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The Unsung Hero: Reference Designs from 3 Companies Aim to Inspire EEs

The Unsung Hero: Reference Designs from 3 Companies Aim to Inspire EEs

Often overlooked, reference designs can be an EEs best friend. Maxim Integrated, STMicroelectronics, and Microchip aim to help design facial detecting IoT, MasterGaN devices, and for Qi 1.3.


Could Human-aware Algorithms Be the Key to Motion Planning in Robotics?

Could Human-aware Algorithms Be the Key to Motion Planning in Robotics?

Making robots more human-like could be a necessary hurdle to cross, especially concerning motion control and planning. What are places like MIT and Mitsubishi trying to accomplish with the right algorithms?


Testing the Waters: Quantum T&M Equipment Adds Rohde & Schwarz to Its Roster

Testing the Waters: Quantum T&M Equipment Adds Rohde & Schwarz to Its Roster

With quantum computing striving to become mainstream, T&M equipment will play a pivotal role. Ensuring this, Rohde & Schwarz jump into the quantum T&M playing field.


News Jul 23, 2021 by Kristijan Nelkovski
NXP and MOTER Brings Software to the Data for Real-time Data to Insurance

NXP and MOTER Brings Software to the Data for Real-time Data to Insurance

NXP and MOTER join forces to provide insurance companies with a way to get real-time data on intelligent vehicle systems, skipping the dense and costly method of sending all data to the cloud.


News Jul 20, 2021 by Jake Hertz
NVIDIA Dives Into Industrial High-performance Computing with HGX Platform

NVIDIA Dives Into Industrial High-performance Computing with HGX Platform

Since the industry is zeroing in on high-performance computing, NVIDIA throws its hat into the HPC ring with its release of a new platform: the HGX HPC platform.


News Jul 19, 2021 by Ikimi .O
Entering the Era of AI IC Design: Where Do EEs Fit In?

Entering the Era of AI IC Design: Where Do EEs Fit In?

As AI automated design becomes more and more prevalent in IC design, what are the impacts on the everyday EE?


News Jun 25, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Xilinx’s Versal AI Edge Blends the Border Between Programming and EEs

Xilinx’s Versal AI Edge Blends the Border Between Programming and EEs

Wrapping up a two-part series on the new Versal AI Edge series ACAP from Xilinx, AAC talks about the intersection of engineering disciplines and ACAP applications.


News Jun 15, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
AI on Demand: SambaNova Hopes to Bridge the AI Integration Gap

AI on Demand: SambaNova Hopes to Bridge the AI Integration Gap

U.S. start-up SambaNova hopes to bridge the gap that currently exists between businesses and artificial intelligence with its innovative "Dataflow-as-a-Service" platform.


News Jun 03, 2021 by Luke James
Qualcomm Aims for a Wireless Industry with 5G IIoT Chipset

Qualcomm Aims for a Wireless Industry with 5G IIoT Chipset

This week All About Circuits had the chance to sit down with Qualcomm and talk about its newest chipset for IIoT and how it is moving 5G to industrial settings.


News May 21, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Blending AI and Hardware: 3 Startups Reach for AVs and the Cloud

Blending AI and Hardware: 3 Startups Reach for AVs and the Cloud

AI may be the buzzword of the century, with companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 clamoring to harness the technology.


News May 11, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Is Software Going to Revolutionize Memory? IBM Digs into Software-defined Storage

Is Software Going to Revolutionize Memory? IBM Digs into Software-defined Storage

You've heard of software-defined radio, but how about software-defined storage? The latest from IBM gives us a chance to catch up on this cloud-focused technology.


NVIDIA Scales the Cloud With a Reimagined Data Processing Unit (DPU)

NVIDIA Scales the Cloud With a Reimagined Data Processing Unit (DPU)

With its newest iteration of BlueField DPU technology, NVIDIA is reworking a new processing unit to support mountainous AI workloads.


News Apr 16, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
Why Physical Verification Is Only Getting Tougher With Advanced Nodes

Why Physical Verification Is Only Getting Tougher With Advanced Nodes

In the nanometer era, IC complexity grows faster than die areas. EDA companies are stepping up with tools to streamline physical verification.


Data Workloads Catch a Break With Samsung’s DDR5 and HKMG Process Technology

Data Workloads Catch a Break With Samsung’s DDR5 and HKMG Process Technology

With mounting data demands, Samsung has unveiled a new DDR5 module with HKMG process technology to accommodate AI, ML, and supercomputing applications.


ARMv9: the Long-awaited High-Performance Computing Architecture

ARMv9: the Long-awaited High-Performance Computing Architecture

ARM Vision 2021 defines the company's roadmap for the next ten years of specialized computing with the ARMv9-A.


News Apr 01, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Electronic Nose Uses Solid-state Sensors and Neural Processor to “Sniff Out” COVID-19

Electronic Nose Uses Solid-state Sensors and Neural Processor to “Sniff Out” COVID-19

Combining volatile organic compound (VOC) sensors and an ML chip, the "DiaNose" can pinpoint cancer, kidney failure, and now COVID-19.


News Mar 03, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
Xilinx Doubles Down on Data Center “Composability” With Accessible SmartNIC

Xilinx Doubles Down on Data Center “Composability” With Accessible SmartNIC

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.


News Feb 23, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Is Hardware the Key to Advancing Natural Language Processing?

Is Hardware the Key to Advancing Natural Language Processing?

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


A Glimpse Into the Future of Prosthetics: Advanced Sensors, E-Skin, and AI

A Glimpse Into the Future of Prosthetics: Advanced Sensors, E-Skin, and AI

Researchers in electronics-based prosthetics, from e-skin to bionic hands, are working to bring comfortable and cutting-edge technology to future mainstream wearers.


News Feb 10, 2021 by Rushi Patel
In a Reach for Industry 4.0, ADI Unveils Condition-Based Monitoring Dev Kit

In a Reach for Industry 4.0, ADI Unveils Condition-Based Monitoring Dev Kit

Condition-based monitoring is important to consider when designing with vibration in mind, especially in IoT and industrial applications. A new development platform knits together resources for hardware designers, software engineers, and algorithm developers alike.


News Feb 08, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons