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New Chips Highlight the Advancements in Memory Technology for Industrial Applications

New Chips Highlight the Advancements in Memory Technology for Industrial Applications

By nature, memory devices are built to last. But when it comes to industrial applications, these parts are expected to far outlast memory devices for consumer products.


News Apr 28, 2020 by Amos Kingatua
Two Companies Team Up to Show What “Holistic” Hardware Security Looks Like

Two Companies Team Up to Show What “Holistic” Hardware Security Looks Like

What happens when you combine analog and digital monitoring onto an SoC?


News Apr 23, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
Diamonds Finally Find Footing on the Semiconductor Stage—for Rapid COVID-19 Testing

Diamonds Finally Find Footing on the Semiconductor Stage—for Rapid COVID-19 Testing

COVID-19 test results currently take 5–15 minutes of processing time. But diamond-based Bio-FETs could slash that time to mere seconds.


News Apr 22, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau
Bitstream Breach: Critical Security Flaw Discovered in FPGA Chips

Bitstream Breach: Critical Security Flaw Discovered in FPGA Chips

Xilinx is one of the world's leading FPGA manufacturers. So, what happens when a critical security vulnerability is discovered in their FPGA chips?


News Apr 20, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
How Far Along Is Narrowband IoT in 2020?

How Far Along Is Narrowband IoT in 2020?

It’s soldiered through 2G, 3G, and 4G, and is now beginning its journey into the 5G era.


News Apr 17, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Xilinx Helps Samsung Push 5G Commercial With Its Network-on-a-Chip

Xilinx Helps Samsung Push 5G Commercial With Its Network-on-a-Chip

What do these two powerhouses plan to do with Xilinx's adaptive compute acceleration platform?


News Apr 17, 2020 by Cabe Atwell
Five EE Innovations Highlighted by the 2020 Edison Awards

Five EE Innovations Highlighted by the 2020 Edison Awards

These Edison Award-winning chips show how EEs are surging innovation forward.


News Apr 15, 2020 by Kayla Matthews
Energy Sharing—The Key to Preventing LED Drivers from Overheating?

Energy Sharing—The Key to Preventing LED Drivers from Overheating?

Managing heat in LED drivers is a challenge when the device encounters a high input voltage, but the output voltage is low. In these cases, an “energy sharing” mechanism may be a solution.


News Apr 14, 2020 by Dr. Steve Arar
Researchers Scale HF Signal Capability to Achieve Terabits-Per-Second Data Links

Researchers Scale HF Signal Capability to Achieve Terabits-Per-Second Data Links

Researchers have developed a prototype system that in theory could increase data transfer speeds to highs of 10 terabits per second.


News Apr 08, 2020 by Luke James
Transphorm and Microchip Highlight the Virtues of GaN for Bridgeless Totem-Pole PFC

Transphorm and Microchip Highlight the Virtues of GaN for Bridgeless Totem-Pole PFC

The new evaluation board opens a discussion on the pros and cons of continuous conduction mode PFC circuits and bridgeless totem-pole PFC circuits. What's your take?


News Apr 07, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Google Proposes AI as Solution for Speedier AI Chip Design

Google Proposes AI as Solution for Speedier AI Chip Design

One of the trickiest aspects of chip design is figuring out how to pack more circuitry into a smaller footprint while maintaining power, speed, and energy efficiency.


News Apr 06, 2020 by Luke James
An Inexpensive and Precise Gyroscope is Introduced for Tracking Autonomous Vehicles Without GPS

An Inexpensive and Precise Gyroscope is Introduced for Tracking Autonomous Vehicles Without GPS

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a small and precise gyroscope for navigating and tracking autonomous vehicles and drones without the use of GPS.


News Apr 05, 2020 by Luke James
When Does a Pandemic Overstep Privacy? A New Contact-Tracing Wristband Opens the Discussion

When Does a Pandemic Overstep Privacy? A New Contact-Tracing Wristband Opens the Discussion

A new Bluetooth wristband traces a person's contact with other wristband wearers, and if that person tests positive for COVID-19, other contacts are notified to quarantine. But does this new device cross the lines of privacy?


News Apr 04, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
New Programmable Material and PIC Fabrication Method Could Speed Up the Design Process

New Programmable Material and PIC Fabrication Method Could Speed Up the Design Process

A new innovative fabrication technique for reprogrammable photonic circuits has been developed by researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology.


News Apr 03, 2020 by Luke James
Microsoft Opens the IoT Floodgates on the 32-bit MCUs of Five Semiconductors Giants

Microsoft Opens the IoT Floodgates on the 32-bit MCUs of Five Semiconductors Giants

Microsoft envisions its Azure real-time operating system—now available to ST, Renesas, NXP, Microchip, and Qualcomm—as a new animating force for billions of MCUs embedded in IoT devices.


News Apr 03, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
The Semiconductor Industry Association Emphasizes the Importance of the Industry Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak

The Semiconductor Industry Association Emphasizes the Importance of the Industry Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak

With reports suggesting that COVID-19 will have a significant impact on the semiconductor market, the Semiconductor Industry Association has stepped in to remind the world of just how important the industry is both generally and during this outbreak, and to ensure the continuity of its operations.


News Apr 01, 2020 by Luke James
7 Collaborative PCB Software Programs for Designers Working Remotely

7 Collaborative PCB Software Programs for Designers Working Remotely

Social distancing doesn't mean your productivity must come to a halt.


News Apr 01, 2020 by Kayla Matthews
If You’ve Heeded the Rallying Cry for Ventilators, Here are the Government Regulations You Should Know

If You’ve Heeded the Rallying Cry for Ventilators, Here are the Government Regulations You Should Know

Learn about which government regulations have been dropped or modified to speed up design approval for ventilators.


News Mar 31, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
What Will it Take for the Semiconductor Industry to Recover from COVID-19?

What Will it Take for the Semiconductor Industry to Recover from COVID-19?

The human tragedy that is COVID-19 has a growing impact on the global economy, and just as the semiconductor industry was on the cusp of springing back from a period of downturn, COVID-19 is threatening its recovery.


News Mar 30, 2020 by Luke James
STMicroelectronics Research Development Project Results in Efficient Semiconductor Laser for Silicon Chips

STMicroelectronics Research Development Project Results in Efficient Semiconductor Laser for Silicon Chips

For a long time, researchers have been looking for a way to integrate lasers directly into silicon chips. This is because transistors, which currently work electrically, can transmit data faster by using light.


News Mar 28, 2020 by Luke James