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Researchers Create World’s First Graphene Semiconductor

Researchers Create World’s First Graphene Semiconductor

Georgia Tech research could bring graphene's benefits for semiconductors in microelectronics.


News Jan 18, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Firms Forge Alliance to Bring Piezoelectric MEMS to the Middle Market

Firms Forge Alliance to Bring Piezoelectric MEMS to the Middle Market

Launched today, this new alliance promises to make high quality thin-film piezoelectric (PZT) technology more accessible to piezoelectric MEMS developers.


News Jan 17, 2024 by Duane Benson
Desktop, Mobile, and Edge: Intel Expands Its Computing Portfolio

Desktop, Mobile, and Edge: Intel Expands Its Computing Portfolio

From mobile gaming to desktop productivity, Intel is broadly expanding its processor offerings for a range of computing applications.


News Jan 15, 2024 by Aaron Carman
MCUs, Modules, and Add-On Boards Lend Bluetooth Support

MCUs, Modules, and Add-On Boards Lend Bluetooth Support

Three Bluetooth offerings from STMicroelectronics, Mikroe, Atmosic, and GlobalScale aim to simplify the development of connected devices.


News Jan 13, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Eyeing Replacing SODIMMs in Laptops, Micron Debuts Its LPCAMM2 Module

Eyeing Replacing SODIMMs in Laptops, Micron Debuts Its LPCAMM2 Module

Today at CES in Las Vegas, Micron unveiled its 16 GB to 64 GB LPCAMM2, the first new mobile PC memory module form factor since the SODIMM in 1997.


News Jan 09, 2024 by Duane Benson
Can There Be Any Doubt? In Our Industry, 2023 Was ‘The Year of AI’

Can There Be Any Doubt? In Our Industry, 2023 Was ‘The Year of AI’

While the rest of the world spent 2023 playing with ChatGPT, the electronics industry put AI into everything from processors to edge IoT chips to EDA tools.


News Dec 27, 2023 by Jeff Child
SOT-MRAM May Soon Contend With SRAM for Cache Memory

SOT-MRAM May Soon Contend With SRAM for Cache Memory

Memory at both the HPC and edge levels may get a big leg up with help from magnetics.


News Dec 22, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Intel Announces the Company’s Largest Architectural Change in 40 Years

Intel Announces the Company’s Largest Architectural Change in 40 Years

Intel's new Core Ultra mobile processors and 5th Gen Xeon processors build in AI acceleration with specialized cores, marking the biggest architectural change since the 80286.


News Dec 19, 2023 by Duane Benson
Renesas Targets Graphics and Multimodal AI With Second-Gen RA8 MCUs

Renesas Targets Graphics and Multimodal AI With Second-Gen RA8 MCUs

Based on the Arm Cortex-M85 processor, Renesas' RA8D1 provides high-performance graphics and security for consumer, medical, and industrial applications.


News Dec 18, 2023 by Arjun Nijhawan
Murata Introduces Novel Parasitic Antenna Element Coupling Device

Murata Introduces Novel Parasitic Antenna Element Coupling Device

At 1 mm x 5 mm, the new passive is the first of its kind designed for size-constrained Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 products.


News Dec 15, 2023 by Duane Benson
Supercapacitors Extend Operating Life of Battery-Powered Devices

Supercapacitors Extend Operating Life of Battery-Powered Devices

High-energy and power-dense supercapacitor technologies from Kyocera AVX and Littelfuse help with power management and extend operating times for battery-powered devices and systems.


News Dec 11, 2023 by Mike Falter
A Look Back on 50 Years With the Cellphone

A Look Back on 50 Years With the Cellphone

As we look back on 2023, we give tribute to the 50th anniversary of the cellphone. After half a century, this device is almost unrecognizable from its two-pound form in the 70s and 80s.


News Dec 11, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Renesas Champions the RISC-V Cause With Its Own 32-bit RISC-V CPU

Renesas Champions the RISC-V Cause With Its Own 32-bit RISC-V CPU

Renesas has announced one of the first independently developed 32-bit RISC-V CPUs.


News Dec 05, 2023 by Duane Benson
Texas Instruments Serves Up GaN FETs for Smaller Power Converters

Texas Instruments Serves Up GaN FETs for Smaller Power Converters

As electronics get smaller, TI’s newest GaN chips keep pace by shrinking the size of power electronics such as AC-DC laptop adapters.


News Dec 04, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Infineon Claims First 15 V Trench Power MOSFETs in a PQFN Package

Infineon Claims First 15 V Trench Power MOSFETs in a PQFN Package

The new FETs aim to provide more efficient operation for lower-power electronic systems.


News Nov 30, 2023 by Jake Hertz
The Homebrew Computer Club and the Dawn of the Personal Computer

The Homebrew Computer Club and the Dawn of the Personal Computer

Major advances in personal computing can be traced back to a 1970s group of hobbyists and aficionados who shared knowledge, circuits, and good times in Menlo Park, California.


News Nov 28, 2023 by Robert Keim
NXP Rolls Next-Gen UWB ICs to Enable Smarter Car Access and More

NXP Rolls Next-Gen UWB ICs to Enable Smarter Car Access and More

Packing a radar and UWB transceiver in one chip, NXP’s latest development, announced today, simplifies vehicle access.


News Nov 28, 2023 by Aaron Carman
MEMS Silicon Speaker Boasts Breakthrough at Over 140 dB Low-Frequency SPL

MEMS Silicon Speaker Boasts Breakthrough at Over 140 dB Low-Frequency SPL

Employing an ultrasound technique, xMEMS Labs has created a powerful MEMS speaker with a broad frequency range for next-gen applications.


News Nov 14, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Infineon Pushes Machine Learning to the Edge With New MCU Family

Infineon Pushes Machine Learning to the Edge With New MCU Family

Infineon’s newest MCUs speed up neural network processing to keep up with smarter edge devices.


News Nov 08, 2023 by Aaron Carman
New GaN Power Supply IC Delivers Up to 85 Watts Without Heatsink

New GaN Power Supply IC Delivers Up to 85 Watts Without Heatsink

Power Integrations has unveiled the so-called "world’s highest-voltage, single-switch GaN switch-mode flyback power supply integrated circuit".


News Nov 02, 2023 by Duane Benson