A basic comparison between CoWoS, wafer-scale integration, and CoWoP establishes distinctions among package substrate, ...

ST's ST54M integrates a post-quantum cryptography (PQC) hardware accelerator, NFC controller, secure element, and eSIM on a ...

The future of semiconductor test may depend as much on data movement and workflow intelligence as on the tester hardware ...

Need one more network port than available? A splitter can do the trick; spend a few extra bucks to make sure you’ve made the ...

A linearized output is a useful capacitive sensor design elaboration. But what if it's located some distance from the control Continue Reading ...

The FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) first appeared when microprocessors entered commercial design in the 1970s. Today almost every oscilloscope from high-priced laboratory models to the lowest-priced ...

Way back in June 2012, I covered Microsoft’s launch of its first branded mobile computers, in both x86- (Surface Pro) and Arm-based (Surface RT) flavors; one week later, I compared them against each ...

Solyndra was a darling of clean tech but filed for bankruptcy. Department of Energy loan guarantees of $535M sparked an investigation. No wrongdoing has yet been uncovered despite a huge waste of ...

It is fairly common to have a hotter than desired component on a PCB. Often, the way to control the heat from such a component is to (a) create a copper pad underneath it as solid as possible, and ...

Instrumentation amplifiers find wide use in real-world data acquisition. However, designers often incorrectly apply them. Specifically, although modern in amps have excellent CMR (common-mode ...

USB, the Universal Serial Bus, has been around for decades and is a heavily used standard in the world of personal computers. Memory sticks, external drives, mice, and web cameras are all interfaced ...

In which we embark on a quest to forge a precise triangle wave, and use that to help set a gold standard for fake sine waves. How well will we fare? A while ago, I needed (or wanted) a pocket-sized ...