Aspinity has introduced a suite of new analogML™ algorithms tailored for parked-vehicle monitoring. These algorithms enable continuous vehicle monitoring without compromising battery life, addressing a critical challenge faced by the automotive industry. Additionally, the company has unveiled a dashcam-focused evaluation kit designed to enable precise detection and recording of security events over extended periods without […]
February 2024 Issue: Power Electronics Handbook
Cold starts, hot power markets, and great expectations Recent cold spells across the United States have shifted the focus from “range anxiety” in electric vehicles (EVs) to concerns about their performance in cold…how they start, and how far they can go. Buzzworthy? Apparently. Newsworthy? Maybe, but it’s not new news. Reflecting on a youthful […]
Design and simulation powerhouses merge to deliver “silicon-to-systems” approach
Synopsys, a semiconductor design technology company, has announced its acquisition of Ansys, a simulation and analysis solutions provider. The deal, valued at approximately $35 billion, is expected to close in the first half of 2025, pending regulatory and shareholder approval. The acquisition aims to address the fusion of electronics and physics, augmented with AI, and […]
60 GHz clamshell lid spring pin socket for BGA529
The spring pin socket for BGA529 features a short spring pin, 1.65mm compressed height, and provides a high electrical bandwidth of 60 GHz with an inductance of 0.3nH along with 2A continuous current carrying capacity. The clamshell lid with compression screw allows gradual pressure to BGA with easy chip replacement functionality.
4-port, GbE PHY includes SAR ADC
Faraday Technology Corporation announces the availability of its 4-port Gigabit Ethernet PHY on UMC’s 28HPC+ process. This silicon-proven GPHY features an SAR ADC for superior PPA advantages and an advanced digital algorithm that significantly enhances SNR (signal-to-noise ratio). Designed to meet the growing demands for highly integrated SoC solutions in networking, consumer, and industrial automation […]
Siemens expands capabilities of IC design tools with EDA acquisition
Siemens Digital Industries Software announced that it has completed the acquisition of Insight EDA Inc., an EDA software company delivering groundbreaking circuit reliability solutions to many of the world’s leading integrated circuit (IC) design teams. Insight EDA’s technology identifies and helps address design-specific potential circuit reliability failure areas, bolstering the confidence of design engineers in […]
October 2023 Issue: Power & Energy Efficiency Handbook
Engineering a green mindset and sustainable future Growing up in the pre-2000s era with a power electronics engineer for a father, my family’s first introduction to power and energy efficiency efforts was primarily analog. The word “vampire” was associated with a TV show called Dark Shadows; it had nothing to do with standby power […]
94 GHz elastomer socket for 300 W device
Ironwood announced a 94 GHz elastomer socket for 300 W GPA3184. With lever operated mechanism, users can quickly and easily socket a 0.92 mm pitch, 56 x 45mm size with 3184 contacts on any development platform. Performance is equivalent to direct solder version using high speed and low inductance elastomer that operates from -55C to […]
PC-specific audio device combines smart amplifier and low-power codec
Cirrus Logic announced today a premium audio solution built specifically for PCs that enables a louder, more immersive audio experience, whether listening to voice calls and music from the small internal speakers on ultrathin laptops or from headphones. Cirrus Logic’s PC-optimized audio solution includes the Cirrus Logic CS35L56 smart amplifier packed with processing power to […]
Chip-size socket boasts -1dB insertion loss
Ironwood Electronics’ chip-size socket connects LPDDR5 to the system PCB with minimal signal loss. The supported device size is 14x14mm, 21×21 array, 0.65mm pitch BGA 441. Once the socket is soldered down to PCB, the device can be simply plugged into it. This Grypper socket has excellent electrical performance of – 1dB insertion loss greater […]
