Fag End of Silicon Age

While the very first version used germanium, the industry quickly pivoted to silicon because it handled heat far better. By ...
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Tiny memory switches could shrink 5G and 6G radio-frequency chips

Mobile phones today handle far more wireless signals and services than earlier generations. The same is true of the ...
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Inside a modern processor, transistors switch on and off billions of times a second — and they’ve shrunk to about 3 nanometres wide, roughly 15 silicon atoms across, cl…

Modern processors run on switches so small they're measured in atoms. At about 3 nanometres, a transistor gate is roughly 15 ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Untangling Chip Traffic Jams

Scaling NoCs across chiplets requires earlier validation of coherency, congestion, thermal effects, and fault behavior.
Electronic Design

MEMS-Based Circuit-Breaker Modules Flourish in Navy Trials

Successful U.S. Navy field trials of Menlo’s MEMS-based 1,000-V, 125-A smart circuit-breaker modules validate how they can ...

Convert an ATX Power Supply Into a 3.3V, 5V and 12V Bench Tool

Repurposing an old ATX power supply into a bench power supply is a cost-effective and sustainable project, offering multiple ...
Electronic Design

Stacked Power MOSFETs Bring Half-Bridge Inside the Package

Using its AmpStack vertical die-stacking technology, AOS can integrate high- and low-side MOSFETs into a single package.
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Nintendo Switch 2 has 4 big games releasing in April 2026

This article was updated by Andrea Trama on March 30, 2026, to mention the Switch 2 version of Goat Simulator 3. It was first published on March 28. Nintendo Switch 2 gamers have had a busy 2026 so ...