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This week, X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE released news that it was going into production with a new galvanic isolation…

This week, X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE released news that it was going into production with a new galvanic isolation semiconductor process for manufacturing.

This week, Microsemi announced their latest unified design suite to help streamline the process of developing on FPGAs.

This week, Microsemi announced their latest unified design suite to help streamline the process of developing on FPGAs.

RECOM recently released a line of user-friendly 15 W DC/DC converters that incorporate a variety of useful features.

RECOM recently released a line of user-friendly 15 W DC/DC converters that incorporate a variety of useful features.

DesignCon 2019 begins today in Santa Clara, California. Here's a brief overview of the show's goals and events.

DesignCon 2019 begins today in Santa Clara, California. Here's a brief overview of the show's goals and events.

These superjunction devices are rated for a drain–source voltage of 600 V and target high-performance switching applications.

These superjunction devices are rated for a drain–source voltage of 600 V and target high-performance switching applications.

Dr. Jim Bales is teaching engineers the value and basics of high-speed cameras.

Dr. Jim Bales is teaching engineers the value and basics of high-speed cameras.

A look at some facial recognition-related info from around the industry.

A look at some facial recognition-related info from around the industry.

Catch up on what Microchip released at CES this year and which trends they're focusing on for 2019.

Catch up on what Microchip released at CES this year and which trends they're focusing on for 2019.

This high-sensitivity device is designed for space-constrained and low-power applications.

This high-sensitivity device is designed for space-constrained and low-power applications.

Is open source changing the way we manage data? Western Digital, a data storage device company, switched to RISC-V's…

Is open source changing the way we manage data? Western Digital, a data storage device company, switched to RISC-V's open-source ISA (instruction set architecture) a year ago. This month, they announced a series of open-source, collaborative initiatives that aim to make data more open, from processor cores to memory caches.

Computer vision, designers vs. engineers, and the "nightmare" of engineering Google Glass.

Computer vision, designers vs. engineers, and the "nightmare" of engineering Google Glass.

IBM has developed several new materials that make selectively depositing materials on features as small as 15nm.

IBM has developed several new materials that make selectively depositing materials on features as small as 15nm.

Dialog Semiconductor's newest PMIC (power management IC) aims to help solve the battery life issue with wearables and…

Dialog Semiconductor's newest PMIC (power management IC) aims to help solve the battery life issue with wearables and other small, portable applications.

The Monolithic Power Systems mCar EV demo at electronica 2018 showed off angle position sensors and motion control.

The Monolithic Power Systems mCar EV demo at electronica 2018 showed off angle position sensors and motion control.

Power Integrations’ BridgeSwitch™ family of ICs achieve conversion efficiency of up to 98.5% in brushless DC (BLDC)…

Power Integrations’ BridgeSwitch™ family of ICs achieve conversion efficiency of up to 98.5% in brushless DC (BLDC) motor drive applications of up to 300 W.

What counts as an environmental sensor anyway? Check out some of the leading environmental sensors and what they measure.

What counts as an environmental sensor anyway? Check out some of the leading environmental sensors and what they measure.

Bridgetek recently released a slim "credit card" dev module for its EVE (embedded video engine) IC, the BT81x.

Bridgetek recently released a slim "credit card" dev module for its EVE (embedded video engine) IC, the BT81x.

Altium today announced Altium 365, a cloud-based design platform intended to bring manufacturing and sourcing into a…

Altium today announced Altium 365, a cloud-based design platform intended to bring manufacturing and sourcing into a hardware design environment.

Maxim Integrated just announced the second generation of its Health Sensor Platform, a development platform for designing…

Maxim Integrated just announced the second generation of its Health Sensor Platform, a development platform for designing wearable devices for remote biometric monitoring.