr. Steve Arar
Sony’s Image Sensor Roundup: Automation, Auto LiDAR, AI, and More

Sony’s Image Sensor Roundup: Automation, Auto LiDAR, AI, and More

What's at the heart of Sony's flurry of new CMOS image sensors? To start, copper-to-copper connection, back-illuminated structure, and an EVS mechanism.


News Sep 30, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons