Intel releases more details about Panther Lake AI processor
Intel Corp. unveils new details about its next-generation client processor for AI PCs, the Core Ultra series 3, code-named Panther Lake, which is expected to begin shipping later this year. The company also gave a peek into its Xeon6+ server…
Analog frequency doublers
High school trigonometry combined with four-quadrant multipliers can be exploited to yield sinusoidal frequency doublers. Nothing non-linear is involved, which means no possibly strident filtering requirements.
Starting with some sinusoidal…
Dual-input inductive sensor simplifies design
Melexis introduces the MLX90514, a dual-input inductive sensor IC that simultaneously processes signals from two sets of coils to compute differential or vernier angles on-chip. The inductive sensor targets automotive applications, such as steering…
Watchdog versus the truck
One of the first jobs I had, when I first got out of college, was for a company that designed and manufactured monitors for large trucks, the kind used in mining operations. This company was a small entity with around 25 employees and a couple…
Vishay launches extensive line of inductors
Expanding its line of inductors and frequency control devices (FCDs), Vishay has added more than 2000 new SKUs across nearly 100 series. The broader offering simplifies sourcing and supports more applications with wider inductance and voltage…
HDR sensor improves automotive cabin monitoring
Joining Omnivision’s Nyxel NIR line, the OX05C1S global-shutter HDR image sensor targets in-cabin driver and occupant monitoring systems (DMS and OMS). The 5-Mpixel sensor, with 2.2-µm backside-illuminated pixels, captures clear images of…
Thales introduces quantum-safe smartcard
According to Thales, its MultiApp 5.2 Premium PQC is Europe’s first quantum-resistant smartcard to receive high-level security certification from ANSSI (the French National Cybersecurity Agency). Certified to the EAL6+ level under the Common…
Adaptable gate driver powers 48-V automotive systems
ST’s L98GD8 multichannel gate driver offers flexible output configurations in 48-V automotive power systems. Its eight independent, configurable outputs can drive MOSFETs as individual power switches or as high- and low-side pairs in up to…
Reference designs advance AI factories
Schneider Electric offers two reference designs co-engineered with NVIDIA to accelerate deployment of AI-ready infrastructure for AI factories. The controls reference design uses a plug-and-play MQTT architecture to bridge OT and IT systems,…
PWM nonlinearity that software can’t fix
There’s been interest recently here in the land of Design Ideas (DIs) in a family of simple interface circuits for pulse width modulation (PWM) control of generic voltage regulators (both linear and switching). Members of the family rely on…
A closer look at isolated comparators
How do isolated comparators differ from standard comparators? What are their primary applications in analog and power electronics? Here is a brief review of this critical building block and what design engineers need to understand about its…
Dropping a PRTD into a thermistor slot—impossible?
Up front: some background. The air-temperature sensor attached to my (home-brew) rain gauge became flaky. Short-term solution: fix it (done). Longer-term goal: improve it (read on).
That sensor is a standard Vishay NTC (negative temperature…
