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Lower Power, More Reliable Memory, and More Ambitious Applications: Implantable Tech Roundup

Lower Power, More Reliable Memory, and More Ambitious Applications: Implantable Tech Roundup

Here's a snapshot of some of the most recent developments in the implantable tech space.


News Dec 26, 2018 by Gary Elinoff
Western Digital SweRVs Towards Open Source with New RISC-V Core, ISS, and Cache Coherency

Western Digital SweRVs Towards Open Source with New RISC-V Core, ISS, and Cache Coherency

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.


News Dec 18, 2018 by Kate Smith
Fast Screening for Next-Gen Memory Chips: A Look at Intermolecular, a Silicon Valley Fab Company

Fast Screening for Next-Gen Memory Chips: A Look at Intermolecular, a Silicon Valley Fab Company

Here is the profile of a fab that provides composition screening and stack engineering services for new materials used in the next-generation memory devices.


News Dec 10, 2018 by Majeed Ahmad
The Power of Transistor Density: A Look at AMD, Intel, and How Moore’s Law Is Affecting the Market

The Power of Transistor Density: A Look at AMD, Intel, and How Moore’s Law Is Affecting the Market

While chip company business dealings and endless research into nanometer transistors can sometimes seem worlds apart, here are some consequences of how engineers' battle with Moore's Law directly affects the industry.


News Sep 11, 2018 by David Jones
How Cloud-Based CAE Is Changing Prototyping: An Interview with Ian Campbell, CEO of OnScale

How Cloud-Based CAE Is Changing Prototyping: An Interview with Ian Campbell, CEO of OnScale

The days of manual prototyping may be numbered, but so could prohibitively expensive IP licenses.


News Aug 27, 2018 by Karissa Manske
Power Storage for Renewables: The History of Batteries and the Advent of the Virtual Power Station

Power Storage for Renewables: The History of Batteries and the Advent of the Virtual Power Station

With renewable energies on the rise there is a growing need for high capacity energy storage and one possible solution are “virtual power plants”. What is a virtual power plant?


News Jul 30, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Ultra-Low Jitter: A Programmable Oscillator with Internal EEPROM from Texas Instruments

Ultra-Low Jitter: A Programmable Oscillator with Internal EEPROM from Texas Instruments

The LMK61E07 is an I2C-controlled programmable variable frequency oscillator that can be used as an adjustable frequency source in computer networking, medical imaging, FPGA, and broadcast video applications.


News Jun 14, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Engineers of History: Jerry Lawson, Video Game Pioneer (1940-2011)

Engineers of History: Jerry Lawson, Video Game Pioneer (1940-2011)

Jerry Lawson is most well known for his work as Chief Engineer of Fairchild’s Video Game division, playing a vital role during the dawn of video game consoles. He’s an overview of his decorated career


News Jun 11, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Memory Roundup: Resistive RAM for AI, Upcoming DDR5 Specifications, and the Latest on 3D NAND

Memory Roundup: Resistive RAM for AI, Upcoming DDR5 Specifications, and the Latest on 3D NAND

Today’s roundup touches on how resistive RAM could change artificial intelligence applications, what to expect with upcoming DDR5 RAM specifications, and the latest news on 3D NAND flash memory.


News Jun 06, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
The First Telegraph Message to the IBM 704: The May 2018 Hardware History Roundup

The First Telegraph Message to the IBM 704: The May 2018 Hardware History Roundup

From the first telegraph message sent in 1884 to the founding of Dell computers in 1984 here is a roundup of history for the month of May.


News May 23, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
SiP, SoC, SoM, CoM—What’s the Difference?

SiP, SoC, SoM, CoM—What’s the Difference?

What's the difference between SiP, SoC, SoM, and CoM?


News Apr 02, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Microsoft Experiment Looks Into the 7 Properties of Highly Secured Devices for IoT

Microsoft Experiment Looks Into the 7 Properties of Highly Secured Devices for IoT

A team from the Microsoft Research New Experiences and Technologies (NExT) Operating Systems Group has been working on methods to introduce high level security in IoT microcontrollers, coming up with a list of seven properties they believe are essential for protecting devices and could be easily implemented by any manufacturer.


News Mar 29, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Nonvolatile Resistance Switching in Atom Thin Memristors

Nonvolatile Resistance Switching in Atom Thin Memristors

A research team with members globally has created what seems to be the first working atomically thin memristor.


News Mar 09, 2018 by Zabrel Holsman
Cold Storage and Cold Chain Monitoring: A Highly Accurate Digital Temperature Sensor from ams

Cold Storage and Cold Chain Monitoring: A Highly Accurate Digital Temperature Sensor from ams

A new highly accurate cold chain digital temperature sensor from ams makes the design of refrigerators and data loggers, in cold-chain storage equipment, a little easier.


News Mar 05, 2018 by Nick Davis
Three of the Top FPGA Dev Boards for New Designers

Three of the Top FPGA Dev Boards for New Designers

Looking to get a new FPGA development board? Maybe you aren’t, but this article might persuade you to get one like our previous article did to me.


News Feb 18, 2018 by Donald Krambeck
One-Time Programmable Memory in Action: A 3-Channel User-Programmable Clock Generator from IDT

One-Time Programmable Memory in Action: A 3-Channel User-Programmable Clock Generator from IDT

IDT’s new MicroClock programmable clock generator is a 3-channel (3-PLL-architecture), low-power, user-programmable clock, intended for handheld and wearable devices.


News Feb 16, 2018 by Nick Davis
The First IC and the Y2K Scare: The January 2018 Hardware History Roundup

The First IC and the Y2K Scare: The January 2018 Hardware History Roundup

From the invention of the integrated circuit to surviving the Y2K problem, January has been an interesting month in history hardware. Here is a roundup of a few pieces of hardware history still saved in memory.


News Jan 27, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
What’s So Cool About Crypto Cold Storage? A Look at Blockchain Wallets

What’s So Cool About Crypto Cold Storage? A Look at Blockchain Wallets

Even if you are not interested in cryptocurrencies or blockchain technology, the hardware and systems available to keep these things safe are still interesting and relevant for data security overall.


News Jan 07, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Increasing Data Demands Pushing New Data Storage Technologies

Increasing Data Demands Pushing New Data Storage Technologies

An uptick in interest in cryptocurrencies has also increased interest in fast, high-capacity, and especially secure data storage. Here are some developments in the data storage realm.


News Jan 01, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Possible IC Packaging Shortages in 2018

Possible IC Packaging Shortages in 2018

Experts in semiconductor manufacturing are predicting longer lead times and higher demand for IC packaging in 2018. This news comes during a time when the electronics industry is already facing several shortages and high volume demands for components such as OLED displays, DRAM, and NAND flash memory.


News Dec 18, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois