Designing a transceiver and antenna is no small feat. A new module from ST is designed to help small companies to spend less time on the hardware and more time…
Designing a transceiver and antenna is no small feat. A new module from ST is designed to help small companies to spend less time on the hardware and more time on the Bluetooth LE, Zigbee, or Thread application itself.
Discussions on extending Moore's law usually involve shrinking board space. One company, Atomera, has attracted attention…
Discussions on extending Moore's law usually involve shrinking board space. One company, Atomera, has attracted attention because of its novel method called Mears Silicon Technology.
With CES 2021 taking place as an all-digital show for the very first time, things are going to be a little different.…
With CES 2021 taking place as an all-digital show for the very first time, things are going to be a little different. Here’s a brief rundown of what to expect.
The Confidential Computing Consortium is drilling down on hardware-based Trusted Execution Environments, and Xilinx is…
The Confidential Computing Consortium is drilling down on hardware-based Trusted Execution Environments, and Xilinx is the newest member to benefit.
A recent report from IDTechEx predicts that the transparent electronics industry will be worth over $20 billion by 2041.…
A recent report from IDTechEx predicts that the transparent electronics industry will be worth over $20 billion by 2041. What is this technology and why does it have such a great potential upside?
In a world increasingly influenced by scientific assessments and pronouncements, EE insights can extend beyond signals…
In a world increasingly influenced by scientific assessments and pronouncements, EE insights can extend beyond signals and circuits.
STMicroelectronics announced a goal to be carbon neutral by 2027, and they plan to get there by using wide-bandgap…
STMicroelectronics announced a goal to be carbon neutral by 2027, and they plan to get there by using wide-bandgap semiconductors. How might this technology bring the industry toward carbon neutrality?
The U.S. government has made big pushes for domestic chip manufacturing in 2020. What does this trajectory look like for 2021?
The U.S. government has made big pushes for domestic chip manufacturing in 2020. What does this trajectory look like for 2021?
In 2020, many companies released flagship low-power devices with the goal of bringing AI to the edge. We’ll review some…
In 2020, many companies released flagship low-power devices with the goal of bringing AI to the edge. We’ll review some of the most recent ones and see how they compare.
In this electrical engineering edition of the 12 days of Christmas, we take a look at a few familiar highlights of the…
In this electrical engineering edition of the 12 days of Christmas, we take a look at a few familiar highlights of the season and zoom in on the technologies electrical engineers have contributed to make them possible.
Despite the pandemic, 2020 was a monumental year for space exploration. And pivotal to each mission's success at the…
Despite the pandemic, 2020 was a monumental year for space exploration. And pivotal to each mission's success at the circuit level was radiation-hardened memory devices.
In a $1.1 billion deal, Hyundai has purchased a controlling stake in robot maker Boston Dynamics from SoftBank. What…
In a $1.1 billion deal, Hyundai has purchased a controlling stake in robot maker Boston Dynamics from SoftBank. What could this mean for the future of the famous robotics house?
TSMC has been formally recognized by the IEEE with the 2021 IEEE Corporate Innovation Award. The 7nm node is just the…
TSMC has been formally recognized by the IEEE with the 2021 IEEE Corporate Innovation Award. The 7nm node is just the beginning of TSMC's plans, though.
Recent work by researchers at MIT has led to better understanding of an alloy known as indium gallium arsenide, a…
Recent work by researchers at MIT has led to better understanding of an alloy known as indium gallium arsenide, a room-temperature semiconductor that could lead to faster, denser chips.
With an influx of 5G devices, telecom companies, specifically those aligned with the O-RAN Alliance, are further…
With an influx of 5G devices, telecom companies, specifically those aligned with the O-RAN Alliance, are further developing virtualized radio access networks.
Updates to the IEEE 1588 standard protocol map out a low-cost method for synchronizing distributed clocks.
Updates to the IEEE 1588 standard protocol map out a low-cost method for synchronizing distributed clocks.
France and Austria have recently made headway in the right to repair movement. How is the conversation on obsolescence…
France and Austria have recently made headway in the right to repair movement. How is the conversation on obsolescence and repairability rolling forward?
According to IC Insights, DRAM was the biggest IC product category for 2020 with sales of $65.2 billion, followed by NAND…
According to IC Insights, DRAM was the biggest IC product category for 2020 with sales of $65.2 billion, followed by NAND coming in second at $55.2 billion.
With increased data transfer comes increased hardware security. We sat down with Lattice Semiconductor to discuss a new…
With increased data transfer comes increased hardware security. We sat down with Lattice Semiconductor to discuss a new security-focused FPGA that may be a solution to many firmware vulnerabilities.
Qualcomm recently unveiled Snapdragon 888, the company’s new high-end mobile platform built on the N5 process node.
Qualcomm recently unveiled Snapdragon 888, the company’s new high-end mobile platform built on the N5 process node.