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Not Limited by Wavelength, OmniVision Shrinks Down to “World’s Smallest” Pixel

Not Limited by Wavelength, OmniVision Shrinks Down to “World’s Smallest” Pixel

OmniVision keeps shrinking the pixel size of its complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors by introducing its latest sensor with the "world’s smallest" pixel size.


News Aug 17, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Infineon Achieves 800 MB/s Data Throughput with HYPERRAM 3.0

Infineon Achieves 800 MB/s Data Throughput with HYPERRAM 3.0

Upping the game for low pin count, high throughout DRAM, Infineon’s third generation HYPERRAM device doubles bandwidth to 800 MB/s in a 49-pin BGA.


News Aug 16, 2022 by Jeff Child
MicroLED Devices Integrating Microlenses May Sharpen the AR Experience

MicroLED Devices Integrating Microlenses May Sharpen the AR Experience

MicroLED developer MICLEDI is getting even more granular with microLEDs—now, with integrated microlenses.


News Aug 15, 2022 by Jake Hertz
E-bag Tags and Personalized Flight Info Displays Coming to Airports Soon

E-bag Tags and Personalized Flight Info Displays Coming to Airports Soon

Catching a flight is a time-consuming process. Now, airlines are modernizing harried check-in and navigation processes to speed things up.


News Aug 10, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Three’s a Crowd—YTMC Throws Its Own 3D NAND Into the Ring

Three’s a Crowd—YTMC Throws Its Own 3D NAND Into the Ring

Summer 2022 is turning out to be a hot one for the memory industry, with not just one, not just two, but three announcements from chipmakers relating to advanced 3D NAND production.


News Aug 10, 2022 by Chantelle Dubois
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News Aug 09, 2022 by Jeff Child
GaN Transistors Race Beyond Performance Limits as New Products Roll

GaN Transistors Race Beyond Performance Limits as New Products Roll

As gallium nitride (GaN) technology gathers steam, new GaN transistor products are emerging to satisfy today’s engineering needs.


News Aug 09, 2022 by Jake Hertz
ToF Sensors Land Roles in PCs, Smart Door Locks, and More

ToF Sensors Land Roles in PCs, Smart Door Locks, and More

A new wave of time-of-flight (ToF) sensors are finding use in applications such as PCs, smart door lock facial recognition, 3D image sensing, and more.


Bluetooth LE Audio Set to Tune Up the Hearable Experience

Bluetooth LE Audio Set to Tune Up the Hearable Experience

After years of refinement, the specifications for Bluetooth LE Audio are finally ready for mainstream adoption.


News Aug 01, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Digital Polar Radio Approach Shrinks Power for Wi-Fi IoT Devices

Digital Polar Radio Approach Shrinks Power for Wi-Fi IoT Devices

Designing its patented digital polar radio implementation into an SoC and a development kit, InnoPhase brings extreme low power to Wi-Fi IoT systems.


News Jul 29, 2022 by Jeff Child
Researchers Unveil Liquid-based Memory Concepts for Mass Storage

Researchers Unveil Liquid-based Memory Concepts for Mass Storage

Researchers at IMEC have divulged two proposed schemes for implementing liquid-based memories. Could they provide a future replacement for NAND flash mass storage?


News Jul 23, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Rambus Spins DDR5 DIMM Interface ICs for Data Center Servers

Rambus Spins DDR5 DIMM Interface ICs for Data Center Servers

Adding SPD (serial presence detect) hub and temperature sensor ICs to its DDR5 portfolio, Rambus now has a complete chipset offering for DDR5 DIMM interfacing.


News Jul 19, 2022 by Jeff Child
imec-spinoff Swave Builds Holographic Chip to Enhance Metaverse

imec-spinoff Swave Builds Holographic Chip to Enhance Metaverse

The startup’s unique approach to extended reality displays is garnering interest from investors.


News Jul 18, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Sensor ICs Suit Up to Play in EVs, RFIDs, and the IoT

Sensor ICs Suit Up to Play in EVs, RFIDs, and the IoT

New sensor innovations have emerged to play in market-specific zones. Among these are IS0-26262 electric vehicle (EV) sensors, RFID sensors, and sensors geared for the Internet of Things (IoT).


ST’s Power Supply Controller Aims to Boosts Energy-efficiency for USB Chargers

ST’s Power Supply Controller Aims to Boosts Energy-efficiency for USB Chargers

Apart from reducing the carbon dioxide emissions in the environment, the new ST-ONE power supply controller also targets the production of energy-efficient USB adapters.


News Jun 24, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Digi-Key Spins Up Digital Walkthrough of the “Modern Engineer’s Workshop”

Digi-Key Spins Up Digital Walkthrough of the “Modern Engineer’s Workshop”

A new immersive experience may provide insights into the tools at a modern engineer’s disposal.


News Jun 23, 2022 by Jake Hertz
ST and Metalenz Bring “First Optical Metasurface” to Consumer Markets

ST and Metalenz Bring “First Optical Metasurface” to Consumer Markets

STMicroelectronics has joined forces with Metalenz, a Harvard spin-out, to develop the "world’s first optical metasurface technology" for consumer devices.


News Jun 18, 2022 by Ikimi .O
EU Officially Rules USB-C as Common Charger By 2024

EU Officially Rules USB-C as Common Charger By 2024

Consumers will need to look for an icon and a label that indicates charger performance and decide on an unbundled sale before making a purchasing decision.


News Jun 09, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
Apple Rolls Out M2—Its Second-gen Mac Processor

Apple Rolls Out M2—Its Second-gen Mac Processor

Continuing its commitment to in-house silicon for the Mac, Apple has released its second-generation processor: the M2. However, how does it stack up compared to the M1?


News Jun 07, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Qualcomm Spurs AR/VR Development With XR Dev Platform

Qualcomm Spurs AR/VR Development With XR Dev Platform

Qualcomm takes a swing at opening up the world of AR/VR hardware development with its Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Program.


News Jun 07, 2022 by Arjun Nijhawan