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Siemens Unleashes mPower: A Power Integrity Toolset for EM and IR Analysis

Siemens Unleashes mPower: A Power Integrity Toolset for EM and IR Analysis

A new software solution from Siemens is helping designers combat power integrity issues caused by electromigration and voltage drops. Let's dive into the issues the new tool called "mPower" is hoping to solve.


News Sep 28, 2021 by Jake Hertz
TI Hopes to Extend EV Drive Time With New DC-DC Bias Supply Module

TI Hopes to Extend EV Drive Time With New DC-DC Bias Supply Module

The powertrain is the heftiest part of an EV. To target this component-heavy system in EVs, TI says it is targeting distributed power architectures for more integrated gate driver circuitry.


News Sep 27, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Huawei and Infineon Tackle Automotive AR Heads-up Display Challenges

Huawei and Infineon Tackle Automotive AR Heads-up Display Challenges

Augmented reality technology has been a focus for all sorts of technology, but what about its use in heads-up displays for vehicles? What are the challenges and who are innovating in this space?


News Sep 26, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Remembering Sir Clive Sinclair: A Forerunner in Home Computer Design

Remembering Sir Clive Sinclair: A Forerunner in Home Computer Design

A forerunner to the spirit of modern “makers," Sir Clive Sinclair is remembered for over 40 years of electronics entrepreneurship.


News Sep 23, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Lumotive’s Meta-LiDAR Takes On LiDAR Scalability Challenges Using Metasurfaces

Lumotive’s Meta-LiDAR Takes On LiDAR Scalability Challenges Using Metasurfaces

One major challenge to LiDAR technology has always been: scaling. Striving to take this challenge head-on is Lumotive with the industry's "smallest and most cost-effective" solution yet.


News Sep 23, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Apple’s Latest Patents Targeting Safety Could Be Part of Rumored “Project Titan”

Apple’s Latest Patents Targeting Safety Could Be Part of Rumored “Project Titan”

Rumors have been mounting about Apple’s development of an autonomous electric vehicle, let's take a look at the two newest patents that could become part of this future autonomous vehicle.


News Sep 19, 2021 by Jake Hertz
A Recap of Industry Tech Days 2021: Links to Every Single Live Session

A Recap of Industry Tech Days 2021: Links to Every Single Live Session

Industry Tech Days 2021 concluded yesterday. This article will give you a chance to peruse the full list of the week's events that are now available on-demand.


News Sep 18, 2021 by Kate Smith
Day 3: Industry Tech Days Shifts Gear to Talk About Autonomous Vehicles

Day 3: Industry Tech Days Shifts Gear to Talk About Autonomous Vehicles

We head into the middle of ITD 2021 with a Keynote about innovation, ambition, and really big robots in the form of autonomous semi-trucks.


News Sep 15, 2021 by Kate Smith
The Swiftly Changing Landscape of Semiconductor Companies: 2021 Acquisitions Update

The Swiftly Changing Landscape of Semiconductor Companies: 2021 Acquisitions Update

With large mergers like Renesas acquiring Dialog and Analog acquiring Maxim Integrated recently taking place, let's take a look at the effects of consolidating the semiconductor industry.


News Sep 11, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Knock on Wood: Researchers Turn to Wood as a Surprising Electronic Substrate

Knock on Wood: Researchers Turn to Wood as a Surprising Electronic Substrate

Wood and electronics seem an unlikely duo. But researchers are finding promise in cellulose substrates in energy-harvesting wooden floors and even "Woodsat" satellites.


News Sep 10, 2021 by Ikimi .O
“MicroRTD” Temperature Sensor Enters Pilot Testing

“MicroRTD” Temperature Sensor Enters Pilot Testing

Heraeus Nexensos has released an ultrathin "microRTD" temperature sensor, aimed for on-skin temperature devices, lab-on-a-chip, and even EV charging.


News Sep 09, 2021 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
A Full EV Charge in 5 Minutes? Israeli Startup StoreDot Makes Big Battery Claims

A Full EV Charge in 5 Minutes? Israeli Startup StoreDot Makes Big Battery Claims

StoreDot's unique battery chemistry is just the start of the company's interesting claims. It also plans to make its technology open source—and send it to space.


News Sep 03, 2021 by Biljana Ognenova
A Circuit-level Assessment of Dojo, Tesla’s Proposed Supercomputer

A Circuit-level Assessment of Dojo, Tesla’s Proposed Supercomputer

The star of this year's Tesla AI Day was a newly-announced supercomputer, Dojo. But just how remarkable is this project from a design perspective?


News Sep 02, 2021 by Dr. Steve Arar
Tesla Makes a Leap from Autonomous Vehicles to Robots with “Tesla Bot” Reveal

Tesla Makes a Leap from Autonomous Vehicles to Robots with “Tesla Bot” Reveal

Not a stranger to taking on a challenge, Elon Musk reveals "Tesla Bot" at 2021's Tesla AI Day. While it seems to be an ambitious plan to build a humanoid robot, how feasible is it for Tesla?


News Sep 01, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Messages Through the Cosmos: A Review of Data Transfer in Space

Messages Through the Cosmos: A Review of Data Transfer in Space

Space data transfer has come a long way since those early calls to Houston. Here's a forward-looking glance at space communication technology.


News Sep 01, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
onsemi Recalibrates Its Mission Through Rebranding and a SiC Acquisition

onsemi Recalibrates Its Mission Through Rebranding and a SiC Acquisition

It's never too late to get a fresh start and rethink where you're going. Doing just that, onsemi (previously ON Semiconductor) is focusing on rebranding and pushing for more SiC tech with a recent acquisition.


News Aug 31, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Confidence in EVs Wanes as GM Recalls Bolt EVs for Catching Fire

Confidence in EVs Wanes as GM Recalls Bolt EVs for Catching Fire

As EV adoption accelerates, so too are reports of battery fires on the rise. But are these fires all that more common than ICE vehicle fires?


News Aug 31, 2021 by Lianne Frith
From Home to the Quantum Realm: 3 Companies Push Processor Limitations

From Home to the Quantum Realm: 3 Companies Push Processor Limitations

As the need for better, faster, and safer processing continues to grow, companies like Intel, Cadence, and QuantWare are bringing their A-game to the workplace, vehicles, and quantum computing.


News Aug 28, 2021 by Ikimi .O
Qualcomm Brings ML and 5G Communication to Drones

Qualcomm Brings ML and 5G Communication to Drones

Communication is often a pain point in drone design. Now, Qualcomm says it is leveraging "swarm support" and its tensor accelerator to vault these challenges.


From Trolleys to e-Highways? Paving the Road to Eco-friendly Transportation

From Trolleys to e-Highways? Paving the Road to Eco-friendly Transportation

Hoping to take on long-haul trucking electrification, Siemens and Traton re-invent the cable car system and pantographs to create an e-Highway solution.


News Aug 21, 2021 by Biljana Ognenova