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Turning to Generative AI for Some Coding Help

Programmer beware are the watchwords for coding with generative AI.

The 2025 Space Race: What Happened, What Didn’t, and What’s Coming Next

A look at how the space race evolved in 2025, key missions that slipped, and why 2026 is looking to be a banner year for lunar and commercial spaceflight.

Innovative Thermal Wicking Material Speeds Evaporative Cooling

An ancient, fundamental cooling technique gets a new, more-efficient implementation via an innovative fiber matrix.

How to Import Third-Party Models into LTspice

This article presents a step-by-step process for importing two types of third-party SPICE models into LTspice: models implemented with .MODEL directives and those implemented ...

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Inside the XREAL 1S: Display Specs, Optics, & Onboard Spatial Computing

Advancing Augmented-Reality Glasses

A new premium pair of smart glasses from XReal are powered by its custom-built X1 processor for spatial computing.

Dual-Core SoC Targets Low-Power Bluetooth Applications

Nordic’s nRF54LM20A Bluetooth SoC combines RISC-V with an Arm Cortex-M33.

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Building Advanced Edge-Computing Solutions

Just as we migrated from basement mainframes to desktop computers, our modern infrastructure is migrating from the server to the edge.

Talking About the IoT's Future

The cloud and IoT are still in a stage of growth and development, with technologies continuing to mature and become optimized. Alistair Fulton, CEO of IoT Labs, weighs in on the...

Time-Sensitive Networking, Synchronization, and Sensors

Synchronized sensor data is key to time-sensitive industrial control.

What’s New in PCI Express Gen 8?

PCIe Gen 8 doubles the bandwidth to 256 GT/s. PCI-SIG’s President and Chair discusses that aspect and other next-generation features.

Talking About FPGAs and Time-Sensitive Networking

TSN delivers the precision timing and synchronization needed in many industrial applications, especially those leveraging AI-capable FPGAs.

Creating On-Chip MEMS Sensors in CMOS

Nanusens builds nanoscale sensor structures inside the CMOS layers utilizing standard CMOS processes within the same production flow used to make the control electronics on the...

More of This Week's Articles

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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Laser, Radar, Comb, and Enhanced Atoms Yield Precise THz Measurement

An innovative arrangement employing diverse electronic and optical principles and components leads to precision frequency within the terahertz band.

Bipolar Transistors Maximize Power Density in Compact Automotive Designs

A new family of automotive-rated NPN and PNP bipolar transistors bring low losses and high reliability to switching, regulation/conversion, and driving applications.

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Light Drives Micrometer-Sized Motor and Gear Train

Motors and gear trains with micrometer dimensions and powered by light are fabricated using semiconductor lithography and processes.

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.

Where Isolation Fits into Next-Gen Power Electronics

Galvanic isolation is imperative in everything from onboard chargers in EVs to the power electronics feeding AI chips in data centers.

How to Design an Optimal Electronic Load for High-Current, Low-Voltage Power Supplies (Part 1)

The first part of this three-part series explores why special electronic loads are needed, delving into their electrical characteristics and their role in power-supply test.

Waveforms that Don’t Matter

Sometimes a simulation might reveal a mystery peak in a waveform, but don’t necessarily let that dissuade you if the circuit is working and EMI or any other potential dangers ...

Noise Reduction is Crucial to Mixed-Signal ASIC Design Success (Part 1)

Understanding the problem and possible solutions helps designers produce ICs in which noise performance doesn't hamper functionality.

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