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A Real-World Example of How Error Correction Codes are Critical in Microcontrollers

A Real-World Example of How Error Correction Codes are Critical in Microcontrollers

How exactly do error correction codes work and how do they affect the integrity of an MCU? A new ECC-protected Arm Cortex-M4F MCU from Maxim Integrated serves as a real-world example.


News Jun 23, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Quasiparticles Found to Have a Critical Role in Future Applications for Quantum Computing and Memory Storage

Quasiparticles Found to Have a Critical Role in Future Applications for Quantum Computing and Memory Storage

Discerning the properties of tiny quasiparticles is a significant step toward developing new types of electronic components.


News Jun 23, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Intel’s AI Portfolio Shows How Designs Must Gear Up for Real-Time Processing

Intel’s AI Portfolio Shows How Designs Must Gear Up for Real-Time Processing

With processing demands on data centers higher than ever before, designers should be aware of how hardware- (and software-) based AI may have increasing prominence in their designs.


News Jun 22, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
Hackers Often Target Flash Memory. New NOR Flash Devices Introduce Extra Layers of Protection

Hackers Often Target Flash Memory. New NOR Flash Devices Introduce Extra Layers of Protection

In a move that shows the power of the Infineon-Cypress duo, the companies introduce what they term the "world’s most advanced, secured NOR Flash memory."


News Jun 16, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Expect a Memory Revolution in 2020—It’s a Big Leap from DDR4 to DDR5

Expect a Memory Revolution in 2020—It’s a Big Leap from DDR4 to DDR5

The leap from DDR4 and DDR5 is no incremental development. We're looking at a leap from standard frequencies of 2400 MHz to 4800 MHz.


Micron Digital Claims to Have Eliminated Drifting in IMUs

Micron Digital Claims to Have Eliminated Drifting in IMUs

The company claims that they have developed a drift-free inertial measurement unit (IMU), which would be the world’s first if true.


News May 11, 2020 by Luke James
Bioelectronic Transistors: Enabling a New Range of Capabilities With Biocompatible Electronics

Bioelectronic Transistors: Enabling a New Range of Capabilities With Biocompatible Electronics

Researchers at Columbia University’s (CU) School of Engineering and Applied Science have published their bioelectronics research findings. We look at the first of their two papers, which discusses their organic, biocompatible transistor technology.


News May 07, 2020 by Sam Holland
Micron Goes Open Source With Its Heterogeneous Memory Storage Engine

Micron Goes Open Source With Its Heterogeneous Memory Storage Engine

How does Micron's hefty memory hardware portfolio qualify them for this shift?


News Apr 29, 2020 by Cabe Atwell
New Chips Highlight the Advancements in Memory Technology for Industrial Applications

New Chips Highlight the Advancements in Memory Technology for Industrial Applications

By nature, memory devices are built to last. But when it comes to industrial applications, these parts are expected to far outlast memory devices for consumer products.


News Apr 28, 2020 by Amos Kingatua
Brain-Inspired Electronics Offer Energy and Cost Benefits to AI and IoT Applications

Brain-Inspired Electronics Offer Energy and Cost Benefits to AI and IoT Applications

Organic memory devices developed by American researchers reportedly show promise for flexible, wearable, and personalized computing devices and other electronics.


News Apr 27, 2020 by Luke James
Creating Advanced Memory Devices Through Antiferromagnetic Materials

Creating Advanced Memory Devices Through Antiferromagnetic Materials

Researchers in Tokyo have reportedly managed to demonstrate a method that switches a novel material between two different non-volatile states at high speeds and accuracy.


News Apr 24, 2020 by Luke James
Ferroelectric and Antiferromagnetic Memory: A Solution to AI Data Storage Challenges

Ferroelectric and Antiferromagnetic Memory: A Solution to AI Data Storage Challenges

Effectively storing data remains a key issue in modern information systems and a challenge for electronics engineers who need to design devices with the thought of robust data storage as a primary concern.


News Apr 15, 2020 by Biljana Ognenova
How COVID-19 Is Affecting Various Chip Markets

How COVID-19 Is Affecting Various Chip Markets

How will different semiconductor sectors weather the COVID-19 storm?


News Apr 15, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
A Significant Achievement in Solid-State Digital Control of Electricity

A Significant Achievement in Solid-State Digital Control of Electricity

Engineers at Amber Solutions have achieved the solid-state control of electricity with impressive switch technology IP which the company has now patented.


News Apr 10, 2020 by Luke James
Stay-at-Home Orders are Overburdening Data Centers. Micron’s New NAND Tech May Help

Stay-at-Home Orders are Overburdening Data Centers. Micron’s New NAND Tech May Help

With classes and work moving online, people are spending more time at home gobbling up bandwidth—pushing data centers to their brink.


News Apr 09, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
How Covid-19 Could Cripple the Semiconductor Industry as Electronics Manufacturers Reduce Output

How Covid-19 Could Cripple the Semiconductor Industry as Electronics Manufacturers Reduce Output

Although the semiconductor industry appears to have escaped the direct impact of the coronavirus pandemic thus far, the market is unlikely to come out unscathed.


News Mar 04, 2020 by Luke James
Maxim Integrated Unveils “World’s Most Secure IoT Microcontroller”

Maxim Integrated Unveils “World’s Most Secure IoT Microcontroller”

The MAX32520, based on the Arm Cortex-M4 processor, features physically unclonable function (PUF) technology to enhance security.


News Feb 28, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
 NXP Announces Crossover MCU Family for Edge Device Voice Recognition

NXP Announces Crossover MCU Family for Edge Device Voice Recognition

The i.MX RT600 family combines ultra-low power with small size for voice-based machine learning applications.


News Feb 25, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
ST Bases New MCUs on Arm TrustZone Technology

ST Bases New MCUs on Arm TrustZone Technology

STMicroelectronics is placing security as a high priority for their new series MCUs based on Arm Cortex-M33.


News Feb 14, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
DRAM, SRAM, FLASH, and a New Form of NVRAM: What’s the Difference?

DRAM, SRAM, FLASH, and a New Form of NVRAM: What’s the Difference?

In this article, we will look at a proposed non-volatile DRAM and how it compares to current memory technologies.


News Feb 14, 2020 by Robin Mitchell