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Transformer Windings: Copper vs Aluminium, Winding Types and Monitoring Tools
How winding materials and layouts are chosen, and how resistance meters and winding temperature indicators help keep transformers in service...
AI Inference Is Turning Memory Capacity, Latency and Data Movement Into System Design Constraints
KV cache reduces repeated computation but increases memory demand. Serving systems must coordinate capacity, bandwidth, latency, power and c...
AI Agents Could Expand Semiconductor Engineering Without Replacing Verified EDA Tools
AI can cut the effort behind engineering experiments and coordinate EDA workflows, while models, metrology and verification keep decisions g...
Near-Threshold Edge AI SoCs: Where Foundation IP Meets the Power Wall
Near-threshold operation at 0.4–0.5V can cut edge AI SoC power, but memory, logic and I/O IP must be characterized and validated early to ke...
Why Memory Is Becoming the Bottleneck in Physical AI Design
Physical AI shifts design attention from compute to data movement. LPDDR vs GDDR and on-chip sizing hinge on workload reuse and latency.
Ubuntu MATE on Raspberry Pi: Installation, Desktop Features and Performance
Install Ubuntu MATE by adding its desktop package to Ubuntu Server; expect familiar tools, a large download and modest performance on suppor...
Renesas Xplore Developer Hub Connects RA MCU Boards, Software and Cloud Tools
Renesas brings low-cost RA MCU boards, more than 100 software modules and guided development into its Renesas 365 cloud workspace.
Women in Robotics Medal Gala Honors Ayoung Kim and Allison Okamura
MassRobotics' 4th Women in Robotics Medal Gala recognized 2026 honorees Ayoung Kim and Allison Okamura, and set nominations for the 2027 med...
Robotics Targets Logan’s Space, Baggage and Airfield Maintenance Constraints
Nine startups presented airport robotics for mobility, cleaning, baggage handling and airfield work as Massport looks to grow capacity throu...
Installing Ubuntu Desktop 26.04 on a Raspberry Pi: Flashing, First Boot and Setup
Ubuntu Desktop 26.04 installs through Raspberry Pi Imager on a Pi 4-class board or newer with at least 4GB of RAM. Here's the flash, first-b...
Lattice Prompt 1.1 Brings AI Assistance to FPGA Design and Timing Closure
Lattice Prompt 1.1 connects preferred AI assistants to FPGA tools, with company examples spanning processor design, code porting and timing...
State Variable Filters: Three Outputs, Independent Tuning and Notch Design
A state variable filter derives low-pass, high-pass and band-pass responses from one op-amp circuit, with a fourth notch output available by...
Local AI Agent Builds a Home Media Server, Then Debugs Its Own Mess
A locally running AI agent set up Jellyfin, Immich, Nextcloud and Homarr in about 44 minutes, but it reported success too early and needed c...
Sallen-Key Filters: Setting Cutoff Frequency and Quality Factor
Sallen-Key circuits offer a compact way to build active two-pole filters. Component ratios set the response, but the design equations need c...
Second-Order Filters: Sallen-Key Design, Q and Roll-Off Explained
Why second-order active filters roll off at 40 dB per decade, how Sallen-Key networks set Q, and a worked 159 Hz low-pass design.
Butterworth Filters: Flat Passbands, Roll-Off and Implementation Choices
Butterworth filters trade a ripple-free passband for a wider transition band, with analog and digital implementations suited to different de...
Band-Stop Filters: Cutoff Frequencies, RLC Circuits and Notch Applications
Band-stop filters pass frequencies outside a selected range. RLC and Twin-T designs target broad bands or narrow interference such as 50 Hz...
IMI's Printed Nickel Alloy Valve Trims Qualify for Sour-Gas Service
IMI's laser powder bed fusion disk stacks passed DNV-ST-B203 AMC Level 3 and are now running in H₂S-exposed anti-surge valves at TotalEnergi...
Choosing a VLSI Design Partner: Where Engagements Break Down
A VLSI partner that looks right on day one can drift off course months later. Here's where resource augmentation, ODC, milestone, turnkey an...
Cyient Semiconductors Pairs Power ICs With Custom ASICs at electronica 2026
Cyient Semiconductors will show Kinetic power and protection ICs, its custom ASIC flow and 800V roadmap work at electronica 2026 in Munich,...
RoboCup@Home’s 50-Object Vision Challenge: Raphael Memmesheimer on NimbRo’s Award-Winning Method
NimbRo’s semi-automatic image labeling helped its robot learn unfamiliar objects faster and tackle RoboCup@Home tasks, including laundry, at...