PCIe 4.0 SSD controller bolsters automotive storage
Silicon Motion’s SM2264XT-AT is a PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD controller targeting automotive central computing and ADAS/autonomous architectures. Equipped with a quad-core Arm R8 CPU, the controller provides four lanes of 16-Gbps PCIe data flow per…
Security IP portfolio is tailored to FPGAs
A suite of security IP products from Rambus brings cryptographic, side-channel, and quantum safe protection to the FPGA market. Rambus says the security IP is designed to meet the unique needs of a broad range of FPGAs, from high-performance…
Automotive SMD packs rectifier and TVS
A two-in-one surface-mount device, the R3T2FPHM3 from Vishay combines a rectifier and transient voltage suppressor (TVS) in a FlatPAK 5×6-mm package. The dual-chip device, which features an oxide planar chip junction and common cathode circuit…
Akoustis samples single-crystal BAW filter
Integrated device manufacturer Akoustis is sampling its single-crystal bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filter to a tier-1 enterprise-class Wi-Fi access-point customer. Aimed at next-generation enterprise Wi-Fi 7 architectures, the XBAW filter allows…
1kHz per degree Kelvin temperature sensor
Long ago in a galaxy far away (actually, the same galaxy but the Milky Way is moving so it must logically be far away from where it was way back then), I sketched up a simple circuit for a DC coupled amplifier that I thought (in my youthful…
Power Tips #120: How isolated bias transformer parasitic capacitance impacts EMI performance
Small, isolated power supplies provide power across isolation barriers in applications from electric vehicle traction inverters to factory control modules. In this Power Tip, I’ll examine different isolated bias-supply topologies and their…
The commercialization of digital circuit breakers
Ryan Kennedy began his career as an electrician, and after spending six years in the power distribution industry, he went to college to become a professional engineer. During his college days and soon after that, Kennedy worked on building designs,…
Two-half-period rectifiers on op amps
Schemes of two-half-period rectifiers on op amps with switching inputs in accordance with the polarity of the input voltage are given. The switching of inputs is performed by a control signal taken from the output of the zero-indicator made…
Edge and corner cases: AI’s conceptual simplifications and potential complications
Whether or not (and if so, how) to account for rarely encountered implementation variables and combinations in hardware and/or software development projects is a key (albeit often minimized, if not completely overlooked) “bread and butter”…
A sneak peek at next-generation ultrasound imaging
The use of sound waves for non-invasively visualizing a fetus in the womb, via ultrasound imaging, is widely recognized. By emitting high-frequency sound waves into the body and converting their echo into electrical signals, real-time images…
Why responsible implementation of AI technology is critical
Artificial intelligence (AI) is seemingly everywhere. As AI models like ChatGPT are experiencing a meteoric rise in popularity, calls from critics and regulators have circulated the airwaves to do something about the potential threats that AI…
PIN diode switches operate up to 75 GHz
Comprising 10 models, Pasternack’s line of ultra-broadband PIN diode switches covers frequencies ranging from 1 MHz to 75 GHz. The military-grade devices are available in SP2T, SP4T, and SP8T configurations, all with integrated TTL drivers…
