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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
Renesas Unveils Industry’s First MCUs Based on Arm Cortex-M85 Core

Renesas Unveils Industry’s First MCUs Based on Arm Cortex-M85 Core

The new family of devices aims to bridge the gap between low-power MCUs and high-performance MPUs.


News Oct 31, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Qualcomm Lifts the Curtain On Its Most Powerful PC Processor

Qualcomm Lifts the Curtain On Its Most Powerful PC Processor

The latest Snapdragon processor brings on-device AI performance to desktop computers.


News Oct 30, 2023 by Aaron Carman
RISC-V Releases Abound Ahead of 2023 RISC-V Summit

RISC-V Releases Abound Ahead of 2023 RISC-V Summit

At the 2023 North America RISC-V Summit, dozens of presenters will showcase RISC-V innovations in desktop computing and wearable applications.


News Oct 27, 2023 by Arjun Nijhawan
Matter 1.2 Update Adds Support for Nine New Device Types

Matter 1.2 Update Adds Support for Nine New Device Types

Among other major updates, the IoT protocol now supports refrigerators, dishwashers, room ACs, laundry machines, robotic vacuums, smoke and CO2 alarms, air quality sensors, air purifiers, and fans.


News Oct 24, 2023 by Jake Hertz
More Hardware En Route to Support Qi2 Wireless Charging Standard

More Hardware En Route to Support Qi2 Wireless Charging Standard

Qi2 marks the first update to the Qi wireless charging standard released in 2008.


News Oct 23, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Intel Drills Down on Performance With New Desktop Processors

Intel Drills Down on Performance With New Desktop Processors

Intel's latest desktop processor family includes six new variants, offering up to 24 cores and 32 threads and up to 6 GHz of frequency for high-performance gaming.


News Oct 18, 2023 by Jake Hertz
SiFive Rolls Out RISC-V Cores Aimed at Generative AI and ML

SiFive Rolls Out RISC-V Cores Aimed at Generative AI and ML

SiFive has released two new processors, one to target machine learning applications, and one to target general-purpose HPC.


News Oct 16, 2023 by Jake Hertz