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Menlo Micro’s “Ideal Switch” Gains Traction with $150 Million Funding

Claiming to have realized the “ideal switch,” GE spinoff Menlo Micro has secured over $225 million in funding to this point.

March 14, 2022 by Jake Hertz

ST Aims to Pack a Punch With DSP, AI, and a MEMS Sensor All on the Same Silicon

In a bid to push forward innovation in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), STMicroelectronics has launched a power-efficient system that combines signal processing, AI, and MEMS sensors all-in-one.

February 21, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle

Sir Oliver Lodge, the Physicist Who Refined the Coherer and the Radio

Oliver Lodge, the creator of the “trembler” laid the groundwork for wireless telegraphy. He was also one of the most important figures experimenting with electromagnetic waves in circuits.

January 21, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova

How Did the 5G C-Band Threaten to Ground Thousands of Flights?

AT&T and Verizon agreed to delay a mass 5G launch near airports. But major airlines are still concerned about how the 5G C-band may affect their aircraft altimeters.

January 19, 2022 by Jake Hertz

Purdue’s Magnetic-free Optical Isolator Aims to Push Photonic ICs Forward

Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) have been finding new ways to improve technology, like quantum computing. Hoping to push PICs to new areas, Purdue has created a magnet-free isolator.

November 02, 2021 by Jake Hertz

New Transceivers Illustrate the Importance of Electrical Fast Transient (EFT) Immunity

Renesas recently released a family of transceivers described as having "the industry's highest EFT immunity." How exactly does an engineer test for and mitigate EFT?

October 21, 2021 by Ikimi .O

Microsoft and EPFL Push Forward Optical Circuit Switching for Data Centers

Researchers from Microsoft and EPFL are looking to tackle existing challenges in today’s optical circuit switches using photonic chip-based soliton microcombs.

October 20, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Pre-switching, a New Contrast to Hard-switching, Eliminates Switching Losses With AI

A novel "pre-switch" architecture may allow designers to break free from hard-switching constraints.

October 10, 2021 by Ikimi .O

High-speed Contactless Connectors Aim to Solve Connector-related Failures

Aiming to make the connectors have fewer wires, a collaboration between ST and Rosenberger has resulted in a novel, high-speed, contactless connector technology.

October 08, 2021 by Jake Hertz

A New Optical Switch Proves 1,000 Times Faster Than Traditional Transistors

Optical computers have long been on the horizon. Now, IBM and Skoltech are teaming up to bring optical circuits into the mainstream.

October 07, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons

Packing Power: New Family of Flyback Switcher ICs Integrates USB PD Controller

Power Integrations' new InnoSwitch3-PD family is said to reduce the number of the required components by about 50 percent compared to conventional solutions. 

October 05, 2021 by Dr. Steve Arar

Littelfuse’s Gate Driver Promises Fast Turn-on Speed in Solid-state Relays

Using load biasing, the new MOSFET gate driver has turn-on speeds in the order of tens of microseconds. It's also the so-called first of its kind that doesn't require an external power supply.

September 22, 2021 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle

TI Lowers the Acoustics with BLDC Motor Drivers Leveraging Two Control Schemes

Distracted by the noise caused by the many appliances in your home? TI’s newest BLDC motor drivers claim to quiet appliances by up to 3.3 dBA using trapezoidal and field-oriented control.

September 08, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons

GaN Transistors for a Dollar? GaN Overcomes One Major Setback

The price of gallium nitride (GaN) transistors has dropped to less than $1.00 USD, becoming a cost-effective option for manufacturers. Could this lower cost finally push silicon from its throne?

August 16, 2021 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

Axial-flux Designs Rev Up the Future of Electric Motors

While electric motors have primarily hinged on radial motor technology over the past 50 years, axial-flux designs are now surging ahead.

August 11, 2021 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

Marvell’s Data Center Strategy Behind Its $1.1B Acquisition of Innovium

In yet another move for cloud dominance, Marvell is merging with Innovium for its in-house Ethernet switch silicon.

August 06, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Ousting 1900s-era Tech? Solid-state Circuit Breakers Extract DC from AC without Magnetics

Extracting DC from AC without any magnetics at all? A new solid-state circuit breaker put forth by Amber Solutions in partnership with Infineon Technologies stands to cause some pretty intense waves by displacing the nearly century-old technology upon which our electrical infrastructure is built.

July 06, 2021 by Kate Smith

TDK’s 3 MEMS Microphones Target Quality and Power for IoT and Mobile Applications

In an effort for improved quality and lower power, TDK has released three new MEMS microphone solutions. How are these microphones pushing the limits of MEMS technology?

June 17, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Learning From the Past: EV High Power Density Trends

With EVs being a hot topic recently, what trending designs were used in the past could be learned from? Oak Ridge National Laboratory aims to do just that through its benchmarking project.

May 20, 2021 by Dr. Steve Arar

Boréas Technologies Taps Piezos for Next-gen Haptic Devices

With a massive increase in wearable technology, engineers and designers rely on haptics to deliver the best user experience possible. Boréas Technologies aims to do just that.

May 18, 2021 by Jake Hertz