Samsung unveils LPDDR-based LPCAMM
Samsung’s Low Power Compression Attached Memory Module (LPCAMM) leverages LPDDR5X memory devices in a faster, smaller form factor. Expected to impact the DRAM market for PCs and laptops, the LPDDR5X-enabled LPCAMM delivers a throughput of…
EDA software tools gain shift left updates
EDA 2024 from Keysight is a tightly integrated suite of EDA software tools that facilitates a shift left approach to increase engineering productivity. Shift left moves design validation forward in the development cycle to accelerate time to…
FPGA furnishes built-in USB interface
Lattice Semiconductor claims that its CrossLinkU-NX FPGA is the first in its class to integrate hardened USB device functionality. Aimed at AI and embedded vision applications, the FPGA packs a USB controller and physical layer (PHY) capable…
Contactless connectors are cable-free
Molex’s MX60 series comprises solid-state devices that integrate RF transceivers and antennas in a single package to enable contactless connectivity. These high-speed wireless connectors can replace conventional mechanical connectors for point-to-point…
The other fusion challenge: harvesting the power
You undoubtedly saw the impressive news back in December 2022 that using what is called “inertial confinement”, scientists and engineering teams at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) achieved…
Malaysia’s semiconductor journey spanning half a century
In 1972, Intel opened a 5-acre assembly plant in Penang, the trading hub close to Malaysia’s northern tip. The assembly plant employed nearly a thousand people and soon became crucial to Intel’s semiconductor supply chain. By 1975, it accounted…
An efficient and simple regulator for heating/lighting purposes
This switching regulator is highly efficient and can be used for AC and DC and requires no reactive L/C components. The regulator can provide a power factor very close to 1.
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Power Tips #121: Improving phase-shifted full-bridge efficiency using an active snubber
The phase-shifted full bridge (PSFB) shown in Figure 1 is popular in applications >500 W because it can achieve soft switching on its input switches for high converter efficiency. Although switching losses are greatly reduced, you can still…
Intel’s next-generation CPUs hide chiplets inside*
Last week, Intel held its third annual two-day Innovation event, a resurrection of the previous Intel Developer Forums (a “few” of which I attended back in the old days). The day-one keynote, focusing on silicon, was delivered by CEO Pat…
Make gain-control multiplexer Ron and Roff errors (mostly) disappear
The use of multiplexer chips (typically various members of the 405x family) to control gain in transimpedance (current to voltage conversion) signal-processing and data acquisition op-amp circuits, is an established practice. Using a multiplexer…
Predicting VDS switching spike with SPICE simulation
One of the primary goals for the power supply industry is to bring higher power conversion efficiency and power density to power devices in applications such as data centers and 5G. Integrating a driver circuit and power MOSFET—known as a…
Software tool simplifies MCU-based device-to-cloud connectivity
Microcontroller suppliers are striving to bolster device-to-cloud connectivity by adding software tools that simplify the Internet of Things (IoT) links to major cloud platforms. Case in point: STMicroelectronics has released software that simplifies…
