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Touting Energy Efficiency, AMD Announces 4th-gen EPYC Embedded Processors

At Embedded World this week, AMD has unveiled its 4th-gen EPYX Embedded processors. The chips offer energy efficiency along with some embedded-specific features.

March 15, 2023 by Jeff Child

sureCore’s Low-power Memory IP to Expedite Power-critical Designs

sureCore’s off-the-shelf memory products integrate power-saving features for battery-critical designs like wearables and hearables.

March 10, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Rambus Spins 6.4 GT/s DDR5 Registering Clock Driver for Speedier Servers

The latest chip from Rambus raises the speed limit for DDR5, giving memory-hungry applications, such as data center servers, more room to run.

February 06, 2023 by Aaron Carman

Happy 75th Birthday to the Transistor—the Device That Changed the World

75 years ago, the transistor was born. Its invention launched modern electronics as it moved from the building block of ICs, then microprocessors, and beyond.

December 23, 2022 by Jeff Child

TSMC to Make 3nm Semiconductors at Arizona Fab

To meet worldwide demands, the largest semiconductor manufacturers are ramping up capacity. Among them, TSMC plans to build 3nm chips at its Arizona fab.

November 28, 2022 by Lianne Frith

Startup Knocks Down Chiplet Hurdles with High-performance Link

Eliyan is emerging from stealth mode, unveiling the successful tapeout of its high-performance UCIe-compliant die-to-die interconnect technology in 5 nm process.

November 08, 2022 by Jake Hertz

Micron Ships its Advanced DRAM 1-beta Node, Targeting Mobile

Claiming it as the industry’s most advanced DRAM technology, Micron Technology has released its advanced 1-beta DRAM node.

November 02, 2022 by Jake Hertz

Your Back-to-School Guide to All About Circuits’ Educational Resources

For students back in college for their Fall semester—and anyone who needs a refresher—here’s the lowdown on our top-notch textbooks, technical articles, and calculators for EE studies.

October 12, 2022 by Jeff Child

Memory Technology Roadmap Unveiled at Samsung Tech Day 2022

Samsung recently unveiled its company roadmap, including plans to pursue 1.4nm, new memory technologies, and a "total solution fabless."

October 11, 2022 by Jake Hertz

Researchers Craft Synaptic Device to Bridge Neuromorphic Compute Hurdles

Researchers at KIST have developed high-performance and highly reliable artificial synaptic devices for next-generation neuromorphic systems.

October 03, 2022 by Darshil Patel

Infineon Achieves 800 MB/s Data Throughput with HYPERRAM 3.0

Upping the game for low pin count, high throughout DRAM, Infineon’s third generation HYPERRAM device doubles bandwidth to 800 MB/s in a 49-pin BGA.

August 16, 2022 by Jeff Child

Take Our 2022 EETech Global Engineering Survey

Join your engineering community peers and take our EETech 2022 Global Engineering Survey. You’ll get a summary of the results once they’re released. And you’ll be entered for a chance to win an Amazon card prize!

August 09, 2022 by Jeff Child

Finding Your EE “Why” With Thy Tran: The “Semiconductor Gypsy”

In honor of Woman’s History Month, AAC talked with Micron’s Thy Tran who has made waves in the industry, inspiring new engineers and helping to bring groundbreaking DRAM technology to life.

March 31, 2022 by Kimber Wymore

Three New Memory Technologies Keep Pace With Computing Demands

Three recent announcements reflect what's happening in the memory space—and how it correlates with advances in high-performance computing.

December 17, 2021 by Nicholas St. John

A Critical DRAM Fault Poses a Looming Threat to CPU Security

Rowhammer attacks are just one type of affront to DRAM security. Now, a team at ETH Zürich has uncovered an even more insidious threat to CPU memory.

November 26, 2021 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

The Next Gen of Memory: Micron and MediaTek Team Up to Validate LPDDR5X

Hoping to unlock AI and 5G smartphone innovations, Micron and MediaTek, leveraging 1α node technology, have validated the next generation of memory: the LPDDR5X.

November 19, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Phase-change Memory Could Open Doors to Better Data Storage and Computing

Pushing beyond the von Neumann bottleneck can be difficult for memory devices. One option is phase-change memory (PCM) which Stanford and IBM are researching for data storage and computing.

November 04, 2021 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

Micron’s Crucial DDR5 DRAM Promises Better Bandwidth for Next-gen Computers

Reliability, speed, and large bandwidth per core are demanded by high-powered applications in personal computers. These are exactly what Micron's latest Crucial DDR5 memory promises to deliver.

November 01, 2021 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle

Beyond HBM: Samsung Breaks Processing-in-memory Into AI Applications

AI applications bring with them many challenges, including data processing and memory. Samsung hopes to take on these issues by combining processing-in-memory with high bandwidth memory.

August 30, 2021 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

What’s Trending in Memory Technology in 2021?

While fabrication grounds to a halt and the electronics supply chain shutters, chip manufacturers and researchers are still hard at work developing better memory technology for enhanced compute potential.

April 08, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons