Power MOSFETs target automotive ECUs
Infineon offers six OptiMOS 5 MOSFETs in the 60-V and 120-V range housed in TOLx packages for use with automotive ECUs requiring 24 V to 72 V. The compact TOLx packages include the TO-leadless (TOLL), TO-leaded with gullwing (TOLG), and TO-leaded…
Take-back-half thermostat uses ∆Vbe transistor sensor
Cobbling up precision temperature control systems typically poses two particular design challenges:
Accurate and cost-effective sensing of the temperature to be controlled.
Closure of the feedback loop between temperatures sensor and heat and/or…
Intel, Tower, and the diary of a failed acquisition bid
The termination of Intel’s bid to acquire Tower Semiconductor seems to be the latest fallout from semiconductor business-related tensions between China and the United States. It could also be seen as a heavy blow to Intel’s foundry ambitions…
Blue screen of deterioration
The song “Love Is Blue” has been recorded by many artists. One version I really like is by Marty Robbins and can be watched here while an instrumental version by Paul Mauriat can be watched here but the issue below takes the concept of…
Cutting into a conventional USB-C charger
Back in March, EDN published my teardown of a 30W USB-C output gallium nitride (GaN) transistor-based charger from a company called VOLTME. At the time, I told you, and I even showed you:
that I’d also recently acquired a conventional (non-GaN)…
Generative AI and memory wall: A wakeup call for IC industry
Judged by the presence of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies at 2023 Design Automation Conference (DAC), the premiere event for semiconductor designers, computing hardware for accelerating AI/ML software workloads…
Fast(er) frequency doubler with square wave output
Whenever I find myself harboring a constantly nagging thought, I know I will eventually have to get busy and find a way to put it to rest.
When I read EDN’s Design Ideas, I look for the range of frequencies over which the circuit will operate,…
Why MCU suppliers are teaming up with TinyML platforms
Infineon’s recent acquisition of Imagimob, a Stockholm, Sweden-based supplier of TinyML platforms, raises a fundamental question: where the chip industry stands in adopting and accelerating this artificial intelligence (AI) technology used…
PCIe 5.0 SSDs store up to 30 terabytes
Architected for server and cloud applications, Kioxia CD8P SSDs offer storage capacities ranging from 1.92 TB to 30.72 TB in EDSFF E3.S and 2.5-in. (U.2) form factors. These read-intensive NVMe solid-state drives leverage a PCIe 5.0 x4 interface…
Storage accelerator board handles 200 Gbps
Panther III from MaxLinear is an OCP 3.0 form factor storage accelerator that delivers a throughput of 200 Gbps, scalable to 3.2 Tbps when cascaded. Panther’s 12:1 data reduction intelligently offloads the CPU by providing multiple independent…
Power ICs embed MCU and CAN FD interface
Infineon’s TLE988x and TLE989x series of ICs combine a gate driver, microcontroller, communication interface, and power supply on a single chip. Devices in the TLE988x series are H-bridge drivers for 2-phase brushed DC motor control, while…
Neural processor IP tackles generative AI workloads
Ceva has enhanced its NeuPro-M NPU IP family to bring the power of generative AI to infrastructure, industrial, automotive, consumer, and mobile markets. The redesigned NeuPro-M architecture and development tools support transformer networks,…
