The ongoing computerization of vehicle systems is leading to additional electronic control units (ECUs) and sensors to ensure effective control. So, Hall effect sensors are widely adopted for their ...

We’re all familiar with static electricity and its many “appearances.” It can be an annoying spark when you walk across a rug; allow you to stick a balloon against a wall after rubbing it across your ...

Along with liquid-crystal displays (LCDs), light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in their various colors are at the core of many of the display screens we see and use without a second thought. They offer ...

The title “analog debugging” seems a bit enigmatic. After reading it, an embedded firmware developer may suffer from cognitive dissonance; but trust me, it will make sense later. What the title ...

While we’ve been hearing the drumbeat of “silicon is dead” in power semiconductors for nearly 10 years, according to Mark Granahan, CEO of iDEAL Semiconductor, it’s mainly the lack of innovation in ...

There is a lot of demand for the tiny speaker in smart glasses and smartwatches to be even smaller and lighter. However, the century-old micro-speakers built around a dynamic driver, coil, and ...

Ultrasonic time-of-flight (ToF) sensors come to rescue indoor sensors, which often fail to detect and avoid barriers like plexiglass walls, translucent doors, and glass windows. Here is how ToF ...

Trying to troubleshoot a fault or malfunction in many of today’s consumer-electronic devices is a challenge. For nearly all portable products and many non-portable ones, this is due to several reasons ...

Renesas is about to complete the acquisition of Dialog Semiconductor. Another analog and power chipmaker folds into the larger world of a digital semiconductor outfit aiming to bolster its ...

The previous articles in this series showed how the successful integration of IP—especially analog/RF, but digital as well—is essentially pre-determined by the practices of the chip development team ...

What’s driving acquisitions in the analog and mixed-signal design realm? Most deals recently made in this space don’t fall into the typical unification of competitors swallowing each other to gain ...

Industry collaborations are starting to incorporate analog designs into the artificial intelligence (AI) world, and one such case is IP supplier Dolphin Design partnering with Fraunhofer Institute for ...