Cyber-physical systems are closely tied to the IoT and will increasingly use AI in every imaginable use case to operate more autonomously. | Continue reading
Recently, a young engineer wanted to show me a circuit he had been optimizing. We reviewed the schematic and the breadboard, and we studied the waveforms on the 'scope. We realized that one of the... | Continue reading
You created your entire design using a Raspberry Pi, and now you need to make it work on a production line. The Iono Pi Max platform offers a pathway to that goal. | Continue reading
The sub-millimeter cube, which measures temperature, merges CMOS and piezo for power, and there's an ultrasound link. | Continue reading
Ada’s data-representation features address one of the most vexing issues with hardware updates: Creating portable code that can define data structures with a specific physical layout, insulated from problems caused by endianness differences. | Continue reading
Researchers devised this wireless, battery-free oxygen sensor using a mix of piezo harvesting, ultrasound, and electro-optics along with biochemistry expertise. | Continue reading
Xilinx’s Alveo SN1000 SmartNIC simplifies FPGA-based network acceleration. | Continue reading
How well do you understand NAND flash and its design considerations? This article debunks more myths that continue to swirl around the technology. | Continue reading
Increasing connectivity has made the next generation of vehicles into “computers on wheels.” While CAN buses have long been the automaker’s top choice to support communications, Ethernet will transition into the preferred automotive network backbone. | Continue reading
The Z80, almost as legendary as the x86, has evolved into the eZ80 Webserver SoC (eZ80190) from ZiLOG Inc. No longer memory-limited, the eZ80's 16-bit registers have grown into 24-bit registers that provide a linear 16-Mbyte address space without a... | Continue reading
Lessons of a successful electronic business—an interview with Chas Gilmore, former Heath executive. | Continue reading
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A bipartisan bill, called the CHIPS for America Act, was introduced last month in both the US Senate and House of Representatives. If the law is passed, it would roll out more than $20 billion to help bring more of the world's chip production to the US. | Continue reading
ASICs aren’t the preserve of only the richest in Silicon Valley. EnSilica’s Ian Lankshear looks at the economics behind developing an ASIC and how to keep costs to a minimum. | Continue reading
Costs associated with GaN-based solid-state RF energy will trend downward, and in turn transform how we cook our food, illuminate our environments, treat our sick, and power our vehicles. | Continue reading
Nvidia is using RISC-V for its security processor, and programming is handled via Ada/SPARK. | Continue reading
Programming languages often defer reliability and security issues to tools and processes. Two initiatives—SPARK and Rust—state that language is key to reaching these objectives. | Continue reading
Adding a T-coil inductor and capacitor combo to your amplifier will extend its bandwidth. These circuits are also useful in high-speed digital I/O and video distribution. | Continue reading
Vitis is a new tool for delivering applications and artificial-intelligence solutions across multiple platforms from FGPAs to multicore CPUs. | Continue reading
Due to its popularity, a few myths have now emerged about the USB interface—particularly regarding its latest iteration, USB-C with PD. | Continue reading
A vigorous argument has emerged on the premise that Kirchhoff’s law will fail when energy is dynamically added to the circuit. | Continue reading
It may seem like a good idea to use coding tricks in embedded systems, but you really shouldn’t go there. | Continue reading
Arm Eases Upfront Licensing Fees to Head Off RISC-V | Continue reading
Graphics controllers have been an important part of computer systems almost since their inception and they have steadily progressed from providing limited support for low resolution displays to platforms that provide real time ray tracing support. Staying abreast of the latest an … | Continue reading
Escalation in the use of higher frequencies for today’s power-conversion applications has designers increasingly looking at planar magnetics devices over traditional transformers. | Continue reading
A "copy-ready" reference design became a worldwide hit. Talking to the engineer in charge of it all, Paul Rako reveals the story behind the design’s success. | Continue reading
Looking to enhance accuracy, the concept uses Earth-based cars sharing data and generating corrections. | Continue reading
Silicon Valley’s electronics flea market, which is revving up soon once again, is a fun social destination for engineers seeking bargains. Paul Rako recounts his last visit to the eFlea. | Continue reading
Programming languages often defer reliability and security issues to tools and processes. Two initiatives—SPARK and Rust—state that language is key to reaching these objectives. | Continue reading
To protect against flaws such as Meltdown and Spectre, chipmakers are increasingly opting for the RISC-V security core as a solution. | Continue reading
Sponsored by Texas Instruments: Goodbye 12-V auto electrical systems and hello high-voltage substitutes. To deliver the needed efficiency, though, designers are turning to advanced switch-mode power supplies. | Continue reading
Sponsored by: Texas Instruments. It’s possible to build DSP functionality into low-power devices ranging from heart-rate monitors to glass-break sensors with a microcontroller that integrates a low-energy accelerator. | Continue reading