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    Top Stories of the Week: Aug. 18-22, 2025

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    The digital low-dropout (LDO) linear regulator is one of the latest innovations in the power industry, bringing telemetry and adjustability to a linear power supply in a very ...
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    Vertical scaling is vital to increasing the storage density of 3D NAND. According to imec, airgap integration and charge trap layer separation are the keys to unlocking it.
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    Solid-state cooling technologies could deliver much higher efficiencies and reliability than the refrigeration systems that have dominated the $272B market for nearly a century...
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    Andy recommends favorite resources for basic op amp circuits and includes a portion of TI's AN-20. Test your knowledge with our op amp quiz; answer explanations are included.

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    Chiplet Market Today and Where We’re Headed
    Objective Analysis’ Jim Handy provides insight into the growth of chiplets.
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    Renesas 365 is a web-based design tool that goes from system design through software development.
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    How can chiplets address the ever-increasing compute demands of SoCs and processors?
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    Log in to watch this video on the current state of VITA 100 and the roadmap for this set of standards.

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    NVIDIA’s RTX Pro 4000 Blackwell SFF Edition delivers a significant performance boost compared to its predecessor.
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    ST’s new rugged IGBTs offer high efficiency, reliability, and low cost for induction heaters and cookers, microwave ovens, and other value-conscious applications.
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    The resistor, developed by Stackpole, addresses the demands of modern power-management and control designs.
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    The meteoric rise of NVIDIA’s GPU technology in accelerating AI has captivated the world and, in the process, given rise to persistent myths. This article tackles 11 of the most...
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    By using a special technique to produce very wide loop bandwidths in high-frequency PLLs, it’s possible to achieve very low phase noise in indirect (PLL) synthesizers rivaling...
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    STMicroelectronics’ space-rated point-of-load converters leverage SOI technology and automotive best practices to create robust, affordable devices to power LEO satellites.
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    DaaS looks to become a reliable delivery option for applications within industries ranging from logistics to agriculture to healthcare.
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    The company is expanding its “GaN ecosystem” with a new family of 650-V GaN power FETs, which feature a silicon-compatible gate for flexibility and simplicity.
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    Today’s EDA tools aren’t just faster and more efficient, they’re reshaping how engineers design, verify, and push complex silicon into production.
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    Developed in a joint effort with NVIDIA, Cadence’s Dynamic Power Analysis (DPA) tool will assist engineers in creating more energy-efficient hardware.
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    With a range extender, drivers can take advantage of electromobility without having to sacrifice the flexibility of a classic combustion engine or plug-in hybrid vehicle.
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    The Flite Fest model airplane festival attracts thousands of DIY aviation enthusiasts who use advances in materials and electronics to push the limits of their own creativity ...
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    Infineon’s radiation-tolerant 60-V P-channel MOSFET offers a cost-effective option for LEO satellites and other “NewSpace” applications.
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    Part 2 presents more of the latest EDA tools that engineers can use to handle bigger chips, tighter nodes, and shorter schedules without signing off on quality.
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    Researchers take another step in making materials that can detect and heal their own “injuries.”
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    Design for manufacturability is more important than ever for EV systems, and it can have side benefits as a framework for quality and reliability.
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    The new e-fuse from Alpha and Omega Semiconductor supports up to 60 A of circuit protection for power rails in data centers and telecom infrastructure.

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    Explore automotive SoC power-tree design based on point-of-load converters and how to choose the right converters for the different power rails in the device.
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    This article takes an in-depth look at a systematic framework for the analysis of cellular-network protocols, involving a 4G LTE example, to enhance security.
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    This first article in “The Cryptography Handbook” addresses the escalating need for cryptography in this ever-more connected world.
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    The Millennium M2000 supercomputer taps NVIDIA’s Blackwell GPUs to crush simulation workloads and redline the possibilities in design and engineering.
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    The company rolled out Calibre 3D Thermal to help deliver fast and accurate die-level thermal analysis of 3D IC designs.
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    How damaging is EMI to op amps in a circuit design? And what methods are used to minimize these effects? Circuit designers may be surprised at the clever ways op amps can be used...
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    New high-accuracy, high-stability op amps from STMicroelectronics, targeting automotive applications, work in temps up to 175°C.
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    Chopper-stabilized op amps constantly correct low-frequency errors across the inputs of the amplifier, making them attractive alternatives to conventional op amps in many industrial...
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    Primer on Operational Amplifier basics: what's inside, How they're used, architectural differences.
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    Altair's Chief Product and Strategy Officer, Brett Chouinard, talks about design challenges in electric-vehicle development.

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