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December 11, 2025


Can You Hear Me Now (With My 21st Century Studio-Quality MEMS Microphone)?

by Max Maxfield

In England in 1969, what’s now known as British Telecom (BT) didn’t exist. In those days of yore, UK telecommunications (including telephones, exchanges, wiring, and equipment) were operated by the Post Office Telecommunications Department, which was part of the General Post Office (GPO).

The unabridged story of how the Post Office ended up in charge of telephones is wonderfully Victorian and slightly bonkers. To cut a long story short (which is opposite to the way I usually like to do things), this all came about because telephones were initially treated as a form of “electrical telegraph.” Since the UK government, as embodied by the Post Office, already had a legal monopoly on telegraphs, the Post Office

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How to Stop Bad Actors Reverse Engineering Your ASICs/SoCs and FPGAs

by Max Maxfield
Upscale AI: Unleashing Innovation with Open, High-Performance Networking

by Amelia Dalton
Meet the Power-Delivery Chiplets That May Save 50% of Your AI Power

by Max Maxfield
AI at the Edge? Meet Wi-Fi in Microwatts

by Max Maxfield

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Max\'s Cool Beans
Dec 8, 2025
If you're yearning for a project that reconnects you with the roots of our digital age, grab a soldering iron and prepare to party like it's 1979!...

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December 11, 2025

sensiBel Eval Kits Accelerate Applications of World’s First Studio-quality Optical MEMS Microphone

Imec advances 2D-material based device technology beyond state of the art in support of the future logic technology roadmap

Redefining the Cutting Edge: Innatera Debuts Real-World Neuromorphic Edge AI at CES 2026

Molex Unveils MX-DaSH Modular Wire-to-Wire Connectors, Cutting Cost and Complexity of Automotive Wiring Harness and Zonal Architecture Applications

Marvell Launches Strategic Initiative to Accelerate AEC Ecosystem and Hyperscaler Adoption

SemiQ Launches Gen3 1200 V S3 Modules with Record Current Density for High-Power Industrial and EV Applications

Lightrun ‘Runtime Context’ Empowers AI Coding Agents to Build Software That Works in the Real World

December 10, 2025

SEGGER accelerates production programming for high-capacity storage with exFAT support Storage Image Creator updates allow for the generation of compact, sector-only images for modern eMMC and SD cards

Infineon extends the CoolSiC™ MOSFET 750 V G2 family featuring ultra-low RDS(on) and new packages

TECHWAY is bridging the FPGA and GPU worlds

Vishay Intertechnology Introduces New AEC-Q200 Qualified, Glass Protected NTC Thermistor in 0402 Case Size

Renesas Releases its First Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth LE Combo MCUs for IoT and Connected Home Applications

AMT Launches Robotic Roll Handling Solutions for Converting Industry Applications

Imec demonstrates first wafer-scale fabrication of solid-state nanopores using EUV lithography

IAR platform scales embedded software development for Renesas RH850 with cloud-enabled, container-ready toolchains

December 9, 2025

EMASS and Semtech Collaborate on Low-Power Edge AI

Korea University Researchers Develop Ultrasensitive Method to Detect Low-Frequency Cancer Mutations

TDK unveils physical AI technologies that enhance devices and experiences — “In Everything, Better” at CES 2026

Marvell Announces Adoption of Its PCIe Retimers by Leading AI and Data Center Infrastructure Providers

Cirrus Logic Introduces New Family of Advanced Closed-Loop Haptic Drivers for Next-Generation Automotive Interfaces

CEA-Leti & STMicroelectronics’ Paper at IEDM 2025 Demonstrates Path to Fully Monolithic Silicon RF Front-Ends with 3D Sequential Integration

Silicon Catalyst Announces Ecosystem Expansion for Quantum with 6 New In-Kind Partners to Support Startups

December 8, 2025

NTT Research-led Paper in Nature Physics Advances Programmable Photonics with Novel Lithium Niobate-based Waveguide

Bourns New Surge Protective Devices Combine High Surge Current Capability with Built-in Thermally-Protected MOV for Enhanced Safety

Navitas, Cyient Semiconductors enter into a strategic partnership to accelerate GaN adoption in India’s AI, Mobility, Industrial, and Energy Markets

Infineon enhances Electreon’s electric road charging with high-power silicon carbide technology

Latest version of MIKROE’s NECTO Studio 7.4.0 includes code writing and reviewing features at the click of a button, plus support for 550 new MCUs

Advanced Energy Launches High Performance 350 W Open-Frame Power Supply for Industrial Markets

Aetina Launches Industrial MXM Powered by NVIDIA Blackwell Platform, Empowering AMR, Manufacturing and Medical AI

Microchip Halves the Power Required to Measure How Much Power Portable Devices Consume

December 5, 2025

Keysight Introduces New Handheld Analyzer Enabling 120-MHz IQ Streaming for Gap-Free Signal Capture

Supply Chain Management Gets Smarter with Accuris’ Built-in Research Agent

Infineon’s EZ-USB™ FX10 controller unlocks performance acceleration of 5-meter passive metal cable by 3M for USB3 vision cameras

