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From New CAN Protocols to LED Arrays, LED Innovations Shine Bright

From New CAN Protocols to LED Arrays, LED Innovations Shine Bright

LEDs have come a long way since their inception in the 1960s at General Electric. Here is a roundup of three innovations in lighting technology.


News Dec 03, 2022 by Ikimi .O
Historical Engineers: Dr. Fujio Masuoka, the Unsung Father of Flash

Historical Engineers: Dr. Fujio Masuoka, the Unsung Father of Flash

For the 35th anniversary of the invention of flash memory, here is a commemoration of the Father of Flash.


News Dec 02, 2022 by Chantelle Dubois
STMicro Unveils 6-axis IMU with Embedded Sensor Fusion and AI

STMicro Unveils 6-axis IMU with Embedded Sensor Fusion and AI

Aimed at enabling low-power sensing applications such as AR/VR and wearables, ST's IMU serves up sensor fusion blocks and machine learning (ML) cores.


News Nov 29, 2022 by Jake Hertz
MOSFET ICs Roll in Small Package Formats—a Roundup

MOSFET ICs Roll in Small Package Formats—a Roundup

Enabling use in size-constrained system designs, a crop of MOSFET ICs are available that leverage small IC package formats.


5 Online EE Resources I WOULD Have Been Thankful For

5 Online EE Resources I WOULD Have Been Thankful For

On this Thanksgiving Day, Jeff wonders what his EE college days would have been like if he’d had access to All About Circuits’ rich online resources.


News Nov 24, 2022 by Jeff Child
Our Electronica Interview with Infineon PSS Division President Adam White

Our Electronica Interview with Infineon PSS Division President Adam White

In Infineon’s booth in the vast Hall C3 at Electronica 2022, we caught up with Adam White to talk supply chain, sustainability, green energy, and more.


News Nov 23, 2022 by Jeff Child
Mushroom-based Substrates: Next Biodegradable Electronic Solution?

Mushroom-based Substrates: Next Biodegradable Electronic Solution?

Hoping to pave a path toward more sustainable electronics, could research into mushroom-based substrates from Johannes Kepler University (JKU) of Linz be the answer?


News Nov 21, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Archer Materials Takes a Different Approach to Quantum and Biotechnology

Archer Materials Takes a Different Approach to Quantum and Biotechnology

Archer Materials is tackling some of the most complex chips in the industry, from quantum processors to graphene-based labs-on-a-chip.


News Nov 19, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Qualcomm Sets to Redefine Smartphones With Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm Sets to Redefine Smartphones With Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 platform hopes to enable unprecedented performance in flagship smartphones, leveraging technology called "Snapdragon Smart" and "Snapdragon Sight."


News Nov 18, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Samsung’s 8th-gen Vertical NAND (V-NAND) Enters Mass Production

Samsung’s 8th-gen Vertical NAND (V-NAND) Enters Mass Production

The new generation of V-NAND marks a major memory milestone for the industry, with Samsung claiming highest bit-density.


News Nov 10, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Startup Knocks Down Chiplet Hurdles with High-performance Link

Startup Knocks Down Chiplet Hurdles with High-performance Link

Eliyan is emerging from stealth mode, unveiling the successful tapeout of its high-performance UCIe-compliant die-to-die interconnect technology in 5 nm process.


News Nov 08, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Qualcomm and Vodafone Team for Next-gen 5G O-RAN Effort

Qualcomm and Vodafone Team for Next-gen 5G O-RAN Effort

The two companies will continue to collaborate on efforts to expand 5G Open Radio Access Network (RAN) across Europe.


News Nov 04, 2022 by Chantelle Dubois
Micron Ships its Advanced DRAM 1-beta Node, Targeting Mobile

Micron Ships its Advanced DRAM 1-beta Node, Targeting Mobile

Claiming it as the industry’s most advanced DRAM technology, Micron Technology has released its advanced 1-beta DRAM node.


News Nov 02, 2022 by Jake Hertz
With its New RISC-V Processors, SiFive Bets on Compute Density

With its New RISC-V Processors, SiFive Bets on Compute Density

Aiming to usurp Arm processors in size-constrained, compute hungry designs like wearables, SiFive has expanded its RISC-V “Performance” line of processors.


News Nov 01, 2022 by Jeff Child
On-chip Laser Pushes Photonics Milestones in LiDAR, AR/VR, and Beyond

On-chip Laser Pushes Photonics Milestones in LiDAR, AR/VR, and Beyond

Shrinking a room-sized laser to the scale of a fingernail, the researchers believe their on-chip laser will “reshape the landscape of integrated photonics.”


News Oct 31, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Beamformer Solutions Muscle Up for 5G mmWave Duties

Beamformer Solutions Muscle Up for 5G mmWave Duties

With 5G mmWave system designs in full swing, a trio of companies are offering chip and system beamformer solutions geared toward a variety of 5G applications.


News Oct 28, 2022 by Ikimi .O
Meta, Apple, and Lenovo to Bring New Mixed Reality Devices to Market

Meta, Apple, and Lenovo to Bring New Mixed Reality Devices to Market

The trio of Meta, Apple, and Lenovo are advancing immersive technology by producing new mixed-reality headsets.


News Oct 27, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
NXP Rolls Out Five Development Platforms for Matter 1.0 Designs

NXP Rolls Out Five Development Platforms for Matter 1.0 Designs

Seeking to provide the embedded IoT “plumbing” needed for smart home devices, NXP has unveiled a set of development platforms for implementing Matter-based designs.


News Oct 26, 2022 by Jeff Child
Tektronix Margin Tester Shrinks PCIe Test Time to Minutes

Tektronix Margin Tester Shrinks PCIe Test Time to Minutes

By creating a new class of test instrument, Tektronix touts its PCI Express (PCIe) margin tester as a tool that reduces PCIe link testing times from hours down to just minutes.


News Oct 25, 2022 by Jeff Child
Intel Supports New USB Spec with Next-gen Thunderbolt Connector

Intel Supports New USB Spec with Next-gen Thunderbolt Connector

Aligned with the release of the USB4 2.0 spec, Intel’s early Thunderbolt prototype demo marks a milestone next-gen USB technology.


News Oct 24, 2022 by Jake Hertz