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One Charger to Charge Them All: EU Proposes USB-C Becomes the Standard

One Charger to Charge Them All: EU Proposes USB-C Becomes the Standard

Hoping to curb e-waste and let consumers have one cord to charge their devices, the European Commission (EC) suggests USB-C should become standard. How could this affect e-waste, designs, and engineers?


News Oct 19, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
Colab Aims to Create a Secured Quantum Internet Using Quantum Key Distribution

Colab Aims to Create a Secured Quantum Internet Using Quantum Key Distribution

Researchers and companies alike are investing time into quantum networks/internet. However, what is this technology, how is it secured with quantum key distribution, and what are TB Group and Toshiba creating?


News Oct 18, 2021 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Microchip Faces Connectivity Issues for PAM4 with “Most Compact” Ethernet PHY

Microchip Faces Connectivity Issues for PAM4 with “Most Compact” Ethernet PHY

The demand for better connectivity has prompted the shift to 112G PAM4, though there are many challenges like signal integrity. Taking on these challenges, Microchip unveils its latest solution.


News Sep 09, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Semtech Strives for Data Center Interconnects with Latest Tri-Edge Chipsets

Semtech Strives for Data Center Interconnects with Latest Tri-Edge Chipsets

Hoping to take the "edge" off of data center workloads comes two new additions to Semtech's Tri-Edge family. What are they and how do they help data centers keep up through data center interconnects?


Messages Through the Cosmos: A Review of Data Transfer in Space

Messages Through the Cosmos: A Review of Data Transfer in Space

Space data transfer has come a long way since those early calls to Houston. Here's a forward-looking glance at space communication technology.


News Sep 01, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
In Its First Public Acquisition, SpaceX Snatches Up Satellite Startup Swarm

In Its First Public Acquisition, SpaceX Snatches Up Satellite Startup Swarm

SpaceX is known to create almost all of its technology in-house. What inspired the tech giant to acquire Swarm's technology?


News Aug 12, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Intel’s Latest Roadmap Shakes Up Past Plans and Ditches Node Nomenclature

Intel’s Latest Roadmap Shakes Up Past Plans and Ditches Node Nomenclature

Meeting goals sometimes means adjusting and overhauling the original plan. From new technology to updated nomenclature, Intel is trying to do just that with its latest up-to-date roadmap.


News Jul 28, 2021 by Jake Hertz
New IEEE Standard Takes Aim at Easing Long-Reach SerDes Automotive Design

New IEEE Standard Takes Aim at Easing Long-Reach SerDes Automotive Design

Direct physical interfaces between sensor and processor over long distances is a major challenge in automotive design. The IEEE 2977-2021 MIPI A-PHY specification might be the key to this challenge.


News Jul 15, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Higher Memory, Compute, and Security: Xilinx’s Versal HBM Platform Speeds Past DDR5

Higher Memory, Compute, and Security: Xilinx’s Versal HBM Platform Speeds Past DDR5

Fast on the heels of the AI Edge series, Xilinx releases the Versal HBM Advanced Compute Acceleration Platform (ACAP), claiming 800% more memory bandwidth at 63% lower power over DDR5.


News Jul 14, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
TI’s Sitara AM2x Platform Blurs the Lines Between MCU and MPU

TI’s Sitara AM2x Platform Blurs the Lines Between MCU and MPU

Recently, All About Circuits had the chance to talk with Texas Instruments about its newest MCU development, the Sitara AM2x.


News Jul 12, 2021 by Jake Hertz
From Safety to Design Simplification: IoT Design Takes Another Leap Forward

From Safety to Design Simplification: IoT Design Takes Another Leap Forward

Recently IoT has been at the forefront of everyone's mind, especially for Renesas, Silicon Labs, and Nordic Semiconductor. What IoT innovations have they come up with lately?


News Jul 09, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Qualcomm’s 5G Open RAN Platform Elevates 5G Small Cell Technology

Qualcomm’s 5G Open RAN Platform Elevates 5G Small Cell Technology

Small cell technology is becoming increasingly important as 5G continues its rollout, but why is that and what role is Qualcomm taking?


News Jul 08, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Marvell’s OCTEON 10: The First DPU To Use Neoverse N2 ARMv9 Architecture

Marvell’s OCTEON 10: The First DPU To Use Neoverse N2 ARMv9 Architecture

Marvell’s newest 5 nm data processing unit (DPU), the OCTEON 10, offers 3x improvement over the previous generation along with the newest ARMv9 Core.


News Jul 07, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
The Story of Bluetooth: The Slow Road to Becoming an Industry Standard

The Story of Bluetooth: The Slow Road to Becoming an Industry Standard

Bluetooth seems like a commonplace technology in 2021; however, this wasn't always the case. What did the slow adoption of this industry-standard technology look like?


News Jul 03, 2021 by Lianne Frith
IBM Accelerates Germany as a Quantum Hub with EU’s First Quantum Computer

IBM Accelerates Germany as a Quantum Hub with EU’s First Quantum Computer

Quantum computing momentum just got faster with the EU's first quantum computer: IBM's "Quantum System One." What could this computer mean for the EU, quantum technology, and Germany?


News Jun 24, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
A “Shelf-life” for FinFETs? Samsung and TSMC Improve Node Density for RF

A “Shelf-life” for FinFETs? Samsung and TSMC Improve Node Density for RF

Single-digit node process is nothing new, but existing technology hampers RF performance due to parasitics. Samsung Foundry and TSMC seek to bring single-digit node performance to RF chips.


News Jun 17, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Easing the Effort: Mipsology Accelerates ML with Zebra FPGA IP

Easing the Effort: Mipsology Accelerates ML with Zebra FPGA IP

Today, Mipsology is announcing its solution for FPGA programming: Zebra FPGA IP. This IP aims to ease FPGA programming, giving the designer more time to design.


News Jun 09, 2021 by Sam Holland
“Smart” Power Lines? ST’s SoC and RF Chipset Get Industry-first Certification

“Smart” Power Lines? ST’s SoC and RF Chipset Get Industry-first Certification

The G3-PLC hybrid standard ensures interoperability and is key to STMicroelectronics delivering competitive market solutions for power line communications.


News Jun 03, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
NXP is Revving Up ADAS Technology with 16 nm FinFET Processors

NXP is Revving Up ADAS Technology with 16 nm FinFET Processors

Recently, AAC had the chance to sit down with Matthias Feulner and Brian Carlson from NXP to hear about two new automotive processors on 16nm technology.


News Jun 02, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Concrete Batteries: Cementing a New Foundation for Energy Storage?

Concrete Batteries: Cementing a New Foundation for Energy Storage?

In a newly published paper, researchers from Chalmers University describe how they were able to turn cement into a medium for electrical energy storage.


News May 28, 2021 by Jake Hertz