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Process-control environments are under constant threat from cyberattacks, internal threats, and even simple vandalism. Designers need to consider the spectrum of threats and hardening...
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As worldwide markets for electric vehicles continue to gain market share, low-cost connections of vehicles to mains charging need to be safe and efficient.
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Following a strategic approach to cooling, power delivery and rack-level integration will help data centers boost AI compute density.
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As AI reshapes engineering work, continuous education is becoming the clearest path to staying relevant and indispensable.

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TI’s latest iso-amps are specifically designed for interfacing with current-sensing resistors.
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A basic building block is often the key to completing an analog signal path in various applications, such as automated test equipment.
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In this Q&A, you will learn about some of the technologies and techniques that are making it possible to address advanced packaging challenges.
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Here's a cartoon to celebrate Pi Day to the 5th decimal place.
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Three of Electronic Design’s most colorful editors will be attending North America’s leading power conference and would love to meet you if you’re planning to attend APEC 2026...
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In his latest video, a self-professed “science nerd” and amateur high-energy physicist shows us what happens when you give a terminally curious kid 400 car batteries, a large ...
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Using LnFP technology as an active material, OMI said it has developed a rapid ion transport cathode designed to handle charging at a 20C rate.
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The move to multi-die integration brings both promise and complexity. Scalable interconnects and automation are emerging as key enablers of future designs.

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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Gallium nitride has proven to be an exceptional alternative to silicon, especially in devices bound for outer space.
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This is the first in a series of challenges on your ability to recognize different programming languages.
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Discover the evolution of electrical engineering education, tracing its development from the late 19th century to its specialization in modern technologies.
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This article explains how integrated and standalone analog function differ in design and test, specifically in terms of ADCs, and what that means in terms of specifications, device...
A Safer High-Voltage Analog Switch for Medical Ultrasound
High-voltage supplies are used in most HV analog switches, which creates cost, size, and safety concerns. Switches developed by MPS offer an alternative by eliminating those supplies...
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The biggest names in tech are laying out their thoughts on using AI in the tech industry, and how AI will impact the future of the tech industry.
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Andy started a part-time faculty position teaching courses in Electronics Engineering Technology and is concerned that colleges may throttle the supply of technicians.
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The harsh reality of AI is that it will eliminate jobs, but Andy submits that the experts are the ones who need to run AI, not “prompt engineers” pretending AI is the expert.
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Andy responds to a reader questioning whether journals like Electronic Design will survive in this new age of AI search and AI summaries.
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Vulkan can expose compute functionality without exposing graphics capabilities. CoreAVI’s Neil Stroud dispels the myths that have emerged about the technology.
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ED's Bill Wong chats with Brian Hedayati of Maxim (ADI) about energy harvesting, using the MAX17710.

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