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Electronics -- Intel - What's New: Intel today launched its newest 3rd Gen Intel(r) Xeon(r) Scalable processor (code-named "Ice Lake"), including new network-optimized "N-SKUs" along with verified solution blueprints that accelerate time to market. New "N-SKUs" deliver...

SupplyChain -- Software AG - Things are never so bad they can't be made worse, as was discovered by a prospective customer recently.

Media -- eBOM - Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) introduced the world's best AEC-Q101 qualified p-channel -80 V TrenchFET(r) MOSFET. With the lowest on-resistance of any -80 V p-channel device, the new Vishay Siliconix SQJA81EP increases power density...

Media -- eBOM - Advantech, a global leader in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), collaborates with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver outstanding solutions. Customers will uniquely benefit from the pre-integration of Advantech's WISE-EdgeLink technology and...

Electronics -- E2V - UK-based Teledyne e2v's Space Imaging group signs contract with aerospace, defence and security company Leonardo to supply a specialized image sensor for the Hyperspectral Imager HSI on-board the Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the...

Electronics -- TI - Power House - This technical article is co-authored by Tim Hegarty

Design engineers working on low-electromagnetic interference (EMI) applications typically face two major challenges: the need to reduce the EMI of their designs while also shrinking...

Infosec -- The Akamai Blog - We all know that we're on camera pretty much constantly -- most coffee shops, convenience stores, and even offices employ security cameras for protection. But what happens when those devices built to keep us safe become unsafe?

Hacks...

Media -- EE World - Sondrel has announced the second in its family of reference designs for ASICs that provide a framework to support a customer's own IP, which results in a faster time to market and lower risk. The SFA250A is aimed at Functional Safety (FuSa)...

Business Wire -- The Open Source FPGA Foundation today announces its formation as a nonprofit organization focused on accelerating worldwide awareness and widespread adoption of open source FPGA technology. The OSFPGA Foundation will work to democratize and promote...

Media -- Electronic Engineering Journal - Crowd Supply, the leading product development platform connecting hardware creators with early adopters and enthusiastic backers, announces the launch of board::mini, an open-source platform built specifically...

Media -- New Electronics - Cadence Design Systems has revealed that it has optimised the Cadence digital 20.1 full flow for Samsung Foundry's advanced-process technologies down to 4nm.

Media -- Electronic Engineering Journal - Sondrel has announced the second in its family of reference designs for ASICs that provide a framework to support a customer's own IP, which results in a faster time to market and lower risk....

Media -- Electronic Engineering Journal - Thorigne-Fouillard, France - April 8, 2021, 8.30 a.m. CEST - Kerlink (AKLK - FR0013156007), a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced its industrial-grade indoor Wirnet iFemtoCell,...

Media -- ELE Times - Internet of Things (IoT) devices communicate is dozens of different ways, using hundreds of different protocols. That's because how they communicate depends on what they are, where they are, what other devices and systems they need to talk...

Media -- DIGITIMES - Backend firms including ASE Technology, Greatek Electronics, Lingsen Precision Industries and Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE) continue to enjoy strong packaging demand for MCUs used in diverse applications ranging from consumer electronics,...

Media -- Semiconductor Engineering - When it comes to electromagnetic interference (EMI) and printed circuit boards (PCBs), rules are not meant to be broken. Following some simple guidelines for electromagnetic compatibility when designing PCBs will save time...

Media -- New Electronics - Siemens has introduced PCBflow, a cloud-based software solution which looks to bridge the gap between the electronics design and manufacturing ecosystems.

Media -- EE World - USB4 represents a significant change from past standards from the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF). USB4 is based on the Thunderbolt 3 protocol. Support of Thunderbolt 3 interoperability is required on all ports for USB4 docks. It is required...

Media -- All About Circuits - All About Circuits sat down with Texas Instruments to hear firsthand about the company's efforts to help engineers achieve low-EMI power designs-without compromising size or performance.

Media -- eBOM - Semiconductor manufacturer Cypress, a subsidiary of German chipmaker Infineon, has extended its licensing for SEGGER's emFile embedded file system to its latest hardware platform PSoC 6.

The PSoC 6 provides a secure solution for IoT development...

Media -- New Electronics - Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced a family of synchronous DC/DC buck controllers that enable engineers to shrink the size of the power-supply solution and lower its electromagnetic interference (EMI).

Media -- Semiconductor Engineering - Several companies have used formal verification to perform silicon bug hunting. That is one of the most advanced usages of formal verification. It is a complex process that includes incorporating multiple sources of information...

Media -- eeNews Europe - Eurotech agreement with GlobalSign extends IIoT security with 'solid device attestation' using Infineon's Optiga technology Italian embedded board and system developer Eurotech has signed a deal with GlobalSign in the US to embed...

Media -- New Electronics - Cadence Design Systems has announced the Palladium Z2 Enterprise Emulation and Protium X2 Enterprise Prototyping systems that are intended to be able to handle increasing system design complexity and time-to-market pressures.

