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What Designers Should Know About AEC-Q100

One defective component can snowball into 1,000 defective vehicles. That's why AEC-Q100 has an iron fist on automotive standards.

21 hours ago by Tyler Charboneau

NYU and IBM Researchers Discover a New Spintronics-Based Fast Data Transfer Solution

Working in collaboration, New York University and IBM Research have studied the use of spintronics as a means to increase the efficiency of both data transfer and storage—thus enhancing the already-fast-growing R&D into spintronics-based software solutions.

3 days ago by Sam Holland

Xilinx’s New Customizable FPGA for Data Centers is “Born to Run”

With an increasing burden on networking systems, Xilinx has unveiled a new FPGA with high data processing and flexibility to meet evolving connectivity standards.

4 days ago by Robin Mitchell

ISP in a Box: Althea Reimagines Mesh Network Systems

It all starts with firmware that runs a routing protocol, allowing routers to pay each other for bandwidth and automate network configuration.

May 22, 2020 by Kayla Matthews

Internet from Solar-Powered Balloons? Loon Brings Mesh Connectivity from 12 Miles Up

A Google subsidiary, Loon, is sending solar-powered balloons twelve miles into the stratosphere to beam LTE down to sparsely-populated or disaster-struck regions.

May 18, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

As Suppliers Hunker Down on IoT, Multi-Protocol Chips May Spike

Suppliers are producing more multi-protocol chips to meet the power and connectivity demands of IoT. Can we expect to see more tech like NXP's multiprotocol mesh networking MCUs in the future?

May 08, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

A New Spiking Neural Network-Based Chip Shows Promise for Preventing Drone Collisions

Described as the first of its kind, Imec's new SNN-based chip is designed for anti-collision radar systems for drones.

May 01, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

With an Eye on Intelligent Next-Gen Data Centers, NVIDIA Acquires Mellanox for $7 Billion

The powerful combination augments NVIDIA's computing expertise with Mellanox’s networking know-how.

April 28, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

What Is the Internet of Musical Things (IoMusT)?

A smart guitar. A vibrating wearable metronome. An LED wristband that reacts to your concert experience. It's all part of a growing movement known as the Internet of Musical Things.

April 24, 2020 by Teja Sai Marellapudi

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?

April 17, 2020 by Cabe Atwell

Bringing 5G Back to the Hardware: An Overview of RF Front-End Modules

Who will be the masterminds behind the 5G "magic?" And how will RF front-end SiP come into play?

April 16, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

The FCC Releases New Wi-Fi 6 Rules—And NXP’s Wi-Fi 6 Portfolio Is Ready to Meet Them

What does Wi-Fi 6, including its new rules, mean for designers?

April 13, 2020 by Robin Mitchell

FPGAs Are More Accessible to Non-FPGA Specialists Than Ever Before

FPGAs pose a major drawback: they require the expertise of highly specialized (and scarce) engineers trained to work with FPGAs. Three companies have set out to change that.

March 26, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Newly Encrypted Server Empowers Engineers to Debug Embedded Systems from Home

Who says you have to quit debugging now that you're sequestered?

March 24, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

How Fast Can a Neural Network Chip Recognize Images? TU Wien Says Mere Nanoseconds

Researchers at TU Wien are at last addressing the need for instantaneous image recognition.

March 18, 2020 by Robin Mitchell

“Any Core, Any Cloud” : Microchip Releases a Host of Dev Tools for Fast IoT Prototyping

Complex IoT environments can slow down the prototyping process. Microchip wants to pick up the pace with cloud-agnostic solutions.

March 11, 2020 by Hannah DeTavis

Data Centers Are Overloaded. The Inventor of FPGAs Is Swooping In With a “Comprehensive” SmartNIC

The FPGA-based SmartNIC arena—including giants like Microsoft and Intel—just got more interesting. Enter the inventor of FPGAs.

March 04, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Five Highlights of Intel’s New 5G Portfolio

Intel recently announced its latest portfolio of hardware and software to bring the company to the forefront of the 5G technology race.

February 25, 2020 by Lisa Boneta

Nordic Semiconductor’s RF System-on-Chip Supports Standard and Proprietary Protocols

This article briefly reviews some important principles of power-supply design before discussing the features of the nRF5340.

February 22, 2020 by Robert Keim

The UK Moves Forward on a Massive Upgrade of its National Railway Network

Following characteristic delays, Boris Johnson has confirmed that High Speed 2 (HS2), the UK’s $100 billion+ high-speed rail line, is to go ahead.

February 18, 2020 by Luke James