Since its initial launch in 2022, Matter has led the charge on making smart homes smarter – allowing devices from different manufacturers and ecosystems, like Apple Home and Amazon Alexa, to communicate seamlessly. The open-source, IP-based protocol has become a key player in the push for device interoperability, aiming to create a reliable user experience […]
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Edge AI: Revolutionizing real-time data processing and automation
By Shawn Luke, technical marketing engineer at DigiKey From smart home assistants (think Alexa, Google, and Siri) to advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) that notify a driver when they’re departing from their lane of traffic, the world relies on edge AI to provide real-time processing to these increasingly common and important devices. Edge AI uses […]
Building the quantum future: how to master quantum control design
By Udo Weiss and Christian Ganninger, nVent In quantum computing systems, control electronics are critical in facilitating the operation and manipulation of qubits. Their precision ensures the integrity and accuracy of quantum computing processing and results. Engineers need minimal latency in the low milliseconds to effectively operate their chassis, including switches and central processing unit […]
10Base-T1S simplifies automotive zonal architectures
By Andreas Pellkofer and Madhura Deyanda Poonacha, Analog Devices Automakers aim to provide vehicles with home-like comfort and entertainment, which raises demand for electronic control units (ECUs). Older bus technologies and electrical/electronic architectures struggle to keep up. 10Base-T1S Ethernet is transforming cars into fully connected experiences. Automotive electronic control units (ECUs), which control each component […]
How software segregation minimizes the impact of AI/ML on safety-critical software
With the growing use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in safety-critical software, developers are considering software segregation and guardian applications to mitigate functional safety risks. By Mark Pitchford, LDRA The push toward artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in embedded systems raises questions about adapting functional safety processes and tools to achieve compliance. […]
10Base-T1S/L connects sensors in cars and buildings
IEEE 802.3cg defines these two Ethernet flavors, which deliver data and power over a single pair of wires. In 2019, IEEE published 802.3cg, which added clauses 146 and 147 to its Ethernet 802.3 standard, which created 10Base-T1S (short reach) and 10Base-T1L (long reach). These two Ethernet flavors can serve vehicles and industry, respectively, where few […]
Matter 1.2 is here — what does that mean for the smart home?
by Rob Alexander, Principal Product Manager for Matter at Silicon Labs The rapid evolution and expansion of the IoT over the last decade has resulted in “smart” devices becoming a pervasive part of our everyday lives. Thousands of smart home products exist on the market today, and everything from our light switches to our vacuum cleaners now […]
Why 3D packaging could be the next breakthrough for processing
By Brian Hendren, Tektronix As semiconductor manufacturers start to reach the potential physical limits of shrinking process nodes, chip packaging is emerging to improve performance. Flip chip assembly remains the most popular method for interconnecting dies, but new advancements in silicon interposers are enabling 2.5D packaging architectures and, in turn, making 3D packaging possible. To […]
Why advanced packaging is vital to the future of semiconductors
The cost and the physics of fitting more transistors in the space available are showing diminishing returns. The concept of “known good die” is much more difficult to quantify. For all the talk in the semiconductor industry about trying to reach 1.8 nm process nodes, advanced packaging and its impact on performance seems to be […]
IoT: Microcontrollers and sensors must work as a team
Get an understanding of how to select sensors and microcontrollers for your IoT product, with an emphasis on circuit design to optimize performance. Sensors in IoT devices collect data from the environment, after which the data can be processed and analyzed to make intelligent decisions. The quality of your sensors and how well you integrate […]
