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Host bus adapter boasts quantum-resistant network encryption
A new host bus adapter (HBA) secures all data moving between servers and storage by facilitating quantum-resistant network encryption and real-time ransomware detection in data centers. Broadcom’s...
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1-A, 20-V, PWM-controlled current source
This design idea (DI) takes an unusual path to a power-handling DAC by merging an upside-down LM337 regulator with a simple (just one generic chip) PWM circuit to make a 20-V, 1-A current source. It’s...
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DeepSeek’s AI stunner and the future of Nvidia
After the release of DeepSeek’s R1, a reasoning LLM that matches the performance of OpenAI’s latest o1 model, trade media is abuzz with speculations about the future of artificial intelligence (AI)....
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Ground-fault interruption protection—without a ground?
A friend who was buying an older house was concerned about electrical safety and asked for my opinion as an electrical engineer. All of the AC receptacles (also called outlets) in the house were the...
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Runtime security code embedded into IoT chip
A lightweight runtime security code embedded into a system-on-chip (SoC) for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. That’s the outcome of a collaboration between MediaTek and Italy-based embedded IoT...
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Wolfspeed debuts Gen 4 MOSFET portfolio
Wolfspeed introduced its Gen 4 SiC MOSFET platform, supporting long-term roadmaps for high-power, application-optimized products. Gen 4 offerings include power modules, discrete components, and bare...
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Step-down converter trims quiescent current
The NEX30606 step-down converter from Nexperia delivers up to 600 mA of output current with an operating quiescent current of just 220 nA. Supporting input voltages from 1.8 V to 5.0 V, the converter...
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Platform eases validation of LPDDR6 memory
Keysight provides an end-to-end LPDDR6 memory design and test platform that improves device and system validation. It includes new test automation tools necessary for advancing AI, especially in mobile...
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Gate drivers serve EV traction inverters
Infineon has added five isolated gate drivers to its EiceDriver family optimized for driving IGBTs and SiC MOSFETs. AEC-qualified and ISO 26262-compliant, these third-generation drivers are well-suited...
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Chip-scale atomic clock shrinks profile height
A low-noise chip-scale atomic clock (LN-CSAC), the SA65-LN from Microchip, features a profile height of less than 0.5 in. (12.7 mm). Aimed at aerospace and defense applications where size, weight, and...
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Vietnam’s pivot to the IC design world
Vietnam has scored another victory in its bid to move beyond back-end assembly and packaging and establish an IC design and testing presence. Mixel, an analog and mixed-signal IP developer, is opening...
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Amazon’s Echo Auto Assistant: Legacy vehicle retrofit-relevant
Remember my April 2023 teardown of Spotify’s now-defunct Car Thing? Ditch the touchscreen LCD, broaden functionality and that’s Amazon’s Echo Auto in a nutshell: Shown here and introduced in mid-2019...
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Functional safety in non-automotive BMS designs
Battery-powered applications, which have become indispensable over the last decade, require a certain level of protection to ensure safe use. This safety is provided by the battery management system...
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Intel comes down to earth after CPUs and foundry business review
While finetuning its products and manufacturing process roadmap, Intel has realized that there are no quick fixes. After a briefing from Intel co-CEOs Michelle Holthaus and David Zinsner on upcoming...
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Investigating injection locking with DSO Bode function
Peltz oscillator with injection locking Oscillator injection locking is an interesting subject; however, it seems to be a forgotten circuit concept that can be beneficial in some applications. Wow the...
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Build ESD protection using JFETs in op amps
Design engineers aiming to protect the input and output of op amps have several options. They can use an electrostatic discharge (ESD) diode or input current-limiting resistor alongside a transient...
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Flip ON flop OFF
Toggle, slide, push-pull, push-push, tactile, rotary, etc. The list of available switch styles goes on and on (and off?). Naturally, as mechanical complexity goes up, so (generally) does price. Hence...
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Converting from average to RMS values
We had a requirement to measure the RMS value of a unipolar square wave being fed to a resistive load. Our resistive loads were light bulb filaments (Numitrons) so the degree of brightness was...
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Will open-source software come to SDV rescue?
Modern cars’ capture of advanced features for safety, driver assistance, and infotainment is now intrinsically tied to software-defined vehicles (SDVs), which automakers have already accomplished using...
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ASIL-D MCUs and compiler enhance SDV safety
HighTec’s Rust compiler now supports ST’s Stellar automotive MCUs, accelerating safety-critical system development for software-defined vehicles (SDVs). Stellar 28-nm MCUs are certified to ISO 26262...
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