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Ventuno Q: The First Fruit of the Arduino-Qualcomm Acquisition Targets AI

Ventuno Q: The First Fruit of the Arduino-Qualcomm Acquisition Targets AI

Six months after acquiring Arduino, Qualcomm goes big by adding the Dragonwing IQ-8275 AI processor to Arduino's platform.


News Mar 16, 2026 by Duane Benson
MediaTek Expands Genio SoC Line to Target AI to IoT, Robotics, and More

MediaTek Expands Genio SoC Line to Target AI to IoT, Robotics, and More

Announced at Embedded World, the new Genio lineup spans value to flagship tiers, with on-device GenAI acceleration ranging from 6 TOPS to over 50 TOPS.


News Mar 16, 2026 by Luke James
Qualcomm Levels Up Mobile Processors, Wi-Fi 8 Portfolio, and RF Hardware

Qualcomm Levels Up Mobile Processors, Wi-Fi 8 Portfolio, and RF Hardware

Qualcomm’s AI-native Wi-Fi 8 platforms, R19-ready 5G modems, and custom Oryon CPUs set the company up for the next generation of mobile and networking infrastructure.


News Mar 12, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Intel Rolls Out Industrial Edge AI Processors and Healthcare AI Suite

Intel Rolls Out Industrial Edge AI Processors and Healthcare AI Suite

Announced today at Embedded World, the new Core Series 2 may accelerate the industrial edge and real-time applications, while the healthcare suite may help providers meet the challenges of patient care using edge AI.


News Mar 09, 2026 by Duane Benson
ElastixAI Emerges From Stealth With FPGA Approach to Gen AI Supercomputing

ElastixAI Emerges From Stealth With FPGA Approach to Gen AI Supercomputing

In this exclusive interview, the Seattle startup says its software-ML-hardware co-design—announced today—converts off-the-shelf FPGA servers into high-efficiency AI inference engines.


News Feb 25, 2026 by Luke James
New Materials Target Interconnect Performance and On-Chip Photonics

New Materials Target Interconnect Performance and On-Chip Photonics

New research explores ultra-low-k COF dielectrics, screens topological conductors for nanoscale wires, and reveals high-pressure hexagonal GeSn alloys.


News Feb 24, 2026 by Luke James
Singulation—Literally Cutting Edge—Is Gaining More Importance for Wafer Fabs

Singulation—Literally Cutting Edge—Is Gaining More Importance for Wafer Fabs

Singulation (wafer dicing) is critical for IC wafer manufacturing. Laser/plasma dicing is replacing mechanical methods. Lidrotec's laser-liquid technology offers virtually zero-damage cuts.


News Feb 06, 2026 by Gordon Feller
Microsoft Rolls Out Next Inference Accelerator to Boost AI in Azure

Microsoft Rolls Out Next Inference Accelerator to Boost AI in Azure

The company devised the new Maia 200 inference accelerator to improve cost and performance for AI inference processing in Azure Cloud Services.


News Feb 05, 2026 by Duane Benson
ST Rolls Out Low-Power, Cost-Efficient Versions of STM32 MPUs

ST Rolls Out Low-Power, Cost-Efficient Versions of STM32 MPUs

ST says its new microprocessors balance application-class performance, real-time control, and power management.


News Feb 03, 2026 by Jake Hertz
MIPS Takes ‘Software-First Approach’ With New RISC-V NPUs

MIPS Takes ‘Software-First Approach’ With New RISC-V NPUs

The most recent addition to the MIPS Atlas family of RISC-V processors supports transformer- and agentic-language AI models at the edge.


News Jan 27, 2026 by Austin Futrell
How Brain-Inspired Hardware Is Learning to Scale

How Brain-Inspired Hardware Is Learning to Scale

While brain-inspired computing and neural interfaces have long promised transformative advances, scaling those systems has remained a challenge. New research suggests that the barrier is beginning to fall.


News Jan 20, 2026 by Austin Futrell
Qualcomm Brings AI Compute to PCs, Robots, and Vehicles at CES

Qualcomm Brings AI Compute to PCs, Robots, and Vehicles at CES

Four CES announcements show Qualcomm pushing the same idea across categories: move more AI and control loops onto efficient, tightly integrated edge platforms.


News Jan 13, 2026 by Luke James
Texas Instruments Intros New SoC Family at CES to Scale Automotive AI

Texas Instruments Intros New SoC Family at CES to Scale Automotive AI

All About Circuits met with Texas Instruments at CES 2026 to learn about the company’s newest automotive SoCs.


News Jan 12, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Ceva Expands Edge AI Portfolio From Wearables to SDVs

Ceva Expands Edge AI Portfolio From Wearables to SDVs

At CES 2026, All About Circuits met with Ceva to learn about its latest hardware releases and collaborations driving the future of edge AI.


News Jan 12, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Broadcom Intros Wi-Fi 8 Chipset and AI Processor for Smart Homes

Broadcom Intros Wi-Fi 8 Chipset and AI Processor for Smart Homes

The new accelerated processing unit pairs with dual-band Wi-Fi 8 radios to deliver power-efficient, secure on-device AI inference to residential consumers.


News Jan 12, 2026 by Luke James
Exclusive—TSMC Enlightens Us About Its Next Steps in This Q&A

Exclusive—TSMC Enlightens Us About Its Next Steps in This Q&A

In this article, Gordon posed a set of questions to TSMC about their next steps going forward.


News Jan 09, 2026 by Gordon Feller
AI Chip Race Heats Up With Intel, Nvidia, and AMD’s CES Debuts

AI Chip Race Heats Up With Intel, Nvidia, and AMD’s CES Debuts

The industry's biggest chipmakers came to CES with processors that will shape the future of AI PCs, data center computing, and embedded AI.


News Jan 08, 2026 by Duane Benson
Design Wins: Four Designs Rethink Compute, Power, and Integration

Design Wins: Four Designs Rethink Compute, Power, and Integration

This four-product roundup highlights new hardware platforms for spaceborne AI, EV power, wireless sensing, and private 5G.


News Jan 07, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
NXP Makes Its CES Reveal: A Central Compute Platform for Smart Vehicles

NXP Makes Its CES Reveal: A Central Compute Platform for Smart Vehicles

Announced today, the new real-time, super-integration processor is the next step in NXP’s automotive processing platform.


News Jan 05, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Knowledge and Nostalgia: 2025’s Top Educational Articles

Knowledge and Nostalgia: 2025’s Top Educational Articles

Ring in the new year with this roundup of All About Circuits' most popular educational content, both technical and historical.


News Dec 31, 2025 by Abby Garfinkle