Peering inside a multiport USB-C (and Thunderbolt 3?) hub
Back in October 2018, sensing that my lengthy time spent enjoying various generations of integrated-port-rich Apple laptops was coming to a close, I decided to get a jump on outfitting their eventual replacement by picking up a multiport hub…
Avoiding blood pressure measurement errors – Part 3
We’ve looked at blood pressure measurement issues before. Please see:
Avoiding blood pressure measurement errors
Avoiding blood pressure measurement errors – Part 2
Now we look at yet another error source, stress, and one’s state of mind.
While…
Design challenges in powering automotive SoC core rails
The automotive industry is undergoing a major transformation to support electric vehicles (EVs), autonomous driving, high-end infotainment systems, vehicle connectivity, and software-defined vehicles. The goals and benefits of EV transformation…
Gen 4 GaN device lowers conduction and switching losses
The semiconductor industry is still far from achieving the theoretical potential of gallium nitride (GaN) performance, says Jim Witham, CEO of GaN Systems. “It took silicon almost 20 years to go to second or third generation, so there are…
Low-cost precision adjustable current reference and application
Low-cost monolithic precision adjustable voltage references are available in multiple families from multiple manufacturers, but this isn’t true for adjustable precision current references. That’s unfortunate, because while most precision…
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…
Compact PIC MCUs tout I3C functionality
MCUs in Microchip’s PIC18-Q20 family support up to two Improved Inter Integrated Circuit (I3C) peripherals and multi-voltage I/O (MVIO) operation. Housed in 14-pin and 20-pin packages as small as 3×3 mm, the microcontrollers easily interface…
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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