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Digital multi-phase controllers power the IoT cloud
Power designers have to efficiently power and cool data centre and networking equipment, while ensuring minimal electricity usage, says Chance Dunlap, Renesas Electronics
Insulation technique paves the way for more powerful chips
Researchers at KU Leuven and imec have successfully developed a new technique to insulate microchips. The technique uses metal-organic frameworks, a new type of materials consisting of structured nanopores. In the long term, this method can be used for the development of even smaller and more powerful chips that consume less energy. The team has received an ERC Proof of Concept grant to further their research.
How to use a voltage reference for an accurate data conversion
In the rush to more quickly and efficiently connect the analogue and digital worlds to take advantage of the Internet of Things (IoT), it’s easy but unwise to overlook the critical role of the voltage reference. Used by analogue-to-digital (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) converters as the primary standard by which to “judge” the analogue input and output values, it helps ensure accurate signal and data conversion, but only if ...
Nanoprobes could be a leap forward for high resolution HMIs
Machine enhanced humans - or cyborgs as they are known in science fiction - could be one step closer to becoming a reality, thanks to new research from the University of Surrey and Harvard University. Researchers have conquered the monumental task of manufacturing scalable nanoprobe arrays small enough to record the inner workings of human cardiac cells and primary neurons.
Large FPGA featuring nine million system logic cells
Xilinx has announced the expansion of its 16nm Virtex UltraScale+ family to now include what is reported to be the world’s largest FPGA, the Virtex UltraScale+ VU19P. With 35 billion transistors, the VU19P provides a high logic density and I/O count on a single device, enabling emulation and prototyping of tomorrow’s most advanced ASIC and SoC technologies, as well as test, measurement, compute, networking, aerospace and defence-relat...
Glass-free OLCD technology enables bezel-less displays
FlexEnable has revealed an ultra-narrow border organic LCD (OLCD). By exploiting the truly flexible nature of the organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) on which OLCD is based, it is now possible to fold the borders behind the display for the first time. This breakthrough provides a completely new approach to bezel-less screens that cannot be achieved with glass displays.
Applications processors include 2D and 3D GPUs
Based on Fully Depleted Silicon on Insulator (FD-SOI) technology, the i.MX 7ULP devices from NXP Semiconductor support ultra-low-power performance and rich graphics for applications such as portable medical devices, smart home controls, wearable devices, gaming accessories, and portable printers and scanners.
Using eFuses for overvoltage and inrush current protection
Discrete solutions can be used to implement input power protection, but they come with trade-offs. Adding in necessary protection features using discrete components takes up a lot of space and contributes to poor thermal performance.
GaN technology is transforming medicine
GaN is making possible what was once thought to be impossible in many industries. Alex Lidow, EPC, explains how GaN technology is contributing to significant improvements in medicine
Accelerating the spread of SiC inverters for EVs and railcars
Showa Denko has developed a second generation high-grade silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxial wafer (HGE-2G) suitable for power semiconductors. SDK has been mass-producing the first generation of high grade SiC epitaxial wafer with very low defect density under the trade name of 'High-Grade Epi' (HGE). HGE-2G achieves further improvements in quality with six inches (150mm) diameter.