DCD-SEMI Unveils Ultra-Fast DAES IP Core for AES Encryption

December 4, 2025

AIA and Accuris Release NAS410 Revision 6, Advancing Aerospace Safety and Workforce Development 

Global electrification helping drive demand for fibre optic technologies

Navitas Announces 3300V and 2300V UHV Silicon Carbide Product Portfolio, Augmenting Reliability and Performance in Mission-Critical Energy Infrastructure Applications

KIOXIA AiSAQ and Memory-Centric AI Innovations Enable AI-Based Automatic Image Recognition for Logistics Processes

ASRock Industrial Presents Certified Edge Security and FDO Deployment at FIDO Taipei Seminar

 
 

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featured news

Microchip Unveils First 3 nm PCIe® Gen 6 Switch to Power Modern AI Infrastructure

Sponsored by Microchip

AI systems are starving for bandwidth. Microchip’s 3 nm Switchtec™ Gen 6 PCIe® switches deliver up to 160 lanes, lower power, and CNSA-compliant security—built for the future of AI and cloud infrastructure.

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featured chalk talk

Accelerating the Transition to 48V Power Systems

Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Vicor

In this episode of Chalk Talk, Tom Curatolo from Vicor and Amelia Dalton explore the what, where, and how of 48 volt power delivery networks. They also investigate the components of a 48 volt portfolio ecosystem, the advantages of a high-density, modular power design solution and the six things to consider when transitioning to 48 volt power systems. 

Click here for more information about Vicor DCM3717 High-Density 48V DC-DC Converters

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Data Center Solutions — Microchip and Mouser Electronics

  In this episode of Chalk Talk, Josue Navarro from Microchip Technologies and Amelia Dalton investigate the biggest challenges of AI servers and the benefits that power modules can bring to these types of designs. They also explore the roles that energy efficiency, power density, thermal management, and security play in the AI server applications … Read More → "Data Center Solutions — Microchip and Mouser Electronics"

Time to first prototype shouldn’t be so hard! — Siemens

In this episode of Chalk Talk, Romain Petit from Siemens and Amelia Dalton examine the challenges of FPGA-based prototyping and how the automatic partitioning, automatic cabling, runtime and debug infrastructure and more of the Siemens VPS platform can make your next FPGA-based prototype project easier than ever before. Click here to read the whitepaper called … Read More → "Time to first prototype shouldn’t be so hard! — Siemens"

Accelerating the Transition to 48V Power Systems — Vicor and Mouser Electronics

  In this episode of Chalk Talk, Tom Curatolo from Vicor and Amelia Dalton explore the what, where, and how of 48 volt power delivery networks. They also investigate the components of a 48 volt portfolio ecosystem, the advantages of a high-density, modular power design solution and the six things to consider when transitioning to … Read More → "Accelerating the Transition to 48V Power Systems — Vicor and Mouser Electronics"

New Infineon Microcontrollers offering PSOC™ HVMS + Vector Microsar Software – Infineon

  In this episode of Chalk Talk, Marcelo Williams Silva from Infineon and Amelia Dalton explore how electrification, autonomy and connectivity are pushing a need for low power microcontroller solutions for automotive applications. They also investigate the benefits that the Infineon PSOC™ 4 HVMS MCUs bring to these kinds of designs, and how you can … Read More → "New Infineon Microcontrollers offering PSOC™ HVMS + Vector Microsar Software – Infineon"

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  In this episode of Chalk Talk, Mario Moeller from Würth Elektronik and Amelia Dalton explore the components and mechanics of USB 3 Type C connectors. They also investigate the benefits that super speed lanes and power filters bring to these connector solutions and how you can get started using Würth Elektronik USB 3 type … Read More → "USB 3 Type C — Würth Elektronik and Mouser Electronics"


 
Meet the Power-Delivery Chiplets That May Save 50% of Your AI Power
I'm still waiting for the golden goose of memory technologies -- the speed and ease of use of SRAM coupled with the capacity of DRAM and the non-volatility of FRAM -- all while consuming almost negligible power... one day...

posted by Max Maxfield on Dec 11 at 8:34am

 
 
Meet the Power-Delivery Chiplets That May Save 50% of Your AI Power
Next stop, figuring out the power integration into the required memory for those same devices so it stops affecting the rest of the industry.

posted by mgburr on Dec 6 at 9:57pm

 
 
Analog Neuromorphic Processors for ASICs/SoCs Offer Microwatt Edge AI
"We live in interesting times." Truer words... wait until you see my next column on Tuesday, December 2 (I'm taking tomorrow/Thursday off to celebrate Thanksgiving)... I think you will be surprised... :-)

posted by Max Maxfield on Nov 26 at 10:08am

 
 
Analog Neuromorphic Processors for ASICs/SoCs Offer Microwatt Edge AI
Hi again Max, Thanks for reminding me of the URL to that project - I remember it being very interesting and a few weeks ago I wanted to just refresh my memory but couldn't remember what the article was called. I'll add it to my list of useful URLs! In ...

posted by RedBarnDesigner on Nov 20 at 1:19pm

 
 
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