Smart factory: The rise of PoE in industrial environments

As industrial environments rapidly evolve with the integration of operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT), the demand for seamless connectivity and reliable power delivery has never been higher. The proliferation of smart…

Signal generators enable Pulsar signal testing

A software option for Rohde & Schwarz vector signal generators supports Pulsar signal simulation testing in production settings. Pulsar is Xona Space Systems’ planned LEO satellite constellation for high-precision positioning, navigation,…

Core Series 3 scales AI to entry PCs, edge

Intel has introduced its Core Series 3 mobile processors targeting budget laptops and essential edge devices. Built on the same 18A process node as the Core Ultra Series 3 platform, they are described as the first “hybrid AI-ready” Core…

Anker brings on-device AI to earbuds

Anker Innovations has developed an AI audio chip for earbuds, called Thus, that uses NOR flash memory for compute-in-memory (CIM) processing. This approach supports several million model parameters across multiple workloads and delivers up to…

AFE ICs accelerate industrial image scanning

Cirrus Logic has launched the CS82L4x series of analog front-end (AFE) chips for CIS and CCD sensors in scanners and industrial imaging platforms. Based on a redesigned SAR ADC architecture, the devices are said to offer faster scan times and…

Compact inductors meet tight layout demands

Power inductors in Vishay’s IHLP1212-EZ-1Z series come in low-profile 1212-size packages suited for space-constrained commercial applications. With a 3×3-mm footprint and profile options of 1.2 mm, 1.5 mm, and 2.0 mm, their electrical performance…

Linearly variable two-wire loop current generator

Circuits such as the design described here implement useful tools for a diversity of calibration and testing applications. A two-wire loop current generator is a useful tool for the testing, calibration and commissioning of current-to-pressure…

The system architect’s sketchbook: The pickleball protocol

Deepak Shankar, founder of Mirabilis Design and developer of VisualSim Architect platform for chip and system designs, has created this cartoon for electronics design engineers. The post The system architect’s sketchbook: The pickleball protocol…

The ASIC design remake in the AI era

The traditional ASIC design model—focusing on relatively stable standards and well-defined functions—is now under pressure. That’s partly because AI workloads are highly diverse, compute-intensive, and tightly coupled to software behavior…

The system architect’s sketchbook: GenZLens built in a dorm

Deepak Shankar, founder of Mirabilis Design and developer of VisualSim Architect platform for chip and system designs, has created this cartoon for electronics design engineers. The post The system architect’s sketchbook: GenZLens built in…

BJT is accurate sensor for absolute temperature in Kelvin and Rankine

Simple math implemented in a (very) simple circuit. What’s not to like? A very cool (also warm!) property of the base-emitter junction of (most) small signal BJTs is the ΔVbe temperature-sensing effect.  ΔVbe temperature measurement is…

How to implement OTA firmware update on MCUs

Here is how design engineers can implement over-the-air (OTA) firmware updates for a microcontroller using the “staging + copy” method. The microcontroller—NXP’s RW612 in this design case study—relies on external serial flash. The…