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Microchip Claims Industry’s First Low Pin Count MCU Family With I3C Support

Microchip’s latest MCU shows that big things can come in small packages.

one day ago by Aaron Carman

Toshiba Adds Six Over-Temperature Detection ICs to Portfolio

The latest Toshiba temperature ICs extend the applicability of Thermoflagger technology.

September 19, 2023 by Aaron Carman

Memory, Processing, & Security: Focal Points of New Automotive Releases

Automotive developers seek new ways to up safety, functionality, and comfort in modern vehicles. These mobility products may help to meet such targets.

September 13, 2023 by Darshil Patel

Behind Saildrone: The Company Sending Autonomous Sailboats Into the Eye of Hurricanes

Driven by wind and solar power, storm-chasing Saildrone vessels are autonomously collecting valuable scientific data for up to a year at a time.

September 12, 2023 by Aaron Carman

With ASIC-Based Approach, Altos Radar Races to Lead Automotive Vision

Launched in January 2023, Altos Radar is fast-tracking a viable 4D automotive radar system with a recent $3.5M seed round.

September 06, 2023 by Duane Benson

In Promising New Study, Analog AI Chip Restores a Stroke Patient’s Voice

The University of California researchers implanted 253 electrodes over the patient's speech center of the brain, intercepting signals that, if not for the stroke, would have gone to muscles in her lips, tongue, jaw, and larynx.

September 01, 2023 by Duane Benson

Lumotive Releases First Commercial Optical Beam-Steering Chip for LiDAR

All About Circuits received exclusive details about Lumotive’s new LM10 chip, the first commercial optical beam-steering chip designed to make optical 3D sensing as mainstream as cameras.

August 31, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Rohm’s Automotive Hall ICs Offer ‘Industry-Leading Withstand Voltage’

Rohm has devised a new unipolar and latch Hall-effect sensor to better detect magnetic fields in automotive designs.

August 28, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Autonomous Robot Takes to the Soccer Field to Aim, Pass, and Score

To play a complex sport, this competitive robot uses multiple processors and local computer vision.

August 22, 2023 by Aaron Carman

TI Tightens Accuracy and Integration of New Current Sensing Solutions

TI says the new Hall-effect current sensor and EZShunt integrated shunt portfolio balance the major features of current sensing solutions: cost, size, accuracy, and speed.

August 22, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Vishay Shrinks Down VCSEL-based Reflective Optical Sensor

Vishay's new optical sensor packs a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) and a silicon phototransistor in a 1.85 mm x 1.2 mm x 0.6 mm package.

August 17, 2023 by Aaron Carman

Teledyne FLIR’s New Radiometric Thermal Camera Offers Widest FOV Yet

With a wider FOV and radiometric abilities, the newest thermal camera module allows designers to see more in the same package size as previous Lepton cameras.

August 15, 2023 by Aaron Carman

CU Boulder Team Builds Shape-shifting Display With Actuator Technology

The 3D display table can dynamically respond to touch, sort items, and create pop-up displays—and it can perform multiple functions at once.

August 09, 2023 by Aaron Carman

Haptics Development Board is Small Enough to Fit Inside Your Lightsaber

Aimed at easing the process of developing devices that require HD haptics, Titan Haptics has unveiled a tiny board designed both for development and and for embedding into your design.

August 02, 2023 by Jeff Child

Graphene FET Tests Multiple Diseases On Chip at Once

Archer Materials’ latest device uses ultra-thin graphene to detect multiple diseases on one chip. The next goal: a reconfigurable biochip.

August 01, 2023 by Aaron Carman

In Lieu of PIR Detectors, ST’s New IR Sensor Uses Thermal Transistors

Hoping to heighten motion sensitivity in building automation, ST has released a lens-free IR sensor with micromachined thermal MOSFETs.

July 31, 2023 by Aaron Carman

New Temperature Sensor May Simplify Thermal Monitoring for Circuits

Researchers at the University of Tokyo recently developed a new type of thermal sensor on a lightweight rolled-plastic base.

July 27, 2023 by Duane Benson

Nanusens Reimagines MEMS Fabrication—With Major Capacitance Payoffs

By modifying CMOS processing techniques, Nanusens claims to have made a breakthrough in MEMS sensor fabrication.

July 25, 2023 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle

Body Voltage Monitor Brings ESD Protection to Electronics Manufacturing

Claimed to be the first of its kind, the StatIQ Band from Iona Tech continuously monitors body voltage to prevent ESD events on electronics manufacturing floors.

July 18, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Energy Harvesting Roundup: 4 New Designs Tap Into Ambient Energy

With more low-power IoT devices flooding the market, researchers and developers are getting creative with power solutions—with some turning to unique energy harvesting techniques.

July 04, 2023 by Aaron Carman