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Silanna Semiconductor’s Active Clamp Flyback Controllers Combine Four ACF Subsystems

Silanna Semiconductor’s Active Clamp Flyback Controllers Combine Four ACF Subsystems

The SZ1101 (33W) and SZ1105 (65W) incorporate four key ACF subsystems to simply design and reduce BOM count.


News Jan 16, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Microchip Revamps Popular Ethernet Transceiver and MCU for Space

Microchip Revamps Popular Ethernet Transceiver and MCU for Space

Based on familiar COTS devices, these two radiation-hardened devices are designed to facilitate space-based Ethernet connectivity.


News Jan 15, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Google Coral AI Taps Renesas for Programmable PMICs

Google Coral AI Taps Renesas for Programmable PMICs

Renesas’ ISL91301B PMIC is featured in Google’s Coral devices, including the Mini PCIe Accelerator, M.2 Accelerator, and SoM.


News Jan 15, 2020 by Cabe Atwell
Germany-based Manufacturer Seeks to Innovate Low-power IoT with New Driver IC

Germany-based Manufacturer Seeks to Innovate Low-power IoT with New Driver IC

The TMC7300 can deliver two amps to drive either one or two DC motors, relays, and LEDs.


News Jan 13, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Wrapping Up CES: What Can Engineers Expect in 2020?

Wrapping Up CES: What Can Engineers Expect in 2020?

CES 2020 offered new insights and product announcements regarding 5G, automotive, IoT, and AI. But which of these trends should engineers pay attention to?


News Jan 13, 2020 by Lisa Boneta.
Google Unveils New and Updated Coral Hardware for 2020

Google Unveils New and Updated Coral Hardware for 2020

During CES 2020, Google announced new hardware editions and upgrades to the Coral ecosystem, including an Accelerator Module, the Dev Board Mini, and a System-on-Module.


News Jan 13, 2020 by Cabe Atwell
CEVA Debuts Integrated Hardware and Software Platform for Contextually-aware IoT Devices

CEVA Debuts Integrated Hardware and Software Platform for Contextually-aware IoT Devices

SenslinQ combines integrated software with sensors, Arm- or RISC-V-based MCUs, Ceva's DSP units, and other connected technologies for contextually-aware IoT devices.


News Jan 09, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau
ACEINNA Launches Triple-Band RTK/GNSS Receiver for Autonomous Navigation Systems

ACEINNA Launches Triple-Band RTK/GNSS Receiver for Autonomous Navigation Systems

The OpenRTK330L is said to deliver cm-level accuracy during GNSS outages and is fully customizable with open-source algorithms.


News Jan 08, 2020 by Lisa Boneta.
ST Announces “First LoRa SoC,” Including Advanced Semtech Radio

ST Announces “First LoRa SoC,” Including Advanced Semtech Radio

The new SoC expedites the design of smart devices with LoRa and other types of LPWAN IoT connectivity.


News Jan 08, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
NXP Makes Way for Software-upgradable Cars with New Vehicle Network Processor

NXP Makes Way for Software-upgradable Cars with New Vehicle Network Processor

NXP designed S32G, a vehicle network processor, to reduce software complexity and enhance data security.


News Jan 07, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
OmniVision Brands 4K Video Processor as Lowest Power Consuming SoC of Its Kind

OmniVision Brands 4K Video Processor as Lowest Power Consuming SoC of Its Kind

Omnivision aims to make the High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard a practical choice for battery-powered home security devices.


News Jan 06, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Do Loongson Technologies’ Quad-Core Processors Rival AMD’s 28nm CPUs?

Do Loongson Technologies’ Quad-Core Processors Rival AMD’s 28nm CPUs?

Loongson’s 3A4000 and 3B000 processors were manufactured using ST’s 28nm FD-SOI process.


News Jan 06, 2020 by Cabe Atwell
What’s New in Space? Components Designed to Weather Aerospace and Defense

What’s New in Space? Components Designed to Weather Aerospace and Defense

This article highlights a few recent products that aim to meet the engineering pain points for harsh environments, including processing, power usage, size, and weight.


News Jan 05, 2020 by Hannah DeTavis
AAEON’s Industrial Power Module Ramps Up Processing Power with 8th Gen Intel Core Processors

AAEON’s Industrial Power Module Ramps Up Processing Power with 8th Gen Intel Core Processors

The COM-WHUC6 module, measuring at 95mm x 95mm, can support up to 64GB of eMMC memory with two available DDR4 slots.


News Jan 03, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Meshtech’s Cloud Tracker Described as “Game Changer” for Perishable Goods Manufacturing

Meshtech’s Cloud Tracker Described as “Game Changer” for Perishable Goods Manufacturing

The new environmental tracker employs Nordic Semiconductor's cellular IoT and Bluetooth technologies and features a five-year battery life.


News Dec 30, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Zuken Announces New High-speed Configuration for Its Online PCB Design Platform

Zuken Announces New High-speed Configuration for Its Online PCB Design Platform

Zuken’s eCADSTAR now includes design constraint management for length-, delay-, and skew-based routing.


News Dec 28, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
PRO DESIGN Extends Family of FPGA-based Prototyping Modules

PRO DESIGN Extends Family of FPGA-based Prototyping Modules

The XCVU13P module incorporates 52 multi-gigabit transceivers for stable performance up to 32.75Gbps.


News Dec 26, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
NXP Kicks Off Low-power Family of MCUs for IoT Applications

NXP Kicks Off Low-power Family of MCUs for IoT Applications

The K32 L2 MCUs are based on the Arm Cortex-M0+ core and feature multiple low-power modes.


News Dec 24, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
In a 2 Billion Dollar Deal, Intel Acquires AI Chipmaker Habana Labs

In a 2 Billion Dollar Deal, Intel Acquires AI Chipmaker Habana Labs

In a bid to galvanize its own AI future, Intel has acquired advanced AI training and inference silicon technology.


News Dec 21, 2019 by Tyler Charboneau
u-blox Tackles Ails of Communication in Harsh Environments with Bluetooth 5 Module

u-blox Tackles Ails of Communication in Harsh Environments with Bluetooth 5 Module

The module is housed in a 7.5mm × 9.5mm × 1.5mm package and supports Thread and Zigbee.


News Dec 19, 2019 by Gary Elinoff