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New 8-bit MCU Development Board Connects to 5G LTE-M Narrowband-IoT Networks

“The AVR-IoT Cellular Mini Development Board is the latest to join Microchip’s AVR® family, providing developers an easy blueprint for building IoT devices IoT network developers are looking for an easy path to implement a secure cellular connection …

New Bluetooth® LE wireless MCUs make high-quality RF and power performance more affordable

“Engineers can add Bluetooth Low Energy technology to more products than ever before with TI’s new CC2340 wireless MCUs. Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today expanded its connectivity portfolio with a new family of wireless microcontrollers (MCU) that enable …

New level translators from Nexperia support legacy and future mobile phone SIM cards

“Nexperia, the expert in essential semiconductors, today announced the latest addition to its family of voltage level translators, the NXT4557GU and NXT4556UP. These devices enable seamless connectivity of next generation low voltage mobile phone baseband processors with its subscribers’ identity …

New lithium-CO2 batteries are being manufactured at Surrey, with potential to revolutionise energy storage

“Lithium-based batteries capable of capturing carbon dioxide to help store energy are being designed and manufactured by the University of Surrey, thanks to support from the Faraday Institute. These lithium-CO2 batteries have a theoretical energy density of 1800 Wh …

New Ultrathin Capacitor Could Enable Energy-Efficient Microchips

“Scientists turn century-old material into a thin film for next-gen memory and logic devices. The silicon-based computer chips that power our modern devices require vast amounts of energy to operate. Despite ever-improving computing efficiency, information technology is projected to consume …

NXP Extends S32 Automotive Platform with S32Z and S32E Real-Time Processor Families for New Software-Defined Vehicles

“NXP Semiconductors N.V.(NASDAQ: NXPI) has announced two new processor families that extend the benefits of NXP’s innovative S32 automotive platform with safe, high-performance real-time processing. The S32Z and S32E processor families help enable the automotive industry to …

On the Road to Tiny Transistors, How Flat is Flat?

“New study reveals that 2D interfaces in future transistors may not be as flat as previously thought. Transistors are the building blocks of modern electronics, used in everything from televisions to laptops. As transistors have gotten smaller and more compact …

Optical Microphone Developed by CMU Researchers Sees Sound Like Never Before

“Dual-Shutter Vibration-Sensing System Uses Ordinary Cameras To Achieve Extraordinary Results A camera system developed by Carnegie Mellon University researchers can see sound vibrations with such precision and detail that it can reconstruct the music of a single instrument in a …

Organic bipolar transistors

“Devices made using thin-film semiconductors have attracted much interest recently owing to new application possibilities. Among materials systems suitable for thin-film electronics, organic semiconductors are of particular interest; their low cost, biocompatible carbon-based materials and deposition by simple techniques such …

PCI-SIG® Announces PCI Express® 7.0 Specification to Reach 128 GT/s

“PCI-SIG Developers Conference 2022 – PCI-SIG® today announced that the PCI Express® (PCIe®) 7.0 specification will double the data rate to 128 GT/s and is targeted for release to members in 2025. PCI-SIG technical workgroups will …