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Will 2024 Unleash Another Semiconductor Super Cycle?

Objective Analysis’ Jim Handy looks at key aspects to likely influence the AI semiconductor market for this year, from the post-pandemic return-to-work trends to both trade and...
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Automakers Will Never See Semiconductors the Same Way

Microchip is expanding its Automotive Technology Center in Detroit to focus more on EV power electronics. In this Q&A, Electronic Design talks with two company representatives...
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U.S. Semiconductor Workforce Shortage Reaching Critical Stage

As the U.S. semiconductor industry expands in the years ahead, so too will its demand for talent.
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Mixed-Signal Front End Provides Full Signal-Chain Solutions

Analog Devices’ wideband Apollo MxFE front-end SiP, which covers 0.5 to 55 GHz, is software-definable to address a plethora of applications.
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Otava Shows Off Microwave/mmWave ICs and SoCs

Digitally tunable filters, a mmWave radio development kit, and an active phased-array antenna module will be demonstrated in Otava’s and partners’ booths at IMS.
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2023 IDEA Awards: Help Us to Spotlight Product Design Excellence

For the third year running, we honor the top innovations in industrial design, engineering, and automation—as nominated and voted upon by you, our readers.
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GaN on the Half-Bridge

The half-bridge, one of the most fundamental building blocks in power electronics, now comes in GaN.
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GaN to Bring Bidirectional Current and Voltage Control

The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) wants access to better GaN power switches.
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Products of the Week: Rugged Flash Storage, Bidirectional GaN

Other highlights this week include medium-voltage power MOSFETs and real-time automotive MCUs.
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GaN is Pushing the Envelope in Power Electronics

Anker's new generation of mobile fast chargers marks another major win for gallium-nitride power devices.