Media -- Semiconductor Engineering - We depend, or hope to depend, on machines, especially computers, to do many things, from organizing our photos to parking our cars. Machines are becoming less and less "mechanical" and more and more "intelligent." Machine learning...

Media -- Semiconductor Engineering - New approaches and standards are being developed to securely share manufacturing and test data across the supply chain, moves that have long been considered critical to the reliability of end devices and faster time to yield...

Media -- All About Circuits - Leakage current is yet another hurdle as Moore's law marches on. Manufacturing techniques, design methods, and research projects are taking on the challenge.

Media -- eeNews Europe - Cadence Design Systems has launched a new version of its Palladium and Protium silicon emulation and verification design tools.The Palladium Z2 Enterprise Emulation and Protium X2 Enterprise systems have been updated to address...

Media -- EDACafe - - Industry-first solution enables secure collaboration between printed circuit board (PCB) designers and manufacturers

Media -- All About Circuits - Amidst a burgeoning medical device market, choosing the correct IoT antenna means balancing competing requirements, including frequency of operation, PCB space, and cost.

Media -- ELE Times - For decades, technology has played a vital role in Traffic management and Road safety, starting from the old traffic lights to the traditional speed cameras, technology and electronics were always the prime sponsors for an efficient no traffic...

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Aspencore -- Power Electronics - Diafilm TM220 is a chemical vapour deposition (CVD) diamond thermal grade that offers industrial users thermal conductivity in excess of 2200 W/mK. Element Six (E6) launched this new solution in 2019 and, in an interview with Power...

Media -- ELE Times - This project presents how to create and run an automated test written in C to debug an H-Bridge DC motor controller and a stepper motor controller with Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Logic Analyzer, Static I/O, Voltmeter, and Pattern Generator.

Digilent...

Media -- SemiMedia - Diodes Incorporated has introduced the PI7C9X3G808GP, a PCIe(r) 3.0 packet switch capable of delivering the elevated performance parameters mandated by modern data center, cloud computing, network-attached storage (NAS) and telecom infrastructure...

Media -- ELE Times - STMicroelectronics has developed a tiny MEMS mirror with Intel enabling spatial scanning of an environment. Intel developed a LiDAR system based on this micro-mirror, providing high-resolution scanning for industrial applications such as robotic...

Media -- EE World - Welcome to this Virtual Interview on power distribution network (PDN) integrity in embedded systems. We are here today with Heidi Barnes (HB), Senior Application Engineer for PathWave EDA for High-Speed Digital with Keysight Technologies. The...

EE -- Circuit Cellar - Like nearly all industry events over the past 9 to 10 months, this year's Embedded Tech Trends was held virtually. It was good to see the faces-via Zoom-of all my old friends in the embedded boards industry and in the technology media....

Media -- EE World - Lattice Semiconductor Corporation expanded its award-winning Lattice Crosslink-NX family with new FPGAs specified for automotive applications such as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems. The new...

Aspencore -- IoT Times - Designers face big challenges in IoT projects, driving the need for development kit and platform solutions that speed up design and deliver greater security.

Smart IoT networks of...

Infosec -- Dark Reading - For all of their benefits, IoT devices weren't built with security in mind -- and that can pose huge challenges.

Electronics -- EPC - GaN transistors and ICs allow increasing power density in motor drive applications by eliminating electrolytic capacitors in the input filter. The superior switching behavior of GaN helps to remove ...

Aspencore -- Power Electronics - In order to receive a harmoniously synchronizing bidirectional current control in a rectified manner, it is necessary in half- and full-bridge GaN applications to have complementary driving signals. To avoid cross-conduction, deadtime...

Aspencore -- EETimes - This column is an overview of key driving forces that are changing automotive electronics systems.

The figure below summarizes my views of the most important technologies changing automotive technologies. I used an earlier version of this figure...

Life -- Phys.org - A new technology developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory and Honeywell is providing needed atmospheric environment information to the aerospace industry. The device, called TinMan, has quantified the number of thermal neutrons, particles...

Media -- Electronic Engineering Journal - I once worked for a large computer manufacturer that considered itself to be a "big cheese" in its headquarters' hometown. For some reason, the folks who donned the undergarments of authority and strode the corridors of...

Business Wire -- Renesas simplifies safe, power-efficient sensor-less BLDC motor control design for industrial and home appliances with new system-in-package solutions

Media -- ELE Times - A transistor is a type of semiconductor device that can be used to both conduct and insulate electric current or voltage. A transistor basically acts as a switch and an amplifier. In simple words, we can say that a transistor is a miniature...

Media -- SemiMedia - Renesas Electronics today expanded its motor control solutions portfolio with two system-in-package (SiP) solutions to simplify brushless DC (BLDC) motor control design for a wide range of cordless battery-powered applications such as power...

Media -- Electronics Maker - STMicroelectronics has extended its STM32WB* Bluetooth(r) LE microcontroller (MCU) offering with new devices that combine entry-level features with extra power savings for longer-lasting performance.