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    Top Stories of the Week: Sept. 8-12, 2025

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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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    Lasers can investigate magnetism in non-magnetic metals and assess control of ultra-thin semiconductors using pulses of terahertz light.
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    With next-generation superchips operating at 2,800 W and beyond, liquid cooling has become a critical component in data centers and AI factories. This article lays to rest some...

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    In today’s cloud-based society, we must address safety, trust, and security or we’ll lose the advantages of our technology to theft and fraud.
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    Menlo Micro’s Ideal Switch can handle 10 A with a 0.010-Ω contact resistance for power-distribution applications like smart circuit breakers.
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    A new charging methodology developed by Iontra helps improve the performance of today’s batteries.

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    The Featured Articles above are just some of the content that's new this week on Electronic Design. Check out the rest here. 

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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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    From the early CRT-based tools to the latest multifunctional powerhouses, the venerable oscilloscope has long been a mainstay of electronic design.
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    According to developer DeepDrive, a wheel hub motor could lead to EVs reaching over 500 miles on a single charge, along with multiple other benefits.
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    These sensitive time-of-flight sensors developed by STMicroelectronics enable AI algorithms for PC privacy and security — and more.
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    NVIDIA’s Jetson Thor pushes the envelope for embedded AI hardware.
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    Single-pair Ethernet and power over data line offer the capability to transform powering and connecting zonal control architectures.
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    An industry-government partnership aims to accelerate the commercialization of sodium-ion batteries, which could help North America end its dependence on lithium, cobalt, and ...
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    The 90 passenger aircraft features wing-integrated batteries, eight electric motors, and folding wingtips, with entry into service targeted for 2033.
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    Centered around model airplanes, one visionary is making STEM education a hands-on activity that’s so much fun whereby kids treat it as recreational.
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    By integrating NXP's automotive silicon, Kodiak aims to enhance the performance, reliability, and safety of its self-driving trucks.
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    What you need to know about the new JEDEC 230G standard for flash-memory design.
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    With the seasons about to change, we thought it’s also the right time to highlight the top single-board computers that recently arrived to the market.
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    With the semiconductor industry under threat from new tariffs, the companies said the BCD chips will be able to be manufactured at GF’s main U.S. fab.
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    Andy’s working on landing another job that’s almost formalized and finds himself already spending the money on Kickstarter tools and toys that might interest our readers.
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    Delta is leveraging Infineon’s integrated power-stages — and the ultra-thin power MOSFETs inside them — to develop a vertical power module.

    Editor's Choice: From the Electronic Design Archives

    These articles were chosen by the editors at Electronic Design that complement the new articles above. They are included in our regular newsletters. 

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    As the automotive industry evolves to keep pace with the latest technological advances, FPGAs enter the fray as key players in functional safety.
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    Next-generation vehicles will be defined by software, not hardware, with cloud software concepts like containers delivering an agile approach to swapping out and updating software...
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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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    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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    Integration of rugged fiber optics and chiclet-based optical transceivers promotes durability, miniaturization, and modularity for aerospace and defense applications.
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    Closed-loop stepper motors may be the best choice for tasks typically done by servos because traditional steppers couldn’t handle them.
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    How can federal labs and other research institutes contribute to the electrification of aviation?
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    As I read and reviewed the then-freshly written special report on Mil/Aero test featured in our August print issue of Evaluation Engineering, one particular theme struck a chord...
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    After over two years and 22,000+ hours of flight testing on two continents, one of the world’s first electric commuter aircraft hopes to earn FAA commercial certification by year...
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    Solar Impulse recently completed a transcontinential flight to demonstrate the virtues of solar energy for aircraft. The aircraft benefits from nunerous construction and design...

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