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Here’s how to tell if you’ve won (or lost) the CPU silicon lottery

E very PC enthusiast has heard the phrase "silicon lottery" tossed around hardware circles, usually followed up by complaints ...
Tech Xplore

Scientists smash record in stacking semiconductor transistors for large-area electronics

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST; Saudi Arabia) researchers have set a record in microchip design, ...
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How to make a servo tester with a 555 timer IC | JLCPCB

In this project, I'll make a small circuit capable of controlling a servo, it is a servo tester made out of a 555 timer IC. In the process of making this circuit, we'll make a pcb design for it. This ...
Compound Semiconductor

Infineon launches first 100V AEC-qualified GaN transistor

Johannes Schoiswohl, head of the GaN Business Line at Infineon said: “Our 100V GaN auto transistor solutions and the upcoming portfolio extension into the high-voltage range are an important milestone ...

Big boost for semiconductor mission: India's first multi-chip module rolls out; firm ships 900 power units to US firm AOS

In a significant leap for India’s semiconductor ambitions, the country’s first commercially packaged multi-chip module (MCM) ...

First India-made chip module sent to US firm AOS

Around 900 intelligent power modules (IPMs) were sent to AOS — a Sunnyvale-headquartered designer, developer and global ...
EDN

100-V GaN transistors meet automotive standard

Infineon’s CoolGaN 100-V G1 family of GaN-based transistors are qualified to the AEC-Q101 automotive standard.
ZME Science

This New Chip Is Just a Few Atoms Thick and Could Change Everything About Computers

Researchers at Fudan University have built the world’s first fully functional memory chip made from a material only a few ...
Hackaday

Making A 2-Transistor AM Radio With A Philips Electronic Engineer EE8 Kit From 1966

Back in 1966, a suitable toy for a geeky kid was a radio kit. You could find simple crystal radio sets or some more advanced ...
Nanowerk

Artificial eye sensor adapts to light like a human pupil

An artificial vision sensor inspired by the human pupil adapts automatically to light, maintaining clear perception from ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Unearthing Hidden Reliability Risks

Leakage through parasitic body diodes in MOSFETs: Unintended current paths can form through transistor body diodes, ...
IEEE

Transistor Breakdown Detection Circuit Design Based on CMOS BCD Process for High-voltage Output Stage of Neural Stimulators

Abstract: Neural stimulators with high-voltage output stage have the risk of transistor breakdown. This work presents two circuit designs for detecting malfunction of the high-voltage transistors at ...