Wireless sensor networks need energy harvesting to replace battery power. Researchers are coming up with innovative ways to get energy from alternative sources—even human sweat.
2 days ago by Darshil Patel
As chip security becomes a growing concern, researchers found a potential security vulnerability in Apple’s new M1 and A14 chips in the form of microarchitectural side channel attacks.
May 05, 2022 by Jake Hertz
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.
May 03, 2022 by Kristijan Nelkovski
Apple has filed for three new patents—spanning practical overheat protection to watch faces that display a user's wrist tattoos.
April 28, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Six months after its Arm Total Solutions for IoT rollout, today Arm is growing the initiative with a new Cortex-M processor, expanded ecosystem tools, and new virtual hardware—all aimed at IoT.
April 26, 2022 by Jeff Child
The humidity-sensitive colorimetric sensor is 10,000 times faster than traditional optical sensors.
April 20, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
As the Qi standard increases in popularity for wireless charging, Microchip and Renesas announce their Qi-compliant automotive-grade wireless power transmitter reference designs.
April 14, 2022 by Darshil Patel
With a history dating back to the 1940s, the mainframe computer has advanced significantly to today's mainframes, such as the IBM Z series.
April 13, 2022 by Arjun Nijhawan
Trying to keep the momentum building for AR/VR technology, Google targets a micro-LED company, Microsoft and Qualcomm teaming up, and ams OSRAM has a new laser module prototype.
April 09, 2022 by Kristijan Nelkovski
Mojo Vision unveils an advanced prototype of its Mojo Lens——an augmented reality (AR) based contact lens that's packing eye-tracking technology and a digital display all in one.
April 04, 2022 by Darshil Patel
New research indicates how 2D semiconductors could advance monolithic 3D integration in a scalable way—prolonging Moore's law in the process.
April 02, 2022 by vishvachi
In honor of Woman’s History Month, AAC talked with Micron’s Thy Tran who has made waves in the industry, inspiring new engineers and helping to bring groundbreaking DRAM technology to life.
March 31, 2022 by Kimber Wymore
To meet the demand for faster chargers, many companies are investing in GaN-based power converters—the smaller, the better.
March 30, 2022 by Darshil Patel
To overcome Moore's Law and die-to-die interconnection issues, the world’s top companies are turning to chiplet design for their next-generation computing hardware.
March 28, 2022 by Jake Hertz
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.
March 21, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Another year at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona wraps up with a tech highlight on processors and system-on-chips (SoCs) from Intel, MediaTek, and Qualcomm.
March 12, 2022 by vishvachi
Keeping its in-house chip momentum rolling, Apple unveils its newest member of the M1 family, the M1 Ultra. Let's dive into this new system-on-chip (SoC) and see what it brings to the table.
March 10, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Here is an accolade to Mildred Dresselhaus, a woman who began studying carbon allotropes on a nanoscale level and prompted other female physicists to follow her steps in STEM.
March 04, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
David Boggs, co-inventor of the Ethernet, helped propel the world of connectivity to the future. Learn about his life, his work with Robert Metcalfe, and how the Ethernet standard shook up the world.
March 02, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Power management ICs (PMICs) are continually scaling down. Here's how a few companies are packing functionality in these devices in the face of miniaturization.
February 26, 2022 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.
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