Vias are really cool
The temperature of a via is not determined by the current flowing through it, but by the temperature of the…
Optical interconnects can meet data center challenges
Data center networks can be revolutionized with optical I/O directly designed in server chips and packages.
Set-top box teardown: Android isn’t just for smartphones
Android isn't just for smartphones and tablets, as this set-top box teardown makes obvious.
Choosing the chipset and motherboard for a PC build
After choosing the CPUs for upcoming PC builds, this engineer turns his attention to their motherboards, and to the core…
Determine PCB trace temperature using computer simulation models
When determining temperature of a PCB trace, there is more to consider than just current and power dissipation of the…
Amazon Echo Dot gets improved sonic performance
What’s behind the improved sonic performance in the third-generation Amazon Echo Dot?
Isolated gate driver board simplifies power system design
The Si823Hx isolated gate driver board from Silicon Labs simplifies the design of power systems that employ Wolfspeed SiC power…
Mesh Fusion provides a single platform to predict EM interactions
Mesh Fusion provides a single platform for IC packages, PCBs, interposers, and any layered or laminated structure to predict EM…
Open-source software journey provides lessons for hardware
The open-source software journey provides lessons for technology endeavors such as RISC-V to proliferate like Linux software.
What are the constituent components of CFL bulbs?
This teardown aimed to answer two questions: what are the constituent components of CFL bulbs, and what caused the demise…