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Which IDE Is Right for You?

If you're not sure which IDE to choose, here's a good place to start.

5 days ago by Jake Hertz

Xilinx and Samsung Pioneer First Adaptable Computational Storage Device

With the demand for in-memory computation increasing, Xilinx and Samsung have set out to create a “one size fits all” solution.

November 13, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Apple Unveils Its First In-House Chip for Macs

After departing from Intel processors earlier this year, Apple made headlines this week with its first-ever proprietary SoC for the Mac.

November 11, 2020 by Jake Hertz

The Challenges of Characterizing Wide Bandgap Semiconductors

Wide bandgap semiconductors (WBGs) are seen as the future of power electronics. But the challenges to test and simulate their characteristics are slowing widespread adoption.

November 10, 2020 by Nicholas St. John

Integrated Photonics May Solve Power and Speed Issues of Massive Data

With data increasing 70% each year, designers are increasingly faced with power and speed bottlenecks. Researchers and startups are looking to integrated photonics as the answer.

November 09, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons

In the Latest Semiconductor Merger, Marvell Buys Inphi

As the industry rapidly consolidates, Marvell Technology Group Ltd announces its merger with Inphi Corp. in a cash-and-stock deal worth $10 billion.

November 05, 2020 by Luke James

Decision Feedback Equalization: the Technique Driving DDR5’s Blazing-Fast Transfer Rates

As an EE, you might wonder how DDR5 can support blazing-fast transfer rates. One factor is an equalization technique called decision feedback equalization (DFE).

October 29, 2020 by Steve Arar

As 5G Begins and Moore’s Law Ends, Multichip Packaging May Be a Memory Solution

As 5G speed and storage demands collide with the end of Moore's law, chipmakers are turning to multichip packaging to save space and power.

October 26, 2020 by Steve Arar

Menlo Micro Claims to Have “Reinvented the Electronic Switch”

Menlo Micro says that it’s reinventing one of the most basic technological innovations: the electric switch. To enable volume production, it has raised $44 million in a Series B funding round led by 40 North Ventures alongside other capital groups.

October 23, 2020 by Luke James

SK Hynix to Acquire Intel’s NAND Memory Business

US chipmaker Intel is selling part of its NAND memory chip business to SK Hynix for $9 billion in a deal that will see the South Korean semiconductor supplier become the world’s second-largest flash memory chipmaker.

October 22, 2020 by Luke James

Researchers in Japan Claim New Quantum Circuit Can Compute the Fast Fourier Transform

Looking to build upon pre-existing quantum Fourier transform implementations, researchers in Japan have turned to the Fast Fourier Transform.

October 20, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Synopsys, Cadence, and Agnisys Release Major Platform Updates to EDA Tools

This summer, three major EDA companies have ramped up their software tools to better assist IC designers.

October 19, 2020 by Jake Hertz

While CPUs and GPUs Work Harder in Data Centers, DPUs Work Smarter

As next-gen data centers amp up processing and speed, they're going to need processing units that can handle the heft of AI and machine learning.

October 14, 2020 by Nicholas St. John

Why Choose High-Precision Voltage Clamping for Low-Voltage Applications?

ALD recently announced a low-power, high-precision clamping solution that targets low-voltage electronic systems. Why do we turn to voltage clamping in such systems in the first place?

October 09, 2020 by Steve Arar

Non-Volatile Memory Surges Ahead as Arm Spin-Off Develops CeRAM and FeFETs

This week, Arm announced that it will transfer its entire CeRAM IP portfolio to a new spin-out from the company, Cerfe Labs, while taking minority ownership stake in the new company.

October 08, 2020 by Jake Hertz

2020 Set to be Second-Highest Year for Semiconductor Mergers and Acquisitions

Two huge acquisitions in July and September have guaranteed that 2020 will, at the very least, be the second-largest year in history for semiconductor mergers and acquisitions.

October 06, 2020 by Luke James

New GaN Transistor Combines Si Gate Driver in Same Package

In an attempt to create smaller and more efficient charging solutions, STMicroelectronics has combined GaN transistors in the same package as gate drivers.

October 01, 2020 by Jake Hertz

What is DrMOS—the IC Powering Next-Gen Processors?

Integrated powertrain devices go back at least as far as 2004 when Intel wrote the specification for DrMOS, a high-efficiency high-current IC for powering next-gen processors.

September 30, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons

Open-Source NVMe Controller Tech Can Help Academics Develop Memory Devices

NVMe controller technology can be difficult and expensive for academics to get their hands on. Now, a new open-source option may help EE students prototype new storage devices.

September 22, 2020 by Luke James

Researchers Claim Possibility of Data Processing Speeds in the Petahertz. How’d They Do It?

In what could be a world-first, researchers in Japan claim to have succeeded in moving electrons in an organic superconductor in a specific direction by irradiation of ultrashort laser pulses.

September 21, 2020 by Luke James