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Mesh AI: Node-Level Intelligence with Non-Cellular 5G/6G Connectivity

Mesh AI: Node-Level Intelligence with Non-Cellular 5G/6G Connectivity

Learn how LM Semi's Mesh AI platform delivers autonomous, secure, node-level intelligence via non-cellular NR+ mesh networks, addressing AI scalability for billions of devices.


News Apr 17, 2026 by Gordon Feller
EW ‘26 Exclusive—Nuvoton Talks MCUs: Low-Power, Edge AI, Automotive, and More

EW ‘26 Exclusive—Nuvoton Talks MCUs: Low-Power, Edge AI, Automotive, and More

We spoke to Nuvoton’s Walter Tseng in this exclusive Embedded World 2026 interview. Our focus was all things microcontrollers, ranging from low power to Edge AI to automotive MCUs.


News Apr 13, 2026 by Jeff Child
Nuvoton Unveils MCU With Cortex-M33 Core Aimed at Smart Devices

Nuvoton Unveils MCU With Cortex-M33 Core Aimed at Smart Devices

The NuMicro M3331 series runs at up to 180 MHz and integrates hardware security, CAN FD, and LED control interfaces across packages as small as 4 × 4 mm.


News Apr 03, 2026 by Luke James
Lumotive Debuts ‘World’s First 2D Photonic Beamforming Chip’

Lumotive Debuts ‘World’s First 2D Photonic Beamforming Chip’

The startup's programmable chip uses a metasurface architecture to control light without moving parts.


News Apr 01, 2026 by Luke James
5 Light-Based Technologies Reshaping Computing and Sensing

5 Light-Based Technologies Reshaping Computing and Sensing

Researchers push the boundaries of photonic devices, opening new frontiers in AR, structural monitoring, and quantum applications.


News Mar 31, 2026 by Luke James
Diodes Inc. Releases Multi-Phase SPI Boost Controller for Auto Lighting

Diodes Inc. Releases Multi-Phase SPI Boost Controller for Auto Lighting

Diodes Inc. says the device balances the demands of advanced headlight control units, including power density, efficiency, EMI, and functional safety.


News Mar 30, 2026 by Austin Futrell
Kristina Johnson: Engineering Change From Movie Theaters to Government

Kristina Johnson: Engineering Change From Movie Theaters to Government

To close out Women's History Month, we spotlight Kristina M. Johnson, the mind behind RealD's 3D technology—just one of her 118 patents.


News Mar 26, 2026 by Luke James
Light Research, Heavy Implications: LEDs for Medicine, Displays, & Optics

Light Research, Heavy Implications: LEDs for Medicine, Displays, & Optics

Recent research has pushed LED and OLED performance into new territory, from photothermal cancer therapy to nano-OLEDs capable of directional light control.


News Dec 16, 2025 by Luke James
UCLA and Broadcom Team Up to Craft Wafer-Scale Unidirectional Imager

UCLA and Broadcom Team Up to Craft Wafer-Scale Unidirectional Imager

A new multilayer diffractive optical processor blocks images in one direction while passing them in the other.


News Aug 18, 2025 by Luke James
New Wave of Research Expands View of What Semiconductors Can Do

New Wave of Research Expands View of What Semiconductors Can Do

Recent research breakthroughs are pushing semiconductors far beyond traditional logic and memory roles into chemical catalysis, sustainable manufacturing, and quantum photonics.


News Jul 30, 2025 by Luke James
Max Planck: The Founder of Quantum Theory and Modern Physics

Max Planck: The Founder of Quantum Theory and Modern Physics

Max Planck introduced the idea that energy is quantized, a breakthrough that reshaped modern physics.


News Jun 23, 2025 by Luke James
Silicon Labs Debuts Its First 22 nm SoC Aimed at Smart Lighting and More

Silicon Labs Debuts Its First 22 nm SoC Aimed at Smart Lighting and More

Announced today, the SoC taps a new technology node, enabling it to integrate larger memory blocks and execute at higher frequencies without compromising power efficiency.


News May 21, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Kawasaki Uses Hydrogen to Create Serious ‘Horse’-Power

Kawasaki Uses Hydrogen to Create Serious ‘Horse’-Power

The manufacturer envisions a rideable, hydrogen-powered robotic horse. Is this back to the future?


News May 02, 2025 by Kevin Clemens
Historical Engineers: Isamu Akasaki, Inventor of GaN-Based Blue LEDs

Historical Engineers: Isamu Akasaki, Inventor of GaN-Based Blue LEDs

Nobel prize winner Isamu Akasaki invented efficient blue light-emitting diodes, enabling bright, energy-efficient white light sources.


News Feb 21, 2025 by Luke James
IBM Introduces Co-Packaged Optics, an Optical Link Packaging Scheme

IBM Introduces Co-Packaged Optics, an Optical Link Packaging Scheme

IBM believes its new research may increase the efficiency and density of generative AI computing.


News Jan 14, 2025 by Jake Hertz
How Times Square’s New Year’s Eve Ball Got Its Sparkle

How Times Square’s New Year’s Eve Ball Got Its Sparkle

The Times Square Ball has come far from its first iron-and-wood model. Here's how the New Year's Eve icon has evolved over the past century.


News Dec 31, 2024 by Luke James
Casting a Light on Dennis Gabor, Inventor of Holography

Casting a Light on Dennis Gabor, Inventor of Holography

In a remark that aptly foreshadowed his career, the Hungarian-British electrical engineer and physicist famously said, "The future cannot be predicted, but futures can be invented."


News Dec 27, 2024 by Luke James
Sciosense Launches Two-Channel Time-to-Digital Converter for LiDAR

Sciosense Launches Two-Channel Time-to-Digital Converter for LiDAR

Announced at Electronica last week, the TDC solution offers higher integration and improved performance for single-beam LiDAR.


News Nov 20, 2024 by Jake Hertz
PI Introduces 1700V Switcher IC With More Than 99% Reliability

PI Introduces 1700V Switcher IC With More Than 99% Reliability

Power Integrations has upped its GaN game with InnoMux-2 IC, delivering more than 90% efficiency from a 1000 VDC bus and supplying up to 60 W from three accurately regulated outputs.


New Circuit Tech Offers Advantages for EV Battery Packs

New Circuit Tech Offers Advantages for EV Battery Packs

Ennovi’s flexible die-cut circuit technology enables low-voltage connectivity in EV battery cell contacting systems.


News May 03, 2024 by Jake Hertz