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Benchmarking is a great way to measure the performance of computing resources, but benchmark tuning can be a very complicated problem to solve. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Nozar Nozarian from Synopsys and Amelia Dalton investigate Synopsys’ Optimizer Studio that combines an evolution search algorithm with a powerful user interface that can help you quickly setup and run benchmarking experiments with much less effort and time than ever before.

In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton and Quinn Jones from Digi investigate the benefits that the Digi XBee RR wireless modules can bring to your next design. We also take a closer look at the migration path from Digi XBee 3 to XBee RR, the design aspects you should keep in mind when moving from the Digi XBee 3 to the RR and how the Digi XBee Multi-programmer can help you get exactly the configuration you need in your next design.

Trimmer potentiometers are a great way to fine tune the output of an analog circuit and can be found used in a wide variety of applications. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Patricia Moorman from Bourns and Amelia Dalton break down the what, where, how, and why of trimpots and the benefits that Bourns trimpots can bring to your next design.

PMICs are central to a successful power strategy for a variety of applications including IIoT, smart home and health and fitness designs. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Kalyan Siddabattula from NXP and Amelia Dalton explore the benefits of NXP’s IoT System PMICs, how this solution compares to discrete regulators, and how you can get started using NXP’s power management system solutions in your next design. 

My podcast guest this week is WePower Founder/CEO Larry Richenstein! Larry and I chat about WePower’s innovative energy harvesting technology, the industries that could take advantage of this technology and the variety of products offered by WePower. Also this week, I investigate Forest 4.0 – a new intelligent forest data processing model that incorporates IoT, … Read More → "Aaron Test"

I wish I were going to attend the forthcoming IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, which is scheduled to take place next week as I pen these words. There’s a buzz building around this year’s event like “I know not wot,” as it were. APEC 2025 will be taking place March 16 to 20 … Read More → "Aaron Test"

The FPGA community is tiny. You can count the number of FPGA vendors on one hand, if you neglect to count the three or four vendors in China who are dedicated to their domestic market. Anyone familiar with the FPGA market can likely name AMD (the FPGA company formerly known as Xilinx), Altera (the FPGA … Read More → "Aaron Test"

My podcast guest this week is long-time friend of the show Ethan Plotkin, CEO of GDCA. Ethan and I chat all about proactive obsolescence management. We discuss the biggest challenges in terms of obsolescence for OEMS, the benefits of working with legacy equipment manufacturers and the ramifications of negative and positive case studies for obsolescence … Read More → "Aaron Test"

Properly measuring air quality can be a complex process. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Rick Zanardo from Sensirion and Amelia Dalton chat about the key parameters that determine air quality and the challenges of air quality measurement. They also explore the details of the SEN6X All-in-one combo sensor module, how this integrated solution can lower your BOM and assembly costs, and how you can get started using it in your next design.

In this episode of Chalk Talk, Ken Crawford from Weidmüller and Amelia Dalton investigate the pitfalls of single source automation and why a shift to open platforms can give you the flexibility and connectivity you need for your next IIoT design. They also explore the benefits of Weidmüller's u-remote I/O systems and how you can utilize the Weidmüller automation solutions network for your next design.

In this episode of Chalk Talk, Sarah Alqaysi from Siemens and Amelia Dalton investigate the Siemens SIRIUS Modular System. They explore how this system of motor starters, contactors, overload relays, and load feeders can help switch, control and protect the motors in your next design.

Mouser Electronics presents Libby's Lab - scoping out Analog Devices DEMO-ADIN1100D2Z Media Converter Boards for long-run Ethernet connectivity.

Chandler, Ariz., March 13, 2025 – VIAVI Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) today announced its contribution to NASA’s Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission, which launched on March 11, 2025. A groundbreaking endeavor led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the … Read More → "Aaron Test"

ST’s VIPerGaN65D flyback converter, with its SOIC16 outline, permits extremely small and economical power supplies, adapters, and USB-PD (Power Delivery) fast chargers up to 65W with universal input voltage. The quasi-resonant offline converter integrates a 700V gallium nitride (GaN) transistor and optimized gate driver with typical protection features, making wide-bandgap technology easily accessible to elevate power density … Read More → "Aaron Test"

SEOUL, South Korea, March 12, 2025 – Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation (“Magnachip” or “Company”) (NYSE: MX) announced a significant expansion of its product lineup with the launch of 25 new 6th-generation (Gen6) SJ MOSFETs (Super Junction Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors). The switching speeds of the newly developed Gen6 SJ MOSFETs have been improved by approximately 23%, reducing the RSP of applications by about … Read More → "Aaron Test"

TORRANCE, CA – March 13th, 2025—Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS), the only pure-play, next-generation power semiconductor company and industry leader in gallium nitride (GaN) power ICs and silicon carbide (SiC) technology, has announced a latest breakthrough of the world’s first production-released 650 V bi-directional GaNFast ICs and high-speed isolated gate-drivers, creating a paradigm shift in power with single-stage BDS … Read More → "Aaron Test"

Cadence is expanding its collaboration with Intel Foundry by officially joining the Intel Foundry Accelerator Design Services Alliance ! This collaboration amplifies both companies' efforts to drive innovation, support advanced chip design, and solidify Intel Foundry as ...

All good things must come to an end, as they say, and so we bid a sad farewell to the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest (BLFC)