RF chips, modules power the way from 5G to 6G
The 5G RF chip and module industry continues to evolve around the split between sub-6-GHz and mmWave signal chains, the increasing demand for more integration in front-end modules (FEMs), and the growing use of gallium nitride (GaN) power amplifiers…
Power Tips #157: Reducing conducted EMI in 48V automotive USB Type-C EPR designs
This tutorial examines conducted EMI behavior using an Extended Power Range (EPR) (≥100W) USB Power Delivery (PD) reference design.
Automotive electrical systems are moving beyond the traditional 12V rail toward 48V architectures. The higher…
How a 650-V GaN device shrinks footprint in space-constrained data center racks
Design engineers building megawatt-scale AI data centers are running out of board space and thermal headroom before they hit their power limits. That’s because as rack power climbs from roughly 120 kW toward the megawatt scale, space and heat…
Ethernet in automation: Industrial networking entering a new phase
Industrial Ethernet is becoming the foundation of modern automation. From connected production lines and robotics to machine vision, edge computing and AI-driven systems, Ethernet is the communication backbone that enables industrial organizations…
Tiny IC packs analog and logic functions
At just 1.155×1.155 mm, the Renesas GreenPAK SLG46801 configurable mixed-signal IC is small enough for use in smart rings and watches. Its 9-ball WLCSP makes it the smallest device in the GreenPAK family, combining an ultra-compact footprint…
SBRFP rectifiers cut losses in automotive systems
Diodes’ automotive Field-Plated Super Barrier Rectifiers (SBRFP) provide low forward voltage and low reverse leakage current. The 2-A SBRFP2M60P1Q and SBRFP2M60SAFQ, 3-A SBRFP3M60SAFQ, and 8-A SBRFP8A60P5Q are drop-in replacements for comparable…
160-W power supply withstands harsh conditions
Advanced Energy’s DF150 160-W AC/DC power supply is built for extreme environments in defense and industrial applications. The first entry in the Defiant Future (DF) series of ruggedized, high-reliability power supplies, the DF150 is certified…
AI agents speed silicon-to-system engineering
AgentEngineer domain-specific, long-horizon agents from Synopsys accelerate engineering across silicon-to-system design. Built on the Autopilot open platform for autonomous engineering, the agents apply AI to workflows spanning verification,…
64-bit soft SoC expands FPGA processing
Efinix offers the Sapphire RV64, a configurable 64-bit RISC-V soft SoC optimized for the company’s Trion and Titanium FPGAs. The SoC incorporates a cached RISC-V processor core and optionally includes a DDR DRAM controller interface. It also…
Cesium atomic clocks: The backbone of precise 5G timing
As 5G networks expand in scale, complexity, and societal importance, the underlying timing infrastructure that keeps them synchronized has become a strategic technology domain. While radio access innovations—massive multiple‑input multiple‑output…
Wire pushbuttons in series to simplify DPOT up/down circuit
A curious connection of control buttons makes a simpler-is-better digital potentiometer interface possible.
Two recent submissions to the Design Ideas kitchen (see Related Content) have shown different basic step-per-push pushbutton interfaces…
When AI agents make decisions, trust becomes infrastructure
AI agents are beginning to change something more fundamental than how organizations use software. They are beginning to receive authority.
A conventional AI system can provide information, summarize data, identify alternatives, or recommend…
