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Next-Gen Connectors Push Boundaries in EVs, Medtech, and Aerospace

Next-Gen Connectors Push Boundaries in EVs, Medtech, and Aerospace

New connector launches from JAE, Phillips Medisize, and Harwin enable safer, smaller, and smarter designs across industries.


News Jun 25, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
New Rohde & Schwarz Spectrum Analyzer Pushes Past Old Limits

New Rohde & Schwarz Spectrum Analyzer Pushes Past Old Limits

The device's multipath architecture—a first of its kind—accelerates signal analysis using multiple inputs and cross-correlation.


News Jun 20, 2025 by Duane Benson
Carbon-Capture ‘Mars’ Batteries Move Closer to Reality

Carbon-Capture ‘Mars’ Batteries Move Closer to Reality

Scientists boosted lithium-carbon dioxide batteries’ performance and life cycle, showing promise for use on Mars and Earth.


News Jun 13, 2025 by Kevin Clemens
The First Wireless Charging System for the Moon Cleared for Flight

The First Wireless Charging System for the Moon Cleared for Flight

Astrobotic and WiBotic have qualified the first wireless charging system for lunar missions, enabling dust-resistant, connector-free power transfer on the moon.


News Jun 12, 2025 by Luke James
Infineon’s Rad-Hard GaN Transistors Cleared for Space and Defense

Infineon’s Rad-Hard GaN Transistors Cleared for Space and Defense

Fabricated at Infineon’s own foundry, the GaN transistors are the first to earn the highest certification of reliability by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency.


News Jun 06, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Startup Intros ‘Most Advanced’ Multi-Gigahertz Timing and Clock Devices

Startup Intros ‘Most Advanced’ Multi-Gigahertz Timing and Clock Devices

Unveiled today, the new timing chips from Mixed-Signal Devices offer 2 GHz performance and use scalable CMOS to overcome the limits of analog alternatives.


News Jun 03, 2025 by Jeff Child
3 New Power MOSFETs Offer Improved System Performance

3 New Power MOSFETs Offer Improved System Performance

The latest devices from Microchip, Rohm, and SemiQ offer enhanced radiation protection, increased operation range, lower conduction losses, and faster switching frequencies.


News May 16, 2025 by Jake Hertz
OKI Reaches New Heights With a 124-Layer PCB

OKI Reaches New Heights With a 124-Layer PCB

The 124-layer printed circuit board surpasses the longstanding 108-layer industry ceiling without increasing the standard board thickness of 7.6 mm.


News May 09, 2025 by Luke James
Rugged, Fast, and Flexible: New Connectors Tackle Tough Environments

Rugged, Fast, and Flexible: New Connectors Tackle Tough Environments

Explore the latest connector innovations from Amphenol, Attend, and Hirose, engineered for harsh and high-density applications.


News May 08, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
Zero ASIC Develops First-Ever Open Standard eFPGA Product

Zero ASIC Develops First-Ever Open Standard eFPGA Product

Zero ASIC says its approach standardizes an eFPGA architecture in the same way that RISC-V did for CPUs and JEDEC did for memory.


News Mar 31, 2025 by Luke James
Exclusive Interview—AMD Discusses Edge AI, Embedded x86, Adaptive SoCs, and More

Exclusive Interview—AMD Discusses Edge AI, Embedded x86, Adaptive SoCs, and More

In this exclusive Embedded World 2025 interview, we talk to AMD’s Kirk Saban about edge AI, ASICs vs. FPGAs, Adaptive SoCs, embedded x86, and the outlook ahead.


News Mar 21, 2025 by Jeff Child
TI Nods to Smaller, More Efficient Satellites With GaN FET Gate Driver

TI Nods to Smaller, More Efficient Satellites With GaN FET Gate Driver

With options ranging from 22 V to 200 V, the radiation-hardened gate drivers can bolster power system efficiency for any space mission.


News Mar 15, 2025 by Charles Lee
Skywater Unwraps CMOS Platform Aimed at Thermal Imaging Designs

Skywater Unwraps CMOS Platform Aimed at Thermal Imaging Designs

The new ThermaView suite supports hybridized focal plane arrays (FPAs) and monolithically fabricated microbolometer FPAs for uncooled imaging.


News Feb 11, 2025 by Arjun Nijhawan
Business Shorts: Partnerships Advancing 5G, ASIC Design, and More

Business Shorts: Partnerships Advancing 5G, ASIC Design, and More

In this edition of Business Shorts, Altium acquires Part Analytics, Keysight opens a 6G research lab, and Siemens throws its support behind budding startups.


News Feb 10, 2025 by Luke James
Research Shorts: 5 Studies Make Headway in Lasers, Antennas, and Beyond

Research Shorts: 5 Studies Make Headway in Lasers, Antennas, and Beyond

From tunable metamaterials inspired by chameleons to radiation-resistant organic solar cells, these discoveries address critical challenges in fields like defense, space exploration, communication, and manufacturing.


News Feb 03, 2025 by Luke James
Microchip Designs Compact Low-Noise Atomic Clock Device for Defense

Microchip Designs Compact Low-Noise Atomic Clock Device for Defense

The new solution merges the benefits of a crystal oscillator and an atomic clock into one uniform package.


News Jan 30, 2025 by Jake Hertz
AMD Reveals Adaptive SoCs With RF Conversion and 80 TOPS DSP

AMD Reveals Adaptive SoCs With RF Conversion and 80 TOPS DSP

Announced today, the new series integrates RF-sampling converters and high-performance compute on a single chip.


News Dec 10, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Infineon Rolls Out Rad-Hard 512 Mbit NOR Flash Memory for Space Designs

Infineon Rolls Out Rad-Hard 512 Mbit NOR Flash Memory for Space Designs

Infineon says the new solution is an industry first for radiation-hardened NOR Flash.


News Dec 02, 2024 by Jake Hertz
A Glimpse at a Morning in Electronica’s Test and Measurement Hall

A Glimpse at a Morning in Electronica’s Test and Measurement Hall

During a morning at Electronica's Hall A3, we visited numerous booths to learn about new instruments for an engineer's toolbox. Here are three highlights.


News Nov 26, 2024 by Duane Benson
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