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Altera Unveils a New Agilex FPGA Portfolio and Agentic AI Developer Tool

Altera Unveils a New Agilex FPGA Portfolio and Agentic AI Developer Tool

Announced today, Altera has a new FPGA portfolio along with an AI expert companion designed to accelerate development for next-generation digital and physical AI fabrics.


News 10 hours ago by Jeff Child
Researchers Turn a Laser-Ionized Air Filament Into a Radio Antenna

Researchers Turn a Laser-Ionized Air Filament Into a Radio Antenna

A plasma filament driven through a contactless capacitive ring increased received signal strength 2.5 times at 30 MHz.


News Oct 26, 2026 by Luke James
20 MHz Magic: How a Slow Clock Delivers Sub-Meter Ranging Around Mars

20 MHz Magic: How a Slow Clock Delivers Sub-Meter Ranging Around Mars

Japan’s MMX mission relies on NEC’s LIDARX chip to achieve sub-meter ranging precision around Phobos with a 20 MHz clock, balancing space-grade reliability and dynamic range.


News Oct 22, 2026 by Robert Martin
Keysight Fits Two 20 GHz Signal Generators Into a Single 2U Chassis

Keysight Fits Two 20 GHz Signal Generators Into a Single 2U Chassis

The PSG XG7-class SG6311A achieves a phase noise of -135 dBc/Hz at 10 GHz and calibrated output power up to +22 dBm across both channels.


News Oct 20, 2026 by Luke James
Summit 2026 - Precision Timing: The Silent Dependency in High-Reliability Systems

Summit 2026 - Precision Timing: The Silent Dependency in High-Reliability Systems

Timing failures rarely announce themselves. They usually surface as system instability. Join us for a look at how SiTime's precision timing solutions keep that dependency silent for decades.


News Oct 14, 2026 by Dale Wilson
Summit 2026 - The Advantages of Reverberation Chambers for Automotive EMC Testing

Summit 2026 - The Advantages of Reverberation Chambers for Automotive EMC Testing

EMC testing is getting more complex. Discover how reverberation chambers deliver fast, repeatable, energy-efficient stress testing for autonomous, connected, electrified vehicles.


News Oct 14, 2026 by Rohde & Schwarz
Hubble Raises $200M to Connect Standard Bluetooth Devices by Satellite

Hubble Raises $200M to Connect Standard Bluetooth Devices by Satellite

The Seattle startup has reached a $1.6 billion valuation by turning Bluetooth LE chips into globally trackable assets—all the way from space.


News Oct 07, 2026 by Luke James
RLC Roundup: New Passives Push Power, Frequency, and Temp Limits

RLC Roundup: New Passives Push Power, Frequency, and Temp Limits

New passive components from TDK, Vishay, Murata, and Bourns address higher capacitance, RF power handling, automotive power circuits, and high-temperature operation.


News Sep 29, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
Three Research Teams Take Different Routes to Control Light

Three Research Teams Take Different Routes to Control Light

Papers from École Polytechnique, Seoul National University, and Harvard tackle optical gain, on-chip buffering, and component footprint.


News Aug 20, 2026 by Luke James
New Demands on RF Interconnects—How 5G and AI are Redefining RF Designs

New Demands on RF Interconnects—How 5G and AI are Redefining RF Designs

5G, AI, and quantum computing are pushing RF interconnects to their limits. Learn how engineers are evolving connector designs to ensure signal integrity in compact, high-speed systems.


Antenna Innovations Come in Sizes Ranging from a Stamp to a School Bus

Antenna Innovations Come in Sizes Ranging from a Stamp to a School Bus

In this roundup, we spotlight small, medium, and large antenna announcements fortifying communication across industries, from drones to satellites.


News Sep 03, 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
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
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
Navy Nuclear Fleet Gets Super-Fast, Super-Silent Circuit Breakers

Navy Nuclear Fleet Gets Super-Fast, Super-Silent Circuit Breakers

Menlo Micro will develop a 1 kV/10 kA circuit breaker with enhanced performance for Navy electrical distribution systems.


News Aug 23, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
All About Circuits Looks Ahead at Embedded World 2024

All About Circuits Looks Ahead at Embedded World 2024

Check out the technologies and products these leading companies plan to showcase at next week's Embedded World trade show in Nuremberg, Germany.


News Apr 03, 2024 by Jeff Child
Special Feature: Connectors Eye High Density and Performance

Special Feature: Connectors Eye High Density and Performance

To meet demands for higher densities, faster performance, and compliance to open standards, connector manufacturers are racing to keep pace.


News Mar 31, 2024 by Jeff Child
A 10 Million Mile Message: Behind NASA’s Deep Space Optical Comms Laser

A 10 Million Mile Message: Behind NASA’s Deep Space Optical Comms Laser

The optical communication system has successfully received "first light" after sending data by laser to and from far beyond the Moon.


News Dec 04, 2023 by Duane Benson
Large Satellite Systems Get a Leg Up With Miniaturized Chips

Large Satellite Systems Get a Leg Up With Miniaturized Chips

Here, you'll find a roundup of some ways companies are advancing satellite communication technology while keeping precious payload space at a minimum.


News Oct 17, 2023 by Jake Hertz